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TELEGRAM  CONSERVATION  COOK  BOOK
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TELEGRAM CONSERVATION COOK BOOK

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

695
Calories
21g
Protein
7g
Fat
138g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Raisin 1 small box (28g) 85
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Date 1 date (24g) medjool 66
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Lettuce 1 cup shredded (36g) 5
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 head lettuce 0500 cost $0
  • 2 package dates
  • 1 small loaf raisin brown bread
  • 1 egg $0
  • 15 min
  • 4 lbs
  • 3 cents
  • 3 lbs
  • salt
  • pepper

Directions

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1-6 lb. (12 T) coffee at 30c lb.. $0.0500

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Cream 0500

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12 t sugar 0108

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Cost $0.1108

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Stuffed Dates.

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i/2 package dates (12) $0.0750

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V4, lb. nuts to stuff 0625

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Powdered sugar to roll 0052

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$0.1427 Total Costs.

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Vegetable Soups $0.0600

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6 saltines 0240

12

Home canned picallili 0500

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Celery hearts 1000

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Steamed salmon with Turkish

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Pilau 2028

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Roast chicken with gravy and

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dressing 1.0393

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Cranberry sauce 0917

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Baked potatoes with cheese... .0843

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Creamed cauliflower 1729

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V2 loaf white bread 0500

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1 small loaf raisin brown bread .1116

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Butter 1000

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Banana and walnut salad 2820

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Apple pie with whipped cream .2862

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Coffee, 1-6 lb 0500

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Sugar, 12 t 0108

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Cream 0500

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Stuffed dates 1427

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Wood heat, 3 hrs 0058

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Parsley to garnish meat 0000

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Total $2.9941

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— Mrs. W. E. Metzger, 929 Pacific st.

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Third Prize — For the menu that gives the most and best food, with the most courses and little extras, for the money, was won by the following

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MENU BY MRS. RINGO.

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Consomme a la Royale Croutons.

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Celery. Mixed Sweet Pickles.

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Chicken en Casserole Giblet Gravy.

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Mashed Potatoes. Scalloped Corn.

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Currant Jelly.

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Prune Salad Whipped Cream Dressing.

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Mock Lemon Pie.

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Raisins. Coffee. Mixed Nuts.

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Consomme a la Royale.

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1 egg $0.0400

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6 c stock 1200

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1 t salt 0003

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V2 t onion juice 0001

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V2 t pepper 0041

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Gas, oven 15 min. (M> use) 0032

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Beat egg and add salt, pepper and onion juice. Pour into small cup and place in pan of hot water and cook until set. Turn out and cut into dice and serve in the hot stock. Croutons are made by toasting stale bread cut into cubes.

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Chieken en Casserole. Cost

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4 lbs. hen $1.0000

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1 T flour 0009

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1/2 c lard 0750

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1 t salt 0003

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Gas to fry y2 hour 0057

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1 c milk 0268

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1 c water 0000

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Gas 2 hours in oven 0510

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Cost to serve six $1.1597

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Or 19 1-3 cents each.

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After washing and drawing the hen, joint it, roll in the flour and fry a golden brown, salt it. Put the re- maining drippings away for gravy next day. Place the pieces of chicken in a casserole or baking dish, pour the milk over and add water, if nec- essary, to cover. Simmer in oven two hours and serve in same dish. There will be gravy from the milk, to which add the cooked, chopped giblets.

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Mashed Potatoes. Cost.

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3 lbs. potatoes $0.0600

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2 t salt 0006

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1/2 c whole milk 0134

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Gas, 15 min 0029

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$0.0769 Sealloped Corn.

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Cost. 1 can corn $0.1500

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4 crackers 0160

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% c rich milk 0134

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1 t salt 0003

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14 t pepper 0020

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Cost $0.1817

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Put the corn, seasoning and crushed cracker crumbs in a baking dish and pour the milk over top. This is baked in the oven with the chicken and takes no extra fuel.

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Prune Salad.

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% lb Oregon prunes $0.0375

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% c nut meats 0312

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1 head lettuce 0500

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Cost $0.1187

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Wash and soak prunes until tender. Pit and stuff with walnuts. Shred the lettuce. Make a nest and put even number of prunes in. Serve on indi- vidual plates with dressing and pass saltines.

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Whipped Cream Dressing.

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% c cream, whipped $0.0500

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iy2 T sugar 0039

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1 T lemon juice 0125

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% t mustard 0041

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$0.0705 Whip the cream stiff and fold in other ingredients.

By Chapel, Inie Gage, Mrs. [from old catalog] · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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