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WAR HOLIDAY DINNER MENUS

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

874
Calories
26g
Protein
22g
Fat
148g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Apple 1 medium (182g) 95
Broccoli 1 cup chopped (156g) 55
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 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 quart milk 1300 1 oz
  • one pint of boiling water
  • two tablespoonfuls of flour
  • a small piece of butter added the very last thing
  • 3 apples $0
  • 1 lemon
  • 3 lbs
  • three waters to remove all sand
  • two
  • 5 lbs
  • 1 cauliflower
  • salt
  • pepper

Directions

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Mock Lemon Pie.

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3 apples $0.0300

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1 lemon (juice and rind) 0250

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1 c sugar 0417

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1 egg 0400

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1 T butter 0156

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Slice the apples, beat the egg well,

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pour it over the apples. Sprinkle on

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the sugar. Melt the butter and pour

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over top of all.

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Pie Crust.

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1V2 c flour $0.0211

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V2 c Crisco 0694

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1 t salt 0003

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Water to mix 0000

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$0.0908 .1523

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Total $0.2431

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Cut the Crisco into the flour that has been sifted with the salt. Make into top and bottom crust. This is baked at the same time the chicken is, also.

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Totals. Cost.

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Consomme $0.1677

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Croutons 0150

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Chicken 1.1597

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Potatoes 0769

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Corn 1817

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Salad 1892

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Saltines 1000

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Jelly (home-made) 0500

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Pickles 0750

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Celery 050C

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Bread, Vz loaf 0300

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Butter 0938

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Raisins 1500

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Coffee 0500

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Cream 0500

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Nuts 2500

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$2.9321 — Mrs. J. L. Ringo, 790 East Ankenv street, city.

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Fourth Prize — For the second best menu, as in the third prize, was won with a special commendation for the small amount of butter used in her recipes by the following

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MENU BY MRS. ROBERTS.

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Clam Nectar

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Salted Wafers Pickles

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Panned Chicken

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Mashed potatoes, creamed cauliflower

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Cranberry and raisin jelly

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Mock shrimp salad, boiled dressing

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Pumpkin caramel

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Salted wafers Cheese

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Clam Nectar.

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3 lbs. little neck clams $0.1500

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1 quart milk 1300

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1 oz. butter 0312

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Gas oven, 20 minutes 0085

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$0.3197 Wash clams in two or three waters to remove all sand, put in pan, add Vz cup of boiling water, cover closely, bake 15 or 20 minutes. When all are opened let cool, cut off necks, remov- ing the meat and all the liquid, heat quart of milk to the boiling point, add the clams and liquid, let come just to a boil, serve in cups or soup plates with a small piece of butter added the very last thing. Salted wafers, two for each person.

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Panned Chicken.

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5 lb. hen, 25c lb $1.2500

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Vz c canned milk, 12%c per can .0625

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V2 c flour 0070

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1 T salt 0008

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% t pepper 0020

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Gas 2 hours in oven 0510

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$1.3733 Get a nice fat hen (yellow meat), weighing about 5 lbs., clean thor- oughly, dissect and flatten as for fry- ing,, sprinkle with salt and pepper, dredge with flour, sear in hot drip- pings, add one pint of boiling water, turn all into a roasting pan, dot with pieces of fat from chicken, cover closely, bake in slow oven two hours. Don't have less than 1% cups of liquid remaining when finished cooking. When ready to serve remove chicken to hot platter, thicken liquor with two tablespoonfuls of flour. When boiling add V2 cup of canned milk, keep hot, but don't boil. Strain and you will have a smooth, rich gravy. Pour a little over chicken, garnish with parsley.

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Mashed Potatoes.

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3 lbs. potatoes $0.0600

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1 T. of salt 0008

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Vz c canned milk 0625

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Gas 0035

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$0.1268 Peel and cut in small pieces 3 lbs. potatoes. Cover with boiling water, add salt, boil till tender, drain, dry, mash. Add V2 cup canned milk and beat to a cream.

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Creamed Cauliflower.

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V2 cup canned milk $0.0625

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1 cauliflower (wash well) 1500

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1 T salt 0007

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• Cut the cauliflower in not too small

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pieces, put in boiling water, cook

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about 20 minutes, or until tender,

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

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