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Easy-Do Fish Stew
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EASY-DO FISH STEW FLORIDA SEAFOOD
Florida Department of Natural Resources
Bureau of Marketing and Extensions Services
3900 Commonwealth Blvd.
Tallahassee Florida 32303
2 lbs. flounder fillets, fresh/frozen
6 slices bacon, diced
1 cup sliced celery
½ cup chopped onion
½ cup chopped green pepper
2 cans (10½-oz. each) condensed cream of potato
soup
2 cans (10½ oz. each) chicken broth
1 can (16 oz) green peas & carrots, drained
1 can (8-oz.) whole kernel corn, drained
1/8 tsp. pepper plus 1 medium bay leaf
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Thaw fish if frozen. Skin fillets and cut into
1½" pieces. In a 5-quart soup pot, brown bacon.
Remove bacon and cook celery, onion, and green
pepper in bacon drippings over medium heat, un-
til tender, but not brown, stirring occasional-
ly. Add bacon and cream of potato soup, chicken
broth, vegetables, pepper and bay leaf; heat to
boiling. Reduce heat, add fish, cover and sim-
mer for 12-15 minsutes or until fish flakes
easily when rested with a fork, stirring occas-
ionally. Remove bay leaf and serve.
Makes 6 servings.
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# Easy-Do Fish Stew
*Recipe by Florida Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of Marketing and Extensions Services*
*Makes 6 servings*
## Ingredients
- 2 lbs flounder fillets, fresh or frozen
- 6 slices bacon, diced
- 1 cup sliced celery
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 cup chopped green pepper
- 2 cans (10 1/2 oz each) condensed cream of potato soup
- 2 cans (10 1/2 oz each) chicken broth
- 1 can (16 oz) green peas & carrots, drained
- 1 can (8 oz) whole kernel corn, drained
- 1/8 tsp pepper
- 1 medium bay leaf
## Instructions
1. Thaw fish if frozen. Skin fillets and cut into 1 1/2" pieces.
2. In a 5-quart soup pot, brown bacon. Remove bacon and set aside.
3. Cook celery, onion, and green pepper in bacon drippings over medium heat until tender, but not brown, stirring occasionally.
4. Add bacon, cream of potato soup, chicken broth, vegetables, pepper, and bay leaf; heat to boiling.
5. Reduce heat, add fish, cover and simmer for 12–15 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork, stirring occasionally.
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Lyonnaise Potatoes / Noodle Kugel
Potatoes.
*The Week's Favorite Recipe
Lyonnaise Potatoes.
Cut potatoes into thin slices.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Have
a skillet ready with a thin layer
of fat, so hot that it throws off a
faint blue smoke. Cut up a few
onions, drop them into the hot fat
and cook until they begin to curl.
Add sliced potatoes to onions, keep-
ing fat to the blue-smoke temper-
ature. Turn the potatoes occasionally
as they brown. Lift them out with a
flat spoon and place on brown paper
to dry.
Noodle Kugel.
3 cups noodles
½ cup shortening
4 well beaten eggs
Salt—Pepper
METHOD: Cook noodles until ten-
der in rapidly boiling water. Drain,
then add eggs and seasoning. Line
muffin pans with bacon strips, fill
with noodle mixture and bake until
well browned in moderate oven.
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# Lyonnaise Potatoes & Noodle Kugel
## Lyonnaise Potatoes
### Ingredients
- Potatoes, thinly sliced
- Salt and pepper
- Fat (for frying)
- Onions, cut up
### Instructions
1. Cut potatoes into thin slices. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
2. Have a skillet ready with a thin layer of fat, so hot that it throws off a faint blue smoke.
3. Cut up a few onions, drop them into the hot fat and cook until they begin to curl.
4. Add sliced potatoes to onions, keeping fat at the blue-smoke temperature.
5. Turn the potatoes occasionally as they brown.
6. Lift them out with a flat spoon and place on brown paper to dry.
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## Noodle Kugel
### Ingredients
- 3 cups noodles
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 4 eggs, well beaten
- Salt
- Pepper
- Bacon strips (to line muffin pans)
### Instructions
1. Cook noodles until tender in rapidly boiling water. Drain.
2. Add eggs and seasoning to the drained noodles and mix.
3. Line muffin pans with bacon strips.
4. Fill lined muffin pans with the noodle mixture.
5. Bake until well browned in a moderate oven. -
Snap Peas and Spinach Salad
SNAP PEAS AND SPINACH SALAD
Makes 6 servings at 56¢ each.
2 cups Sugar Snap peas,
washed and strung
½ pound spinach, washed and dried
1 medium-size red onion, sliced
½ pound mushrooms, cleaned and
sliced
2 hard-cooked eggs, sliced
¼ cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons vinegar
1 clove garlic, crushed
¾ teaspoon salt
Freshly ground pepper
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan
cheese
4 slices bacon, cooked, drained and
crumbled
1. Combine peas, spinach, onion, mush-
rooms and eggs in a large salad bowl.
Cover and chill.
2. Combine oil, vinegar, garlic, salt and
pepper in a screw-top jar; shake well.
When ready to serve, pour dressing
over salad. Sprinkle with cheese and
bacon; toss and serve.
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# Snap Peas and Spinach Salad
*Makes 6 servings at 56¢ each*
## Ingredients
- 2 cups Sugar Snap peas, washed and strung
- 1/2 pound spinach, washed and dried
- 1 medium-size red onion, sliced
- 1/2 pound mushrooms, cleaned and sliced
- 2 hard-cooked eggs, sliced
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 Tbsp vinegar
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 3/4 tsp salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- 2 Tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
- 4 slices bacon, cooked, drained and crumbled
## Instructions
1. Combine peas, spinach, onion, mushrooms and eggs in a large salad bowl. Cover and chill.
2. Combine oil, vinegar, garlic, salt and pepper in a screw-top jar; shake well. When ready to serve, pour dressing over salad. Sprinkle with cheese and bacon; toss and serve. -
Zucchini Corn Chowder
ZUCCHINI CORN CHOWDER
3 ears fresh corn
4 strips bacon
1 pound summer squash, sliced (3
cups)
1 cup onions, minced
¾ cup green pepper, minced
1 garlic clove, minced
1 cup water
1½ teaspoons salt
¼ teaspoon dried basil leaves
¼ teaspoon tarragon
2 cups milk
2 eggs, beaten
Pepper
Cut corn from cobs. Saute bacon until
crisp, crumble and set aside. Add zucchini,
onions, green pepper, garlic and saute in
bacon drippings. Add corn, water, salt,
basil, tarragon and pepper. Bring mixture
to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer slowly
for 10 minutes.
Combine milk and eggs. Add to pot and
simmer until thickened. Do not allow
chowder to boil. Sprinkle bacon bits on
top. Serves 6.
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# Zucchini Corn Chowder
*Serves 6*
## Ingredients
- 3 ears fresh corn
- 4 strips bacon
- 1 pound summer squash, sliced (3 cups)
- 1 cup onions, minced
- 3/4 cup green pepper, minced
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 cup water
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp dried basil leaves
- 1/4 tsp tarragon
- 2 cups milk
- 2 eggs, beaten
- Pepper, to taste
## Instructions
1. Cut corn from cobs.
2. Sauté bacon until crisp; crumble and set aside.
3. Add zucchini, onions, green pepper, and garlic to the pan and sauté in bacon drippings.
4. Add corn, water, salt, basil, tarragon, and pepper. Bring mixture to a boil.
5. Reduce heat and simmer slowly for 10 minutes.
6. Combine milk and eggs. Add to pot and simmer until thickened. Do not allow chowder to boil.
7. Sprinkle bacon bits on top. Serves 6. -
Broccoli Salad
G. White
Broccoli Salad
2 Bunches Broccoli (Flowers)
1 # bacon - cut & fried & drained
1 Cup Onion (Red or White) small pcs.
1 Cup Raisins
2 Cups Sunflower Seeds (toasted)
Dressing:
1 Cup Miracle Whip ) sugar to taste
1 T Vinegar ) (2 T or more)
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# Broccoli Salad
*Recipe from the kitchen of G. White*
## Ingredients
### Salad
- 2 bunches broccoli, florets only
- 1 lb bacon, cut, fried, and drained
- 1 cup red or white onion, finely diced
- 1 cup raisins
- 2 cups sunflower seeds, toasted
### Dressing
- 1 cup Miracle Whip
- 1 Tbsp vinegar
- 2 Tbsp sugar, or more to taste
## Instructions
1. Fry bacon until crisp; drain well and set aside.
2. Cut broccoli into small florets; discard stems or reserve for another use.
3. Combine broccoli florets, bacon, onion, raisins, and sunflower seeds in a large bowl.
4. Whisk together Miracle Whip, vinegar, and sugar until smooth.
5. Pour dressing over salad and toss to coat evenly.
6. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving to allow flavors to meld. -
Baked Cabbage
Baked Cabbage
mix 1 Tbsp butter, 1 Tbsp flour, 1 Tbsp Sugar & 1 cup
sour or sweet cream. pour over a medium
shredded cabbage.
Put bacon slices on top. Cover pan & bake
1 hr in 350° oven. Remove top & crisp
bacon for 5 min.
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# Baked Cabbage
## Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp butter
- 1 Tbsp flour
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- 1 cup sour or sweet cream
- 1 medium cabbage, shredded
- Bacon slices
## Instructions
1. Mix butter, flour, sugar, and cream together.
2. Pour mixture over a medium shredded cabbage.
3. Put bacon slices on top.
4. Cover pan and bake 1 hour in a 350° oven.
5. Remove top and crisp bacon for 5 minutes. -
New-Fashioned Boston Beans
NEW-FASHIONED
BOSTON BEANS
(Basic recipe — Makes 6
servings)
1 pound dried navy
or pea beans
Water
6 strips bacon, cut
into 1½x1-inch
pieces
3 tablespoons
brown sugar,
packed
3 tablespoons
molasses
3 tablespoons
ketchup
½ cup chopped
onion
1½ teaspoons salt
½ teaspoon dry
mustard
2 cups water
OVEN METHOD: (6
hours, 30 minutes baking
time) Wash beans thor-
oughly and soak overnight
in enough cold water to
cover. The next day, drain
off water. Place beans in
4-quart Dutch oven. Add 4
cups water. Cook over
high heat until mixture
comes to a boil, about 10
minutes. Reduce heat to
low. Cover and simmer 20
minutes. Pour beans with
liquid into 2-quart glass
casserole or bean pot. Stir
in bacon, brown sugar,
molasses, ketchup, onion,
salt, mustard and 2 cups
water. Cover. Bake in 300-
degree oven 5½ hours,
adding some hot water if
necessary during the last 2
hours to keep beans moist.
Uncover. Bake 30 minutes
more.
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PRESSURE COOLER
METHOD: (1 hour, 8 min-
utes plus 20 minutes wait-
ing time) Use ingredients
listed in basic recipe, but
reduce salt to ½ teaspoon
and water to 3 cups and
add ¼ cup cooking oil and
1 tablespoon salt for soak-
ing beans. Wash beans
thoroughly. Soak beans
overnight in ¼ cup cook-
ing oil, 1 tablespoon salt
and enough water to cov-
er. The next day, drain off
water.
Fry bacon in 4-quart
pressure cooker over medi-
um heat until crisp, about
8 minutes. Add drained
beans, brown sugar, mo-
lasses, ketchup, onion, ½
teaspoon salt, mustard and
3 cups water. Close cover
securely. Place over high
heat. Bring to 15 pounds
pressure, according to
manufacturer's directions
for your pressure cooker,
about 10 minutes. When
pressure is reached (con-
trol will begin to jiggle),
reduce heat immediately
and cook 50 minutes. Re-
move from heat. Let pres-
sure drop of its own ac-
cord, about 20 minutes.
SLOW COOKER METH-
OD: (6 hours, 8 minutes
cooking time) Use ingredi-
ents listed in basic recipe,
but use 6 cups water.
Wash beans thoroughly
and soak overnight in 6
cups cold water in 3½-
quart slow cooker. The
next day, cover and cook
on high setting 3 hours or
until beans are tender. Fry
bacon in 10-inch skillet
over medium heat until
browned, about 8 minutes.
(Do not drain.) Drain beans
in colander, reserving
cooking liquid. Combine 2
cups reserved cooking liq-
uid, bacon with bacon
drippings, brown sugar,
molasses, ketchup, onion,
salt and mustard in slow
cooker. Stir in drained
beans. Cover and cook on
high setting 3 hours more.
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# New-Fashioned Boston Beans
*Serves 6*
## Ingredients
### Base Recipe
- 1 lb dried navy or pea beans
- 6 strips bacon, cut into 1 1/2 x 1 inch pieces
- 3 Tbsp brown sugar, packed
- 3 Tbsp molasses
- 3 Tbsp ketchup
- 1/2 cup onion, chopped
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp dry mustard
- 2 cups water (plus additional water for soaking and parboiling)
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## Method 1 — Conventional Oven
*Total time: approximately 7 hours (plus overnight soak)*
### Additional Ingredients
- 4 cups water (for parboiling)
- Hot water as needed during baking
### Instructions
1. Wash beans thoroughly and soak overnight in enough cold water to cover. Drain.
2. Place drained beans in a 4-quart Dutch oven. Add 4 cups fresh water.
3. Bring to a boil over high heat — approximately 10 minutes.
4. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 20 minutes.
5. Pour beans and cooking liquid into a 2-quart glass casserole or bean pot.
6. Stir in bacon, brown sugar, molasses, ketchup, onion, salt, mustard, and 2 cups water.
7. Cover and bake at 300°F for 5 1/2 hours. During the last 2 hours, check periodically and add hot water as needed to keep beans moist.
8. Uncover and bake 30 minutes more until beans are tender and top is lightly browned.
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## Method 2 — Pressure Cooker
*Total time: approximately 1 hour 8 minutes cooking plus 20 minutes pressure release (plus overnight soak)*
### Modified Ingredients
- Reduce salt to 1/2 tsp (from base recipe)
- Reduce water to 3 cups (from base recipe)
- Add 1/4 cup cooking oil (for soaking)
- Add 1 Tbsp salt (for soaking only)
### Instructions
1. Wash beans thoroughly. Soak overnight in 1/4 cup cooking oil, 1 Tbsp salt, and enough water to cover. Drain.
2. Fry bacon in a 4-quart pressure cooker over medium heat until crisp — approximately 8 minutes. Do not drain fat.
3. Add drained beans, brown sugar, molasses, ketchup, onion, 1/2 tsp salt, mustard, and 3 cups water to the pressure cooker.
4. Close cover securely according to manufacturer's directions.
5. Bring to 15 pounds pressure over high heat — approximately 10 minutes.
6. When pressure is reached and control begins to jiggle, reduce heat immediately and cook 50 minutes.
7. Remove from heat and allow pressure to drop on its own — approximately 20 minutes. Do not force-release.
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## Method 3 — Slow Cooker
*Total time: approximately 6 hours 8 minutes cooking (plus overnight soak)*
### Modified Ingredients
- Increase water to 6 cups (from base recipe)
### Instructions
1. Wash beans thoroughly. Place in a 3 1/2-quart slow cooker and soak overnight in 6 cups cold water.
2. The next day, cover and cook on high setting for 3 hours or until beans are tender.
3. Fry bacon in a skillet over medium heat until browned — approximately 8 minutes. Do not drain fat.
4. Drain beans in a colander, reserving cooking liquid.
5. Combine 2 cups reserved cooking liquid, bacon with drippings, brown sugar, molasses, ketchup, onion, salt, and mustard in the slow cooker.
6. Stir in drained beans.
7. Cover and cook on high setting 3 hours more. -
Quiche Lorraine
Quiche Lorraine
Prepare your favorite pastry pie dough and place in
9 inch pie tin.
Saute finely chopped onion (size of an egg) with diced
lean bacon (3 strips) until onion is brown.
Sprinkle onion and bacon over uncooked pie shell.
Next prepare cheese mixtures, using the following in-
gredients: ½ lb. grated Swiss cheese, 4 well beaten
eggs, 2 cups light cream, 1 tablespoon melted butter, ½
teaspoon nutmeg, pinch of salt and pepper and dash of
tabasco sauce.
Now pour cheese mixture into pie shell and bake in
hot oven (400°) for 15 minutes. Reduce oven heat to
350° and finish baking for 30 minutes.
Cool at room temperature. Cut pie shape wedges and
serve hot with accompliments of your choice.
The Chef of TIFFIN INN
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# Quiche Lorraine
*From The Chef of Tiffin Inn*
## Ingredients
- Your favorite pastry pie dough (for a 9-inch pie tin)
- 1 onion, finely chopped (size of an egg)
- 3 strips lean bacon, diced
- 1/2 lb grated Swiss cheese
- 4 eggs, well beaten
- 2 cups light cream
- 1 Tbsp melted butter
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- Pinch of salt and pepper
- Dash of Tabasco sauce
## Instructions
1. Prepare your favorite pastry pie dough and place in a 9-inch pie tin.
2. Sauté finely chopped onion with diced lean bacon (3 strips) until onion is brown.
3. Sprinkle onion and bacon over the uncooked pie shell.
4. Prepare cheese mixture by combining: 1/2 lb grated Swiss cheese, 4 well beaten eggs, 2 cups light cream, 1 Tbsp melted butter, 1/2 tsp nutmeg, pinch of salt and pepper, and dash of Tabasco sauce.
5. Pour cheese mixture into the pie shell and bake in a hot oven (400°) for 15 minutes.
6. Reduce oven heat to 350° and finish baking for 30 minutes.
7. Cool at room temperature. Cut into pie-shaped wedges and serve hot with accompaniments of your choice. -
Star Bacon and Chopped Steak Grill on Toasted Round Buns
STAR BACON and Chopped Steak Grill
ON TOASTED ROUND BUNS
MENU
STAR BACON
AND CHOPPED STEAK GRILL
on toasted round buns
DILL PICKLES
CLOVERBLOOM BUTTER
FRENCH FRIED ONIONS
GREEN SALAD BOWL
French Dressing
CHERRY PIE • COFFEE
★ MARIE GIFFORD
Armour Home Economist
1½ lbs. chopped beef (round or chuck) 8 round buns
½ lb. chopped pork shoulder Cloverbloom Butter
1 lb. Star Bacon
Have beef and pork ground together. Divide into
8 parts and shape into patties. Do not press meat
together, but shape it lightly to prevent packing.
Wrap each pattie with a slice of bacon secured with
a toothpick.
Set oven regulator at 450° F. and heat the broiler.
Place the steaks and buns which have been split
and buttered on the rack. Toast the buns to a golden
brown. Broil steaks 8-12 minutes, turning once. Add
seasoning when meat is turned. Serve each pattie on
a half of toasted bun with a thick slice of pickle on top.
Arrange on platter with extra slices of broiled bacon.
Serve the other halves of buns as extra bread.
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"MEAL OF THE MONTH"
As thrifty as it is delicious
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# Star Bacon and Chopped Steak Grill on Toasted Round Buns
*From Marie Gifford, Armour Home Economist*
## Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs. chopped beef (round or chuck)
- 1/2 lb. chopped pork shoulder
- 1 lb. Star Bacon
- 8 round buns
- Cloverbloom Butter
## Instructions
1. Have beef and pork ground together.
2. Divide into 8 parts and shape into patties. Do not press meat together, but shape it lightly to prevent packing.
3. Wrap each pattie with a slice of bacon secured with a toothpick.
4. Set oven regulator at 450°F and heat the broiler.
5. Split and butter the buns. Place the steaks and buns on the rack.
6. Toast the buns to a golden brown.
7. Broil steaks 8–12 minutes, turning once. Add seasoning when meat is turned.
8. Serve each pattie on a half of toasted bun with a thick slice of pickle on top.
9. Arrange on platter with extra slices of broiled bacon. Serve the other halves of buns as extra bread. -
Sunday Breakfast - Brunch
Sunday - Breakfast - Brunch
Tomato or orange juice - Kidney stew -
Bacon - Brain & egg - omeltt - little pigs.
hot Biscuits - Jelly - preserves
Cafe au lait.
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# Sunday Breakfast - Brunch
## Menu Items
- Tomato or orange juice
- Kidney stew
- Bacon
- Brain and egg omelet
- Little pigs
- Hot biscuits
- Jelly
- Preserves
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Bacon Appetizers
Bacon. - Appetizers.
Chutney or pickled peaches. roll in bacon
slices. Broil them slowly so to be crisp.
they make a place for themselves on the
appetizing tray.
Pickled onions - Stuffed olives - pink shrimp -
for centers -
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# Bacon Appetizers
## Ingredients
- Chutney or pickled peaches
- Bacon slices
- Pickled onions
- Stuffed olives
- Pink shrimp
## Instructions
1. Roll chutney or pickled peaches in bacon slices.
2. Broil them slowly so as to be crisp.
3. They make a place for themselves on the appetizing tray.
4. Serve alongside pickled onions, stuffed olives, and pink shrimp as centers. -
Pink Tea Menu / Rolled Watercress and Bacon Sandwiches
• "pink tea"
Rolled Watercress and Bacon Sandwiches
(Chop watercress very fine, add 1 or 2 slices crisp bacon, broken in pieces,
blend with small amount mayonnaise. Spread on halves of thin slices white
bread and roll. Stick sprig of watercress in ends to serve.)
*Walnut and Pimiento Sandwiches
Eclairs (use *cream puff recipe) Eclair Icing Whipped Cream Filling
Raspberry Sherbet Green and White Mints
Tea Lemon Cream
*Recipe from THE AMERICAN HOME BASIC FILE
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# "Pink Tea" Menu
## Rolled Watercress and Bacon Sandwiches
### Ingredients
- Watercress, chopped very fine
- 1 or 2 slices crisp bacon, broken in pieces
- Small amount mayonnaise
- Thin slices white bread, halved
### Instructions
1. Chop watercress very fine.
2. Add 1 or 2 slices crisp bacon, broken in pieces.
3. Blend with a small amount of mayonnaise.
4. Spread on halves of thin slices of white bread and roll.
5. Stick a sprig of watercress in ends to serve.
## Menu Items
- Walnut and Pimiento Sandwiches *(recipe from The American Home Basic File)*
- Eclairs *(use cream puff recipe from The American Home Basic File)* with Eclair Icing and Whipped Cream Filling
- Raspberry Sherbet
- Green and White Mints
- Tea, Lemon, Cream