t plank and cover with strips of bacon. Split the sweet potatoes and
place on each corner. Brush lightly with butter, dust with cinnamon
and brown sugar. Place in a hot oven for twelve minutes.
GUINEA HEN MARIE
Have the butcher split the hen down the back and remove the breast
bone. Wash and wipe dry, then rub well with shortening and dust with
flour. Lay in a baking pan and place in a hot oven. Baste every ten
minutes with boiling water. Cook for forty minutes in a moderate oven
and just ten minutes before removing from the oven cover the hen with
strips of bacon and
Three onions, minced fine,
One green pepper, minced fine,
GRILLED OYSTERS
Carefully look over the oyster and remove all bits of shell. Wash and
then roll in mayonnaise, dip in bread crumbs. Return to the deep shell
and broil or bake in a hot oven for ten minutes.
PASTRY FOR TWO
Place in a mixing bowl
One cup of flour,
One teaspoon of baking powder,
One-half teaspoon of salt.
Sift to mix, then rub in three tablespoons of shortening and mix to a
dough with three tablespoons of water. Chop the water into the flour,
then turn on the pastry board and roll out one-quarter inch thick. Use
for tarts and turnovers. Brush with milk or syrup and water and bake
in a moderate oven.
CAKE FOR TWO
Place in a mixing bowl
Three-quarters cup of white corn syrup,
Yolk of one egg,
Four tablespoons of water,
One cup of sifted flour,
Three level teaspoons of baking powder,
One level teaspoon of flavoring.
Beat to mix thoroughly and then add two tablespoons of melted
shortening, folding in carefully. When thoroughly mixed, cut and fold
the white of egg into the dough. Turn into well-greased and floured
pan which has a tube in the centre and bake in a moderate oven for
twenty-five minutes.
SUGGESTIVE MENU FOR FAMILY HOME WEDDING 25 PERSONS, 7 O'CLOCK DINNER
Salted Nuts Sweet Pickles
Celery
Oyster Cocktail
Broiled Fresh Salmon Ravigote Sauce
Roast Turkey, Brown Gravy
Cranberry Jelly
Candied Sweet Potatoes
Asparagus Salad Pimento Dressing
Ice Cream Wedding Cake
Coffee
Materials needed for twenty-five persons:
One-half pound of almonds,
Two small jars of sweet mixed
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