Pie
Coffee
No. 4
Chow-chow
Celery Water-cress
Oysters on Half Shell
Champagne Style Sauce
Baked Ham Currant Jelly
Browned Sweet and White Potatoes
Spiced Cucumber Rings
Corn Peas
Lettuce Cranberry Roll
Coffee
ROAST GOOSE
Select a plump bird and remove the pin-feathers. Singe and draw, then
wash well in warm water, using a vegetable brush to scrub the skin.
Plunge into cold water. Now place the goose in a preserving kettle and
add
One fagot of soup herbs,
Two onions.
Sufficient boiling water to cover. Bring to a boil and cook for
three-quarters of an hour. Remove and let cool. Place one-half cup of
shortening in a large frying pan and add
One and one-half cups of finely chopped onions.
Cook until soft and add
Two cups of mashed potatoes,
One cup of fine bread crumbs,
One-half cup of finely chopped parsley,
One-half cup of finely chopped celery leaves,
One-half cup of finely chopped pimentoes,
The meat picked from the neck and giblets, chopped fine, also
One teaspoon of thyme,
Three-quarters teaspoon of sweet marjoram,
One-quarter teaspoon of sage,
One-half teaspoon of poultry seasoning.
Cook slowly, turning frequently for one-half hour. Cool and then
fill the goose. Sew the opening with darning needle and stout string.
Fasten the flap and neck, then rub the bird well with plenty of
shortening. Dust thickly with flour. Place in a roasting pan in hot
oven for twenty minutes, then commence to baste, using boiling water.
Reduce the heat to moderate, turn the goose breast down and cook for
two and one-half hours. About one-half hour before removing from the
oven, turn the bird on its back and let the breast brown nicely. Lift
to a warm plate and garnish with roast or baked apples.
To make the gravy, drain nearly all the fat from the pan, add
sufficient boiling water and cook for a few minutes.
PEA SOUP
Soak one cup of dried peas in one quart of warm water overnight. In
the morning, wash and drain, then mince four ounces of salt pork fine.
Place in a saucepan and add
One and one-half cups of sliced onions.
Cook slowly until soft, but not brown, then add the peas and
Five pints of cold w
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