lt 3-1/2 tablespoons
Crisco, add 3-1/2 tablespoons flour, and stir until well blended; then
pour on gradually while stirring constantly 1 cup chicken stock and
1/2 cup cream. Bring to boiling point, season with salt and paprika,
and add yolk of 1 egg.

February 15

_Swedish Soup
Poached Eggs on Top
Stuffed Breast of Veal
Stewed Tomatoes
Fried Carrots
*Apple Tartlets
Coffee_

_*Apple Tartlets_--Line some tartlet tins with Crisco pastry. Fill
with stewed apples to which a little melted Crisco and grated nutmeg
have been added. Cover with a meringue and brown in the oven for a few
minutes.

February 16

_Consomme Colbert
Braised Mutton Cutlets with Kidneys
Stuffed Potatoes
*Salsify Fritters
Spinach Salad
Cheese Balls
Meringues, a la Chantilly
Coffee_

_*Salsify Fritters_--3 heads salsify, lemon juice, salt, 2 tablespoons
milk, 1 tablespoon melted Crisco, fried parsley, 4 tablespoons flour,
and 2 eggs. Wash, scrape, and soak the salsify in cold water seasoned
with salt and lemon juice to taste. Boil in salted, acidulated water
until tender. Take it up when done, drain, and cut the salsify into
pieces all the same size. Sieve the flour into a basin, work in the
yolks of the eggs, the milk, and the melted Crisco. Beat to a smooth
batter, season with salt and pepper to taste. When ready to fry, beat
up the whites of eggs very stiffly and stir them lightly into batter.
Drop the salsify into the batter, then into hot Crisco and fry to a
golden brown color. Take up, drain, and serve garnished with fried
parsley.

February 17

_Strained Gumbo
Oyster Souffle
*Calf's Head, Vinaigrette
Baked Eggplant
String Beans
Russian Salad
Ambrosia
Coffee_

_*Calf's Head, Vinaigrette_--Clean and scald 1/2 a calf's head. Cover
with water and boil 1/2 an hour, then plunge into cold water.
When cool, remove meat and cut in small squares. Make a roux of 1
tablespoon Crisco and 2 tablespoons flour cooked thoroughly; add 4
cloves, 3 whole peppers, small onion, carrot, 2 bay leaves, dash of
thyme, and 2 tablespoons strong vinegar. Add the meat. Simmer 2 hours;
remove into deep dish and cover with vinaigrette sauce, which is made
with 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon paprika, dash white pepper mixed
with 3 tablespoons tarragon or plain vinegar. Add 6 tablespoons olive
oil, 1 tablespoon gherkins, and 1 teaspoon each chives and parsley all
chopped very fine, and 1 tablesp