hed Potatoes
*Spinach, Martha
Chicory Salad
Biscuit Tortoni
Coffee_

_*Spinach, Martha_--Trim off stalks of 3 quarts fresh spinach,
discarding stale leaves if any. Thoroughly wash and drain, plunge in
gallon boiling water with 1 tablespoon salt and boil for 10 minutes.
Take them up with skimmer, drain on sieve, press out all water, chop
finely, place in saucepan. Cut 3 slices bread in 1/3 inch square
pieces, place on plate, pour over them 1 tablespoon vinegar, then
brown them in small frying pan with 1 tablespoon melted Crisco to
golden color, add them to spinach, with 2 hard-cooked eggs cut into 8
pieces each, 1 tablespoon Crisco, salt, sugar, grated nutmeg to
taste, and 4 tablespoons cream. Mix well with wooden spoon and cook 10
minutes, lightly mixing once in a while, dress on vegetable dish and
serve.

May 23

_Potage, a la Monaco
*Mackerel, Cold, Vinaigrette
Cucumbers, Bechamel Sauce
Tomato and Artichoke Salad
Monte Carlo Pie
Coffee_

_*Mackerel, Cold, Vinaigrette_--Select fine mackerel; clean, leaving
head on, wrap in piece of cheesecloth, and boil in strong solution of
vinegar and water until tender, taking care that it does not cook too
long. 15 to 25 minutes should be sufficient. Make a vinaigrette sauce
with 1/2 cup tarragon vinegar, 1 cup melted Crisco, 1 teaspoon made
mustard, 1 teaspoon chopped parsley, 1 teaspoon chopped shallots,
and 2 teaspoons chopped capers. Put vinegar into basin, add mustard,
little salt, stir in Crisco and chopped ingredients. Mix well
together, lay mackerel, after removing from cloth, on long platter,
pour over vinaigrette sauce and let marinate thoroughly, putting
in refrigerator as soon as cool. Serve ice cold in bed of parsley,
garnished with lemon slices, and pass vinaigrette sauce with it.

May 24

_*Puree, a l'Indienne
Lamb Stew with Dumplings
Lettuce, French Dressing
Cheese Balls
Snow Pudding
Coffee_

_*Puree, a l'Indienne_--2 large apples, 4 tablespoons Crisco, 1 large
onion, 1 large carrot, 1 turnip, white 2 leeks, 1 stalk celery, sprig
parsley, 1 bay leaf, 1 tablespoon cocoanut, juice 1/2 lemon, 1 tomato,
1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon red pepper, 1 tablespoon curry powder, 1
teaspoon curry paste, 1/2 cup cream, some boiled rice, and 2 quarts of
water.

Melt Crisco, cut up all vegetables (prepared) into rough pieces, fry
them a little in hot Crisco, add also curry powder, and fry it. Do not
peel apples; simply w