December 18

_Fillets of Flounder
Tournedos of Beef
*Tomato Croquettes
Celery Mayonnaise
Orange Tartlets
Coffee_

_*Tomato Croquettes_--Cook 1 quart tomatoes until reduced to 2 cups.
Add to them 2 cups crumbs, 3 tablespoons melted Crisco, 1/2 teaspoon
salt, dust sugar, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, pinch red pepper, and dust of
nutmeg. Set away to cool. Shape into croquettes, roll in flour, brush
over with beaten egg, toss in crumbs and fry in hot Crisco.

December 19

_*Soup Bonne Femme
Broiled Lamb Steak with Virginia Ham
Stuffed Egg Plant
Frontenac Salad
Apple Tart
Coffee_

_*Soup Bonne Femme_--Wash, dry, and cut up 2 large heads of lettuce,
1 pound sorrel, and 1 pound spinach. Add 3 pints white stock, and
simmer, with 1/2 cup Crisco, 2 carrots, and 2 onions, for 1 hour.
Blend together 2 tablespoons Crisco, 4 tablespoons flour, and yolks of
2 eggs, thin with 1 cup of boiling milk, and add to broth. Season with
salt and pepper, press through sieve, and serve with croutons.

December 20

_Lentil Soup
Roast Loin of Pork
Apple Sauce
Potato Balls
Artichokes
Celery and Pineapple Salad
*Sultana Pudding
Coffee_

_*Sultana Pudding_--Line shallow dish with plain pastry, put in
bottom layer of sultana raisins. Beat 1/2 cup Crisco to a cream with
4 tablespoons sugar, add 2 well beaten eggs, 2 tablespoons milk, 1/2
teaspoon lemon extract, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 cup flour. Mix and
spread on top of raisins and bake 30 minutes in moderate oven. Serve
cold.

December 21

_*Scallops
Broiled Squab Chickens
Braised Endive
Potatoes Anna
Chiffonade Salad
Apricot Custard
Coffee_

_*Scallops_--For 1 pint of scallops take 2 tablespoons Crisco. Melt
in frying pan, add scallops and 2 minced onions and 1 tablespoon flour
with 1 pint liquor from scallops. Cook thoroughly, seasoning with salt
and bit of paprika, then add 1/2 cup breadcrumbs and yolks of 4 eggs.
Fill small shells with mixture and bake in quick oven, adding, if
liked, little grated cheese.

December 22

_Petite Marmite
Goulash of Veal
Saute Potatoes
Cauliflower
Orange Salad
*Cornstarch Souffle
Coffee_

_*Cornstarch Souffle_--Bring 1 quart milk and 1 tablespoon Crisco to
boiling point; beat 4 tablespoons cornstarch with 1 cup sugar, yolks
of 5 eggs together and add to hot milk. Stir and cook 8 minutes
then add 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon vanilla extrac