CHICKEN CUSTARD
Place one pint of chicken stock in a mixing bowl and add
One small onion, grated,
One and one-half teaspoons of salt,
One-half teaspoon of paprika,
Four eggs.
Beat until thoroughly mixed and then fill into well-buttered glass custard cups and set the cups in a baking pan and fill the pan half full of warm water. Place in a slow oven to bake until firm. Remove from the oven and let stand for five minutes to settle, then loosen the edges of the custard from the cups with a knife and turn on a slice of toast and serve with parsley sauce. This is a delicious luncheon dish.
MEATLESS MINCEMEAT
Place in a mixing bowl
Four pounds of apples, chopped fine,
One pound of peanuts, chopped fine,
One pound of dried apricots, chopped fine,
One pound of dried peaches, chopped fine,
One pound of suet, chopped fine,
Two packages of seeded raisins,
One package of currants,
One-quarter pound of candied citron, chopped
fine,
One-quarter pound of candied orange peel,
chopped fine,
One-quarter pound of candied lemon peel,
chopped fine,
Two tablespoons of cinnamon,
One teaspoon of mace,
One teaspoon of ginger,
One teaspoon of allspice,
One teaspoon of cloves,
One teaspoon of salt,
One pint jar of grape or other preserves,
One quart of molasses,
One quart of cider, boiled for fifteen
minutes.
Mix thoroughly and then store in the same manner as for ye olde-tyme mincemeat.
YE OLDE-TYME MINCEMEAT
Purchase one pound of shin beef and one-half pound of good soup bones, preferably bones from the chine or rib. Wipe the meat, place it and the bones in a saucepan and add three cups of boiling water. Cook slowly without seasoning until the meat is tender. Cool and then pick the meat from the bones and put all the meat through the food chopper into a large bowl and add
One pound of suet, shredded fine,
Five pounds of apples, chopped fine,
Grated rind of three lemons,
Juice of three lemons,
One-half pound of candied orange peel,
shredded fine,
One-half pound of lemon peel, shredded
fine,
One-half pound of citron peel, shredded
fine,
One pound of dried or evaporated peaches,
shredded fine,
One pound of shelled peanuts, chopped
fine,
Two packages of seeded raisins,
One package of currants,
Three level tablespoons of cinnamon,
Two level teaspoons of mace,
Two level teaspoons of allspice,
One level teaspoon of cloves,
One level teaspoon of ginger,
Two level teaspoons of salt.
Mix thoroughly, then place in a deep saucepan
One quart of syrup,
One pound of brown sugar,
One and one-half cups of stock from the
meat,
One quart of cider,
One-quarter cup of vinegar.