Pare and cut in dice

  Two carrots,
  One cup of celery,
  One cup of sliced onions.

Place in a saucepan, cover with boiling water and cook until tender; then drain, and then mince fine three slices of bacon.  Brown bacon and then lift and add the vegetables to the fat left from browning the bacon.  Add

  One cup of canned peas,
  One and one-half teaspoons of salt,
  One teaspoon of paprika,
  One tablespoon of vinegar.

Cook slowly for fifteen minutes.

BRAISED OX TAILS

The large ox tail joints or the usual ox tail may be used for this.  Soak two and one-half pounds of tails in warm water for fifteen minutes and then wash well, and drain and wipe dry.  Roll in flour and then brown quickly in hot fat.  Now lift to a deep saucepan and add

  Three cups of boiling water,
  Two cups of sliced onions,
  Two carrots, cut in dice.

Cook slowly for one and one-quarter hours and then season with

  Two teaspoons of salt,
  One teaspoon of pepper,
  Four tablespoons of finely chopped parsley.

Now to serve cook three-quarters pound of macaroni in boiling water for twenty minutes and then drain and season, and place on a hot platter.  Lay on top of the macaroni the cooked ox tails and pour over all the gravy containing the onions and carrots.  Garnish with finely chopped parsley and serve.

POTATO PANCAKES

Place in a mixing bowl three slices of bacon, minced fine, and cooked until nicely browned

  Three tablespoons of bacon fat,
  One egg,
  Three-quarters cup of milk,
  One and one-half cups of flour,
  Three-quarters cup of potatoes rubbed through a fine sieve,
  Four teaspoons of baking powder.

Beat hard to thoroughly mix and then bake on a griddle or fry in hot fat.

BANANAS A LA JAMIQUE

Peel three bananas and then cut in half.  Place in a bowl and sprinkle with the juice of one lemon.  Let stand for one hour to marinate, and then dip in a batter and fry until golden brown.  Lay on a thin slice of sponge cake and spread the cake with pineapple jelly or jam.  Pile high with fruit whip and garnish with finely chopped crystallized ginger.

BOSTON BAKED BEANS

Soak one pint of beans in plenty of cold water overnight and in the morning carefully wash and place in a saucepan and cover again with water.  Bring to a boil and cook for ten minutes, and then drain and place in a casserole or baking dish, and add

  One-half pound of salt pork, cut into two-inch blocks,
  One cup of stewed tomatoes rubbed through a sieve,
  Four tablespoons of molasses,
  One teaspoon of salt,
  One onion, chopped fine,
  One-half teaspoon of pepper,
  One-quarter teaspoon of mustard.