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The Congressional cook book; favorite national and international recipes

with special articles by eminent government authorities.

Washington, D.C., Congressional Club, 1933.

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. D I L

afterall, merelyamatterofbread.In thisedition

oo B oo it ishopedthatahappymediumofe pression

enattained.W ehavewelcomedsuggestionsand

ms.Ifthere isanythinghereinthatourreaders do

s butif there isany thingtheydo li e , le tthemradio

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ingasdostylesinhatsandf igures. How stunned

othersifthey weretorevisitour itchensandsee

enplacewithinthosefourwalls.Electric power

rbac doorsandw ithittherehascomeacontinuous

les.

ro llsandcoo ies. We'Taa e" ourca esinme-

ts,freezesalads,andserveice creamhot.W ehave

mi ers,andgadgets.Theroughcornand gingerbreads

herwhilefatherwaspullingoff hisbootsmaynowbe

econfections,bewitchinganddainty.Piledhigh

rries,they areinterestingenoughtolaybeforethe

eenpracticedby themostculturedandintelligent

uthmasteredit longbeforeithadbecomefashion-

r careers.

hemanyfatherlandsof Americashouldcontribute

s.TheGerman-flavoreddishesarestillsetuponour

rnstates thehighly seasonedandrichcoo eryof the

bearsadirect relationshiptothetastesofgay fortune

ay w hiletheScandinav iancoo eryof themiddlewestern

ewholesomefoodsofthelandof themidnightsun.

est towomenalloverthecountry,becauseit is

sof womenwhosehomesarescatteredovertheen-

he officialcharacterofbothits nationalandinter-

rearecertaineconomicreasonswhyfoodrecipes

esof agivenarea.Thefish andfruitsofthePacific

ntheMe icanborderstateseventhoughtheycannot

. Thecorn- fedMiddleWestli esthe an eecod

tinuesits reverenceforgoldenstal s.Eventhough

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moratethetwenty-fifthanniversaryofthefound-

a lubbypublishinga1933C oo B oo . Theclubwas

ongress,May30,1908,"Topromoteac uaintance

facilitatetheir socialintercourseandtoprovidea

yhelpto secureforthemtheadvantagesoflife in

theclubis limitedtothewivesand daughtersof

s,Delegates,andC ommissionersinC ongressandthe

theSupremeC ourtandof thesevera lmembersof the

allovertheworld,as wellaslessrenownedones

ountry,arecourteouslyentertainedattheclubhouse

ongressintheearlywinter untilitsad ournment

lubcoo boo waspublishedforthepurposeof

e.Thiseditionis publishedtomodernizetheboo

fund.Theclubadministrationhopesthis adventure

bletheimmediateerectionofa modelclubhouse,in

untrymayen oythehospitality,goodwill,and

nationalcapital.

oallthose whohavemadethispublicationpos-

opportunityofe pressingourthan sandappreciation

ndservices.Maytheirfaithand confidenceinour

hopethepersonalindorsementofourenterpriseby

activeinterestandcooperationofcontributors,andthe

eethousandnationalandinternationalrecipes may

ionofourcoo boo by thew omenof thecountry.


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I N S

sthemostva luable , andthemostw ide lyusedte t-

nishing, asitdoes, rulesforthefooden oyment, the

efamiliesofa nation.

rso f theC ongressiona lC lubta eagreatdealo f

npresentingthissecondedition oftheC ongressional

oo sofourcountry . Thef irstedit ionw aspublishedby the

ofthatvolumehavebeensoldall overtheworld.The

compiledtheoriginalC ongressiona lC oo B oo truly

tpictured" thepresentdayofA mericancoo erymore

eenattemptedbefore.Itscontributedrecipes come

try,from representativesourcesineverysectionof

asfromAlas a,Hawaii,andPortoRico.The

h,ofEast andW est,minglehere,contributedby

ghestofficesinthe Nation.Innumberofrecipes,

uetothecoo , e periencedoramateur, thismay

reatA mericanC oo B oo . "

theC ongressionalC lub,areenablednotonlyto

pesofthosefirst contributors,buttoaddtheretomany

ous bythosewhoarenowa partofthe aleidoscopic

eNation'scapital,andmanyothersfromthe homes

es, andfromthe itchensofourdiplomaticand

ntries.

dout inthatlaboratoryofthefamily,the

or thetablehasbeenvastlyincreasedby the

redby thew omenof thiscountryof thevalueof foods

balancedmeals,andbytheuse oficelessrefrigeration

ofnew dishes.Ourreaderswillfindwithin these

rnewsoups,differentbreads,originalsalads,and en-

ywillnote thattheneweconomyincoo ingis

utions thatthe uantit iesof ingredientsareac-

efamiliesofthe presentgeneration.

m othernationshasalsobeenenlargedand

rommanymoreAmbassadorstoourcountry and

thercountries.

teeinchargeof thecompilationofthissecond

ousbutahappy tas . Theyhavew or edmostzea l-

recipesfrom everyofficialfamilyrepresentedin

ehomesoftheGovernorsofour statesandterri-

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R EC IPES537

PA L NA TIONS543

DOOR C OOKER 671

E SC E N T- C H I D RE N C O OK ER 6 81

E M EN T S NE E DE D D AI Y B C H I D R EN . . .. 6 8 9

O C H I D 6 8 9

O X I C A T I N G I Q U O R S IN O O DS 6 9 0

A U E S 70 7

P E S O R BA S I E E M EN T S IN V O V E D I N NU T RI T IO N 7 07

N ED I N T HE O O DS W E E A T 7 08

TEC TIV EE EMENTS711

ANDW EIGHTSO MENANDW OMEN....714

TIONS ORC OOKINGC EREA S715

OOKING ISH715

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T H S TA N DP O IN T

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tatesPublicHealth,Service

e inthepreparationofa mealaretostimulate

dphysicaldesire andrelishforfoodsand drin s

tofurnishsuch foodsanddrin sasmaybe needed

that theycanbedigestedandultimatelyassimilated

ch"condiments"and"appetizers"asmaybe needed

steless"foodsappetizing.

ceofapleasantstimulationofa llthesensesin

tractivechina,linen andflowers,appropriateattire,

gementofdishesall areusedasanappeal toour

disagreeablenoisesandthestimulationof musicand

rourhearing we nowthestimulationofpleasant

lof theseappealstobodilysensesis thecondi-

he.

digestedill-prepared,poorfoodunderthepleasant

nyandhavesufferedthroughaphysicallyperfect

oushousewifesoaptlydescribedbya wittyEnglish-

gesbeforetheimportanceofinternal glandular

rrelationshipandtheinterdependenceof"mind"and

ned, thehumanracehadlearnedbye periencetoap-

roverbsofSolomon:

hathacontinualfeast

whereloveisthana stalledo andhatredthere-

din anyoneofseveralways,invaryingdegrees,

eriods.Butheat,althoughthemostconspicuous,is

mportance intheprocessofcoo ing theo ygenof

factorsmay ta epartsothatcoo ingmaybeavery

emicalprocess.

aybeaffectedina numberofhighlydesirable

o ingmayfreefoodofcertain poisonsorgerms

eto bepresent.Pasteurizationisessentiallyamethod

ylowtemperatureandisnowappliedbyour more

insureamil supplythatispracticallyfree ofthe

diseasesastyphoid,tuberculosis,etc.The fleshof

onwiththe immaturestageofadangerousround

ughcoo ingdestroysthiswormandthus converts

ticleoffood.

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T H S TA N DP O IN T v i i

tizingflavoras,fore ample,intheroastingof

ffish.Theattractivenessofafood,whetherthe re-

e,odor,ortaste,is well nowntohaveanimportant

estion.Inthisindirect waywehavethereforean-

nbetweencoo ingandhealth.Inthis connection

illfuluseofseasoning,sauces,and,at times,ofleft-

gentcoo toutilizewholesomeandnutritiousbut,

eand thuscheaperfoodsorcuts ofmeattothe

useholdpurse.

servesa lsoto improvethete tureofa foodsothata

orlessindigestiblecereal,or alegume-seedorcoarse-

tender,moredigestible,andthusmorenutritious.

oingeffectsin promotingappetite,digestion,and

tare ob ectionableandshouldbeavoidedor,sofar

heprocessof coo ing,certainofthenutritive

essdamagedor,unlesscarebeta en,wasted.The

sentinmostfresh vegetablesandfruitisveryeasily

ndthe longerthecoo ingthegreaterisl i e ly tobethe

stheimportanceofusingfruitsandvegetablesso far

e.Thosethatforhygienicor otherreasonsmustbe

edasrapidlyaspossibleandw ithaslitt lee posureto

oo ing,particularlybyboiling,variousfoodprin-

solvedinthe li uid. If thisli uoristhenthrow n

oneby ignorantorcare lesscoo s, someof thenutri-

re wasted,tothepossibleseriousdetrimentofthe

thehousehold....

re uiresinte ll igence, now ledge, ands il lf o rits

d,byreasonofitsimportanceinpromotingthe well-

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N ES

oteinandNutrit ionDiv ision, B ureauo C hemistry ,

to Agriculture

narticle dependsuponthee tenttowhichit can

yfactorsin formsavailabletomeetthenutritional

ghtofour present nowledge.thesefactorsinclude

es(sugarsandstarches),mineralelements,andvita-

ratesareprimarilythefuel materialwhichsupply

oteinsalsosupplyenergy,but theirchieffunction

or theconstructionofnitrogenoustissuessuchas

heyenterinto thecompositionofpracticallyevery

elementssuch ascalcium,phosphorus,sulphur,

rtheformationofbones,and areessentialconstituents

he recentlydiscoveredvitaminsarenecessaryfor

ceoflifeand health.

tainsallof thesefoodfactorsinsufficient uan-

snutritionalre uirements.Thesere uirements

combinationofdifferentfoodstuffs.Thecommon

onefoodfactorovertheother shouldbeavoided.

lvalueofa food, w hichise pressedintermsofca lories,

hesoleoreventhe determiningcriterionin udging

e.Theidealdietis theonethatis properlybalanced

ssentialdietaryfactors.

ua lnutrit iveva lue. Someare lac ingincerta in

ssaryforthesatisfactorynutritionof animals.Some

tiblethan others.Amongfoodsthatarehighin

maybementionedeggs,meat,cheese,andnuts.The

proteinsoflowernutritivevalue.Oneof thechief

corn isdeficient.Theproteinsofwhiteflour are

olewheat ernel.Theproteinsofwheatbranare

utrit ive ua lity . The legumeseedsasaclass, including

ls,containproteinsof unsatisfactorynutritivevalue.

tainnutritionallyessentialconstituent,andinthe

gest.Twooutstandinge ceptions,however,are

eproteinsofthese twolegumeseedshavee cellent

antityofproteinsintubers,fleshyroots,and green

utas farasinvestigatedtheirproteinshavea high

ecauseoftheirhigh contentofwater,arelowin

ntprotein.Proteins thataredeficientorincom-


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as thesoleorma orportionofthewholediet.

valuewhenusedin combinationwithproteinswhich

nstituents.

tes

ceshavepracticallythesame fuelvalue,whichis

rchesandsugars. atsarealsoofvalue,especially

of thefat-solublevitamins.Mostfats,starches,and

e.

entsofthebones arecalciumandphosphorus.

ainsalarge numberofothermineralconstituents,

ron,sodium,potassium,iodine,andchlorine.To

onsoftheseelementsinthediet isamatterof great

stpeopleis moreli elytobedeficientin calcium

ermineralconstituents.W ea ness,poorbonede-

rteeth,andretardationofgrowthare associatedwith

ecalciumre uirementsofthebodyaregreatest

,andlactation.Inthechoiceof foodsandinthe

cularattentionshouldbegivento assureasufficient

ongstaplearticlesof foodoneofthebest sources

foodsinwhich itisrelativelyrich arecheese,egg

rlyalmonds.Molasses,wheatbran,fruits,andvege-

calcium, andsomeofthegreenvegetablesarepar-

atsandseeds,particularlyin thecereals.

ttoca lciumintheproportionof inorganice lements

cyofphosphorusin thedietisalso associatedwith

c ets,andretardedgrowth.Theutilizationofboth

thebody islargelycontrolledbyvitaminD and

ght. oodsrichinphosphorusarecheese, eggyo l ,

bran,andentiregrains.

od,anditcontrols vitalactivitieswithinthe

areeggyo l , driedbeansandpeas, entirew heat

spinach,andalmonds.

edietisassociatedw ithgo iter. Thisdiseasecanbe

necessarilycured,bysmall uantitiesofthisele-

dinearemil fat,codliveroil,greenvegetables,

tersandclams.Drin ingwaterinmostlocalities

tuentsofgreatimportanceto healthandnutrition.

uiredtomeettheneedsof thebody.Untilrecently

theirchemica lorphysica lnature . Mosto four now l-

tedfromobservationsonthe physiologicaleffects

s.W henthedietis lac inginvitamins,animals

twilldecline inweight,becomesusceptibletoin-

ertaincharacteristicdiseases,generallyreferredto

Becauseoftheire cellentsourceofthosevitamins

hichour dietsaremostli elytobedeficient,green


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shavebeencalled"protectivefoods."Si vitamins

1)V itaminA,sometimescalledtheantiophthalmic

v itamin (2)v itaminB , a lso now nasBI, andf re-

e antineuriticvitaminorantiberiberivitamin (3)

uticvitamin (4)vitaminD,theantirachiticvitamin

soasvitaminB2,andsometimesreferredto asthe

6)vitaminE,theso-calledantisterilityvitamin.

ficientamountofvitaminAin thediethasa far-

ctuponthegeneralhealthand physiologicalprocesses

wered,andsusceptibilitytoinfectiousdiseasesbe-

ounganimalsstopgrowingandloseweight.Some

ichmayresultfroma deficiencyofthisvitamininthe

mpaireddigestion,respiratoryinfections,urinary

usesand ears,andimpairmentofreproductive

soneof therichest now nsourcesof thisv itamin.

edwhichise ua ltogoodgradesofcodlivero il in

cesare butter,eggyol ,oysters,andtheliver,

mals.Manyvegetableoils,suchascottonseedoil,

peanutoil, containlittle,ifany. reshgreen

leafyparts,suchasspinach,lettuce,and watercress,

vitaminA.It isalsofoundin carrots,sweetpotatoes,

ndgreenpeascontainit inabundance.Oats,rice,

orncontainbutlittle, ifany. ellowcorn,onthe

considerableamount.Itissparinglypresentin most

reafairsource ofit.ThevitaminA contentof

thevitamincontentof therationofthecow.Mil

btainedfromcowsfeedingonpasturage.Stall-fed

yon dryfeeds,producemil thatisrelativelylow

asformerlyca lledv itaminB isnow now ntoconsist

oneofwhichis effectiveincuringandpreventing

ndwhichisnow calledvitaminB theother,called

ring andpreventingpellagra.V itaminBisneces-

maintenanceofhealthandlifeatall ages.Absence

sultsin lossofappetite,declineinweight,and

esinthenervoussystem.Itis essentialforthepre-

se nownaspolyneuritis.Inmanthis affliction

entofdigestion,reproduction,andlactationis also

fthis vitamininthediet.Becauseofthe wide

differentfoods,there isnotli elytobea deficiency

ry,unlessalargeproportionofartificiallyrefined

minBisabundantin greenplanttissuesandin most

sand seedscontainitin liberal uantities,being

orembryo. east,wheatgerm,andricepolishings

cesof thisvitamin.Removalofthegermand

erealsalso removespracticallyallthevitamins.

drice,whiteflour,anddegerminatedcornmealare de-

titiesofvitamins.Rootsandtubers,asa class,are

eciallyabundantintomatoes,andis wellsup-

uts.Althoughmuscletissuehasa lowcontentof

sues,particularlyheart, idneyandliver,aregood


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i

taminisa lso now nastheantiscorbuticv itamin, be-

dietcausesscurvy. ormerly scurvyw ascommon

plorers,andotherscompelledtolivefor longperiods

ds.Deficienciesinbone developmentandtooth

tedwithalac ofsufficientvitaminC .Amongthe

minarelemons,oranges,tomatoes,cabbage,lettuce,

s,andturnips.Mostgreenvegetables,fruits,roots,

C invaryingproportions.Potatoes,onaccountof

ervementionasanimportantsourceof thisvitamin.

asscontainlittleor none,e ceptwhensprouted.

tainit ingoodlyamounts.Mil isanuncertain

ofcow sonpasture isricherinv itaminC than

enwhengettingsilage.V itaminC iseasilyde-

inthe preparationofmanyfoodproducts.

s,adiseasewidelyprevalentamongchildren,iscaused

ncedproportionsofcalciumandphosphorusin the

emineralconstituentsseemsto becontrolled

of ourcommonfoodsaredeficientinvitaminD.

oftherichestof thenaturalfoodsinthis vitamin.

dherring, particularly theo ilso f the irl ivers, aree -

dliveroil,oneof therichestnaturalsourcesof vitamin

asasourceof thisv itamin. V egetableo ils, suchas

nseedoil,and peanutoil,containlittle,ifany.

m antirachiticproperties.V egetables,fruits,grains,

ources ofvitaminD.Spinachandlettuce,e cel-

shownoantirachiticproperties.Sunlight,orultra-

in preventingandcuringric ets.Itisin effecta

isimportanttonotethat theantirachiticraysof

ordinarywindowglass.Directe posureisessen-

s.

o fv itaminEinthedietisfollow edbyadisturbanceof

nanimals,leadingeventuallytosterility.W heat

now nsources. resh, greenlettuce leavesarea lso

urcesincludecorn,raw peanuts,fieldpeas,and

musculatureandfat containmorethantheviscera.

odsourceofvitaminE.Thereis littleornoclinical

factorofconse uenceinhumannutrition.

sociatedwiththeantineuriticvitaminB,andwas

antineuriticvitamininwhat wasthencalledvita-

ferredtoasthe vitaminBcomple .Adeficiency

nimalsresultsin retardationofgrowthandde-

evelopmentofs inlesions,lossofhair, andsymp-

oseofpellagrain man.Substancesrichinvitamin

ndpreventingpellagra.Somegoodsourcesofvita-

reenleafyvegetables,beefliver, idney,heart,muscle,

n o o d V a l ue s

thelineadvocatethatallfood shouldbeeaten

theotherendarguethat allfoodshouldbecoo ed.

isurged... .

rydonetovitaminsbythe variousprocessesusedin


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meEconomics,UnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculture

enceandanart.It isasciencewhenwe select

or goodnutrition itisan artwhenweservethose

avor,color,andte turethataretemptingto the

eye.

ringarrayofproductsourmar etsaf ford, thes il l-

ishtheendsof scienceandartali e.Shewillhave

odyfoodsto supplyenergy,intermsofcalories,

ofproteins,fats,sugars,minerals,andvitamins.

he nowledgethatthecommonarticlesoffood

classes,accordingtotheirsimilarities infoodvalue.

tinte tureandflavor.Innutritivecontent,how-

lassaremore li eeachotherthanli eotherfoods,

orlessinterchangeablyinthe menu.

achof thesesi groupsoffoodsmaybesum-

alsfurnishenergy,protein,phosphorus,andiron.

yade uate,butcanbesupplemented,aswithmil .

dgrainsandfloursare richerinmineralsandvita-

milledgrainproducts.

sourceofca lcium, phosphorus, proteinsofgood

taminG.In allthesefactorsit suppliescheaply

Itis alsoagoodsourceof vitaminB.Butter,cheese,

scarrypracticallytheoriginalnutritivevaluesof the

chtheyaremade.

ry,andeggsareimportantfor theirproteins,which

ty . Eggs, l iver, andleanmeatsaregoodsourcesof iron.

goodsourcesofvitaminA.All thesefoodsareim-

terest theygivetoameal.

varywidelyintheir energyandproteinvaluesand

ncontent.As agroup,theyma etheirchiefcon-

rcesofmineralsandvitamins.Greenleafyvege-

ale,turniptops,beetgreensor mustardgreens,and

color,suchas freshpeas,asparagus,andstringbeans,

ronand vitaminA.C arrotsandsomeotheryellow-

ogoodsourcesofvitaminA. Mostfreshvegetables

inB.Tomatoes,rawcabbage,andcitrusfruits are

.Mostvegetablesandfruitsfurnishroughageand

goodintestinalhygiene.Theyalsoaddvarietyto

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primarilyas concentratedsourcesofenergy.

ndthey giveanymeala"staying uality."Butter

A ofthemil orcreamfromwhichit isderived

eofthisvitamin.Toomuch fat,however,inter-

energyand flavor.C aneandsorgomolasses

nd iron,buttheseelementsareremovedin there-

uldbeusedmainlyat theendofa meal.Their

ptionspoilsthe appetiteformoreessentialarticles

rition,allsi ofthesegroupsoffoodshould be

veryday. orsucha dietatliberalcost,the pro-

odmaybe indicatedbyadivisionofthe fooddollar

withchildrenof coursere uiringthehigherpropor-

cheese, butter, andcream(% to% )

etables(notmorethan% )

at,fish,andeggs(about% )

our,cereals,fats,sugar,andacces-

upoffoods offersaverywiderangeofchoice

eticvalues.W itha nowledgeofneedsandvalues,

i l lf ulcoo ing, goodtasteand udgmentinthecom-

uresandcolors,thefamilymealscan alwaysbevaried,

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o C hemistry,DepartmentofAgriculture

henma ingherdailypurchasesof food,little

sthathavebeencreatedby ederalandStatelaws

erciseaninte ll igentselectioninthe ua lityof the

assureher, ifshewilluse amodicumofcareby

tothe containeroftheproduct,ofgetting ustwhat

gaproductfree fromanyaddedharmfulingredientand

na reasonablysanitarymanner.Theactivities

odandDrugsA ct, andsim ilarsupplementary law sand

tesandmunicipalitiessincethe passageofthe ederal

productionandsaleof foodthroughnumerous

eneralpublichears or nowsverylittl:,but which

efficientcontrolofourfoodsupplies.One ofthese

oodStandardsC ommittee, ascientif icboardofnine

eSecretaryofAgriculture,threemembersbeing

mentofAgriculture,threefromthe Associationof

threefromthe AssociationofOfficialAgricultural

ofthisboardare tofi theidentityoffoods,name

mallyentertheircomposition,andset standardsto

distinctionas tograde.Alldefinitionsare based

inginaccordancew ithA mericanusage. ore -

riginallyreferredtosourwine,isdefinedas applying

that hasatleast4 percentacidstrength.Pure

ua lity , dependinguponthe indandcharactero f

he careusedinthe fermentationofthecider....

swheatflour,with theresultthatrye flour,corn

ourre uireproperlabeling. Thisappliesasw ellto

e ll ies, spices, andotherproducts. lavoringe tracts,

estandardsf i edby the oodStandardsC ommittee.

nthemar etthatdoesnotconta inthere uiredamount

ctedf romadefinite uantityofvanil labeansisadul-

bythepurchasertothe statementsonthe

ycensoredby ederalandStatefoodofficials,

tyforthesubstitutionofanimitationor sub-standard

cle.

dentityandcharacterofourfoodshavebeen

governmentalagencies,butthe uestionoftenarises,

e fulladvantageof thesehelpstoma ethemostin-

ds ".. .Thisreadyinformationonfoodstandards

omthe UnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculturea

. 136, StandardsofPurity for oodProducts.


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D I L

applicabletothesocial lifeofmanycitiesand

ntryisoftenmisleadingin theofficialandresidential

ationalcapital.

o f societyathome, thenew comerinWashingtonmight

residentstoca lluponher, oratleasttoma esome

ggestthattheydesiredtoma eherac ua intance.

rW ashingtonresidentialsociety,butnotwhere

d.ThenewcomerinW ashingtonshouldlearnafew

lyfollowedamongher colleagues,andthenshe

senseand breedingtoguideherin otherrespects.

SHINGTONA C C OR DINGTOTHE

O F I C E

-General

stSecretariesofEmbassyand e-

ation( ore ign)

'"1Undersecretariesand irstAssistant

ecretaries(American)

vernorof the ederalR eserve

sioneroftheInterstateC om-

ission

mithsonianInstitute

y ( ull)Directoro fPan-A mericanUnion

eNavySecond andThirdSecretaries

SecondandThirdAssistantSecretaries

rican)

dmiralsV isitingmembersoftheDiplomatic

orpsandretiredC iv il ianand

oreign)MilitaryOfficials

NC E I N O F I C I A W A S HI NG TO N

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sentsthepersonofthe Presidentduringtheab-

officeisthat ofPresidentoftheSenateofthe United

officerofthatbody,withthepowerof avoteonly

icePresidentran sne ttothePresidentinthe

ignGovernments

eigngovernmentrepresentsthepersonof his

espectduethatposition.He precedesallofficials

icePresident. Hisran issohighthatse ldomdoesa

ua lorhigherran toherdinnersatthesametime.

e pectstobetheran ingguestata function.

eUnitedStatesSupremeC ourtisappointedbythe

fhis naturallifeandis theheadofthemostpower-

orld.Therei sawidedifferenceofopinion astothe

bassadorandtheC hief ustice. Therearemanyper-

here isonlyoneC hief ustice, w hile therearemany

ng,insomeinstances,thesamesovereign.Theyclaim

beingthehighesttribunal,shouldbe recognizedas

However,thegoodwillembodiedinthee pression

r"prevails,andan AmbassadorprecedestheC hief

sehostenterta insanA mbassadorandtheC hief ustice

overnmentfromwhichhe issentandalwaysis

aticset,byan Ambassador,irrespectiveofthelength

orin thecountry.Theruleof "courtesytothe

seof theMinisters,thesameaswith theAmbassa-

e , outran sanA ssociate usticeof theSupreme

areappointedbythePresidentto serveduringthe

andran intheofficiallife ofW ashingtonaccording

ce. Innocase, how ever, dotheyoutran theC hief

the lengthofhisserv icewiththeC ourt. ustasthere

oncerningtheran oftheAmbassadorsandtheC hief

iteadif ferenceofopinionastotherelative iinportanee

sticesandtheMinisters.Againthe ruleof"courtesy


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ashington,anda Ministeroutran sanAssociate

e ofRepresentativesiselectedbyhiscolleaguesin

romtheran sof thema orityparty . Thereare

dthattheSpea er,astheduly electedheadofthe

fthecountry,is entitledtoconsideratione ualtoor

theV icePresident.Theyalsostatethatthe V ice

udiesthePresident,andisthepresiding officerofthe

voteonlyinthecase ofatie.To avoiddiscussion,

nertotheV icePresidentandtotheSpea erondif fer-

eyseldom,ifever,brea breadtogether,becausea

ashington.

binetare.appointedbythePresidentandserve

partmentofStatewas thefirstC abinetoffice

lutionarygovernmentandistheofficewhich has

sof thegovernment.TheC abinetmembersare

Presidentandto himalone.Theorderofprecedence

artmentsisdeterminedbythedateofcreation of

Revolution.

Secretaryof

rior,Secretaryof

ture,Secretaryof

GeneralC ommerce,Secretaryof

ster-General abor,Secretaryof

tareverypunctiliousaboutma ingtheirfirstcalls,

iesof theSenate.TheC abinetladiesusuallybegin

wee softheappointmentoftheir husbandsto

nt'sofficialfamily.

USTICES t

E

hes

TICES

nter1910

s 1914

16

1922

0

1 9 32

emembersofthe SupremeC ourtin1933and

nceofthe usticesaccordingtothelengthof service

eC hief ustice. Hea lw aysheadsthe ustices, irrespec-

ringuponhisduties.

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eofthe UnitedStatesareelectedfora termof

teoftheir respectivestates.ThePresidentprotem

ofthema oritypartywhoiselectedby hiscolleagues

resident.Heprecedesallother Senatorsatfunctions

esent.Themembersofthe senateareran edac-

eirserviceinthatbody.If twosenatorsare"sworn

efloorofthe Senate,precedenceisgiventhatSenator

the Union.t

theofficialpositionof aSenatorandaC abinet

nda generalcompromisehasbeeneffectedbetween

is nowrecognizedthataSenatorwhorepresents

ect voteofthepeopleis inasuperiorpositionto

by thePresidenttoserveduringhis will,andwhose

edbythissameSenator.However,onaccountof

onfidencereposingintheC abinetofficerowingtohis

esident,theC abinetmemberisaccordedasuperior

Owingto thisgeneralsocialcompromise,theC abinet

allsupon theSenatorandthusadmitshis inferiorityin

atfirst gesture,e ceptpossiblyamonghiscolleagues,

n ingatfunctionswherethereare officialspresent.

a efirstcallsupon theircolleagueswhohave

ngton.Thepleasureofcallinguponone'sran ing

omplishedbythe newcomerduringthefirstfew

tionalcapital.

NDDATESO THEIRADMISSIONINTOTHEUNIONt

r1787A r ansas15 une1836

ember1787Michigan26 anuary1837

ember1787 lorida3March1845

788Te as27December1845

uary1788Iowa28December1846

bruary1788Wisconsin29May1848

88C alif ornia9September1850

May1788Minnesota11May1858

une1788Oregon14 ebruary1859

e 17 8 8 Ka n sa s 2 9 a n ua r y 18 6 1

l y 17 8 8 W e st V i r gi n ia 2 0 u n e ' 18 6 3

vember1789Nevada31October1864

1790Nebras a1March1867

o lorado1A ugust1876

92NorthDa ota3November1889

SouthDa ota3November1889

ontana8November1889

ashington11November1889

6Idaho3 uly1890

1817Wyoming10 uly1890

8Utah4 anuary1896

19O lahoma16November1907

w Me ico6 anuary1912

rizona 14 ebruary1912

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tinginW ashington

rwithinthe boundariesofhisownstate,buthe

ran ingwhenvisitingthenationalcapital.

ull)

Armyisafull generalandisthehead oftheArmy

ts C ommander-in-Chief.TheC hiefofStaffpre-

tionsofthe Navy,allthingsbeinge ual,because

screatedbeforetheNavyDepartmentafterthe

ver,thisdoesnot follow,ifthemilitaryran ofthe

y isbe low thecorrespondingnava lran o f theC hief

heNavy ( ull)

oftheNavyis afulladmiralduringhis tenureof

eNavy,afterthePresident,whois itsheadasthe

nts

ull)

ceA dmiral

m iral( irstha lf )

miral(Secondhalf)

ommander

mmander

utenant, uniorGrade

gn

artoftheNavy,andthe ran sofits officersfollow

signedthetitlesof theA rmyran s.

epresentatives

vesconsistsof435memberswhoareelected fora

senttheC ongressionaldistrictsoftheforty-eight

ashingtonfor civiliansofhighran toprecedethe

avyDepartments.However,atmostfunctions,one

f fo f theA rmyortheC hiefo fOperationsof theNavy

thanisaccorded C ongressmen.Thesituationisnot

fthe SenateandtheC abinet,becauseonlytheSenate

ftheArmyand theNavy.However,toavoidcon-

my andNavymightcalluponmembersofthe

rority inran butw illacceptacourtesy ran ing

becauseoftheircloserelationshiptothe President.A

uietlysolvestheproblembynotinviting membersof

an ingof f icersof theNationa lDefensetoherdinners

areran edaccordingtothelength oftheir

stom followedintheHouseisthe sameasthat

ngressmenare"swornin"toofficeonthe sameday,


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C ongressmanwhosestatefirstenteredtheUnion.

rysimpleandeasily determined.

lddevelopintoa featofenduranceifnewladies

ma efirstcallsupon alloftheircolleaguesin the

returnhomebeforethetas werehalfac-

diesoftheHouseusuallycontentthemselveswith

heirownStatedelegation,includingthewivesof

addition,tovisittheladiesof theC ommitteesof

members.Thatprocedurewillallowthem time"to

he wivesofhigherran ingofficialsthantheirhus-

machanceto ma esomefriendshipsoutsidethe

dmirals.

s.

eDepartmentof usticeoutran sallassistant

ne ceptiontotheruleof ran ingof ficia lsaccording

partments.ThereasonisthattheSolicitor-General

ebindingon alldepartments.Hesitsasa C ourt

edesallas-TheAssistantSecretaryof Navy

AssistantSecretaryofthe In-

riesterior

teAssistantSecretaryofAgriculture

asuryAssistantSecretaryofC ommerce

ate(4)Assistant Secretaryof .abor

eSecondAssistantSecretariesin theor-

of department

arThirdAssistantSecretariesin theor-

alsintheDe-derof creationofdepartment

er-General

ptionstothegeneralrulesof precedenceinW ash-

sthattheUndersecretaryofStateprecedes ore ignC ounselors

ecausehesometimesta estheplaceofhischief , w ho is

diplomaticcorps.Again,theAssistantSecretaries

artmentsprecedeMa orGeneralsandRearAdmirals

etheplaceoftheir chief.

hiteHouse.

o f theSupremeC ourt.

epresentatives.

ePresident, theSpea er, theC abinet, andA ssistant

DatesofThe irA dmissionintotheUnion" onpage x i .


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U GG E ST I ON S

d egations.

hiteHousewhodesirestoshowhis respect

veandhisw ife .

theV icePresidentandhisw ife , the usticesand

assiesand egationsontheofficialreceivingdays.

pea er'shome,thehomesofthe C abinetmembers,

,butat thesehomesthevisitorsareusuallymore

esidentialsets.

e wifeoftheofficialwhoseofficialpositionis

ofherown husband.ResidentialWashingtoncalls

meninW ashingtonleavecards,withtheirname

eW hiteHouseonceayear,preferablyas soonafter

oninthefa llaspossible . A ca llerisnote pectedto

a esthecardsatthestepsof theWhiteHouse.

ashingtonforladieswhohavemadethis

the SocialSecretaryoftheW hiteHouseandas to

nt'swife.TheSecretarywill answerpromptlyand

meade uatereasonfornoncompliancewiththe

onopens,ladiesshouldleavecards,on theofficial

w ifeof theV icePresident, thew ifeof theSpea erof

usticesoftheSupremeC ourt,andotherladieswhose

cialran thantheirownhusbands.Allfirst calls

nd willcancelanyfurtherofficialobligation,so

n thesameofficialposition.Anyfurthere change

al.

wil l leavea o intv isit ingcardofherhusbandand

house"andoneofherhusband'scards forthe

Ifshehas no ointcard,thecallerwill leaveher

hehouse,"andtwoofher husband'sindividualcards,

forthe"gentlemanofthehouse."In otherwords,

n aman.Ifthereis aguestofhonoror adaughter

dsfor them,eithera ointcardofthe visitoror

bandand herself.Neverleavemorethanthreeof

lessofthenumberof ladiesinthehousehold.

tea orafternoonreceptiontowhichcardshave

elstheobligationofa call.Asimplerule holdsthat

callsfortheleavingof visitingcardsdoesnotre uire

ftheguests.Neverleavec ardsataneveningen-

r attendedaneveningentertainment,onthe

at thedoorwithoutas ingforthehostess.If one

oelapsebeforema ingone's"partycall,"oneis

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ngtonduringthesocialseasonarealwaysat liberty

husbandsareoftheofficial,diplomatic,orpolitical

or thenewcomertoenlisttheaid ofsomefriend

owsherwayaround."Infollowingthisplan, delight-

ntin "goingtherounds"fromthe ustices'dayon

dingDiplomaticdayon riday.

ashingtonnewspapersfulfilladistinctsocial

throughtothe earlyspringtime,thesecolumnsfur-

e datesofofficialdinners,receptions,daysathome,

s.By followingthepapers,hostessesmayavoid

hostessesin theirmutualentertainingandinsure

whomeach desirestoentertain.Beforesettingout

thecareful womanglancesatthesocietycolumns

rtainladiesarereceivingthatday orhavecanceled

essesinW ashingtonannouncetheirsocialplans

employedbytheirhusbandsinissuing astatement.

myear toyear,butin general,thevisitingcardof

ngthandtype ofthecardof hiswife.f

f W i f e

Doe

es:

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Mrs.Doe

d re s s D. C . A d d r es s

representsisengravedattheright-handcorner.)

sist-

deral

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erce

or

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twiththee ceptionofMr.Attorney-GeneralandMr.

nator,Mr.C ongressman,andMr.Solicitor-General.

andnavalran accordingtothe irt it les, andli e -

rds,corporations,andcommissionsby usingthe

rtit le .

tsecretary-asMr.Secretary.Thatdesignation

abinetofficer.TheassistantstotheC abinetofficers

officialsby usingtheword"Mrs."beforetheir

mericanwomen.Itisalwaysproperto usetheword

eignladies regardlessoftitle,withthee ceptionof

ingcountries,whenitis propertousetheir title,orif

heAmericancustom.

ls

ththeofficials,usethefollowingformin writing

V icePresident, Mr. C hie f ustice , Mr. ustice,

officials.

President,theV icePresident,andotherofficialsas

dinarysocial usage.

andotherhighofficialsaddressthe envelopeas

ustice

Address

usticeX

ddress

egations:

ntNoteswithHisW ife

llency )TheT. E. (meaningTheirE ce llencies)

eBrazilianThe AmbassadorofBraziland

orTheTheMinisterof Denmar and

and"T.E."arenot usede ceptinthecase ofan

heC harged'AffairesandMadamX

mats,usetheirtitleif theyhaveone.Inother

ethodandusethe words"Mr.","Mrs.",or"Madam,"

sofforeignofficials.

"totheW hiteHouseshouldbeansweredim-

lnessshouldbetheonly e cusefornotcomplying

uest.Ifonehasarrangeda dinnerorluncheon,asthe

home,substituteanotherhostessforone'sself.If


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S U GG E ST I ON S

dto theW hiteHouse,brea theengagementand

rospectivehostess.SendthereplytotheW hite

heSecretarytothePresident,TheW hiteHouse.

omthe President,V icePresident,Ambassadors,

erm "havethehonortoaccept"insteadof theless

easureto accept."InvitationsfromtheW hite

cales,andothergeneralaffairsneedno formalac-

shruleand spea toone'sfellowguests,

n introduced.Usuallyacourteoushostessattempts

oneanotherwhoareplacedin thesamegeneral

heladiesareseatedatdinner accordingtotheran

ollowsthatguestsareoftenunevenlydistributed.In

willsometimesta eaguestin todinnerandbe

mher.However,thispracticeis onlypossiblewith

ingguests.

nner

,thehostessleadsthewaywiththe President,

diatelybehindwiththePresident'swife.The re-

dthegeneralrulesof precedencearecarriedout,but

ainthingisto reachthediningroomwithas little

abovecitedrule issometimesfollowedinthecase

dhiswife.However,inentertainingan Ambassador

icial,thehostwill leadthewayintothe diningroom

ndtheotherguests willfollow.Thehostessandthe

guptherear.

a ls

aysplacedat therightofthe hostorhostessand

sorherleaveof the irhostandhostess. It iscon-

guesttota ehisleavebeforetheran ingguesthas

eparture .

beentoaccordacourtesyran tothewivesof

entdoesthiscourtesye tendtothemembersof

diesofhis familyotherthanhiswifehaveno

ofthePresidenthavebeene tendedacourtesy

andhaveoutran edminorof f icials.

whenanofficialhostessinvites "friendsfrom

r foracertainevening.Thesefriendsen oy

heofficialworld,but theymustnotbesurprisedto

romtheirhosts.Thee planationissimple.Itia

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edencegovern.Theguestsof honormayreceive

mainto bidfarewelltothelast guest,buttheran -

rthe hostsasusual.

otbemadeaco-host orhostess.Thathonoris

n ormaybereservedfor amemberofthefamily.

ntofindividualsaree hibitedatthetable.W hen

one'snap inandplace itonthe lap. Donottuc

eachild'sbib, regardlessofthesizeofone's lap.

gsofany thing. Donotbrea breadintothesoup.

eplate.Donot placesaltuponthetablecloth.It

ndbutterplates.

uch ascustards,butusea for whereverpossible

neasilybe servedanentiredinnerwithfor s

sappropriateforsoupand possiblyforberries.

e table,butifoneis absolutelyunhappywithout

toone's mouth,placethetoothpic behinda

matterunostentatiously.

w iththe nifeandfor , placetheminthecenter

hemtoremainsprawledovertheplace.

sattheleftsideof theguestinorderto allow

ight hand.

hestyle.

onwithoutrestriction.

ow ersatthew aist.

esentedtosociety.

nggown.

getota e leave. P . P . C . w rittenoncardsde-

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necontributedby aformermemberoftheC lubhousehold)

heservingofthefood,the size,e uipmentofthe

m, andthenumberande perienceof theservantsre-

edbythe carefulhostess.Themostapprovedwayof

thesameeverywhere.Awell-orderedfamilytable

elyplanneddiffersonlyin the ualityofthenapery,

heartistic tasteofthehostess.

are,foritis thefoundation,asitwere,ofa suc-

rangeflowers,withorwithoutfoliage,andplacethem

nteror insmallvasesatthe fourcornersofthe

usedwithdelightfuleffectat dinnerandluncheons,

sglass andsilver,besidesbeingamostbecoming

eglassforafloweror alowonefora smallclusterof

chcovergivesapretty effect.Itispermissiblefor

alor originaldecorations,whichoftenma eher

solongasthe tabledoesnotseemtoobizarre orover-

ionstofeatureholidays,festiveoccasions,andspecial

f,and tennistournaments,andswimmingmatches

ostessmayshowher originalityandindividuality

hereare afewfundamentalprincipleswhichshe

uldsethertable accordingtohermenu placeall

omthe edgeofthetableand fromeachother ar-

nan orderlymanner,andthearticlefirstto beused

tsideoftheappointednumber.

vice

erviceseems toforbidtheplacingof foodson

nsand dinners,whiletheEnglishmethodsfavor

tor hostess.Ontheotherhand,there seemstohave

hodfortheAmericanhostess.Sheseemsto beper-

sallowedto havecertainfoodstuffsservedatthe

yhaveserveddirectlyfrom the itchenforindividual

table,the centraldecorationsaretheonlyappoint-

eachofthe guests.Theservicesofs illedwaiters

sphereofdignityand efficiencyandallowsthehostess

esoftable settingandfoodservicearefoundedupon

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t iscustomarytouseplace cardswiththename

nbeforeeach cover,bothfortheembellishmentto

iencetotheguests. Uni uepicturecards, apt uota-

emindersofthe dayareoftenhelpfulingiving a

allead. oralargedinner orluncheon,adiagramof

clearlyindicated,andnamesoftheguestsdistinctly

lyessential.Thediagramis conspicuouslyplaced

eandgivestheire actseatingarrangement.Small

henameofthelady areusuallysufficientforsmaller

nclosedin smallenvelopeswiththenameofthe

Theyareplacedon atrayandta enbythegentle-

the ladyw how illbeta enbyhimintodinner, and

yspendmostof theevening.

eandingenuitywilloftenconcealtheabsenceof sup-

ateserv ice. ore ample, shemayusearunnerdow n

concealthe oiningoftwoshorttablecloths.She

noveltydecorationstoconcealaninade uatesupply

orhertable.Againshe savesattendantserviceby

e,suchas abeautifulfruitdisplay,orattractively

e.Sheplacesrelishes,olives,celery,candies,andnuts

purposeofsavingtableserviceand fore pediting

ain, shemayhaveherfruitcoc tailssorich and

helac ofaproperfruit spoonwillnotbemissed.

sthevalueof alllaborandtime-savingdevices,and

pherse lf toaperiodwhichhasmadealongandtoo

lar.

tabledecorationandservicemaybe helpfultoher

m,shemaybesparedconfusionamongher guestsand

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I C K I NS O N

have Isatdownto lunchordinnerhungryas

wasplaceduponthetable,myappetitewould sud-

egetablewasmushy,orthe meatwasheapedupon

,orthemashedpotatowaspac eddownflatinthe

highandfluffy.Amanmight sayitdoesnotma e

odloo sif it isw ellcoo edandw ellseasoned, but

eandeven"mereman"feels thedainty,appetizing

s,althoughhe willnotalwaysadmitit.So evenif

eactua lcoo ing, it isniceto now abitabout

andI willtellyoumanyof theirlittletric s.By

usinga litt le ingenuity , youcanma easimpledish

theeyeas wellastothe palate,andyouwillfeel

yourtroubleinthe appreciationofyourhusbandor

ownto yourluncheonordinnertable.W hy,my

urniporcabbagecan bemadeappetizingifit iswell

dplacedon theplatterintheform ofaring,with

highinthe centerandtheringsurroundedwitha

sorcrisphotw eenies.

,and goeswellwithanycreameddish.Theeasiest

o f riceormashedpotato , a f terthevegetable iscoo ed

inahot oiledringmold,invertthemold onthe

removethemold.Ifyoudonot havearingmold,

apeinthe middleofthedish(be suretheoutside

c thehotriceor potatoaroundthepan,andthen

reamedchic en,veal,ham,ordriedbeefare de-

tasteif surroundedwithmashedpotatonestsfilled

tsor both.

lyso ifitis tobeusedat abuffetluncheonor

angingseveralcolorful vegetablesonaplatterand

shedpotatoputthroughthepastry bag.Evenchil-

w il leatspinachif it is" dressedup" abit inafancy

lseasonedtobegood. Tryma ingit inamound

esmade fromhard-boiledeggs.Stea isattractive

o uettesorpotatoes renchf ried, oranyvegetable

. A neggdishisa lw aysmoreattractive if it is

pbaconor afewsprigsofparsley.Manyvege-

emselves, andasprin lingofpapri aorchoppedparsley

rm.

mashedsweetpotatoesinaba ingdish decorate

cethedishin theovenuntilthepotatoesare wellheated

vefluffedupandbecomeadelicate shadeofbrown.


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T S l i

hatyouwillta etimetofi theminthatwaymany

upscanbegarnished vegetables,coo edandcutin

nsoupsmoreattractive . A dashofpapri a , abito f

grated cheesewilldressupwith creamsoup,anda

ust" ma es" thepeaortomatosoup.

garnisha lso. C utthe largersta l so f thece lery in2-

chendtowithinV tinchof thecenter dropinto ice

d.Or useceleryheartsinsteadofthe largerstal s.

oiage cutnarrow slitsdownthroughthesta l s stand

,and theywillbeverycrisp andwillcurlup. C ut

harp nife lengthwise , intovery thinslices, not uite

readeachpic le intheshapeofafananduseasa

esbyremovingthe rootfromroundradishesandnil

herootendandma e5incisionsthroughthes in,

o f theradish passthepointo f the nifeunderthe

asfarasthe incisionse tend cutthroughthe insideof

epetals,andputthe radishincoldwater.Theradish

semblearose.

eeasiest,of course,todressup.Theingredientsof

usuallycolorful,andit ta esonlyanut meat,a

s ofpimientoorgreenpepper,or afancycutslice of

ngto ma ethesaladirresistible.W hippedcream

loredsugar,nutmeats,candiedginger,or cherriesand

essertaddscharmtothedish. Whenyouarema ing

avea litt le inthe ettleaf terthe e lly isdone coo dow n

place intiny arsli epeanutbutter ars, mayonnaise

m ars useforgarnishingbycuttinginfancyshapes.

ewithcandiedfruits,cut andarrangedtoresemble

mdrops.Theyareeasilycut intolittlebudsand

nwillcut beautifullytoresembletheleavesandstems.

ewhohasthebirthdayandwill beachangefromthe

w ithapplepie , m incepie , andpump inpie . If you

efestiveair,shapea pac ageofcreamcheesein the

ce oneoneachindividualdish withthepie.Thisis

i l lthecheesethoroughly creamitw ithafor until

de it insmallportions formitinroundballsw iththe

rpaddleorw ithone'shands sprin lethesurface

thatitwil l loo a lmostred stic aw holeclove inthe

roseor fernsteminthe otherend.


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OOKBOOK

timatelyassociatedwiththenameofThomas

isplay intheWhiteHouseandisgenerally now nas

B oo . " Onsomeof itspagesareanumberof recipes

writingoftheauthoroftheDeclarationof Independ-

sureoftheW hiteHousehasatitle pagecarrying

agement

rce

lyleafbearingthesewords:

ticello,

endandsister.

icellowas efferson'sdaughter,who,forbrief

atheratthe White Houseand,duringhisdeclining

nticello.This giftevidentlyattractedtheatten-

attheageofeighty-twoyears,wassufficientlyinterested

voriterecipestothosealreadycollected.

n1826,thefamilypossessionswerescattered,andit

tadministrationduring1904that therewasany

geof thee istenceof thishistorica lmemento . Inthat

velt,whowasthenthemistressofthe White House,

theboo byMr.GeorgeA.Satterlee.Thefollowing

t:

erstandyouarecollectingcabinetof eramies,

dministrations.Ibegleaveto offeryouavolume.

isad unctandperta iningtheretoandmaynotbe

tion. It isprobablyacopyof thef irstcoo boo

aluableforthat reason,butmorevaluablefrom

t45 recipesinMr.Thomas efferson'shand-

downto methroughagifted insmanlongsince

givenby agranddaughterofMr. efferson.The

isdaughter,Mrs.Randolph, in1824,twoyears

thin . TheMrs. Randolphreferredtoastheauthorandpub-

videntlythesister-in-lawofThomas efferson'sdaughter.


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SO N C O O K B OO K

ndoubtedlyhispersonalcopy.It hasbeenin

s.Byacceptingit youwillconferagreat honor.

foryourselfanddistinguishedhusband,Iam,

,

B ,

C a lif . "

C ommittee,ofwhichMrs. ouisC .C ramtonwaschair-

w edaccesstothe ef fersonC oo B oo byMrs. C a lv in

nthemistressof theWhiteHouse. Thefo llow inge -

reface, show theauthor's ua inthandlingof thesub ect

dmanagementinitsrelationto thegovernmentof

redwhenIfirst enteredonthedutiesofa

hew antofboo ssuf f iciently clearandconcise , to

Tyro , compelledmetostudy thesub ect, andby

duceeverythingintheculinaryline toproper

ts....Thegovernmentofa familybearsa il-

egovernmentofanation.The contentsofthe

n, andgreatcareta ento eepthee pendituresf rom

ts.A regularsystemmustbeintroducedintoeach

emodifieduntilmatured,andshouldthenpass

ndarcanumofmanagementliesin threesim-

ngbedoneatthepropertime, eepingevery thing

teverythingtoitsproper use.'Ifthemistressof

nge amineminutelythedifferentdepartments

tdetecterrors intheirinfantstate,whenthese

.But afewdays'growthgivesthemgigantic

thallher attendantevils,areintroduced.Early

hegoodgovernmentofafamily.A latebrea -

sinessofthe dayandthrowsaportionof iton

edoorfor confusiontoenter.Thegreaterpartof

beenwrittenfrommemory,wheretheywereim-

practice... .

, 1824. "

ramtonandherassistantscopiedthewordingof

sfo llow s:

andpea lthem. etthemlay15minutesinco ld

dthrowthem intoasmuchboilingwaterand salt

so ft. Whendoneta ethemoutof thew aterand

addcreamand'buttere ua l uantit ies, enoughto

poundofbutterto2 uartso fpotatoes)w itha little

fectlylightand white.Iftoostifftheymaybe

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O I I N G RI C E

r.Drainitin asieveandthrowit intoboiling

e itw itha ladle , putit inacleanvessel. etitre -

ecomeswhiteanddry.In thisformitis usedfor

beefandapoundofsuetvery f ine , theyo l so f3

ead,somesweetherbs,pepper,saltand onion.Itwill

beparboiledandopenedatthe top.Scoopitout

evethemeat. i l l it , close itup, t ie ithardandclose

boileda little , t ie itcloser. Itmustbo il2 , ihours.

tmashed. Ta eabito fbutterthesizeofa

pedfine.Dothemtogetherin afryingpantill the

tle f lourandsoupenoughtoma eagravy . Put

andseasonwithpepperandsalt.

PS

rmeatin thebottomofthepan withalump

erbsandroots smallandlaythemoverthe meat.

overaslow fire.Thiswilldrawforththe flavorsof

eaterdegreethanto putonthewaterat first.W hen

hemeatis beginningtodryputin thewaterand

eito f f . e titcoo lands imof f thefatclear. Heat

henyouma ew hitesoupsneverputinthecream

hef ire .

E M AI RE

rditwelland putitin aDutchoven.Ta ethe

cutitin pieceswithsmallslicesof anyotherfresh

easonthemwithsalt,pepper,thyme,carrotsanda

doverthebeef,coverthe wholewithwater,let

fectlydone. Ta eouttheround andsetitby

w tobemade. Beginby ta ingouta llthemeatand

uicesorbrothw hichmustbestrainedthrougha

mmedf romthetop. Putitbac onthef irewithafew

simmerslowly.Beatup4 eggsinacup ofwater

alltogetherfor about5minutes.Thenletit remain

hesidene tthef irebeginsto loo clear. oumay

yclearby ta inga litt le inasilverspoon. Ta e

earthefire putafewcoalson thetopandletit

ero fanhour. our e lly isnow ready forstra iningand

beef.Thisdishshouldbeprepareda daybeforeitis

otbetoolarge.

enfromthete toftheboo ,were,nodoubt,in


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SO N C O O K B OO K

E

hangethewatertwoorthreetimes whilethey

hchopthemonaboardto eepthemagoodco lour.

tha uarterpoundbutterand2 spoonfulsthic

pouritovertheduc s.

ghingabout25pounds.Ta e3ouncessaltpeter,

cloves,1/2ounceallspice, alargenutmeganda

ltogethervery f ine . Ta etheboneout. R ubitw ell

hsides. Putsomeof it inthebottomofatub ust

beef . ay it inandstrew theremainderonthe

for2w ee sandspreadthemi tureoverit a tthe

beef, binditw ithtapeto eepitroundandcompact,

bonew aswithapieceof fat. ay it inapanof

tlesuet overthetopandpour inapintof water.

oarsecrustandathic paperoverthat. Itw il lta ef ive

coldta eof f thetape. It isade liciousre lishattw elve

pereatenw ithv inegar, mustard, o ilo rsa lad. S imthegrease

e it itma esane ce llentseasoningforanymade

ossomsf rom2 uartsofgreengooseberries. Put

r weightinloafsugaranda verylittlewater when

epulpthrougha sieveandwhencoldaddrich boiled

cream putit inaglassbow landlay thebrothed

onswhenperfectly ripe . Ta eouttheseedsand

chinabowlin smallpiecesthatwilllay conveniently.

redsugarandletthem standseveralhours.Thendrain

deand addasmuchcreamas itwillgivea strong

applesmaybe usedinthesameway.

O U R TH I EV E S

y,sage,wormwood,rueandmintofeachalarge

apotofearthenw are, pouronthem4 uartsofverystrong

elyandputaboardonthetop eepit inthehottest

nandbottle,puttingin eachbottleacloveof garlic.

ebottleandbecomeclearpourito f fgently dothis

msediment. Thepropertimetoma eit isw hen

,in une.Thisvinegarisveryrefreshingin crowded

of thesic andispeculiarlygratefulw hensprin led

eather.


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A NDISHES

ES, A NDHORSD'C EUV R ES

n toast,cutovalorin smalls uares spreadwith

thsomefilletsof anchovythesamelengthasthe

rd-boiledegg,thewhitesandtheyol schoppedsepa-

A R D, w i fe o f C o n g re s sm a n Mi l ln r d (N e w o r ) .

spoonfulmayonnaise,heap-

ce ing

undparsley

slicesinanyshapedesired mi creamandmayon-

eeseuntilw or edintoasoftpaste adda litt le

yonbread placesmallbiscuitcutterabout1inchin

eofbread mi lemon uice intocav iar dropleve l

mallmold removemold decorateedgesofsand-

turew ithca e icingdecoratoror nife sprin leground

erveasanappetizerwith anycoldbeverage.

SQUIN, w idow of the lateC ongressmanQuin(Mississippi).

canpimientos

ndpeppertotaste

ientosthroughthemeatgrinder mi withsweet

peppers eepinthe icebo overnight sliceandserve.

.M-.I.IsIIMs.wifeofC ongressmanShallenberger(Nebras a).

m i w ithenoughmayonnaisetoho ldtogether

ndW orcestershiresauce spreadonroundsoftoast

eese(preferablySw iss) putinoven removew hen

a ethesecanapesniceandpuf fymi theminced

mayonnaiseandenoughstifflybeatenwhiteofeggto

er,alsosomeofthegrated cheese.

w ifeofC ongressmanB ac (C a lif o rnia).


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C OOKBOOK

M

wns inf romaf reshcocoanut gratethemeat

for15minutes sca ld dra incarefully intoabowl

w etcheesecloth s ueeze ituntila llcreamhasbeen

mil ; meatshouldbesnow w hite useasagarnishor

emon,Bombayduc ,anchovies,orthehorsd'

ithanOriental curry.

wifeofe -AmbassadorEdge.

P

moreorlessformaldinner isacanapeconsisting

onwhichis asliceoftomato.Spreadthe tomato

rushedinmayonnaise sprin lethetopof thisw ith

hadabof mayonnaise garnishwitharingof green

OR D, wifeofe -C ongressmanR utherford(Georgia).

thenoughsof tbuttertoma eapaste addsa lt,

ion, andlemon uicetotaste spreadthismi ture

butteredtoast crumbleyo l so fhard-bo iledeggs

MItA M. ST. V F . i i , w ifeofe -C ongressmanR amseyer(Iow a).

atorC olemandaPont)

oonfulW orcestershire

auce

heeseSa lt ifdesired, l itt leo f

Halfas muchbutterascream

oniceforseveralhours spreadontoastorcrac ers

rings.

K, w ifeof theGovernorofDelaware

SenatorC o lemandu ont(Delaw are).

uce

aslargeasa silverdollar spreadwithami ture

foodchopperandseasonedwithe ualpartsof

ray 'schutney , heapedhighandround coverwith

e inahotovenuntilcheesemeltsto formacrustoverf i l ling.

TAGUR,wifeofC ongressmanMontague(Virginia).


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ES, A NDHORSD'OEUV R ES3

ll arstuf fedo lives

s addsardinesthathavebeenf reedf romboneand

ivesthathavebeencutup mi a lltogether add

d putaheapingtablespoonfulo fmi tureonacrisp

veontopofeachserving useasmallle ttuce leafoneach

R ING, w ifeofe -C ongressmanSpearing( ouisiana).

SD'O3UV R E

terofcongealedsalad)

es1 Philadelphiacreamcheese

secoloring

mstu"edolives splitdownalmosttostemend,

sections ta ecreamcheeseandw or it intosmooth

getablecoloringtheshadedesired openolivesections

all nifepressgreensectiongentlyaroundcheese

touchthetopofthe cheeselightlywithcoloringto

erosesteminto thestemendofolive andwithalittle

pretty rosebud w rapinwa paperandplaceonice .

raO.

wifeofC ongressmanRamspec (Georgia).

ES

mi w ith1cupfulo f smo edf ishthathasbeen

add4teaspoonfulso fcream mi ; spreadontoast

resswithstuffedorripeolives.

GEDDES, memberof theC ongressiona lC lub.

p toast butterandspreadwithpatede foiegras

f tomatooneachround putontopofeachslicesome

aceastuf fedo live inthecenter.

. n, e -C ongresswomanand

essmanOldf le ld(A r ansas).

tomatoor good-

ceofcanned

eorcoo iepan coverwithtomato , w hichin

sliceofcheese topw ithslicedbacon putinoven

baconcrisp.Thisisa goodemergencysupperrecipe

ER , w ifeofe -C ongressmanSchafer(Wisconsin).


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theshuttersfast,

elthe sofaround,

loudhissingurn

n,andthe cups

ewait oneach,

eveningin.

ceschoco late

er% cupfulsugar

otw ater addthesugarandthenthehotli uid,

irectlyovertheheat beatw ellandserve. A thic er

sing4 ounceschocolate,butifthechocolatei ssweet-

Y , w ifeofC ongressmanKelly (Pennsy lvania).

spoonfulswater,hot

chMil

addhotw aterma ingathinpaste bo ilf or2

hotmil ; serve.

S, w ifeofC ongressmanC ollins(Mississippi).

gecupfuloffinelygroundcoffeeto 1gallonboiling

muslinbagsandsteep(notbo il)20minutes. or40

coffeeto 2% gallonswater.

TER S, w ifeofe -C ongressmanWalters(Pennsy lvania).

Benedictine

1cupfulorangeC uracao

1 cupfulC ointreau

ther adde ua lpartofblac co f fee adde ua lpart

l ; heat serve li eademi- tasse.

G,wifeofC ongressmanBrowning(Tennessee).


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ssverycoldwater

emon, uiceof

lastly the lemon uice the uiceofanorangemay

a, w ifeofe -C ongressman oung(NorthDa ota).

teaspoonfulsvanilla

esugarandsalt blendthoroughly addthemil and

chilledbeforeblending gratednutmegmaybe

a ermaybeusedfortheblending.

N,secretaryofNationalRedC ross(DistrictofC olumbia).

raysof1pintW elch'sgrape uice

monade

ntplain orspar lingwater

mons, % cupfulo f sugarand1pinto fw ater. P inch

thumband fingeruntilthebruisedsprigs giveout

thruststemsintoadeep pitcherhalffilledwith

msprin lethesugarandleta llstandforha lfanhour

de, andw ater. If spar lingw aterisused, addit ust

o fC ongressmanSeed(New or ).

ranges(thestra ined uice)

2lemons

andwhenreadytoserve addgingerale.

R ER OHNSON, w ifeofC ongressman ohnson(WestV irginia).

e uiceof2lemons, 2orangesand% cupfulsugar

d beat1f resh, chilledegguntilthic addf ruit

lf oamy f i l l4glasses% fullo f f izzandcompletew ith

le serveatonce.

PER . w ifeofC ongressmanHooper(Michigan).

artswater

r10minutes stra inandaddthesugar le tcome

entcor bottles stra ininthe uice , butdonots ueeze.

ER TON, w ifeofe -C ongressmanWolverton(WestV irginia).


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o e d )

ulssugar

f romstem putthegrapesina2- uartcanwiththe

gwaterandSeal.

R ET, w ifeofe -C ongressmanSw eet(New or ).

cupfulchoppedmint

pintchargedwater

eof

mnt le tstandonice1hour sugartotaste add

sesha lf f i l ledw ithice placesprigofmintineachglass

L , d a ug h te r o f C o n gr e ss m an P a r s ( A r a n sa s ).

water

ange, uiceof

pineapple uice

l so fmint crushthe leavesthoroughly addthe

ndasidefor1hour bo ilsugarandw ater pourthis

oolandstrainseveraltimesthrough cheesecloth when

pineapple uice serve inglassesw ithasprigof

rdialisalsodeliciouswhen frozen.

Dg, w ifeofC ongressmanR ichards(SouthC aro lina).

smint

gar

cupfulsboilingwater

ce)Ice

erover theteaand7 sprigsofmint steepfor

0cupfulsbo il ingw ateroverthe lemon uice , 4sprigsof

fo r5minutes stra ineachmi tureandblendaf terw ard,

N, w ifeofC ongressmanWearin(Iowa).

stic scinnamon

llspice

opnfulsalt

lngpo int simmer15minutes coo landa llow

movethespicesandservehotw ithcoo iesorsmall

E, w ifeofC ongressmanEltse(C a lif ornia).


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C OOKBOOK

DE

mes, uiceof

ngerale

r 10minutes addthegratedpineappleandthe

stra in coo l, andaddthegingera le ustbeforeserv ing.

E RS , w if e o f C o n gr e ss m an e f f er s ( A la b am a ).

o f

o f

e

ce, or

nutes addotheringredients.

MTON, w ifeofe -C ongressmanC ramton(Michigan).

nfulsOrangePe oe

ugarandice

ruit crushf reshmintleaveswithsugar add1

andstrainw hencold steeptea intheordinaryway

ethese ingredients addenoughw atertoma e1gallon

ummerluncheoninsteadoficedtea.

I. I, I: M II.I: IIII , v rif eo fC ongressmanShallenberger(Nebras a).

gar1C alif ornia lemon, uiceof

rniaoranges, uiceand

uartMichigangingera le

uiceof1teaspoonfulchoppedgreen

araschinocherries

ar, w ater, andsa lt ma ethegreentea le tcoo l

i add uiceoforanges, grapef ruits, andlemon

pulpofC a lif o rniaoranges chil lthoroughly w henready to

acein12tall glassesandputasmall teaspoonful

raschinocherrieson top.Theorangepulpand

ivecolorscheme.

R , wifeofC ongressman ehr(Michigan).

es4slicespineapple

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pices untilsirupis permeatedwiththespice

oranges,1orangeslicedand1 lemonslicedwith

tosmallpieces le tthisstandovernight beforeserv ing

oll inarisandmoresugarifdesired.

ETC HER , w ifeofSenator letcher( lo rida).

ger ale

anpineapple , crushed

of oganberry uice , smallbottleo f

uiceWhiteR oc

finished,putsomeslicedoranges andslicedpineapple

0people .

ieo fC ongressmanB loom(New or ).

uice2pintsw ater(spar lingmaybe

)

pfulsugar

n uiceandorange uice dissolvethesugarinit

l ingw aterisused, addit ustbeforeserving serve

w ifeofC ongressmanR eed(New or ).

it )

pineapple

1canpeaches

Sugar

ecannedf ruit e tractthe uicef romlemonsand

gallonconta iner thisma esabout3 uartso fheavy

uartswater sw eetenasdesired w henready toserve,

hef ruit addto uice . Thisislovely forpartiesw hen

scheme.

DER WOOD, w ifeofC ongressmanUnderw ood(Ohio).

ength4lemons, sliced

tentotaste

ETC HER , w ifeofSenator letcher( lo rida).

s1 uartmildv inegar

nstra in add% poundsugartoeach uarto f uice

bottle add1dozenclovesto enhancetheflavor.

w ifeofC ongressmanR eed(New or ).


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yofSouthC arolina)

dwithre-Nutmeg

nedcider m il acow intothe li uor w hen

ddedtocider,pour% pintormore,inproportionto

thathasbeen made,overbeatencream.

A L , daughtero fC ongressmanPar s(A r ansas).

O T E A

armyourteapot,

rthree

t,

ea.

wit,

ndpourit.

TER S, w ifeofe -C ongreumanWaltors(Pennsylvania).

h1cupfullemon uice

r

rovermintandtea cover le tstandinaw arm

in addlemon uice servew ithice sw eetentotaste .

EDDES, amemberofC ongressiona lC lub.

ott legingera le

sliced

sprigsof

ng4 tablespoonfulsto1cupfulwaterand3 cupfuls

ersugarand eepinreserve arinicebo untilready for

esandlemons. orserv ingafew people , use% pitcher

rorange uice(3lemonsand3oranges) add%

tsliceoflemon,ice,and sprigofmintin eachglass,

addgrape uice .

ughtero fC ongressmanB loom(New or ).


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L S , R I ED C A K E S , AN D W A F L E S

thensman'sheart,and thereforecalledthestaffoflife.

ssa id, isw hatwechief lyneed. EWISOA R R O L .

E S

utwell-preparedandwell-ba edbread,anditis

enerallyusedbythe Americanpeoplethanany

nerallyused,butit constitutesanimportantpart

Americanhome.

c intotheages,andanyordinarymenu ismade

tainsa delicioussliceofbreador ahotroll.

of breadinthehomes,it isalwaysimportant

nitspreparation.Itis saidtheannualpercapita

ro imatelyonebarrel,whichshowsconclusivelyits

gram,andhowessentialit istothemenu inthe

hehome.

nuwafflesareoftensubstitutedforbread,andthey

nutritionas breadandareverypalatable.Theydo

eimportantpartinthemenuthat breaddoes,but

a eaverydelicioussubstitute.

K L , w ifeofC ongressmanDow ell( Iow a).

WHEA T

dandr osyphosphorus,silicon,andfluorineto

ndbones.

earv isionandSU PHUR Thatw or sw ithsil iconto

forthe ma efinehairand nailsthatwon't

rotectsthebrea ..,.,

Thatdefendsthebody

dlu -andtoburnpo isonsdangerousto

a irsandC H OKINB Thathelpstoma eup

stric uice,andwithoutwhich

epsthetissuestherecan beno"gooddigestion."

GEN Nitrogen,hydrogen,and

spoisonsandcarbon,whichma ebreathing.These

health. 16e lementsthatma eforthe oyof

binewithlivingareall foundinwheat.

L INT IO, w ifeofC ongressmanMcC lintic(O lahoma).


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S IO N A C O O K B O OK

onfulmace,powdered

ind,candied

edough ba e ingreasedtubepan w henserv ing,

thisserves6persons.

S, w ifeofC ongressmanC ollins(Mississippi).

,% cupfulsugar,% teaspoonfulsaltand2tea-

er w or in2teaspoonfulssof tbutter add1egg,

w eetmil beatw elltogether addcarefully% cup-

w ellf loured ba e30minutes.

eofSenatorHarrison(Mississippi).

o l andw hitebeaten

rately

ingpow-1cupfulmil

erries

dover, w ashed, dried,

n ledw ithf lour

ingpowder sif ttwoorthreetimes creambutter

w ellbeaten, andmil ; st irthisinto f lour beatthoroughly

andlastly theberries,beingcarefulnotto brea

pans% anhour.

WSON, wifeofe -SenatorR aw son(Iow a).

fulscreamtartar

sflour

% cupfulsblueberries, f loured

e inmoderateoven.

HITE, w ifeofSenatorWhite(Maine).

pfulsbran

aspoonfulsoda

ttotaste

dsoda ma eaw ellincenter pourintothis

ifnutsandf ruitsareused addacupfulto this

s lo w ov e n in 1 l o af .

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spoonfulsalt

ulsmil

ing1cupfulchoppedwalnutsor

alnutsand

teoven beginwithlitt leheat.

WSON, w ifeofe -SenatorR aw son(Iow a).

ica ecompressedyeast

pfullu ew armw ater

our,about6cupfuls

er

a lt, sugar, andfatintoabowl addthe. disso lved

ally whenstiffenoughtohandle,turn thgdough

neaduntilso f tandelastic putitbacl intothe

r le titrise inaw armplaceuntildouble itsbul ; div ide

biscuits coverthem letthemrise inthepanin

eduntildouble inbul ; ba e.

Y , w ifeofC ongressmanKelly (Pennsy lvania).

ablespoonfulcinnamon

nfulnutmeg

poonfulsoda

p u t so d a in l a st l e t ra i se i n p an % h o ur b a e i n

U L , w ifeofe -C ongressmanHull( Ill ino is).

nfulssugar

poonfulsalt

dinasmallbowlw ith% cupfullu ew armmil ;

i ; le t itriseanhourorso inaw armplace havef lour

atoncew ith% thebutter w or thisw ell addtherest

ndtheresto f thebutterlitt leby litt le w or thisli e

hef inishthesugar, sa lt, andyeast m i itgently le t

w or itoncemore le titriseagain w or itaga in

readytouse.Thedoughshouldbe made12hours

, renchbrioche, orcof feeca e. Whenready to

ut inamoldandallowedto risetwiceitsoriginal

b r us h t he y o l o f a n eg g m i e d w it h m il b a e i n a

w illma eabout3dozensmallbrioches.

w ifeofe -SenatorGerry (R hodeIsland).


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aldedandcooled add2yeastca es,dissolvedin

cupfulbutter,softenedoverhotwater,3wholeeggs,

1% teaspoonfulssa lt, 1teaspoonfullemone tractand

mi thoroughly beat10minutestosmoothbatter

satroomtemperature putdowninmuf f incupsor

putinicebo for12hours noaddit ionalf lourisneces-

teoven.

TAGUE,wifeofC ongressmanMontague(Virginia).

cupfulwalnutsorpecans,

pped

cupfulraisins,stonedand

escutinhalf

spoonfulsbrownsugar

lacecaninw aterandsteam2V & hours. Keepw ater

feofC ongressmanMcDuffie(Alabama).

tflour.1teaspoonfulsoda

teaspoonfulsalt

d, add% cupfulmolasses, 1largecupfulm il ; if

e it% w ater ba e1hourinfa irly slow oven.

R UR, w ifeof thee -Secretaryof theNavy .

cupfulmolasses

1teaspoonfulsalt

pfulflour

ansaftercanshavebeengreasedw ell putinw ater

ebread shouldcomeoutofthe canseasily.

USON, GovernorofTe as.

BREAD

upfulnuts

pfulsGrahamf lour

cupful whiteflour

molasses

lasses, andsourcreamtogetherw ith% theba ing

w hite flourinw hichtodredgethera isinsandnuts sif t

teremainderof thew hite f lour addboth inds

ntslastlyaddingthenuts andraisins useEnglish

y inddesiredaregood pourthemi ture into

letstanduntilfull, about1hour'st ime, f i l l ingthecans

inslow oven thismi turew illf i l l3cans ova lpanmay


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wichesthisbreadisdelicious,and combinesnicelywith

S, w ifeofe -C ongressmanHay (Hiuouri) .

D

sour1teaspoonfulsalt

olasses,% cupfulraisins

ite f lour

M, , wifeofe -C ongressmanHall( Ill ino is).

NB R EA D

Grahamflour

spoonfulsaleratus

ater

sofsourmil o rw ater thisma esathinmi ture

s.

I" . w ifeofSenatorMetcnlf (R hodeIsland).

SBUNS

sugar

e% teaspoonfulsa lt

teaspoonfulsoda

utmeg

idw ater addf lourtoma ethic batter, beating

vernight,carefullycovered inmorningaddrestofin-

a ina litt lew ater useenoughf lourtoro lloutli e

settorise5hours ro lldough% inchthic ; cutw ith

til l ight, perhaps% hour ma edeepcrossoneach

hw hiteofeggandpow deredsugar ba ea lightbrown.

GR A HAM, w ifeof thePresiding udge

stomsandPatentA ppea ls.

spoonfulsalt

sedyeastin2heapingtablespoonfulslard,

ed

gether add1cupfulofwarmwater,melted

ma eastif fdough addthecupfulo fw armw ater

riseovernight inthemorningpo eitdow n letrise

sasbigasanegg putingreasedgemtins rise3hours

w ifeofe -C ongressmanHardy (C o lorado).


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ll-beatenegg,gratedcheese,alittlesalt, tinybitof

stasuspicionofnutmeg addenoughf lourtothemi -

ugh ro ll oughthin cutinnarrow stripsabout6or

nmoderateoven.

,wifeofe -GovernorGardner(NorthC arolina).

tablespoonfulbutter

enne

oftened addflour,salt,cayenne,andenoughwater

r o ll t h in c u t in % - i n ch s t ri p s b a e i n h ot o v en .

, a founderof theC ongressiona lC lub

ongressmanPratt(New ersey).

ese,% poundbutter,wor edtogetherwell add

ndf lourtoma estif fdough ro ll% inchthic ; cut

SON, w ifeofC ongressmanWilson( ouisiana).

ratedcheese

owder1lemon, uiceof

teaspoonfulsalt

ittleof

very thin cutinnarrow strips coo inhotoven.

OODRTiM. w ifeofC ongressmanWoodrum(V irginia).

onfulsshortening

powder. % cupfulm il

upfulgratedcheese

r, andsa lt addshortening, cheeseandmil ; dust

ro lldoughout% inchthic ; cutintotriangles brush

sprin lethetopsw ithf ine lygratedcheese ba e in

te s .

A R O, w idow of the lateC ongressman azaro( ouisiana).

er1% cupfulsflour

teaspoonfulsba ingpowder

gs,beatenseparately

ogether addeggyol s, w ellbeaten addmil , f lour,

tesofeggs, beatenstif f sprin letopbeforeba ing

pfulsugar,2tablespoonfulscinnamon,and% cupful

e25to30minutes.

ifeo fe -C ongressmanB aer(NorthDa ota).


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yeast% cupfulsugar

nd2eggs

flour

tteaspoonfulsalt

spoonfulo f sugarinlu ew armmil add1%

asponge beatuntilsmooth cover setaside ina

but% ofanhour creamsugarandbutter addto

, w ellbeaten, resto f f lour, orenoughtoma esof tdough, and

place inwell-greasedbow l cover le triseabout2hours

e ingreasedsha llow pans brushwithbutter sprin le

le triseabout% hour ba e.

, w ife fe -C ongressmanR ubey (Missouri) .

owder1% cupfulsbuttermil

spoonfulsalt

herwithoutbeatingegg place inhotbutteredpan

untilgo ldenbrow n.

R EEC E, w ifeofC ongressmanR eece(Tennessee).

teaspoonfulsba ingpowder

chofsa lt, siftedw iththe

andsugar heatatablespoonfulofbutteror

pieplatetostir inthemi tureforshortening

ba e20minutesina uic oven.

A N, w ifeof theGovernorofNebras a .

espoonfulsbutterorlard

nfulssugar

onfulsalt

ingpowder

r, salt, andba ingpowderinbowl addmil ,

ddw ell-beatenegg ba e insha llow pan25minutes.

w ifeofe -C ongressmanMorgan(Ohio).

espoonfulsugar

nfulsal

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