This section is from the book "Lessons In Cooking Through Preparation Of Meals", by Eva Robeeta Robinson. Also available from Amazon: Lessons in Cooking Through Preparation of Meals.
Scalloped Ham Potatoes
Baked Green Peas
Cream Of Fruits Sponge Cake
Cut 4 potatoes into thin slices. Chop finely I onion, 2 carrots, and I bunch parsley. Cover the bottom of a buttered baking dish with a layer of potatoes, over this a layer of the mixed chopped vegetables. Season with salt and pepper, then add a 1/2-pound slice of ham cut into 3 or 4 pieces. Proceed as before, using another slice of ham for the top. Add 2 c milk, and bake in a slow oven for 1 1/2 h.
Shell 2 qts green peas, place in a small baking dish, cover with water, and bake slowly 30 m, letting the water cook down; then add 2 t flour mixed in 1/2 c cream or milk, 1/2 t salt and a little pepper. Bake 10 m more. Serve in the baking dish.
About 1 3/4 h before dinner time, prepare the scalloped ham and place in the oven. Prepare the baked peas and put in the oven 3/4 h before dinner. Fifteen m before dinner season the peas, first reserving 1/2 c for the Salamagundi Salad. Cut the cake made in the morning, also serve the Cream of Fruits, keeping in a cool place until ready to use. Fill the water glasses, and serve the dinner.
Saturday Dinner - | Cost | |
Scalloped Ham (1 lb.) | $ | 1,903 |
Potatoes ......................................................... | 600 | |
Baked Green Pear ......................................... | 450 | |
Cream of Fruits ............................................... | 1,710 | |
Cake ( 1/4 Recipe) .......................................... | 696 | |
Bread and Butter ............................................. | 600 | |
Total Dinner .......................................... | $ | 5,959 |
Total for Day ....................................... | 10,925 | |
Per Day per Person ........................... | 2,756 |
 
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