Emergency Biscuit

Ingredients

• one cup of cooked peas
• one tablespoon of milk
• one tablespoon salad dressing on the top
• two tablespoons of mixture on each crust
• a pinch of cayenne
• a piece of news as bettina was putting the finishing touches on her porch table
• a small piece of green pepper
• a sprig of parsley to the salad dressing
• 2 c-flour 4 t-baking powder 1/2 t-salt 3 t-fat
• 4 t-baking powder 1/2 t-salt 3 t-fat
• 1/2 t-salt 3 t-fat
• 3 t-fat
• 7/8 c-milk mix the dry ingredients
• one inch apart
• six portions
• 6 apples 1-1/2 c
• 1-1/2 c-water 1 t-butter boil the sugar
• 1 t-butter boil the sugar
• ten o'clock sounds far away
• one doughnut
• ten o'clock bettina was giving a breakfast
• four portions
• 1 c-raw salt fish 2 c-raw potatoes 1 t-butter 1/2 c-cracker crumbs 1 egg
• 2 c-raw potatoes 1 t-butter 1/2 c-cracker crumbs 1 egg
• 1 t-butter 1/2 c-cracker crumbs 1 egg
• 1/2 c-cracker crumbs 1 egg
• 1 egg
• 1/4 t-pepper more salt if needed 1 t-water shred the fish
• 1 t-water shred the fish
• quarter potatoes
• 2 t-butter 2 t-flour 2 c-milk 4 eggs 1 t-salt a pinch of cayenne
• 2 t-flour 2 c-milk 4 eggs 1 t-salt a pinch of cayenne
• 2 c-milk 4 eggs 1 t-salt a pinch of cayenne
• 4 eggs 1 t-salt a pinch of cayenne
• 1 t-salt a pinch of cayenne
• 1/4 t-paprika 1 c-white sauce 2/3 c-cooked peas melt the butter
• 1 c-white sauce 2/3 c-cooked peas melt the butter
• 2/3 c-cooked peas melt the butter
• three dozen doughnuts
• 1 c-mashed potatoes
• 1-1/2 c-sugar 2 t-melted butter 3 t-baking powder 1/2 t-salt 1/2 c-sweet milk 2
• 2 t-melted butter 3 t-baking powder 1/2 t-salt 1/2 c-sweet milk 2 eggs 3 c-flour
• 3 t-baking powder 1/2 t-salt 1/2 c-sweet milk 2 eggs 3 c-flour 1/8 t-grated nutm
• 1/2 t-salt 1/2 c-sweet milk 2 eggs 3 c-flour 1/8 t-grated nutmeg 1/2 t-powdered
• 1/2 c-sweet milk 2 eggs 3 c-flour 1/8 t-grated nutmeg 1/2 t-powdered cinnamon
• 2 eggs 3 c-flour 1/8 t-grated nutmeg 1/2 t-powdered cinnamon beat the eggs
• 3 c-flour 1/8 t-grated nutmeg 1/2 t-powdered cinnamon beat the eggs
• 1/8 t-grated nutmeg 1/2 t-powdered cinnamon beat the eggs
• 1/2 t-powdered cinnamon beat the eggs
• one else must know--yet
• two people
• 1 c-medium white sauce 1-1/3 c-cooked fish 2 t-chopped pimento 2 t-chopped sweet
• 1-1/3 c-cooked fish 2 t-chopped pimento 2 t-chopped sweet pickle 1/2 t-paprika
• 2 t-chopped pimento 2 t-chopped sweet pickle 1/2 t-paprika mix ingredients
• 2 t-chopped sweet pickle 1/2 t-paprika mix ingredients in order given
• 1/2 t-paprika mix ingredients in order given
• 1-1/2 c-boiled rice 1/2 t-salt 1 egg yolk 6 t-crumbs 4 t-fat
• 1/2 t-salt 1 egg yolk 6 t-crumbs 4 t-fat
• 1 egg yolk 6 t-crumbs 4 t-fat
• 6 t-crumbs 4 t-fat
• 4 t-fat
• 4 tomatoes 1 c-chopped cabbage 1/2 t-salt 1/4 t-paprika 4 t-salad dressing stu
• 1 c-chopped cabbage 1/2 t-salt 1/4 t-paprika 4 t-salad dressing stuff fresh
• 1/2 t-salt 1/4 t-paprika 4 t-salad dressing stuff fresh tomatoes
• 1/4 t-paprika 4 t-salad dressing stuff fresh tomatoes
• 4 t-salad dressing stuff fresh tomatoes
• salt
• cayenne
• paprika
• nutmeg
• cinnamon
• pepper
• parsley

Directions

1. 2 C-flour 4 t-baking powder 1/2 t-salt 3 T-fat (lard and butter) 7/8 C-milk

2. Mix the dry ingredients and cut in the fat. Add the milk, mixing with a knife. Drop by spoonfuls on a buttered pan, placing one inch apart. Bake twelve minutes in a hot oven.

3. Glazed Apples= (Six portions)

4. 6 apples 1-1/2 C-"C" sugar 1-1/2 C-water 1 t-butter

5. Boil the sugar and water six minutes in a deep saucepan. Do not stir. Pare and core the apples. Place them in the syrup as soon as pared, to prevent them from discoloring. Cook until apples are tender. Remove the apples from the syrup and boil the sugar and water longer if it is not thick enough. Add the butter to the syrup and pour in and around the apples. Serve hot or cold. Granulated sugar may be used, but "C" sugar gives a better flavor.

6. CHAPTER XXXIV

7. BETTINA GIVES A PORCH BREAKFAST

8. BETTINA had risen early that beautiful July morning, for she had much to do. Bob had insisted upon helping her, and at eight, Ruth was coming.

9. "Such a simple breakfast after all, Bob! Do you think she'll like it?"

10. "Sure she will! If she doesn't I'll disown her! Say, Bettina, I haven't had my breakfast yet, and ten o'clock sounds far away. May I have just one doughnut with my coffee?"

11. "Why, Bobby, Bobby! Did I forget you? Your Aunt Elizabeth and the whole suffrage cause is on my mind this morning, but I didn't think even that could make me forget you. Help yourself to anything you see that looks good!"

12. The Aunt Elizabeth on Bettina's mind was an aunt of Bob's who was to be in town between nine and twelve, in conference with some of the leading suffragists of the city. She wished to see the bungalow, and at ten o'clock Bettina was giving a breakfast for her and the women with whom she was to confer. It was with fear and trepidation that Bettina had invited them, although she declared to herself that she was sure, sure, sure, of every dish on the menu!

13. As she arranged the great graceful yellow poppies in the center of the porch table, set for six, she was feeling somewhat nervous.

14. "Bob, you must go now, or you'll be too late for the train. Take a taxi home, not a street car."

15. "Taxi! You don't know my Aunt Elizabeth. She'd say, 'Say, young man, if you aren't saving your money any better than this, you ought to be.' And we'd probably end by walking."

16. "Hurry, dear."

17. The train proved to be late, and Ruth and Bettina were ready to the last detail. While beautiful, distinguished-looking Aunt Elizabeth was dressing, Bettina was meeting guests at the door. Before she realized it, she had introduced everybody to the guest of honor, and was ushering them out to her charming porch table.

18. "Oh, Ruth," she said in the kitchen, "isn't my Aunt Elizabeth lovely? I'll say 'mine' now, not Bob's. I was in such a hurry that I forgot to be frightened."

19. The breakfast consisted of:

20. Moulded Cereal on Bananas Whipped Cream Codfish Balls Egg Soufflé Green Peas Twin Mountain Muffins Jelly Doughnuts Coffee

21. BETTINA'S RECIPES

22. (All measurements are level)

23. Codfish Balls= (Four portions)

24. 1 C-raw salt fish 2 C-raw potatoes 1 t-butter 1/2 C-cracker crumbs 1 egg, well-beaten 1/4 t-pepper more salt if needed 1 T-water

25. Shred the fish. Pare and quarter potatoes. Place the fish and potatoes in a stewpan and cover with boiling water. Boil twenty-five minutes or till the potatoes are soft. Do not boil too long or they will become soggy. Drain well, mash and beat until light. Add butter, seasoning and egg. Shape, roll in crumbs, egg mixed with water, more crumbs, and fry in deep fat. These may be shaped into flat cakes, rolled in flour and sautéd in hot fat. Garnish with parsley.

26. Egg Soufflé= (Four portions)

27. 2 T-butter 2 T-flour 2 C-milk 4 eggs 1 t-salt a pinch of cayenne or 1/4 t-paprika 1 C-white sauce 2/3 C-cooked peas

28. Melt the butter, add the flour and gradually add the milk. Cook three minutes, add seasoning and the well-beaten yolks. Fold in the beaten whites and turn into buttered moulds. Set in a pan of hot water and bake in a slow oven until firm (about twenty-five minutes). Serve with a white sauce, highly seasoned, to which has been added one cup of cooked peas. Pour the sauce around the soufflé.

29. Potato Doughnuts= (Three dozen doughnuts)

30. 1 C-mashed potatoes, hot 1-1/2 C-sugar 2 T-melted butter 3 t-baking powder 1/2 t-salt 1/2 C-sweet milk 2 eggs 3 C-flour 1/8 t-grated nutmeg 1/2 t-powdered cinnamon

31. Beat the eggs, add the sugar. Mash the potatoes and add the butter and the milk. Add this mixture to the eggs and sugar. Add the flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon sifted together. Roll one-fourth of an inch thick, cut with a doughnut cutter, and fry in hot deep fat.

32. CHAPTER XXXV

33. A PIECE OF NEWS

34. AS Bettina was putting the finishing touches on her porch table, set for dinner, and humming a little song as she tried the effect of some ragged robins in a mist of candy-tuft, all in a brass bowl, she heard a murmur of voices at her front door.

35. "I'll tell just Betty; no one else must know--yet. But what if I haven't the courage to tell even her?"

36. "Perhaps she'll suspect anyhow!"

37. "Goodness, Harry! You make me afraid to go in! Is my expression different?"

38. The answer was not audible to Bettina, though she was sure that she heard whispers and a little suppressed laughter. Certainly it had sounded like Alice's voice! What? Could Mr. Harrison be with her? For a moment Bettina stood stock still, feeling like an eavesdropper. Then she let out a gasp of amazement. "Well!" was all she said, and sat down to think. When the door-bell rang, she could not at first gain the composure necessary to answer it.

39. "Why, how are you, Alice? I haven't seen you for ages! And Mr. Harrison! Do come in; you must stay to dinner, for you're just in time. Bob will be home any minute."

40. "Oh, we couldn't stay!" answered Alice. "Har--Mr. Harrison and I were walking home from town, and when we came to this house, we couldn't help stopping to say 'hello.'"

41. Bettina was conscious of a strained feeling in the air, which made her want to giggle--or shake Alice. After all, she couldn't help overhearing! And yet she might be mistaken! She found herself saying--she scarcely knew what--to keep up the conversation.

42. "Do stay! We have a funny little dinner tonight, but I believe you'll like it. Bob had been rather over-worked at the office lately--and I tried today to think of some of his favorite dishes for dinner. I wanted to have a jolly little meal to take his mind off his worries. And it would help a lot if he could see you two people. Do stay! Do you care for blueberry tarts, Mr. Harrison? Well, that's to be our dessert!"

43. "My, that sounds fine!" said Mr. Harrison. "Couldn't we stay, after all?" he asked, turning to Alice.

44. "Well, if you really, truly want us," said Alice to Bettina.

45. "Why, of course I do! I'm delighted to see you! I think we're fortunate. Mr. Harrison, you are usually so busy that we scarcely dare invite you!"

46. "I suppose I ought to be at work today, but I'm taking a little holiday. I couldn't put my mind on business."

47. He was actually blushing, Bettina thought. Suddenly she found Alice's arms around her and Alice's laughing face hidden on her shoulder. "Don't, Harry! Let me be the one to tell her!"

48. And so Bob found them, all laughing and talking at once.

49. "Hurrah!" said he when he heard the news. "The best possible idea! Is dinner ready, Bettina? Get out some grape juice and we'll drink to the health and future happiness of Alice and Harry! I'm the man that made this match!"

50. Dinner that night consisted of:

51. Fish a la Bettina Rice Cakes Stuffed Tomato Salad Rolls Butter Iced Grape Juice Blueberry Tarts

52. BETTINA'S RECIPES

53. (All measurements are level)

54. Fish a la Bettina= (Four portions)

55. 1 C-medium white sauce 1-1/3 C-cooked fish 2 T-chopped pimento 2 T-chopped sweet pickle 1/2 t-paprika

56. Mix ingredients in order given, heat and serve on wafers.

57. Rice Cakes= (Four portions)

58. 1-1/2 C-boiled rice 1/2 t-salt 1 egg yolk 6 T-crumbs 4 T-fat (lard and butter mixed)

59. Mix the rice and salt with the egg. Shape into flat cakes, two and a half inches in diameter and one-half an inch thick. Roll in bread crumbs and sauté in hot fat until brown on both sides. (About eight minutes.) If the egg does not sufficiently moisten the rice, add one tablespoon of milk.

60. Stuffed Tomato Salad= (Four portions)

61. 4 tomatoes 1 C-chopped cabbage 1/2 t-salt 1/4 t-paprika 4 T-salad dressing

62. Stuff fresh tomatoes with cabbage, seasoned, and mixed with salad dressing. Arrange the tomatoes on lettuce leaves and place one tablespoon salad dressing on the top. Add a small piece of green pepper or a sprig of parsley to the salad dressing.

63. Blueberry Tarts= (Four portions)

64. Fill muffin pans with plain pastry. Place two tablespoons of mixture on each crust. Cover with pastry strips and bake twenty minutes.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

Counts 18 of 21 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.