CHAPTER CLII

THE FIRST YEAR ENDS

"AND a whole year has gone since then," said Bob, as his eyes met Bettina's across the little table set for two.

"That's the queer part of it," Bettina replied. "That year seems unbelievably short in some ways and unbelievably long in others, and stranger yet, I don't feel that it is really gone. I feel as if we had it, captured, held forever, with all of its fun and all of its little sad times. We own it, even more than we own a collection of snapshots in a camera book--because that year is a part of us now."

"And the little hard places only make the bright spots all the brighter by contrast. Do you know, Bettina, that I've found you wiser than I ever imagined a young wife could be?"

"Bob,"--and Bettina laughed and blushed at the same time.

"Don't interrupt. This is our anniversary and I'm making a speech. You are wise because from the first you've realized that we get out of life just what we put into it. You've faced things. You've realized that marriage isn't a hit-or-miss proposition. It's a business----"

"A glorified business, Bobby. Dealing in materials that can't all be felt and seen and tasted, but that are, nevertheless, just as real as others. More truly real, I sometimes think. I know that the more love we give the more we receive, but we can't forget that we were given intelligence, too. So we mustn't turn the rose-colored lights of romance too beautifully low to let us see the wheels go round. And after all, romance is really in everything that we do lovingly, and intelligently. I find it in planning and cooking the best and most economical meals that I can, and in getting the mending done on time, and in keeping the house clean and beautiful. And--in having you appreciate things."

"If you knew how I _do_ appreciate them!" said Bob. "Let's make our second year even happier than the first. If that is possible!"

For that anniversary dinner Bettina served:

Broiled Steak New Potatoes in Cream Hot Biscuits Butter Currant Jelly Tomato Salad Charlotte Russe Coffee

BETTINA'S RECIPES

(All measurements are level)

=Currant Jelly= (Five glasses)

2 qts. of currants 1 C-water Sugar

Pick over the currants, leaving the berries on the stems. Wash and drain. Place in an enamel preserving kettle and add one cup of water. Cook slowly until the currants are white. Strain through a jelly bag. Boil the juice five minutes in a shallow pan. It is better to boil small quantities at a time, as this makes the jelly much clearer. When the juice has all been boiled, measure, and add an equal amount of heated sugar. Boil three minutes, or until it jells when tried on a cold saucer. Pour into sterilized glasses. Allow to stand in the sun twenty-four hours. Cover with boiling paraffin and put away in a cool, dark place. This recipe makes about five glasses or two and a half pints.

=Tomato Salad= (Two portions)

4 slices tomato, 1/2 inch thick 3 T-chopped green pepper 1/2 t-salt 1/4 t-paprika 1/8 t-celery salt 2 T-olive oil 2 T-lemon juice 2 pieces lettuce

Mix the salt, paprika, celery salt, olive oil and lemon juice. Beat one minute. Add the tomatoes and green pepper. Place in the ice box for half an hour. Arrange the lettuce leaves on salad plates. Place two slices of tomato on each portion. Pour the oil mixture over the tomatoes.

=Charlotte Russe= (Two portions)

2 t-granulated gelatin 2 T-cold water 1/4 C-hot milk 1 C-whipped cream 1/2 t-vanilla 4 thin pieces sponge cake 1/4 C-sugar

Place the sponge cakes around the edges of a moistened mould. Soak the gelatin in cold water five minutes. Add the hot milk. Stir until it dissolves. Add the sugar and vanilla. Allow the gelatin mixture to cool. When it begins to thicken, fold in the cream. Beat until the mixture holds its shape. Pour into the mould. Allow to remain two hours in a cold place.

INDEX

Bread, Rolls, etc. Baking powder biscuit, 51, 219, 442 Boston brown bread, 61 Brown bread, 201 Bran bread, steamed, 364 Cheese wafers, 439 Cinnamon rolls, 164 Cinnamon toast, 369 Corn bread, 309 Corn gems, 328 Cream toast, 390 Croutons, 23, 263 Croutons, shamrock, 396 Date bread, 233 Date buns, 274 Date muffins, 83 Date nut bread, 221 Egg rolls, 361 Emergency biscuit, 123 French toast, 145 Fruit gems, 180 Graham gems, 271 Gluten bread, 367 Light rolls, 75 Muffins, 326 Muffins, Twin Mountain, 64 Nut bread, 71 Nut bread for sandwiches, 371 Peanut butter and fruit rolls, 438 Peanut bread, 288 Pinwheel biscuits, 45 Pop-overs, 377 Sour cream biscuits, 417 Spanish buns, 78 Sweet milk griddle cakes, 145 Time guide for quick breads, 113 Toast, 48 Toasted sticks, 425 Wafers, Bettina, 460 Waffles, 326

Cakes and Cookies. Apple sauce cake, 83 Bettina's cake, 456 Bettina's cakes, 375 Bettina's sponge cake, 400 Bettina's wafers, 460 Brides' cake, 119 Burnt sugar cake, 323 Charlotte Russe, 463 Chocolate cream filling, 89 Chocolate sponge, 221 Chocolate nougat, 341 Chocolate, little cakes, 30 Chocolate, moist, 38 Date loaf cake, 347 Date rocks, 428 Devil's food, 178, 231 Doughnuts, 102 Doughnuts, potato, 126 Drop cookies, 256 Fancy cakes, 433 Fudge cakes, hot, 76 Ginger drop cakes, 286 Gingerbread, soft, 388 Graham cracker cake, 390 Gold hearts, 225 Hickory nut cake, 343 Jumbles, 253 Lightning tea cakes, 189 Loaf, Bettina's nut special, 35 Marble cake, 223 Mocha, 419 Molasses puffs, 208 Marshmallow, 92 Nut cookies, 260 One egg cake, 58 Orange cake, 201 Peanut cookies, 283 Quick cake, 132 Rocks, 211 Scones, 236 Small cakes, 393 Sour cream, 102 Sponge, 279 Sponge, hot water, 168 Spiced, 137 Washington pie, 321 White cakes, 23 White cake, 153

Cereals. Method of cooking, 105 Oatmeal, 67 Oatmeal with dates, 326 Rice, boiled, 423 Wheat cereal, 104

Desserts. Apples, Bettina, 208 Apples, baked, 112, 277, 375, 385 Apples, glazed, 123 Apple sauce, 306 Apricot sauce, 271 Cup custard, 217 Custards, steamed, 409 Grapefruit cocktail, 262, 396 Orange dessert, 398 Pineapple, sliced, 27 Peach cup, 358 Sponge cake and whipped cream, 412 Strawberries au naturel, 23

Drinks. Hot chocolate, 13 Coffee, 64

Eggs. Baked, 358 Devilled, 38 Escalloped with cheese, 312 Goldenrod, a la, 160 Omelet, 122 Poached, 47 Scrambled, 210, 328 Soufflé, 125

Fish. Codfish balls, 125 Fish a la Bettina, 128 Halibut steak, 26 Halibut, sautéd, 265 Lobster, creamed, 282 Oysters, creamed, 279 Oyster cocktail, 230 Oysters, creamed in ramekins, 364 Oysters, escalloped, 314 Oysters, fried, 303 Oyster patties, 252 Salmon, escalloped, 271, 361 Salmon, loaf, 274, 447 Salmon timbales, 23 Tuna, creamed on toast strips, 12 Tuna loaf, 195

Ice Creams and Ices. Apricots, frozen, 172 Chocolate sauce for ice cream, 92 Lemon sherbet, 71 Peaches for ice cream, 153 Pecan ice cream, 279 Vanilla ice cream, 153

Icing. Bettina's icing, 394 Confectioners', Bettina's, 344 Confectioners', 79, 89 Chocolate, 58 "C" sugar icing, 138, 153 Meringue, 52 White mountain cream, 24, 71

Jellies and Preserves. Cherries, canned, 109 Currant jelly, 109, 462 Cranberry, 323 Fruit jelly, 268 Fruit juice, 31 Grapefruit marmalade, 346 Jelly making suggestions, 110 Apple and mint jelly, 162 Orange marmalade, 369 Peach butter, 99 Strawberry preserves, 13 Tomato jelly, 101

Meats. Bacon, broiled, 146 Bacon, liver and, 180 Bacon, pigs in blankets, 355 Beef balls, 170 Beef, creamed, 68 Beef, corned, au gratin, 367 Beef, flank, rolled, 241 Beef, jellied, 40 Beef loaf, 155, 192 Beef pie, 223 Beef pot roast, 422 Beef roast, 177 Boubons, 18 Chicken croquettes, 186, 319 Chicken en casserole, 400 Chicken, fried, 118 Chicken a la king, 343, 393 Chicken loaf, 332 Chicken and mushroom patties, 268 Ham, 115 Ham, baked, 309, 374 Ham, broiled, 236 Ham cooked in milk, 326 Ham en casserole, 430 Hash, browned, 82 Lamb chops, creole, 135 Lamb chops, breaded, 249 Lamb chops, broiled, 85, 285, 411 Lamb, roast leg of, 34, 414 Lamb stew, 388 Liver and bacon, 180 Meat balls, 383 Mutton in ramekins, 288 Pork croquettes, 425 Pork chops, 95, 306, 398 Pork chops with sweet potatoes, 300 Pork tenderloins, 276, 436 Steak, Bettina, 404 Steak, devilled, 50 Steak, flank, braized, 290 Steak, Hamburger, 140 Steak, pan-broiled, 15, 131 Steak, round, en casserole, 408 Steak, round, with vegetables, 238 Steak, Swiss, 340 Tongue, boiled, 98 Turkey, roast, 293 Veal birds, 88 Veal chops, 444 Veal, creamed, 54 Veal cutlets, 174 Veal loaf, 60 Veal, breaded, 350 Veal steak, baked, 335

Nuts and Candies. Date kisses, 369 Fudge, chocolate, 338 Fudge, maple, 260 Fudge, peanut, 181 Fudge, white, 338 Penoche, 156 Peanut fondant, 338 Popcorn balls, 259 Salted almonds, 226 Salted peanuts, 234 Sour cream candy, 301

Pastry. Apple dumpling, 288, 246 Apricot cobbler, 192 Berry pie, 101 Blueberry tarts, 129 Boston cream pie, 386 Cheese timbales, 230 Cherry cobbler, 454 Chocolate pie, 183 Cranberry pie, 307 Cream puffs, 213 Crust, 52 Dutch apple cake, 115 Lemon pie, 51 Peach cobbler, 164 Pumpkin, 253 Rules for pastry, 161 Strawberry short cake, 16

Pickles, Relishes, etc. Beets, pickled, 50 Beets, spiced, 207 Cabbage relish, 265 Chili sauce, 217 Jelly pickle, 346 Radishes, 41 Relish for fried oysters, 303

Puddings. Apricot soufflé, 225 Brown Betty, 150, 291 Chocolate cream pudding, 187 Chocolate custard, 380 Cocoanut, 430 Cocoanut blanc mange, 95 Cornstarch fruit, 353 Cottage pudding, 20, 238 Cottage pudding, Bettina's, 277 Cream, whipped, 225 Date pudding, 356, 426 Date pudding, steamed, 249 Fig pudding, steamed, 351 Lemon rice, 274 Marble, 447 Marshmallow cream, 199 Marshmallow pudding, 383 Plum pudding, Bettina's, 312 Plum pudding, 294 Pineapple charlotte, 296 Prunes, 241 Prune blanc mange, 236 Prune soufflé, 141 Prune whip, 243, 314 "Quick pudding", 272 Rhubarb pudding, 86 Rice pudding, 156 Rice parfait, 364 Tapioca, apple, 219, 304 Tapioca and date, 335 Tapioca, orange, 450 Tapioca, strawberry, 452

Salads. Apple, celery and green pepper, 99 Asparagus, 452 Banana, 442 Beet, 189 Bean, 428 Bettina, 167, 343, 398 Blackstone, 458 Cabbage, 290 Clown, 433 Cherry, 187 Cucumber and radish, 51 Egg and lettuce, 414 Fruit, 456, 460 Grapefruit, 380 Honolulu, 172 Lettuce, 246, 282, 374, 408 Lobster and salmon, 38 Mexican, 201 Orange and cherry, 321 Pear, 279, 438 Perfection salad, 300 Potato, 207 Salmon, 57, 213 String bean, 230 Sunbonnet Baby, 70 Surprise, 252 Tomato, 462 Tomato, cucumber pimento, 27 Tomato cup, 91 Tomato, stuffed, 129 Tuna, 233 Washington, 371 Vegetable, 152, 271, 319, 436, 454

Salad Dressing and Sauces. Bread dressing, 241 Bechamel sauce, 243, 445 Butter sauce, 243 Boiled salad dressing, 102 Bettina dressing, 408 Bettina's French dressing, 454 Cranberry sauce, 310 Custard sauce, 96 Egg sauce, 23 French dressing, 27 French dressing with green peppers, 282 Giblet gravy, 294 Horseradish sauce, 170 Lemon sauce, 116 Mushroom sauce, 460 Maitre d'Hotel, 95 Roquefort cheese dressing, 374 Russian dressing, 246, 314 Salad dressing, 233 Thousand Island salad dressing, 89, 132 Tomato sauce, 19, 155 Vanilla sauce, 239 White sauces, 79

Sandwiches. Bettina's, 456 Ham, 38 Ham, chopped, 433 Hallowe'en, 253 Nut-bread for sandwiches, 371 Peanut butter, 41 Washington's birthday, 372

Soups. Bettina's soup, 442 Cream of asparagus, 263 Cream of celery, 396 Cream of pea, 425

Vegetables. Asparagus on toast, 303 Cabbage, creamed, 430 Cabbage, escalloped, 141, 216 Cauliflower, creamed, 83 Cauliflower, escalloped, 175 Carrots, creamed, 131, 228, 385, 441 Celery au gratin, 210 Celery and eggs, 170 Corn, creamed, 164 Corn, oysters, 146 Corn on the cob, 99 Egg plant, 285 Egg plant, escalloped, 355 Macaroni, tomatoes, green peppers, 353 Macaroni and cheese, 219 Onions, creamed, 294, 404 Onions, escalloped, 115, 419 Onions, stuffed, 416, 450 Peas, creamed, new, 85 Peppers, stuffed with corn, 186 Peppers, stuffed with cauliflower, 198 Peppers, stuffed with rice, 75 Potatoes, baked, 141, 385 Potatoes, creamed, 123, 148, 256 Potatoes, escalloped, 155, 285 Potatoes in cream, 16 Potatoes, cubes, 243 Potatoes, lyonnaise, 428 Potatoes, Bettina's, 221 Potatoes, mashed, 54, 170 Potatoes, Anna, 69 Potato balls, 198 Potato cakes, 161 Potato croquettes, 174 Potatoes, hashed brown, 150 Potatoes, brown, 177 Potato rosettes, 265 Potatoes, sautéd, 163 Potatoes, escalloped with bacon, 358 Potato and green corn croquettes, 135 Rice, 288 Rice croquettes, 411 Rice cakes, 129 String beans, 27 Squash, baked, 177 Sweet potatoes, mashed, 192, 340 Sweet potatoes, candied, 355 Sweet potatoes, fireless, 296 Sweet potatoes, glazed, 266 Tomatoes and cheese, 367 Tomatoes, cheese, and rice, 335 Tomatoes, devilled, 256 Tomatoes, stuffed, 54 Tomatoes, with rice, 183 Turnips, 246 Turnips, creamed, 180

Bettina's Suggestions. Bettina's suggestions, 71 Emergency shelf, 13 Menus for cerealess breakfasts, 144, 145 Suggestions for serving bride's cake, 119 Pastry rules, 161 Jelly making, 110

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Transcriber's Notes:

Varied hyphenation was retained as on page 64 where "egg white" has no hyphen in the ingredient list for Coffee but does have one in the recipe directions. It was also retained in words such as "tonight", "to-night" and "today", "to-day."

Many recipes have the list of ingredients in a different order than the directions use them. This was retained.

Obvious punctuation errors were repaired.

Page 16, "c" changed to "C" twice (1 C-milk) (1 C-sifted flour)

Page 27, String Beans with Butter Sauce, "(Two portions)" moved out of bold notation to match rest of usage.

Page 47, "certainly" changed to "certainly" (Tennis certainly does give)

Page 51, "sautè" changed to "sauté" twice (in it and sauté) (tablespoon flour and sauté)

Page 73, "bulgeted" changed to "budgeted" (that we have budgeted)

Page 75, subtitle "BETTINA'S RECIPES" moved to after the menu list to follow rest of usage in text.

Page 88, Veal Birds, recipe ingredient list calls for "paprika" while recipe directions asks for "pepper." This was retained.

Page 88, "sautè" changed to "sauté" (sauté until browned)

Page 125, "Souffle" changed to "Soufflé" in menu. (Egg Soufflé)

Page 125, "sautèd" changed to "sautéd" (and sautéd in hot fat)

Page 125, "Soufflè" changed to "Soufflé" in recipe title. (Egg Soufflé)

Page 126, "souffle" changed to "soufflé" (sauce around the soufflé)

Page 129, the title "=Fish a La Bettina= (Four portions)" was listed both above the menu list and after the menu as a recipe title. The first was removed.

Page 129, "sautè" changed to "sauté" (crumbs and sauté in hot)

Page 140, "Souffle" changed to "Soufflé" (Prune Soufflé)

Page 141, "Souffle" changed to "Soufflé" (Prune Soufflé)

Page 148, Chocolate Cookies, ingredient list calls for cinnamon but directions do not mention when to add it.

Page 156, Rice Pudding, "suger" changed to "sugar" (add the sugar)

Page 163, "Sautèd" changed to "Sautéd" twice (Sautéd Potatoes)

Page 165, both in menu and recipe title, "Sautèd" changed to "Sautéd" (Sautéd Potatoes)

Page 168, Hot Water Sponge Cake, "lmon" changed to "lemon" (1 t-grated rind lemon)

Page 224, "soufflè" changed to "soufflé" (with the soufflé)

Page 225, "Souffle" changed to "Soufflé" twice (Apricot Soufflé)

Page 237, "stirr" changed to "stir" (while I stir up a little)

Page 243, "Sautèd" changed to "Sautéd" (Sautéd Halibut Steak)

Page 262, "Sautèd" changed to "Sautéd" (Sautéd Halibut)

Page 265, "Sautèd" changed to "Sautéd" (Sautéd Halibut)

Page 289, word "CHAPTER" added to text of chapter header (CHAPTER XC)

Page 290, "teasponful" changed to "teaspoonful" (a teaspoonful of salt)

Page 309, "tap" changed to "tape" (bound with white tape)

Page 314, "Current" changed to "Currant" (Currant Jelly)

Page 349, "sizzlinz" changed to "sizzling" (cooker on the sizzling)

Page 393, "hallf" changed to "half" (cut in half-inch lengths)

Page 414, menu, "Lettuce and Egg" changed to "Egg and Lettuce" (Egg and Lettuce Salad)

Page 428, Bean Salad recipe, directions call for green pepper, but it is not mentioned in the list of ingredients.

Page 438, "Sautèd" changed to "Sautéd" (Sautéd Potatoes)

Page 457, "Frappe" changed to "Frappé" (Mint Frappé)

Page 460, Mushroom Sauce recipe, actual quantity of mushrooms not listed.

Page 471, "Souffle" changed to "Soufflé" twice (Soufflé, 125)

Page 473, three Bacon items moved to correct alphabetical order to be above Beef listings instead of right after the Beef listings as in the original text.

Page 475, "souffle" changed to "soufflé" (Apricot soufflé)

Page 476, "souffle" changed to "soufflé" (Prune soufflé)

Page 478, "Creaw" changed to "Cream" (Cream of celery)