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PRELIMINARY PREPARATIONS

Grapefruit prepared and put on ice Cheese grated (or chopped) for sandwiches Bacon cut same length as bread slices Pickles may be made at any time Tomato jelly and mayonnaise dressing made Eggs, hard cooked Celery (or endive) cut and put in cold water Crab meat picked over and put on ice Lettuce washed and put on ice in cheesecloth Cake baked and one layer frosted Cake filling made, except the whipped cream Dry ingredients and shortening for biscuits combined

MARKET ORDER

1/2 pound crab meat 3/4 pound bacon 3/4 pound cheese 1/2 pint milk 1 pint cream 3/4 pound b.u.t.ter 1 dozen eggs 1/2 pint salad oil 4 grapefruit 1 head lettuce 2 roots celery or 1/2 pound endive 5 oranges 2 lemons 1 green pepper 1 onion 1/4 can (1/2 pint) tomatoes 2 ounces (8) cream peppermints 1/4 pound cl.u.s.ter raisins 1 loaf bread 1/4 pound candied cherries 1 1/2 doz. small sweet cuc.u.mber pickles 2 yards narrow ribbon Small fresh flowers or fresh mint leaves 1/2 package gelatin 1/4 pound finely ground coffee

GRAPEFRUIT BASKETS

Cut in two 4 grapefruit. Insert two toothpicks opposite each other on each half.

From one-half inch on each side of toothpick cut through the skin around the grapefruit one-fourth inch from the top of each half, leaving skin whole where toothpicks are inserted.

Loosen pulp and remove and discard seeds, membrane and toothpicks. Sprinkle pulp of each half with 1 cream peppermint, broken in pieces, and chill. Bring the two strips of skin together above the grapefruit and tie together with Narrow ribbon, for the handle. Insert in the knot a sprig of Flowers, berries or mint, and place on doily on individual serving plates.

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OPEN CHEESE AND BACON SANDWICH

Beat 3 eggs until light, add 3/4 pound soft cheese grated or put through food chopper 1 1/2 teaspoons table sauce 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon paprika Few grains cayenne. Mix well and spread on 8 slices bread cut one-third inch thick. Cut 3/4 pound bacon in very thin slices the length of the slice of bread.

Make bacon still thinner by pressing each strip on a board with a broad knife. Cover cheese with bacon and bake 8 or 10 minutes under gas flame, or in hot oven.

MIXED SWEET PICKLES

Put in small agate or enamel saucepan 1 cup vinegar 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon peppercorns 1/4 teaspoon blades of mace 1/4 teaspoon whole cloves, and cook 2 minutes. Add 1/2 cup candied cherries, cook 5 minutes; skim out, add 1/2 cup large Malaga raisins in cl.u.s.ters of two or three.

Cook 10 minutes, remove raisins and add 18 small sweet cuc.u.mber pickles and cook 10 minutes.

Arrange in gla.s.s jar in closely packed layers, putting raisins in first, then cherries, then pickles; repeat until jar is full. Strain hot syrup into jar, and seal.

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CRAB MEAT AND TOMATO JELLY SALAD

In a salad bowl lined with Lettuce leaves, arrange separate piles of 1/2 pound crab meat 3 hard-cooked eggs, chopped (use silver knife so white will not discolor) 2 roots celery or 1/2 pound endive cut in small pieces, and Tomato jelly cut in cubes. Between piles place Green pepper free from seeds and cut in strips. Make a nest of heart leaves of lettuce in center and fill with Mayonnaise dressing.

The salad ingredients may be mixed lightly together, when salad is being served, or only those ingredients that are desired may be served to each person.