The Laurel Health Cookery: A Collection of Practical Suggestions and Recipes for the Preparation of Non-Flesh Foods in Palatable and Attractive Ways

in pan of water ¾-1½ hr. according to size of mold. Uncover large mold a short time at the last. Let stand a few minutes after removing from oven, unmold, and serve with creamed celery or peas or with sauce 16 (cocoanut cream if convenient) or 34. Loaf may be flavored, and served with any suitable sauce. =Loaf of Nuts= 2 tablespns. raw nut butter ⅓ cup whole peanuts cooked almost tender ½ cup each chopped or ground pecans, almonds and filberts (or butternuts, hazelnuts, and hickory nuts) 2 cups stale bread crumbs pressed firmly into the cup salt ¾-1 cup water or 1 of milk The quantity of liquid will depend upon the crumbs and other conditions. Put into oiled mold or can, cover, steam 3 hours. Or, have peanuts cooked tender, form into oval loaf, bake on tin in oven, basting occasionally with butter and water or salted water only. Serve with sauce 9, 10, 57, 59, or 69. Loaf may be served cold in slices, or dipped in egg, and crumbed, and baked as cutlets. Other nuts may be substituted for peanuts. One-half cup black walnuts and 1½ cup cooked peanuts, chopped, make a good combination. A delicate flavoring of sage, savory or onion is not out of place with these. =To Boil Peanuts= Put blanched, shelled peanuts into boiling water and boil continuously, for from 3-5 hrs., or until tender. (When the altitude is not great it takes Virginias 4 or 5 hours and Spanish about 3 to cook tender). Drain, saving the liquid for soup stock, and use when boiled peanuts are called for. =Nut Soup Stock= Use the liquid, well diluted, poured off from boiled peanuts, for soups. Large quantities may be boiled down to a jelly and kept for a long time in a dry place. If paraffine is poured over the jelly, it will keep still better. Use 1 tablespn. only of this jelly for each quart of soup. =Peanuts with Green Peas= Boil 1 cup blanched peanuts 1-2 hrs., drain off the water and save for soup. Put fresh water on