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

which they were soaked. Serve sometimes over split biscuit, on a platter, with slices of broiled trumese on top, sprinkled with chopped parsley. For variety, add 1 teaspn. browned flour and 2 tablespns. tomato to the sauce. For Italian Tomato Sauce, use ½ cup tomato instead of the mushrooms. =55 Canned Mushroom Sauce= 2 tablespns. oil or butter 2 tablespns. onion, chopped 1 clove garlic, crushed 1½-2 tablespns. flour 2 teaspns. browned flour ¼ cup tomato a trifle of thyme a very little sage ½ cup sliced, canned mushrooms 1 pt. liquid--water and mushroom liquor salt Proceed as in other similar recipes. =★ 56 Dried Mushroom Brown Sauce= 3 level tablespns. butter 2 level tablespns. flour 2 level teaspns. browned flour ½ cup strong dried mushroom liquor 1½ cup milk salt May add a few chopped dried mushrooms cooked 5 m. after soaking 4-5 hours. A little lemon juice may be added if liked. =★ 57 Sauce Imperial= 1 qt. stewed tomatoes 1 or 2 large bay leaves 2 large sprigs thyme (or ¼ teaspn. dry thyme) 1 tablespn. chopped onion ⅛ of a lemon, rind and all 2 tablespns. oil 2½ or 3 tablespns. flour salt Cook all except flour, oil and parsley together for 20 m. Strain, heat oil, add flour and the strained tomato mixture. Then add 1¼ to 1½ teaspn. salt (or enough to destroy the acid taste of the tomato), and the parsley. =★ 58 Chili Sauce= 4 qts. stewed tomatoes 2-3 pints finely-sliced onion 1 cup sugar 1¼ cup lemon juice 1¾-2¼ tablespns. salt 1½-2 tablespns. celery salt 4 large bay leaves ¼-½ teaspn. thyme Cook tomato, onion and bay leaf together until onions are tender; then add dry ingredients (which have been mixed together), and the lemon juice. Boil up well, put into jars and seal. Thyme and bay leaf may omitted. =★ 59 Tomato Catsup= 2 qts. strained, stewed tomato 1 large head of celery 4 tablespns. sugar 4 teaspns. salt. Slice celery very fine, add with sugar and salt to the boiling tomatoes; cook until the celery is tender and the