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

be omitted entirely. The oil may be cooked with the oyster plant. =Milk Stew of Cabbage--White or Red= 1 pt. chopped cabbage 1 tablespn. chopped onion 1 pt. water 2 level tablespns. butter 1½ level tablespn. flour 1 pt. boiling milk chopped parsley Cook cabbage and onion in the water 20-25 m. leaving ½ pt. of liquid. Blend butter and flour and pour hot milk over; boil, add cooked cabbage and chopped parsley. Heat. Serve. =Milk Stew of Oyster Plant= Cook 1 qt. of sliced oyster plant in a small quantity of water. Add salt when nearly tender; drain, add rich milk to liquor to make 1 qt. Pour over oyster plant, heat, add salt. Turn into tureen containing ¼ cup heavy cream, or 1 tablespn. butter. =Cream Stew of Oyster Plant= Cook oyster plant in water and add heavy cream. =Oyster Plant and Celery Soup= Equal quantities sliced oyster plant and celery cooked; water, cream, with or without a little flour to thicken, salt. =Oyster Plant and Corn Soup= ⅔ qt. (1 bunch) sliced oyster plant ¼ cup corn 3½ cups water ¾-1 tablespn. flour ½ cup cream, salt Cook oyster plant, drain, add water to liquor to make 3½ cups. When boiling, thicken and add corn, oyster plant and cream, with salt. Heat, serve. BISQUES =Bisque of Corn= 1 pt. corn 2½ pts. water 1 tablespn. flour 1-1½ tablespn. butter ½-¾ cup cream, whipped Heat butter, add flour, then hot water; stir into corn with salt; heat, turn over whipped cream in soup tureen and send to table at once. Butter may be omitted, and the water thickened with flour. =Bisque of Cucumber= 2 tablespns. raw nut butter 1 pt. water, salted 2 small onions, sliced 4 large cucumbers, grated ½-1 teaspn. celery salt 1 pt. rich milk 1 level tablespn. flour ¼-½ cup cream salt Cook onion in nut milk (made by blending raw nut butter and water) until tender, add the cucumbers and cook 5 m., add celery salt and milk, thicken with flour; rub through colander, add salt, milk or water to thin if necessary,