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

2 level tablespns. flour 1½ cup oyster plant cooked in slices 1 egg salt about ½ cup rolled cracker Bake on hot buttered griddle on stove or top grate of oven. =★ Corn Custards= ½ cup grated corn 1-2 teaspns. sugar ¾-1 teaspn. salt 2 eggs 1 cup milk Beat eggs and mix with other ingredients, turn into oiled custard cups, set in pan of water in oven and bake until firm in the center. May be served in the cups, or turned out carefully after standing a few minutes. Serve with wafers or as accompaniment to meat dishes. =★ Celery Custards= 2 eggs 1 cup milk ¾ cup fine cut celery 1 tablespn. melted butter ½ tablespn. chopped onion ½ teaspn. salt Simmer onion and celery in butter without browning. Beat eggs and mix all ingredients. Turn into custard cups; bake in pan of water, covered, until egg is set; after standing a few minutes, turn out of cups on to individual dishes. Serve with ripe olives and wafers or as a garnish to meat dish. May turn on to broiled rounds of trumese. =★ Onion Custards= 2 cups fine sliced onion a little fine sliced celery 2 eggs 2 tablespns. cream salt Cook onions in very little water until tender; drain slightly, add celery and other ingredients. Bake in custard cups or individual soufflé dishes until firm in center. Unmold on to platter or chop tray and surround with green peas in cream sauce. Onions may be rubbed through colander after cooking. =Celery and Mushrooms à la Crême= 1¼ qt. celery in inch slices 1 cup mushrooms in quarters or eighths Cook celery and mushrooms separate and drain. _Sauce_-- ¼ cup oil and melted butter ¼-½ cup chopped onion ¾ cup flour 1 egg or yolk only 1 teaspn. chopped parsley salt Simmer onion in oil and add flour, then boiling water to leave stiff (perhaps about 1 pt.); when smooth remove from fire, add salt, parsley and beaten egg. Use liquid drained from celery and mushrooms with water in the sauce. Put layers of sauce, cooked celery