Quantity Cookery: Menu Planning and Cooking for Large Numbers

| gingerbread | |Gelatin |Crumb muffins | muffins | |Mince pie filling |Dressing | pancakes | |Fruit salads |Scalloped fruit | Sour cream | |Sherbets and ices |Fondues | butter | |Tapiocas |Meat loaf | corn bread | |Whips |Hamburg balls | spice cake | | |Stewed tomatoes | salad dressing | | | | Cheese | | | | bean loaf | | | | cottage cheese loaf | | | | cottage cheese | | | | croquettes | | | | rice and cheese | | | | SALADS | | | | soufflés | | | | fondues | | | | Eggs, broken | | | | dipping mixture | | | | cakes | | | | custards | | | | croquettes | | | | salad dressing | +-------------------+-------------------+----------------------------+ GARNISHES Clever use of garnishes will do a great deal to make servings attractive, to develop surprise and stimulate appetite. A list of garnishes appropriate to different kinds of food appears below. Of course there are many others, and the number of different ways in which ordinary garnishes can be used effectively is surprisingly large. The alert manager will observe what others in his field are doing, and will discover many ingenious ideas by reading food journals and women's magazines. The garnishes used for soups are practically the same whether for cream or clear soups. Wafers, cheese and plain Croutons Olives Radishes Celery hearts Whipped cream (on cream soups) Some meat garnishes can be used at all times; others are especially adapted to certain kinds of meat. In general Parsley Watercress, in season Mixed pickles For steaks Lemons cut in fancy shapes Sautéd mushrooms Potato roses Stuffed tomatoes Stuffed peppers Grilled and buttered Brussels sprouts For fish Lemons, in slices and cut in fancy shapes Cucumber baskets, filled with dressing Parsley Watercress Clam shells, stuffed with clams and mushrooms Mushrooms, sautéd Potatoes, cut in fancy shapes, such as shoe strings or lattice, and fried in deep fat There are certain garnishes which it is customary to use with salads, especially with chicken salad.