... THE GOURMET Conducted by EMILIA Asparagus Soup CUT twenty-five heads of asparagus into inch lengths and boil until tender. Keep aside the heads and rub the rest through a sieve, and then return to the water in which they were boiled. Heat a pint of milk ...

... The Menta t CONCERNING ASPARAGUS Asparagus is always a delicious vegetable, and when served as a separate course its special flavour is more noticeable than when, as was formerly our English custom, it was served with the meat course. There are various ...

... and season to taste and re-heat the sauce with a little asparagus liquor. Flace the asparagus on a hot dish, pour over the sauce, and serve hot. Asparagus au Jus Cut the young, green, small asparagus into equal lengths (like French beans), and toss these ...

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... gravy, and serve. Asparagus Patties Clean a small bundle of green asparagus in the usual way, cut the soft portions in half-inch pieces, parboil, drain on a sieve. Slice eight or ten preserved mushrooms, saute them with the asparagus in butter mix with ...

... IDEAL DINNER FOR SIX Asparagus Soup Little Lobster Moulds Lamb Cutlets a la Parmesan. New Potatoes Spring Chickens (Roast). French Salad Iced Strawberry Compote Meringues Anchovy Canapes Asparagus Soup Boil a good-sized bunch of asparagus for twenty-five minutes ...

... for a Little Dinner Asparagus Soup Filets de Soles a la Provencale Saute Kidneys Fore-quarter of Lamb Salad Roast Duckling Green Peas Gooseberry Fool Sponge Fingers Dessert Coffee ASPARAGUS SOUP Wash twenty-four heads of asparagus. Cut in inch lengths ...

... in the pan one bundle of asparagus, already whitened in boiling water for ten minutes, then well- dry, cook until tender, add the nieces of fowl, and salt to taste. Stew over a slow fire for eighteen minutes, heap the asparagus in centre of the dish, place ...

... flEHII i\ Sl y/i A VARIETY OF SALADS Salad of Asparagus Sprue. A Fish Salad. Grape-Fruit Salad. Cauliflower Salad. Tomato and Banana Salad. Salad of Asparagus Sprue HAVE four bunches of asparagus, small and green, break off all the tender parts, wash ...

... Dainty Ways of Preparing Spring Vegetables Asparagus au J us. New Carrots A la MaItre d'Hotel. Tomato Briquets. Cauliflower Souffle. Sweet Corn and Tomatoes. Asparagus au Jus CUT some young, green, small asparagus into equal lengths (like French beans), ...

... tongue on a dish, scatter chopped parsley and yolk of hard-boiled egg round the edges, and on it a tomato. Asparagus Salad Boil some asparagus, and let it get quite cold. Just before serving, mix well together two tablespoonfuls of best salad oil, a ...

... through a sieve, and serve sprinkled with chopped parsley. BRUSSELS LAMB Have enough cooked asparagus tips to fill 2 teacups (use young spinach if you find asparagus too extravagant; 1 lb. should suffice). Cut as many slices as you need off your shoulder ...