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with brown bread crumbs, place in a hot oven for ten minutes 

 to brown the crumbs, and serve hot. 



STUFFED BEETS. 



6 good sized beets % c. boiled rice 



1 c. white sauce % c. chopped pecans 



Boil beets until tender, remove centers and refill with the 

 above mixture. Reheat and serve. 



STUFFED TOMATOES. 



1 c. stale bread crumbs Onion juice 



y 2 c. chopped nuts 6 tomatoes 



1 tsp. salt 1 tbsp. melted butter 



Mix together the bread, nuts, salt, butter, and onion juice; 

 cut the stem end from the tomatoes, and remove seeds and 

 centers. Fill tomatoes with the mixture and stand in baking 

 pan. Add half cupful of water and bake in quick oven for 

 thirty minutes, basting two or three times. Same mixture may 

 be put in cucumbers or squash. 



MEAT SUBSTITUTES. 



NUT-AND-CHEESE ROAST. 



1 c. grated cheese. 1 tbsp. butter 



1 c. chopped English % lemon 



walnut meats. Salt 



1 c. fine bread crumbs % c. water 



2 tbsp. chopped onion A few sprigs of parsley 

 Cook the onion in the butter and the water until it is tender ; 



add the nut meats, cheese, bread crumbs, salt to taste, the 

 grated rind and the strained juice of half the lemon. Turn 

 into a buttered baking dish, cover with buttered bread crumbs, 

 and bake in the oven for twenty minutes. Decorate with cut 

 lemon and parsley. 



NUT* LOAF i. 



1 c. chopped nut meats % tsp. onion juice 



2 c. bread crumbs 1 tsp. catsup 

 % c. melted butter 1 tsp. salt 



1 egg Paprika 



Mix all these ingredients together and add more seasoning 



