salt

Mix all the ingredients together except for the shortening, adding the cracker meal last. Add enough cracker meal so that the mixture will hold its shape. Drop by tablespoon into hot shortening until brown and crisp on the surface.

ITALIAN SQUASH OR EGGPLANT

• 1 medium egg plant
• 1 medium summer squash
• 1 green pepper
• 2-3 tomatoes, sliced
• ½ C water (if vegetables not juicy)
• dash of salt, pepper, cinnamon
• handful of grated Swiss or Parmesan cheese
• oil

Cut egg plant, squash and pepper in walnut-sized pieces (squash and egg plant may be substituted for each other). Saute in salad oil. Sprinkle with salt, sugar, cinnamon. Add tomatoes, and water if needed. Cover and cook over slow heat 20-30 minutes. Add cheese, cover and cook for five minutes.

TURNIPS WITH CARAWAY SEEDS

• 1 medium sized turnip
• 1 t sugar
• salt
• caraway seeds
• fat
• 1 C water

Cut turnips lengthwise into strips. Melt sugar in pan until brown. Add water at once. Add turnips. Sprinkle with salt and caraway seeds. Add a piece of fat or butter. Cook for twenty minutes or until done.

CARAWAY POTATOES

• medium sized potatoes
• salt
• caraway seeds
• oil

Scrub potatoes. Cut in half. Brush cut side with oil. Sprinkle with salt and caraway seeds. Put cut side up in baking dish and bake tender.

DUTCH POTATOES

• 1 onion chopped
• 1 T fat
• 3 medium potatoes cubed
• 2 T chopped parsley
• salt & pepper

Brown onion in hot fat. Add potatoes, parsley, and seasonings. Barely cover with hot water. Cook covered until potatoes are tender.

RAW POTATO PANCAKES (LATKES)

• 3 large potatoes grated
• 2 eggs
• ½ t baking pdr.
• 1 t salt
• ½ t pepper
• cracker meal, matzo meal or flour
• vegetable shortening or oil

Add all the ingredients to the grated potatoes, mixing well. Add enough cracker meal to absorb the liquid from the potatoes so that the mixture can be dropped by the spoonful into hot fat or oil. Fry until brown and crisp. The edges of the pancake should be very crisp and the inside soft. Serve with applesauce or sour cream.

note: a medium-sized onion may be grated into the potatoes and the pancakes served with meat.

SALADS

Raw grated yellow turnips, carrots, or beets make a very good salad. For their dressing take oil, vinegar (or lemon), a little milk or cream and salt. To turnips and beets add a few grains of caraway seeds.

Any kind of raw vegetable, or chopped fruit can be put in a suitable flavor of Jello. Marshmellow (chopped) is good mixed with fruit or celery.

MAYONNAISE

• 1 egg yolk
• ½ t