The 1918 Fanny Farmer Cookbook

Divide

yolks from whites with anchovies split in two lengthwise, and pipe around a border of

Anchovy

Butter, using a pastry bag and tube.

Cheese and Olive Canapés

Cut stale bread in one−fourth inch slices. Shape with a small oblong cutter with rounded

corners.

Cream butter, add an equal quantity of soft cheese, and work until smooth; then season with

salt. Spread on bread and garnish with a one−fourth inch border of finely chopped olives and

piece of red or green pepper cut in fancy shape, in centre of each. To be served in place of

sandwiches on a plate covered with a doiley.

Canapés Lorenzo

Toast slices of bread cut in shape of horseshoes. Cream two tablespoons butter, and add one

teaspoon white of egg. Spread slices of bread, rounding with Crab Mixture, cover with

creamed

butter, sprinkle with cheese, and brown in the oven. Serve on a napkin, ends towards centre of

dish, and garnish with parsley.

Crab Mixture. Finely chop crab meat, season with salt, cayenne, and a few drops of lemon

juice, then moisten with Thick White Sauce. Lobster meat may be used in place of crab meat.

Algonquin Canapés

Fry one−half tablespoon finely chopped onion, three tablespoons butter, and one−third cup

chopped mushroom caps five minutes. Add two tablespoons flour, and two−thirds cup cream.

Cook until mixture thickens, then add one cup finnan haddie (soaked in lukewarm water to

cover forty−five minutes, then separated into flakes), two tablespoons grated cheese, and

yolks

two eggs slightly beaten. Season with salt and cayenne and pile on circular pieces of toasted

bread. Sprinkle with grated cheese, then with buttered, soft bread crumbs, and bake until

crumbs are browned. Serve at once.

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