amylsacks' photos with the keyword: sardine

"'Traditional' Desserts: Fruit cake, plum pudding, and mincemeat... sumptously [sic] made, as you would make them in your own home if you had our facilities-- fresh fruits in plentiful variety-- brandy spirits [hic!]... months of aging that mellow them and give them a rare bouquet..." Sorry I couldn't give you the whole treatise on appetizers, dinners, and Thanksgiving. Maybe next booklet.

When your best-presented dish is sardine bits over essence of hard-boiled egg, you know it's time to get a new caterer.

Who else had never heard of "grated" tuna before today?

Other exciting highlights from the recipe section: Avocado Tuna Mold, Peas and Tuna Casserole, Creamed Tuna Variations, Baked Tuna and Noodles, Tuna Rice Ring, Tuna Curry Casserole, Tuna Souffle, Tuna Delight, Ripe Olive Tuna Loaf, Peppers Stuffed With Tuna, Mackerel Loaf, and Sardine Cheese Spread. You can kind of see why the Distress Signals were necessary.

"Star-Kist Means Tender, Tasty Tuna Every Time!"

"Eat Star-Kist Tuna All-Days: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall... "

"If you're working by day And cooking by night, Or your chores you would keep Both easy and light, If you like to eat well But you cook in a hurry, If you want to relax Without bother or worry, If you yearn to play bridge, Or the weather's too hot; Or you simply don't want To bend over a pot, You'll find that this book With occasional rhyme, Will make cooking pleasant, And help you save time! -- The Editor" Front and back covers of a 62-page hardback published by Peter Pauper Press, Mount Vernon, New York.

Other recipes included are: Crepes Variees (with Chicken or Newburg filling options). Also Assorted Dips: Herb, Sardine, Ham, Shrimp, Blue Cheese, Avocado, and Onion (the always-popular sour cream + dried soup mix combo, natch).

"The good hostess, therefore, tries to have a wide variety of canapes, and is on the lookout for new combinations to present to her friends. This little book contains many new variations as well as some of the old standbys and will prove to be a friend in need on short notice..." Uh, I'm pretty sure that should've been "a friend in deed. [shrug] I guess nobody's perfect.

"With the increasing informality of the dinner party, the canape' or hors d'oeuvre has become more and more useful as a substitute for the first course..." Front and back covers of a 62-page hardback published by Peter Pauper Press, Mount Vernon, New York.