amylsacks' photos with the keyword: Evelyn Loeb

Some other recipes included: Shrimp Curry, Tuna Casserole (for your less important callers who don't rate the Sole En Champagne, I guess), Fish Casserole Spanish style, Picadillo, and Meat Loaf Supreme. I think it's only this recipe that has Maraschinos all over the place, though. So that's good.

"...Mix half cup butter with flour thoroughly. When fish is baked, gently lift fillets, mushrooms, and carrots from the pan with slotted spatula. "Set fish on a plate to drain. Cover with foil to keep them warm. Drain the broth from the baking dish into a saucepan. Place over medium heat and add the butter and flour mixture little by little, stirring constantly with a wire whisk until sauce is smooth and thick enough to coat the whisk lightly. Stir in cream and lemon juice. "Spoon about 1 cup of the sauce over fillets. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve with lemon wedges. Pass the remaining sauce separately. Serves 6."

Some other recipes included: Veal Supreme, Veal Surprise (that's veal without orange or cherries), Veal Goulash, Veal Paprika, Veal Loaf With Anchovies, Veal Stroganoff, and Veal Rolls Marsala. (Oh, and they threw in a Paella and a Shrimp Newburgh for you weirdos who don't appreciate the glory that is-- VEAL!!)

"...See that the shrimp are covered with sauce and bake 10 more minutes at 350. Serves six." Even without a date given, the color scheme alone would shout "SIXTIES!" Wouldn't it? Some other recipes included: Chicken Divan, Breast of Chicken With Wild Rice And Orange Sauce, Turkey Tetrazzini, Chicken Fricassee, Chicken Cacciatore, and Chicken Royale.

Compiled by Evelyn Loeb, with illustrations by Maggie Jarvis. No poetic intro here. Also, way fewer illustrations per book than there were in the Fifties. Still some nice work, though. Front and back covers of a 62-page hardback, published by Peter Pauper Press, Mount Vernon, New York.

And, for the wind-up: Bacon Rolls, Tuna Tidbits, Lobster Bits, Swedish Meat Balls, Chafing Dish Meatballs, Celery Stuffed With Anchovy, Shrimp Salad Spread, Bay Scallops With Mustard Sauce, Hot Ham Pinwheels, Steak Tartare, Leek and Onion H'ors D'Oeuvre, Deviled Eggs With Aspic, Guacamole, Mock Caviar, Deviled Eggs (flavored with cheese, chutney, seafood, or bacon), and Cream Cheese Puffs. A comprehensive overview of every time-consuming thing that Trader Joes™ has now made totally unnecessary. (Amen.)

Other recipes included are: Cocktail Pizza (featuring white bread done up jelly roll style with American cheese and... uh, never mind), Lobster Delights, Crab Meat Vol-Au-Vent, Prosciutto and Melon, Chutney and Bacon, Mushrooms Stuffed With Clams, Pinwheels (jelly-rolled white bread again; this time with butter and various flavored cream cheeses), Cheese Ball, Mushrooms Stuffed With Oysters, Shrimp Pate', Cream Cheese Spread, Smoked Salmon Cones, Mussels Ravigote, Baked Cocktail Franks, Marinated Carrots, and Swiss-Smoked Beer Puffs (!!!).

"...We urge you to try the recipes that are new to you and to widen your culinary repertoire. Remember that the canapes will be the first foods to greet your friends at a a party and will set the pace for the rest of the dinner!"

Then we move on to Tuna Pate' (Is gelatine usually a component of pate' recipes? Huh...) Mussels Remoulade, Sardine Spread, Asparagus and Cheese Roll-Ups, Smoked Beef or Ham Rolls, Tangy Meatballs, Stuffed Bottom Of Artichokes (Yes, they mean what we now call the "heart." The jokes write themselves at this point...) and Caponata,

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.

Other recipes included: Baked Cheese Canapes, Cocktail Frankfurters In Sauce, Clams Italiano, Barbecue Spareribs, Smoked Salmon Pastry Rolls, Eggplant Spread, Stuffed Mushroom Caps, Cheese Rounds, Salami Wedges, and Spinach Quiche.

"Many gatherings start with drinks and snacks and go right into the roast or casserole, continue with a salad and end with dessert and coffee..." Who else has had the "Magic Fish" vision after one too many aperitifs? Okay, fine. It's just me. :o

"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.