Mission in the Kitchen (Military Wives Cookbook, Fundraiser)

Culver City, CA: S.O.S. Printers.. Very Good. 1963. Second Edition. Softcover. Stiff card cover with plastic comb binding. 245 pages. Illustrated whimsically with hand drawings by Gerry Greer. Cover art by Edna Malone. Typed pages. As fundraiser cookbooks go, this has an amazing selection of tantalizing titles. Perhaps because the contributors were Officer's Wives, as hostess they were expected to be poised and offer foods that were beautiful, creative and delicious. In order of inclusion we start with Beverages - Champagne Punch, Cafe Brulot, Instructions for a decorative ice ring, Scorpions and Fish House Punch. Appetizers - Crab stuffed eggs, Brandied Liver Pate, Rumaki, Chicken Liver Puffs; Soups - Crab Bisque, Irma's Clam Chowder, Beer Soup; Salads- Baked Sea Food Salad, Moulded Salad, Cucumbers in Sour Cream, Helen's Roquefort Dressing; Fish & Fowl - Shrimp a la Newburg, Lobster Crab Thermidor, Deviled Chicken with Oyster Sauce; Meats - Swedish Meat Balls in Dill Sauce, Wine Meatloaf, Sauerbraten, Stuffed Pork Chops; Casseroles - Deviled Egg Shrimp Casserole, Talierine, Cottage Cheese Casserole; Vegetables - Greek Rice Pilaf, Spinach Souffle, Virginia Green Corn Pudding; Breads and Rolls - Butterscotch Pecan Rolls, Cheese Biscuits, Almond Sugar Buns, Swedish Rye Bread; Desserts - Brandy Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Rum Pie, Fiesta Banana Cake (sounds so good!); Cookies - Phoenicia, Grandma's Butter Cookies, Sandies; Foreign Recipes include a respective menu with recipes: Chinese, French, German, (a) Hawaiian Luau, Italian, Mexican, Turkish. The cover is stained but otherwise this is a clean cookbook with blank note pages. ; 8vo .