This section is from the book "Neighborhood Cook Book", by Circle No. 5, Women's Union, Hemenway Methodist Church. Also available from Amazon: Julia's Kitchen Wisdom: Essential Techniques and Recipes from a Lifetime of Cooking.
Place 6 good-sized tomatoes in a baking dish. Cut a large cross in the top of each tomato and insert a lump of butter, 1/4 spoon of salt and a dash of pepper.
Bake in hot oven 1/2 hour and serve in same dish.
- Mrs. U. G. Buck.
Slice firm tomatoes, drain, salt, and let stand in cool place. When cold spread with a paste made of cream cheese and chopped nut meats, and press two slices together. Garnish with parsley and stuffed olives.
- Mrs. G. A. Nichols.
Dip slices of toast in hot salted milk and arrange in layers in deep baking dish. Over each layer pour seasoned tomatoes, until dish is full. Drop pieces of butter over top. Bake in oven 15 minutes.
- Miss Mattie Nelson.
1 1/2 cups stewed and strained tomatoes, 1/2 cup scalded cream or milk, 1/4 tsp. soda, 3 tbsp. butter, 3 tbsp. flour, 1/2 tsp. salt, 6 slices toast.
Melt butter, add flour mixed with the salt. Add soda to tomato and stir in gradually, then add cream. Serve on toast while hot. - Mrs. C. U. Olson.
 
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