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Title: The Myrtle Reed Cook Book
Author: Reed, Myrtle, 1874-1911
Language: English
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The
Myrtle Reed
Cook Book
[Illustration]
G. P. Putnam's Sons
New York London
The Knickerbocker Press
1916
Copyright, 1905, 1906, 1911
by
G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS
Copyright, 1916
by
G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS
The Knickerbocker Press, New York
_Over One Million Copies Sold_
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EXPLANATION
The only excuse the author and publishers have to offer for the
appearance of this book is that, so far as they know, there is no
other like it.
CONTENTS
PAGE
The Philosophy of Breakfast 1
How to Set the Table 9
The Kitchen Rubaiyat 15
Fruits 20
Cereals 39
Salt Fish 58
Breakfast Meats 72
Substitutes for Meat 87
Eggs 91
Omelets 111
Quick Breads 121
Raised Breakfast Breads 147
Pancakes 160
Coffee Cakes, Doughnuts, and Waffles 173
Breakfast Beverages 186
Simple Salads 191
One Hundred Sandwich Fillings 228
Luncheon Beverages 235
Eating and Dining 241
Thirty-five Canapés 244
One Hundred Simple Soups 252
Fifty Ways to Cook Shell-Fish 281
Sixty Ways to Cook Fish 297
One Hundred and Fifty Ways to Cook Meat and
Poultry 316
Twenty Ways to Cook Potatoes 366
One Hundred and Fifty Ways to Cook Other
Vegetables 373
Thirty Simple Sauces 423
One Hundred and Fifty Salads 431
Simple Desserts 459
Index 531
The Myrtle Reed Cook Book
THE PHILOSOPHY OF BREAKFAST
The breakfast habit is of antique origin. Presumably the primeval man
arose from troubled dreams, in the first gray light of dawn, and set
forth upon devious forest trails, seeking that which he might devour,
while the primeval woman still slumbered in her cave. Nowadays, it is
the lady herself who rises while the day is yet young, slips into a
kimono, and patters out into the kitchen to light the gas flame under
the breakfast food.
In this matter of breaking the fast, each house is law unto itself.
There are some who demand a dinner at seven or eight in the morning,
and others who consider breakfast utterly useless. The Englishman, who
is still mighty on the face of the earth, eats a breakfast which would
seriously tax the digestive apparatus of an ostrich or a goat, and
goes on his way rejoicing.
In an English cook-book only seven years old, menus for "ideal"
breakfasts are given, which run as follows:
"Devilled Drum-sticks and Eggs on the dish, Pigs Feet, Buttered
Toast, Dry Toast, Brown and White Bread and Butter, Marmalade and
Porridge."
"Bloaters on Toast, Collared Tongue, Hot Buttered Toast, Dry Toast,
Marmalade, Brown and White Bread and Butter, Bread and Milk."
"Pigeon Pie, Stewed Kidney, Milk Rolls, Dry Toast, Brown and White
Bread and Butter, Mustard and Cress, Milk Porridge."
And for a "simple breakfast,"--in August, mind you!--this is
especially recommended:
"Bloaters on Toast, Corned Beef, Muffins, Brown and White Bread and
Butter, Marmalade, and Boiled Hominy."
An American who ate a breakfast like that in August probably would not
send his collars to the laundry more than once or twice more, but it
takes all kinds of people to make up a world.
Across the Channel from the brawny Briton is the Frenchman, who, with
infinitely more wisdom, begins his day with a cup of coffee and a
roll. So far, so good, but his _déjeuner à la fourchette_ at eleven or
twelve is not always unobjectionable from a hygienic standpoint. The
"uniform breakfast," which is cheerfully advocated by some, may be
hygienic but it is not exciting. Before the weary mental vision
stretches an endless procession of breakfasts, all exactly alike, year
in and year out. It is quite possible that the "no-breakfast" theory
was first formulated by some one who had been, was, or was about to be
a victim of this system.
The "no-breakfast" plan has much to recommend it, however. In the
first place, it saves a deal of trouble. The family rises, bathes
itself, puts on its spotless raiment in leisurely and untroubled
fashion, and proceeds to the particular business of the day. There are
no burnt toast, soggy waffles, muddy coffee, heavy muffins, or pasty
breakfast food to be reckoned with. Theoretically, the energy supplied
by last night's dinner is "on tap," waiting to be called upon. And,
moreover, one is seldom hungry in the morning, and what is the use of
feeding a person who is not hungry?
It has been often said, and justly, that Americans eat too much.
Considering the English breakfast, however, we may metaphorically pat
ourselves upon the back, for there is no one of us, surely, who taxes
the Department of the Interior thus.
"What is one man's meat is another man's poison" has been held
pointedly to refer to breakfast, for here, as nowhere else, is the
individual a law unto himself. Fruit is the satisfaction of one and
the distress of another; cereal is a life-giving food to one and a
soggy mass of indigestibility to some one else; and coffee, which is
really most innocent when properly made, has lately taken much blame
for sins not its own.
Quite often the discomfort caused by the ill-advised combination of
acid fruit with a starchy cereal has been attributed to the clear,
amber beverage which probably was the much-vaunted "nectar of the
gods." Coffee with cream in it may be wrong for some people who could
use boiling milk with impunity.
For a woman who spends the early part of the day at home, the omission
of breakfast may be salutary. When hunger seizes her, she is within
reach of her own kitchen, where proper foods may be properly cooked,
but for a business woman or man the plan is little less than suicidal.
Mr. Man may, indeed, go down town in comfort, with no thought of food,
but, no later than noon, he is keenly desirous of interior decoration.
Within his reach there is, usually, but the lunch counter, where, in
company with other hapless humans, he sustains himself with leathery
pie, coffee which never met the coffee bean, and the durable doughnut
of commerce. The result is--to put it mildly--discontent, which
seemingly has no adequate cause.
It is better, by far, for Mr. Man to eat a breakfast which shall
contain the proteids, carbohydrates, phosphates, and starches that he
will require during the day, and omit the noon luncheon entirely,
except, perhaps, for a bit of fruit. Moreover, a dainty breakfast,
daintily served, has a distinct æsthetic value. The temper of the
individual escorted to the front door by a devoted spouse has more
than a little to do with the temper of the selfsame individual who is
let in at night by the aforesaid D. S.
Many a man is confronted in the morning by an untidy, ill-cooked
breakfast, a frowsy woman and a still frowsier baby, and, too often,
by querulous whinings and complaints.
The ancient Britons had a pleasing arrangement which they called "The
Truce of God." By this, there was no fighting whatever, no matter what
the provocation, between sunset on Wednesday and sunrise on Monday.
This gave time for other affairs, and for the exercise of patience,
toleration, and other virtues of the same ilk.
Many a household might take a leaf from this book to good advantage.
Settle all differences after dinner, since at no time of the day is
man in more reasonable mood, and ordain a "Truce of God" from dawn
until after dinner.
No dinner, however beautifully cooked and served, no fine raiment,
however costly and becoming, can ever atone, in the memory of a man,
for the wild and untamed morning which too often prevails in the
American household. His mind, distraught with business cares, harks
back to his home--with pleasure? None too often, more's the pity.
Some one has said that, in order to make a gentleman, one must begin
with the grandfather. It is equally true that a good and proper
breakfast begins the night before--or, better yet, the morning before.
Careful, systematic planning in advance lightens immeasurably the
burden of housekeeping, and, many a time, makes the actual work
nothing but fun. Those who have tried the experiment of planning meals
for the entire week are enthusiastic in praise of the system. It
secures variety, simplifies marketing, arranges for left-overs, and
gives many an hour of peace and comfort which could not be had
otherwise.
Even if a woman be her own maid, as, according to statistics,
eighty-five per cent. of us are, a dainty, hygienic, satisfying
breakfast is hers and her lord's for little more than the asking. By
careful preparation in advance, the morning labor is reduced to a
minimum; by the intelligent use of lists and memoranda, the weary and
reluctant body is saved many an unnecessary step.
An alarm clock of the "intermittent" sort insures early rising, a dash
of cold water on the face is a physical and mental tonic of the most
agreeable kind, and one hour in the morning is worth two at night, as
the grandmothers of all of us have often said.
Fruit, usually, may be prepared for serving the night before, and will
be improved by a few hours in the refrigerator. Cereals should be
soaked over night in the water in which they are to be cooked, and a
few hours' cooking in the afternoon will injure very few cereals
destined for the breakfast table the next morning. Codfish balls and
many other things will be none the worse for a night's waiting; the
table can be set, and everything made ready for a perfect breakfast,
which half an hour of intelligent effort in the morning will readily
evolve.
A plea is made for the use of the chafing-dish, which is fully as
attractive at the breakfast table as in the "wee sma' hours" in which
it usually shines; for a white apron instead of a gingham one when "my
lady" is also the cook; for a crisp, clean shirt-waist instead of an
abominable dressing-sack; for smooth, tidy hair, instead of unkempt
locks; for a collar and a belt, and a persistent, if determined,
cheerfulness.
In the long run, these things pay, and with compound interest at that.
They involve a certain amount of labor, a great deal of careful
planning, eternal getting-up when it is far more pleasant to abide in
dreamland, quite often a despairing weariness, if not a headache, and
no small draft upon one's power of self-denial and self-sacrifice.
But he who goes in the morning from a quiet, comfortable, well-ordered
house, with a pleasant memory of the presiding genius of his
hearthstone, is twice the man that his fellow may be, whose wife
breakfasts at ten in her bed, or, frowsy and unkempt, whines at him
from across a miserable breakfast--twice as well fitted for the
ceaseless grind of an exhausting day in the business arena, whence he
returns at night, footsore, weary, and depressed, to the four walls
wherein he abides.
"How far that little candle throws its beams!
So shines a good deed in a naughty world."
To some, this may seem an undue stress laid upon the material side of
existence, but the human animal needs animal comforts even more than
his brother of forest and field, and from such humble beginnings great
things may come, not the least of which is the fine, spiritual essence
of a happy home.
HOW TO SET THE TABLE
Having said so much, we proceed, not to our mutton, as the French have
it, but to our breakfast, in which the table plays no small nor
unimportant part.
There are rumors that the pretty and sensible fashion of doilies on
the bare table is on the wane, but let us hope these are untrue, or,
if not, that some of us may have the courage of our convictions and
continue to adhere to a custom which has everything in its favor and
nothing against it.
In the absence of handsome top of oak or mahogany, the breakfast
cloths, fringed or not, as one likes, which are about a yard and a
quarter square, are the next best thing. Asbestos mats, under the
cloth, protect the table from the hot dishes. Failing these, fairly
satisfactory substitutes are made from thin white oil-cloth, between
two layers of canton flannel, "fur side outside," and quilted on the
machine. Grass table-mats are also used, but always under cloth or
doily. Canton flannel, quilted, three layers to a mat, is easily
washed, and furnishes a great deal of protection.
Breakfast, most assuredly, is not dinner, and there should be a
distinct difference in the laying of the table. The small doilies are
easily washed, and fresh ones are possible every morning--an assured
gain in the way of daintiness.
Let us suppose that we have a handsome table-top, and an unlimited
supply of doilies, tray-cloths and centrepieces. First the centrepiece
goes on, exactly in the centre, by the way, and not with a prejudiced
leaning to one side or the other. On this belongs the pot of growing
fern, the low jar containing a few simple flowers, or a bowl of fruit,
decorated with green leaves, if green leaves are to be had.
At each place the breakfast doily, nine or twelve inches square, a
small doily for the coffee cup, and another for the glass of water. At
the right of the plate, the small silver knife, sharp edge toward the
plate, the spoons for fruit and cereal; at the left, one fork, or two,
as needed, and the coffee spoon.
In front of the master of the house the small platter containing the
_pièce de résistance_ will eventually be placed; in front of the
mistress of the mansion, the silver tray bearing the coffee
service--coffee-pot, hot-water pitcher, cream jug, milk pitcher, and
sugar bowl.
Breakfast napkins are smaller than dinner napkins, and the small
fringed napkins are not out of place. "Costly thy habit as thy purse
will buy" might well refer to linen, for it is the one thing in which
price is a direct guarantee of quality.
Satisfactory breakfast cloths and napkins are made of linen sheeting,
fringed, hemstitched, or carefully hemmed by hand, and in this way a
pretty cloth can be had for less money than in any other. The linen
wears well, washes beautifully, and acquires a finer sheen with every
tubbing. Insertions and borders of torchon or other heavy lace make a
breakfast cloth suitable for the most elaborate occasion, and separate
doilies may easily be made to match. The heavy white embroidery which
has recently come into favor is unusually attractive here.
Finger-bowls wait on the sideboard, to be placed after the fruit
course, or after breakfast. The rose-water, slice of lemon, geranium
leaves, and other finger-bowl refinements in favor for dinners are out
of place at breakfast. Clear, cool water is in better taste.
The china used at the breakfast table should be different from that
used at dinner. Heavier ware is permissible, and more latitude in the
way of decoration is given. Much of the breakfast china one sees in
the shops is distinctly cheerful in tone, and one must take care to
select the more quiet patterns. It is not pleasant to go to breakfast
with a fickle appetite, and be greeted by a trumpet-toned "Good
Morning" from the china.
Endless difference is allowed, however, and all the quaint, pretty
jugs, pitchers, and plates may properly be used at breakfast. One is
wise, however, to have a particular color scheme in mind and to buy
all china to blend with it. Blue and white is a good combination, and
is, perhaps, more suitable for the morning meal than anything else. As
a certain philosopher says: "The blue and white look so pretty with
the eggs!"
The carafe, muffin plate, platter, and all other bowls, platters,
plates, and pitchers not on the individual cover have each a separate
doily, with the protecting mat always under hot dishes. A well-set
table is governed by a simple law--that of precision. Dishes arranged
in an order little less than military, all angles either right or
acute, will, for some occult reason, always look well. Informality may
be given by the arrangement of the flowers, or by a flower or two laid
carelessly on the table. But one must be careful not to trifle too
much with this law of precision. Knives, forks, and spoons must all be
laid straight, but not near enough together to touch, and napkins and
dishes must be precisely placed, else confusion and riot will result.
The breakfast selected as a type consists of fruit, a cereal, salt
fish, or salt meat, or eggs, or omelets, hot bread of some kind, and
pancakes or waffles, or coffee cake, one dish from each group, and
coffee. Six dishes in all, which may be less if desired, but never
more. All six form a breakfast sufficiently hearty for a stone mason
or a piano mover; one or two give a breakfast light enough to tempt
those who eat no breakfast at all. For serving it are required small
and medium-sized plates, knives, forks, spoons, egg cups, platters,
service plates, cups and saucers, glasses, coffee-pot, pitchers, sugar
bowl, and cream jug, syrup pitcher, and fruit bowl.
Fruit is said to be "gold in the morning," and it is a poor breakfast,
indeed, from which it is omitted. Even in winter it is not hard to
secure variety, if time and thought be taken, for the dried fruits are
always in the market and by careful cooking may be made acceptable to
the most uncertain appetite.
Medical authorities recommend a glass of water taken the first thing
upon rising, either hot or cold as suits one best. A little
lemon-juice takes the "flat" taste from plain hot water, and clear,
cool water, not iced, needs nothing at all. This simple observance of
a very obvious hygienic rule will temper the tempestuous morning for
any one. One washes his face, his hands, his body--then why not his
stomach, which has worked hard a large part of the night, and is
earnestly desirous of the soothing refreshment of a bath?
To those carping critics who cavil at the appearance of the stomach
in a chapter entitled "How to Set the Table," we need only say that
the table is set for the stomach, and the stomach should be set for
the table, and anyway, it comes very near being a table of contents,
_n'est-ce pas_?
THE KITCHEN RUBAIYAT
Wake, for the Alarm Clock scatters into Flight
The variegated Nightmares of the Night;
Allures the Gas into the Kitchen Range
And pleads for Rolls and Muffins that are Light.
Before the Splendor of the last Dream died
Methought a Voice from out my Doorway cried:
"When all the Breakfast is Prepared for him
Why doth my lord within his Crib abide?"
And, as the cat Purred, she who was Before
Within the Kitchen shouted: "Guard the Door!
Else this new Bridget will have Flown the Coop
And, once Departed, will Return no More!"
All maids in sight the Wise One gladly Hires
And one of them she Presently acquires,
Yet toward the Bureau does not fail to Look
Because all Maids, as well as Men, are liars.
For Mary Ann has gone, with all her Woes,
And Dinah, too, has fled--where, no one knows,
But still a Bridget from the Bureau comes
And many a Tekla of her Reference blows.
Come, fill the Cup, and let the Kettle Sing!
The Cream and Sugar and Hot Water bring!
Methinks this fragrant liquid amber here
Within the Pot, is pretty much the Thing.
Each Morn a thousand Cereals brings, you say?
Yes, but where leaves the Food of Yesterday?
And this same Grocer man that sells us Nerve
Shall take Pa's Wheat and Mother's Oats away.
For lo, my small Back Yard is thickly Strown
With Ki-Tee-Munch, Chew-Chew, and Postman's Own
Where Apple-Nuts and Strength have been Forgot--
Ah, how these Papers by the Winds are Blown!
The tender Waffle hearts are Set upon
Is either Crisp or Soggy, and Anon
Like Maple Syrup made of corn and Cobs
Lasts but a scant Five Minutes, and is Gone.
I often think that never gets so Red
My flower-like Nose as when I've just been Fed
And after Breakfast, in the Glass I look,
And never Fail to Wish that I were dead.
And this faint Sallow Place upon my Mien--
How came it There? From that fair Coffee Bean?
Ah, take the Glass away! Make Haste unless
You want to see my Whole Complexion green.
When I was Younger, I did oft Frequent
The Married Bunch, and heard Great Argument
About the Fearful Price of Eggs, and How
To get a Dollar's Work out of a Cent.
And when I asked them of their Recompense,
What did they Get for Keeping Down Expense--
Oh, many a cup of Coffee, Steaming Hot,
Must drown the Memory of their Insolence!
If I were Married 't would be my Desire
To get up Every Morn and Build the Fire
For fear my Husband should use Kerosene,
And, without warning, be transported Higher.
Ah, with the Coffee all my Years provide!
Its chemicals may turn me green Inside,
But all my Fears are Scattered to the Winds
When o'er the fragrant Pot I can Preside.
I blame our Mother Eve, who did mistake
Her Job, and flirted Somewhat with the Snake,
For all the Errors of the Flaky Roll,
For all the Terrors of the Buckwheat Cake.
A glass of Creamy Milk just from the Cow,
Or Buttermilk, drawn from the Goat, I trow,
And thou across the Festal Board from Me,
A Six-Room Flat were Paradise enow!
Some for a Patent Bread that will not Crumb,
And nary Bite of Cereal for Some--
Ah, take the Coffee! Let all else go by
Nor heed the Thick White Fur upon the Tongue.
Look to the Human Wrecks about us: lo,
About their Indigestion how they Blow,
And lay the Blame on Coffee, crystal Clear,
Or say the Crisp Hot Muffin is their Foe!
And those who chew and chew upon the Grain,
Have got so used to Chewing, they are Fain
To Dwell upon their Health Food in their Talk
And presently their Neighbors go Insane.
FOOT-NOTES
1. The author began with the intention of adapting the entire Rubaiyat
to kitchen purposes, but thought better of it just in time to head off
the Lyric Muse, who was coming at full gallop, with her trunk.
2. Those who do not like The Kitchen Rubaiyat will doubtless be glad
there is no more of it.
3. Those who do like it can begin at the beginning and read it again.
The rest of it would be about like this installment, anyway.
P. S. If the demand is great enough, the rest of it may appear in
another book.
P. S. 2. The publisher of this book has an unalterable prejudice
against printing poetry, but he allowed The Kitchen Rubaiyat to slip
by without question.
P. S. 3. ?
FRUITS IN SEASON
Apples All the year.
Apricots July 20 to August 20.
Bananas All the year.
Blackberries July 1 to August 15.
Cherries June 1 to July 15.
Currants, Red and White July 1 to August 15.
Figs, dried All the year.
Figs, bag October and November.
Gooseberries July.
Grapes, Concord August 20 to November 15.
" Malaga November to March.
" California December to March.
Grapefruit October to July.
Green Gage Plums August 1 to September 15.
Huckleberries July and August.
Melons, Musk, Water, Cantaloupe July 15 to October 15.
Oranges December to May.
Peaches August and September.
Pears August and September.
Pineapples June to September.
Plums, Blue September.
Quinces September, October, and November.
Rhubarb April to September.
Raspberries, Black and Red July and August.
Strawberries May and June.
Tangerines November to February.
The above table, of course, is only a rough outline, as seasons and
localities vary so much. The tendency, too, is to extend the season of
every fruit indefinitely, as transporting and refrigerating methods
improve. Fruit out of season is always expensive, and often unripe and
unsatisfactory. Fortunately, when it is at its best it is always
abundant and at the lowest price.
Among the dried fruits may be mentioned Prunelles, Apricots, Apples,
Blackberries, Cherries, Nectarines, Peaches, peeled and unpeeled,
Pears, Plums, Raspberries, Prunes, Figs, and Dates. Canned fruits
which may be used for breakfast, with proper preparation, are Pears,
Peaches, Apricots, Cherries, Plums, and Pineapples.
Dried fruits may be soaked over night in the water in which they are
to be cooked, and simmered slowly, until they are tender, with little
sugar or none at all. They may also be steamed, either with or
without sugar, omitting the soaking, until tender enough for a straw
to pierce. Combinations of dried fruits are often agreeable, and a few
raisins will sometimes add a pleasant flavor.
Canned fruits intended for breakfast should be drained and very
thoroughly rinsed in cold water, then allowed to stand for some hours
in a cool place.
Many of the fruits, both dried and fresh, combine well with cereals.
Care must be taken, however, to follow such acid fruits as Currants,
Cherries, Oranges, and Grapefruit, with meat or egg dishes, omitting
the cereal, as the starch and acid are very likely to fight with each
other when once inside, to the inconvenience of the non-combatant. A
fruit which for any reason tastes "flat" can be instantly improved in
flavor and tonic quality by a sprinkle of lemon-juice.
Below are given different ways of preparing fruit for the breakfast
table.
APPLES
I. When served whole, apples should be carefully washed and rubbed to
a high polish with a crash towel. Only perfect fruit should be served
in this way, and green leaves in the fruit bowl are especially
desirable. Fruit-knives are essential.
II. Pare, quarter, and core good eating apples, removing all
imperfections. Serve a few quarters on each plate, with or without
sugar. A sprinkle of cinnamon or lemon-juice will improve fruit which
has little flavor. A grating of nutmeg may also be used.
III. _À la Condé._--Pare, quarter, and core good cooking apples.
Arrange in rows in an earthen baking-dish, sprinkle with powdered
sugar and lemon-juice, pour a little water into the baking-dish, and
add a heaping tablespoonful of butter. Bake slowly, basting frequently
with the apple-juice and melted butter. When tender, take out, drain,
and cool, saving the juice. Serve with boiled rice or other cereal,
using the juice instead of milk.
IV. _À la Cherbourg._--Pare and core good cooking apples; halve or
quarter if desired. Cook slowly in a thin syrup flavored with
lemon-peel and a bit of ginger-root. Serve separately or with cereal.
V. _À la Fermière._--Pare and core the apples and arrange in a
well-buttered baking-dish. Sprinkle slightly with sugar and cinnamon;
baste often with melted butter, and serve with boiled rice or other
cereal, using the juice instead of milk.
VI. _À la Française._--Core and then peel tart apples. Put into cold
water from half an inch to an inch in depth, sprinkle with sugar,
cover tightly, and cook very slowly on the back part of the range
till tender. Flavorings already noted may be added at pleasure. Skim
out the apples, reduce the remaining syrup one-half by rapid boiling,
pour over the apples, and cool. Serve cold, with or without cereal.
VII. _À la Ninon._--Sprinkle baked apples with freshly grated cocoanut
on taking from the oven. Serve on a mound of boiled rice with the milk
of the cocoanut.
VIII. _À la Réligieuse._--Core cooking apples; score the skin deeply
in a circle all around the fruit. Sprinkle a little sugar in the
cores, and dissolve a little currant jelly in the water used for the
basting. Cook slowly, and baste once with melted butter. The peel is
supposed to rise all around the apple, like a veil--hence the name.
IX. _Baked._--Peel or not, as preferred. Sprinkle with melted butter
and sugar, baste now and then with hot water, and serve separately or
with cereal.
X. _Baked, with Bananas._--Core, draw a peeled and scraped banana
through each core, trimming the ends off even, and bake slowly,
basting with hot water, melted butter, and lemon-juice. The apples may
be peeled if desired. Serve separately, or with cereal.
XI. _Baked, with Cereal._--Pare or not, as preferred, but core. Fill
the centres with left-over cooked cereal and bake slowly. Butter,
lemon-juice, or any flavoring recommended before can be used to
advantage. Any quartered apples, baked or stewed, can be covered with
any preferred cereal, and served with sugar and cream.
XII. _Baked, with Cherries._--Core the apples, fill the centres with
pitted cherries, either sour or sweet, bake carefully, basting with
syrup and melted butter. The apples may be peeled or not. Take up
carefully, and serve separately, or with cereal.
XIII. _Baked, with Currants._--Fill the centres with currants, red or
white, and use plenty of sugar. Baste with hot water or melted butter.
May be served with cereal if enough sugar is used in baking.
XIV. _Baked, with Dates._--Wash and stone dates, fill the cores of
apples with them, sprinkle with powdered sugar and bake, basting with
butter, lemon-juice, and hot water. The apples may be peeled or not.
XV. _Baked, with Figs._--Wash the figs carefully, and pack into the
cores of apples. Bake, basting with lemon syrup and melted butter.
Serve separately or with cereal.
XVI. _Baked, with Gooseberries._--Cap and stem a handful of
gooseberries. Fill the cores of large, firm apples with them, using
plenty of sugar. Baste with melted butter and hot water. May be
served with cereal if plenty of sugar is used in cooking.
XVII. _Baked, with Prunes._--Select tart apples, and peel or not, as
preferred. Core and fill the centres with stewed prunes, stoned and
drained. Bake slowly, basting with the prune-juice, or with
lemon-juice, melted butter, spiced syrup, or hot water containing
grated lemon-peel and a teaspoonful of sherry. Two or three cloves may
be stuck into each apple, and removed after the apples are cold.
Serve, very cold, with cream; separately, or with a cereal.
XVIII. _Baked, with Quinces._--Fill the cores of sweet apples with
bits of quince and plenty of sugar. Bake slowly, basting with melted
butter and syrup. Serve separately or with cereal.
XIX. _Baked, with Spice._--Select very sour apples, and peel or not,
as preferred. Core, and stuff the cavities with brown sugar, putting
two whole cloves into each apple. Baste with hot water containing a
bit of grated lemon-peel and a teaspoonful of sherry, putting a
teaspoonful of butter into the liquor as it forms in the dish. Bake
slowly, covered, until the apples are very tender. Serve separately or
with a cereal. Cinnamon, or nutmeg, or a blade of mace may be used
instead of the cloves.
XX. _Boiled._--Boil slowly in a saucepan with as little water as
possible. Do not peel. When tender, lift out, add sugar to the water
in which they were boiled; reduce half by rapid boiling, pour over the
apples, and let cool. Currant-juice, lemon-juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, or
a suspicion of clove may be added to the syrup if the apples lack
flavor.
XXI. _Coddled._--Core, cut in halves, but do not peel. Lay in the
bottom of an earthen dish, sprinkle lightly with sugar, add a little
water, and cook very slowly on the top of the stove until tender.
XXII. _Crusts._--Cut stale bread in circles, lay half of a peeled and
cored apple on each piece. Bake carefully, basting with melted butter
and a little lemon-juice if desired. When the apples are done,
sprinkle with powdered sugar, and take from the oven. Serve either hot
or cold.
XXIII. _Dried._--Soak over night in water to cover, after washing
thoroughly; cook slowly until soft, sweeten, and flavor with lemon.
Raisins, dates, figs, or other dried fruits may be added at pleasure.
XXIV. _Fried._--Core, but do not pare. If very juicy, dredge with
flour and fry slowly in hot fat till tender. They are served with
pork, or, sprinkled with powdered sugar and cinnamon, with cereals.
XXV. _Glazed._--Core tart apples. Fill the centres with cinnamon,
sugar, bits of butter, and a raisin or two. Bake slowly, basting with
lemon-syrup. When nearly done, brush with the beaten white of egg and
sprinkle with powdered sugar. Serve separately or with cereal.
XXVI. _In Bloom._--Cook pared red apples in any preferred way, and
stew the skin separately, in a little water, until the color is
extracted. The tiniest bit of red vegetable coloring may be needed.
Strain this liquid, and pour it over the apples when done. Or, add
currant jelly to color the water in which the apples are boiled, or to
the water for basting pared baked apples.
XXVII. _In Casserole._--Arrange good cooking apples in an earthen
casserole. Cover with a thin syrup made of brown sugar, add a little
spice and a bit of orange- or lemon-peel. Bake, very slowly, tightly
covered. Serve cold from the casserole.
XXVIII. _In Crumbs._--Cut strips of stale bread to fit stone
custard-cups. Dip in milk, and arrange in the moulds. Fill the centres
with apple sauce, cover with a circle of the bread, and steam thirty
minutes. Serve cold, with cream.
XXIX. _In Rice-Cups._--Line buttered custard cups with cold boiled
rice. Fill the centres with apple sauce or cooked quartered apples,
mildly tart rather than sweet. Cover with more of the rice. Steam
half an hour and let cool in the cups. Turn out on chilled plates and
serve with cream. Cream may be used with any cooked apple, if the
Secretary of the Interior files no objections. Cereals, other than
rice, left over, can be used in the same way. A wreath of cooked apple
quarters around the base of each individual mould is a dainty and
acceptable garnish.
XXX. _Jellied._--Cut tart apples in halves, core, place in buttered
baking-dish, skin side down, measure the water and add enough barely
to cover; add twice as much sugar as water, cover and boil slowly till
the apples are tender. Skim out, drain, boil the syrup rapidly till
reduced one half; pour over the apples and let cool. Flavorings
referred to before can be added to the syrup if desired.
XXXI. _Mock Pineapple._--Arrange alternate slices of sweet apples and
oranges, peeled, on a chilled plate, one above the other. Sprinkle
with powdered sugar, pour over the orange-juice and serve immediately.
XXXII. _Sauce._--Peel, quarter, and core quick-cooking apples. Sweeten
slightly, and when very tender, rub through a sieve and let cool. Any
flavoring recommended before may be used.
XXXIII. _Snow._--Peel white-fleshed, firm apples, grate quickly on a
coarse grater, and serve in roughly piled heaps on small plates
immediately. Use sugar or not.
XXXIV. _Southern, Fried._--Core and cut in thick slices, but do not
peel. Dip in egg and crumbs and fry in ham or bacon fat and serve with
those meats.
XXXV. _Stewed._--Pare, core, and halve large cooking-apples. Put into
an earthen dish, cover with water, sprinkle with sugar, cover tightly,
and cook slowly. If flat in taste, sprinkle with lemon-juice,
cinnamon, or nutmeg.
XXXVI. _Stewed with Dates._--Add washed and stoned dates to stewed
apples when partially cooked, and finish cooking. Dried apricots,
fresh or dried cherries, rhubarb, figs, plums, dried peaches, pears,
or quinces, may be used in the same way.
XXXVII. _Stewed with Rice._--Boil rice as usual in boiling water,
adding a little salt. When partly done, add pared, cored, and
quartered quick-cooking apples. Finish cooking. Serve very cold with
cream and sugar. Flavorings noted above may be added at discretion.
APRICOTS
I. Wipe with a dry cloth and serve with fruit-knives. A green leaf on
each plate is a dainty fruit doily.
II. _Canned._--Drain, rinse in cold water, arrange on plates, and let
stand several hours before serving. Sugar or not, as desired. Save the
syrup to flavor syrup for pancakes, or to use for puddings, fritters,
etc.
III. _Dried._--Soak over night, cook very slowly in the water in which
they were soaked, adding very little sugar. Serve with cereal, or
separately.
IV. _Sauce._--Cook as above, and rub the fruit through a sieve. The
canned, drained, and freshened fruit may be used in the same way.
BANANAS
I. Serve in the skins with fruit-knives, one to each person.
II. Skin and scrape and serve immediately. People who cannot
ordinarily eat bananas usually find them harmless when the tough,
stringy pulp is scraped off.
III. _Baked._--Bake without peeling, basting with hot water and melted
butter occasionally. Let cool in the skins.
IV. _Baked._--Skin, scrape, and bake, basting with lemon-juice and
melted butter. Sprinkle with sugar if desired.
V. _Au naturel._--Slice into saucers, sprinkle with lemon-juice and
sugar.
VI. _With Sugar and Cream._--Slice, sprinkle with powdered sugar, pour
cream over, and serve at once.
VII. _With Oranges._--Slice, add an equal quantity of sliced oranges,
and sprinkle with sugar.
VIII. _With Cereal._--Slice fresh bananas into a saucer, sprinkle with
sugar, cover with boiled rice or with any preferred cereal.
IX. Equally good with sliced peaches.
BLACKBERRIES
Serve with powdered sugar, with or without cream. A tablespoonful of
cracked ice in a saucer of berries is appreciated on a hot morning.
BLUE PLUMS
See Green Gages.
CHERRIES
I. Serve very cold, with the stems on. A dainty way is to lay the
cherries upon a bed of cracked ice, and serve with powdered sugar in
individual dishes.
II. Pit the cherries, saving the juice, and serve in saucers with
sugar and plenty of cracked ice.
III. _Iced._--Beat the white of an egg to a foam. Dip each cherry into
it, then roll in powdered sugar, and set on a platter in the
refrigerator. Must be prepared overnight.
IV. _Crusts._--Butter rounds of stale bread, spread with pitted
cherries and their juice, sprinkle with sugar, and bake. Serve very
cold.
CURRANTS
Serve in cracked ice with plenty of sugar. These are also served iced,
and on crusts. See Cherries III and IV.
FIGS
May be served from the basket. This, of course, applies only to the
more expensive varieties, which are clean. The ordinary dried fig of
commerce must be washed many times, and is usually sweet enough
without adding more sugar.
II. _Steamed._--Set a plate of figs in a steamer over boiling water
until plump and soft, then set away to cool.
III. _Stewed._--Clean, soak, and cook slowly till tender in a little
water. Skim out, drain, sweeten the syrup slightly, reduce one half,
pour over the figs, and cool. A bit of vanilla or wine may be added to
the syrup.
IV. _With Cereal._--Cover a saucer of steamed or stewed figs with any
preferred cereal. Serve with cream if desired.
V. _In Rice-Cups._--See Apples XXIX.
VI. _In Crumbs._--See Apples XXVIII.
GOOSEBERRIES
These berries must be stewed in order to be acceptable. The fruit,
after stewing, may be rubbed through a sieve fine enough to keep back
the seeds, or it may be baked on crusts. See Cherries IV.
GRAPES
This luscious fruit is at its best when served fresh from the vines,
with the bloom still on. Never wash a bunch of grapes if it can be
avoided. Serve with grape scissors to cut the bunches apart. People
who fear appendicitis may have the grapes squeezed from the skins and
the seeds afterwards removed. They are very nice this way, with sugar
and pounded ice.
GRAPEFRUIT
A good grapefruit will have dark spots, a skin which seems thin, will
be firm to the touch, and heavy for its size. To serve, cut crosswise,
and remove the white, bitter pulp which is in the core, and separate
the sections. Fill the core with sugar and serve cold. A little rum or
kirsch may be added just before serving, but, as George Ade said, "A
good girl needs no help," and it is equally true of a good grapefruit.
If anybody knows why it is called grapefruit, please write to the
author of this book in care of the publishers.
GREEN GAGES
Serve as they come, with the bloom on, or peel, pit, and serve with
cracked ice and powdered sugar.
HUCKLEBERRIES
Look the fruit over carefully. Nothing pleases a fly so much as to die
and be mistaken for a huckleberry. Serve with cracked ice, with sugar
or cream, or both.
MUSKMELONS
Keep on ice till the last moment. Cut crosswise, take out the seeds
with a spoon, and put a cube of ice in each half. Green leaves on the
plate are a dainty touch.
ORANGES
Serve with fruit-knives, or in halves with spoons--either the
orange-spoon which comes for that purpose, or a very heavy teaspoon.
Another way is to remove the peel, except a strip an inch wide at the
equator, cut at a division line and straighten out the peel, taking
care not to break off the sections. Or, the fruit may be peeled,
sliced, and served on plates with sugar.
PEACHES
Wipe with a dry cloth and serve with fruit-knives. Or, if you think
much of your breakfast napkins, peel and cut just before serving, as
they discolor quickly. Serve with cracked ice, or with cream. Hard
peaches may be baked, as apples are, and served cold with cream.
Stewed peaches may be served on crusts.
PEARS
Serve as they come, with fruit-knives. Hard pears may be baked or
stewed according to directions previously given.
PINEAPPLE
Peel, cut out the eyes, and shred from the core with a silver fork.
Sprinkle with sugar and keep on ice some hours before serving.
Pineapple is the only fruit known to have a distinct digestive value,
and it works most readily on starches. It combines pleasantly with
bananas.
PRUNELLES
These are soaked, and boiled in the water in in which they are soaked,
with the addition of a very little sugar. Dried apricots,
blackberries, cherries, nectarines, and prunes are cooked in the same
way. They may also be steamed and afterwards sprinkled with sugar.
PRUNES
These are no longer despised since the price has gone up, and the more
expensive kinds are well worth having. A bit of lemon-peel or spice
may flavor the syrup acceptably, and they are especially healthful in
combination with cereals, according to recipes previously given.
QUINCES
Peel, stuff the cores with sugar, and bake according to directions
given for apples. A little lemon may be used in the syrup for basting.
RASPBERRIES AND STRAWBERRIES
These delicious berries should not be washed unless absolutely
necessary, nor should they be insulted with sugar and cream. If very
sour, strawberries may be dipped in powdered sugar. Large, fine ones
are served with the stems and hulls on. Raspberries, if ripe, seldom
need sugar. Cracked ice is a pleasing accompaniment.
RHUBARB
I. Peel, cut into inch-lengths, and stew with plenty of sugar. Serve
cold.
II. Cut, but do not peel, boil five minutes, then change the water
and cook slowly with plenty of sugar till done.
III. _Baked._--Do not peel. Cut into inch-pieces, put into a buttered
baking-dish or stone jar, sprinkle plentifully with sugar, and bake
slowly. It will be a rich red in color.
IV. Cook on crusts. See Cherries IV.
V. Add a handful of seeded raisins to rhubarb cooked in any of the
above ways when it is about half done. Figs, dates, and other dried
fruits, used with rhubarb, make a combination pleasing to some.
TANGERINES
See Oranges.
WATERMELON
Like muskmelon, watermelon must be very thoroughly chilled. Serve in
slices from a platter or on individual plates, removing the rind
before serving, if desired; or cut the melon in half, slice off the
lower end so that it may stand firmly, and serve the pulp from the
shell with a silver spoon. Ice pounded to snow is a pleasant addition
to any fruit, when the thermometer is ninety-five or six in the shade.
CEREALS
So many breakfast foods are upon the market that it would be
impossible to enumerate all of them, especially as new ones are
appearing continually. Full and complete directions for cooking all of
them are printed upon the packages in which they are sold. It may not
be amiss to add, however, that in almost every instance, twice or
three times the time allowed for cooking would improve the cereal in
taste and digestibility.
The uncooked cereals are many. A wise housekeeper will use the
uncooked cereals when she has no maid. "A word to the wise is
unnecessary."
Pleasing variety in the daily menu is secured by getting a different
cereal each time. In this way, it takes about a year to get back to
the beginning again, and there is no chance to tire of any of them.
Cereals should always be cooked in a double boiler; and soaking over
night in the water in which they are to be cooked, where it is not
possible to secure the necessary time for long cooking, will prove a
distinct advantage. Leftover cereals should be covered with cold
water immediately, in the double boiler, and kept in a cool place
until the next day. Bring slowly to a boil, and cook as usual. In the
hot weather, cereals may be cooked the day before using, moulded in
custard-cups, and kept in the ice-box over night. They are very
acceptable when served ice-cold, and, if moulded with fruit, or served
with fruit on the same plate, so much the better.
Pearled wheat, pearled barley, and coarse hominy require five cupfuls
of water to each cup of cereal, and need from four to six hours'
cooking. Coarse oatmeal and fine hominy must be cooked from four to
six hours, but need only four cupfuls of water to each cup of cereal.
Rolled wheat and rolled barley are cooked two hours in three times as
much water as cereal; rice and rolled oats, with three times as much
water, will cook in one hour. Farina, with six cupfuls of water to
each cupful of cereal, also cooks in an hour; cerealine flakes cook in
thirty minutes, equal parts of water and cereal being used.
Salt must be added just before cooking begins. All cereals are richer
if a little milk is added to the water in which they are cooked.
To cook cereals in a double boiler, put the water into the inner
kettle, the outer vessel being from half to two thirds full, and when
it is boiling furiously, sprinkle in the cereal, a few grains at a
time, and not so rapidly as to stop the boiling. When cereals are
eaten cold, they require a little more liquid.
BOILED BARLEY
Wash the barley in several waters, cover with cold water; bring to a
boil, drain, cover with fresh boiling water, add a little salt, and
cook slowly for four hours.
BARLEY GRUEL
Wash half a cupful of pearled barley in several waters; put it into a
double boiler with eight cupfuls of water and half an inch of stick
cinnamon. Boil for two hours, strain, sweeten, and add two wine
glasses of port. Keep in a cool place and reheat when required. An
invaluable breakfast cereal for a convalescent.
STEAMED BARLEY
Cooked one cupful of pearled barley in a double boiler four hours,
with four cupfuls of water and a little salt. In the morning, add a
cupful of boiling water or milk, stir occasionally, reheat thoroughly,
and serve.
BREWIS
Dry bread in the oven so slowly that it is a light brown in color.
Crush into crumbs with the rolling-pin and sift through the
frying-basket. Measure the milk, salt it slightly, and bring to a
boil. Put in half as much of the dried crumbs. Boil five or ten
minutes, season with butter, pepper, and salt, and serve at once with
cream. It must be stirred all the time it is cooking. By omitting the
butter, it may be served with sugar. Brown, rye, graham, or corn bread
may be mixed with the white bread to advantage. The dried and sifted
crumbs of brown bread, when served cold with cream, taste surprisingly
like a popular cereal which etiquette forbids us to mention. This is a
good way to use up accumulated crumbs.
CORN-MEAL MUSH
The best meal comes from the South. It is white, moist, and coarse,
and is called "water ground." It is a very different proposition from
the dry, yellow powder sold in Northern groceries. For mush, use four
times as much water as meal. Salt the water, and sprinkle in the meal
very slowly when it is at a galloping boil. Boil an hour or more,
stirring frequently. A better mush is made by using half milk and half
water. Serve hot or cold with cream, or milk, and sugar. If wanted for
frying, wet a pan in cold water, pour in the hot mush, and let cool.
CORN AND WHEAT PORRIDGE
Half a cupful of corn-meal and half a cupful of flour. Make into a
batter with cold water and put into two cupfuls of boiling water.
Stir often and cook half an hour or more, then add four cupfuls of
boiling milk. Cook half an hour longer, stirring often. Serve hot or
cold, with cream and sugar.
CORN MUSH OR HASTY PUDDING
One cupful of corn-meal and one cupful of cold water. Mix and stir
into two cupfuls of salted boiling water. One half cupful of white
flour may be mixed with the meal. When the mush becomes thick, place
in a steamer and steam six hours. Rinse a pan with cold water, pour in
the mush, smooth the top with hand or spoon wet in cold water, and let
stand in a cold place twelve hours. This is used for frying. Other
cereals may be used in the same way. The sliced mush should be dredged
in flour and cooked in salt pork, ham, or bacon fat in the spider, or
in lard or butter if it is to be served with syrup.
HULLED CORN
This can occasionally be found in city markets, and is a delicious
cereal, eaten hot or cold with milk or cream or sugar.
COLD CEREAL WITH FRUIT
Pack left-over cereal into buttered custard cups, scoop out the
inside, fill with any sort of stewed or fresh fruit cut fine and
sweetened, cover the top with more cereal, and let stand some hours in
a cold place. At serving time turn out and dust with powdered sugar.
Cream may be used if it harmonizes with the fruit.
FRIED CREAM
Bring two cupfuls of milk to the boil, add two tablespoonfuls of
cornstarch rubbed smooth in a little cold milk, and half a teaspoonful
of salt. Take from the fire and add one egg, well beaten, then pour
into a mould to cool. When cold, cut into slices, dredge with flour,
and fry.
FARINA
Soak over night. In the morning add boiling salted water to cover, and
cook half an hour, stirring constantly. Serve hot or cold with cream
and sugar, or with sugar and fruit.
APPLE FARINA
Stir one half cupful of farina into one quart of boiling salted water.
As soon as mush forms, stir in four tart apples, peeled, cored, and
sliced, and cook until the apples are soft. If the apples lack flavor,
a bit of orange- or lemon-peel, or any preferred spice may be added.
Serve hot or cold with cream or sugar. This will mould well.
FARINA BALLS
Half a cupful of farina, two cupfuls of milk, half a teaspoonful of
salt, a sprinkle of paprika, six drops of onion-juice, and the yolk of
one egg. Cook the farina in the salted milk for half an hour in a
double boiler. When it is stiff, add the egg and the seasoning.
Reheat, pour into a dish, and let cool. When cold, make into small
flat cakes, dip in egg, then in crumbs, and fry. These can be made
ready for frying the day before.
FAIRY FARINA
Mix three tablespoonfuls of farina with three quarters of a
teaspoonful of salt and half a cupful of milk, taken from two cupfuls.
Bring the rest of the milk to a boil with two cupfuls of water and
stir in the farina mixture. Cook slowly half an hour, turn into
individual moulds, and serve cold with sugar and cream.
JELLIED FARINA
One cupful of farina, sprinkled into two and a half cupfuls of boiled
salted milk. Stir till it thickens, then boil half an hour without
stirring. Serve hot or cold with sugar and cream. This will mould
nicely, and may be used with fruit.
FARINA MUSH
Boil one quart of salted milk, and, when boiling, add half a cupful of
farina, stirring constantly. Add a lump of butter and serve with cream
and sugar.
FLUMMERY
One and a half cupfuls of pinhead oatmeal, a saltspoonful of salt, a
tablespoonful of white sugar, two tablespoonfuls of orange-flower
water. Cover the oatmeal with cold water and let it soak twenty-four
hours, then drain off the water, cover again, and let steep
twenty-four hours longer. Strain through a fine sieve, add the salt,
and boil till as thick as mush, stirring constantly. Add the sugar and
the orange-flower water, pour into saucers, and serve hot or cold with
cream and sugar. This recipe dates back to the time of Queen
Elizabeth.
GRITS
One cupful of well-washed grits is slowly added to two cupfuls of
boiling water, and boiled one hour. Soaking over night is an
advantage. If the porridge is too thick, it may be thinned with milk.
Serve hot or cold with cream and sugar.
FRIED GRITS
Pack left-over grits into a wet mould. Turn out, slice, dredge in
flour, and fry.
OATMEAL GRUEL
Mix one tablespoonful of oatmeal in half a cupful of cold water, add
three cupfuls of milk, or of water, or of milk and water, and a little
salt. Cook half an hour in a double boiler, stirring often. Strain if
desired, and serve hot or cold. May be flavored with a bit of
lemon-peel, spice, or orange-flower water. For children and
convalescents.
OATMEAL GRUEL WITH EGG
One cupful of oatmeal and one teaspoonful of salt stirred into four
cupfuls of boiling water. Boil one hour, strain, and pour on to two
eggs well beaten. Reheat until it thickens, and serve with cream and
sugar.
WHEAT GRUEL
Mix one teaspoonful of salt with half a cupful of flour, make into a
paste with a little cold water and cook in a double boiler till smooth
and thick. Thin with milk, if necessary. Strain and sweeten; serve
either hot or cold. May be flavored with spice, lemon-peel, or wine.
BOILED HOMINY
Stir one cupful of well-washed hominy into two quarts of boiling
water. Cook one hour. Use half milk and half water if preferred.
HOMINY BALLS
To a cupful of cold hominy add one tablespoonful of melted butter,
stir well, add enough milk to rub the hominy to a paste, add a
teaspoonful of sugar and one egg, unbeaten. Shape into small flat
balls, dredge with flour, dip in beaten egg, then in crumbs, and fry.
These may be prepared beforehand and kept in a cool place till ready
to fry.
FRIED HOMINY
Pack left-over hominy into a mould. When cold, slice, dredge with
flour, and fry, or dip in egg and crumbs and fry.
HOMINY WITH MILK
Soak hominy all night. In the morning cover with boiling salted water
and boil until very tender. Drain off the water, cover with milk, boil
up once more, and serve.
STEAMED HOMINY
Soak hominy over night in an equal measure of cold water. In the
morning add twice as much boiling salted water and boil fifteen
minutes, then put into a steamer and steam six hours.
HOMINY PORRIDGE
Soak a cupful of granulated hominy in four cupfuls of water over
night. Add a teaspoonful of salt, one cupful of milk, and boil one
hour in the morning.
CRACKED WHEAT MUSH
Butter a double boiler inside, put in four cupfuls of water and a
little salt. When boiling add one cupful of cracked wheat which has
been washed in several waters. Boil ten minutes, then simmer three
hours. Serve with sugar and cream.
GRAHAM FLOUR MUSH
Mix one cupful of graham flour with a teaspoonful of salt, and make it
into a paste with cold water. Mix gradually with four cupfuls of
boiling water. Boil half an hour, stirring constantly. Serve with
cream and sugar.
OATMEAL MUSH
Mix one cupful of coarse oatmeal with a little salt, sprinkle into
four cupfuls of boiling water. Boil fifteen minutes, stirring
constantly, in the double boiler. Cover and cook slowly three hours
longer.
RYE MUSH
One quart of boiling water, one teaspoonful of salt, five heaping
tablespoonfuls of rye meal. Sprinkle the meal into the boiling water,
stirring constantly, add the salt, bring to the boil once more, cover,
and cook slowly in the double boiler one hour and a half. Serve with
sugar and cream.
FRIED OATMEAL MUSH
Wet a pan or mould in cold water and pack into it left-over oatmeal.
Twelve hours later, turn out, cut into slices, dredge with flour and
fry, serving with a simple syrup if desired. Any left-over cereal
which does not contain fruit may be used in the same way.
GRAHAM MUSH WITH APPLES
Slice peeled and cored tart apples into graham mush prepared according
to the recipe previously given, as soon as it begins to boil.
MUSH CAKES
Season two cupfuls of left-over cereal with salt and pepper and a few
drops of onion-juice. Shape into small flat cakes with floured hands
and dredge with flour. Fry in ham or bacon fat and serve with those
meats.
MUSH BALLS
Add a tablespoonful of melted butter and two unbeaten eggs to two
cupfuls of hot corn-meal mush. Cool. Shape into small flat cakes,
dredge with flour, and fry brown. These may be prepared the day before
using.
VELVET MUSH
Melt two tablespoonfuls of butter in a double boiler, add two cupfuls
of flour, and stir until it leaves the sides of the kettle; add five
cupfuls of milk, stirring constantly and bringing to the boil at each
cupful. Add a teaspoonful of salt, mix thoroughly, and serve with
sugar and cream.
COLD GRAHAM MUSH WITH FRUIT
Stir chopped dates or figs into graham mush made according to previous
directions, turn into a mould, and cool. The next morning, slice, and
serve with sugar and cream.
STEAMED OATMEAL
Add a quart of cold water and a teaspoonful of salt to a cupful of
oatmeal. Put in a steamer over a kettle of cold water, bring to the
boil gradually, and steam two hours after it begins to cook.
OATMEAL JELLY
Soak one cupful of oatmeal over night in cold water to cover deeply.
Add boiling salted water in the morning and boil several hours, adding
more water as needed. Do not stir any more than necessary. When every
grain is transparent and jelly-like, it is done. It is delicious
served cold, with fruit and sugar, or with sugar and cream.
CREAMED OATMEAL
Boil oatmeal for an hour and a half according to recipes previously
given. Rub through a sieve, cover with hot milk, and cook very slowly
half an hour longer. Serve with sugar and cream.
OATMEAL BLANC MANGE
Bring one quart of milk to the boil, add a teaspoonful of salt, and
stir in one cupful of oatmeal. Boil forty-five minutes, then add two
eggs well beaten just before removing from the fire. Serve hot or cold
with cream and sugar. A bit of grated lemon- or orange-peel, wine, or
spice may be added to the milk.
LIGHT OATMEAL
Cook oatmeal twenty-five minutes according to directions previously
given, then set the dish in a moderate oven for half an hour. The
grains will swell.
BAKED OATMEAL
The day before using, stir two cupfuls of oatmeal into two quarts of
boiling water, salted, and boil ten minutes. Turn into a buttered
earthen dish, cover, and bake slowly two hours. In the morning set the
dish into a pan of boiling water and put in the oven for forty-five
minutes.
MILK PORRIDGE
One tablespoonful of flour rubbed smooth with half a cupful or more of
water. Add a cupful of boiling milk, a little salt and spice, and cook
ten minutes or more in the double boiler.
RICE PORRIDGE
One cupful of rice, washed in several waters, and one cupful of
oatmeal. Cook one hour in plenty of boiling salted water, and add a
heaping tablespoonful of butter before serving.
WHEATLET PORRIDGE
One cupful of wheatlet, two cupfuls of boiling water, and one
teaspoonful of salt. Cook slowly for an hour.
CREAMED OAT PORRIDGE
Soak two cupfuls of oatmeal in four cupfuls of water over night. In
the morning, strain and boil the water thirty minutes. Scald a pint
and a half of rich milk, thicken with a tablespoonful of flour rubbed
smooth in a little cold milk, add to the water, with a teaspoonful of
butter and a half teaspoonful of salt. Boil up well and serve with
cream and sugar.
BOILED RICE
(Hop Sing's Recipe)
"Washee lice in cold water bellee muchee. Water boil all ready muchee
quick. Water shakee lice--no burn. Boil till one lice all rub away in
fingers. Put in pan all holee, pour over cold water bellee muchee, set
in hot oven, make dry, eatee all up."
BOILED RICE
(American Recipe)
Wash one cupful of rice in several waters. Sprinkle it, a little at a
time, into eight quarts of slightly salted water at a galloping boil.
Boil steadily for twenty minutes. Drain, toss carefully with a fork,
and dry ten minutes in a hot oven.
BOILED RICE WITH MILK
Cook as above until it has boiled ten minutes, then drain, cover with
boiling milk, and cook slowly ten minutes longer in a covered double
boiler. Uncover, and stand in a hot oven for a few minutes, stirring
occasionally with a fork.
RICE BALLS
One cupful of boiled rice, one half cupful of milk, one egg, one
tablespoonful of sugar, a pinch of salt, and a slight grating of
nutmeg or a sprinkle of cinnamon. Put the milk on to boil, add the
rice and seasoning. When it boils, add the egg, cook till thick, take
from the fire, and cool. Form in to small flat cakes, dip in egg and
crumbs, and fry. These may be prepared beforehand.
STEAMED RICE
Wash a small cupful of rice and put into a double boiler with three
cupfuls of milk and a pinch of salt. Cook until creamy, add a
teaspoonful of butter and three tablespoonfuls of sugar. Fruit may be
added.
SAMP
Cover the samp with boiling water, boil ten minutes, then drain, rinse
in cold water, cover with fresh boiling water and a little salt. Cook
slowly six hours, adding fresh boiling water as needed. Serve hot or
cold with cream and sugar.
CREAM TOAST
Dip slices of toast in boiling water and set into the oven. Stir one
heaping tablespoonful of corn-meal into four cupfuls of boiling salted
milk, and add two tablespoonfuls of butter. When the milk thickens,
stir in the whites of three eggs beaten to a stiff froth, boil up
again, pour over the toast, keep in the oven five minutes longer and
serve.
MILK TOAST
Lay slices of toast in cereal bowls, spread with butter, sprinkle with
salt and pepper, pour boiling milk over and serve immediately.
SOFT TOAST
Dip crisp slices of toast for a moment in boiling salted water, pour
over melted butter, set in the oven a moment and serve with cream.
CRUSHED WHEAT WITH RAISINS
Add a handful of stoned and cleaned raisins to crushed wheat mush made
according to recipe previously given, and as soon as it begins to
boil. Raisins are a healthful and agreeable addition to almost any
cereal.
COLD CRACKED WHEAT
Add half a teaspoonful of salt to three cupfuls of boiling water, stir
in half a cupful of cracked wheat. Cook uncovered till the water has
almost disappeared, then add three cupfuls of hot milk. Cover and cook
until the wheat is soft, then uncover and cook until the wheat is
almost dry. Stir carefully now and then while cooking. Turn into
individual moulds to harden, and serve cold with sugar and cream.
SALT FISH
With very, very few exceptions, fish and meats other than salt are not
suitable for breakfast. So many delicious preparations of these are
possible, however, that no one need lament the restriction which
general use has made. The humble and lowly codfish may be made into
many a dainty tidbit,--to make no invidious distinction,--and, for
some occult reason, the taste craves salt in the morning.
BROILED BLOATERS
Scrape and clean the fish, wipe dry and split, laying flat upon a
buttered gridiron. Broil about six minutes, turning frequently. When
brown, pour over melted butter. Serve with lemon quarters and parsley.
YARMOUTH BLOATERS
See Potomac Herring.
CODFISH BALLS
Cut into inch pieces a heaping cupful of salt codfish. Remove the
bones, skin, and put into an earthen dish. Pour boiling water on and
keep hot two hours. Pour off the water, cool, and shred the fish with
the fingers. Add a heaping cupful of hot mashed potatoes. Mix a
teaspoonful of flour with a heaping tablespoonful of butter, add three
tablespoonfuls of boiling water, and cook until thick. Season with
salt and pepper, mix with the fish and potato, and with floured hands
form into eight small flat cakes. Dredge with flour and set away to be
fried the following morning.
CODFISH BALLS--II
Two cupfuls of freshened and shredded fish, two cupfuls of sliced raw
potatoes, one tablespoonful of butter, half a cupful of cream or milk,
two eggs, and a sprinkle of white pepper. Put the potatoes in a pan,
spread the fish on top, cover with cold water, and boil until the
potatoes are done. Drain, mash together, then add the butter, pepper,
milk, and beaten egg. Beat until very light. Shape into round balls
the size of small apples, dredge in flour, and fry until brown in deep
fat.
CODFISH BALLS--III
Prepare as Codfish Balls II, but use twice as much potato as fish.
CODFISH BALLS À LA BURNS
Make codfish balls into flat cakes and just before serving, put a
poached egg on each.
PICKED-UP CODFISH
Pour boiling water on a cupful of salt codfish which has been shredded
and had the bones removed. When the water cools, pour it off and cover
with fresh boiling water. Drain again when the second water cools.
Blend a tablespoonful of butter with a tablespoonful of flour, add a
cupful of milk, and cook, stirring constantly, until thick. Add the
codfish and a teaspoonful of finely minced parsley. Serve on toast and
garnish with hard-boiled egg cut in slices. Sprinkle with black
pepper.
CREAMED CODFISH
Two cupfuls of shredded codfish, three cupfuls of milk, yolk of one
egg, one tablespoonful of butter, two tablespoonfuls of flour, two
quarts of water, pepper, and salt. Cover the fish with the water and
set it over a slow fire. When it boils, drain it and cover with the
milk. Bring to a boil again. Have the butter and flour rubbed smooth
with a little cold milk and add to the boiling milk. Stir steadily
till it thickens, then add the beaten yolk of the egg, and cook five
minutes longer. Season with pepper. A little minced parsley may be
added. Half an hour before the fish is shredded it should be put to
soak in cold water, unless it is preferred very salt.
CREAMED ROAST CODFISH
Brush the salt from a whole salted cod with a stiff brush. Place in a
baking-pan and put in a hot oven until brown and crisp. Take out, lay
on a board, and pound with a potato-masher till thoroughly bruised and
broken. Place in the baking-pan, cover with boiling water, and soak
twenty minutes. Drain, place on a platter, dot with butter, and put
back into the oven till the butter sizzles. Take from the oven, pour
over a cupful of cream, garnish with parsley, and serve.
CODFISH À LA MODE
Pick up a cupful of salt cod very fine, and freshen it. Mix with two
cupfuls of mashed potato, two cupfuls of cream or milk, and two
well-beaten eggs. Add half a cupful of melted butter and a little
black pepper. Mix thoroughly, pile roughly in an earthen baking-dish
or casserole, and bake twenty-five minutes in a hot oven. If it does
not brown readily, brush the top with melted butter for the last five
minutes of cooking.
NEW ENGLAND SALT COD
Cut the fish in squares and soak over night. In the morning drain and
rinse, cover with fresh boiling water, and simmer till tender. Spread
on a platter and put in the oven. Make a drawn-butter sauce of one
tablespoonful of butter and two tablespoonfuls of flour cooked till
the mixture leaves the pan. Add one cupful of cold water, and stir
constantly till the sauce is thick and smooth and free from lumps.
Pour over the cod and serve. Minced parsley, a squeeze of lemon-juice,
or a hard-boiled egg chopped fine may be added to the sauce.
BOILED SALTED COD WITH EGG SAUCE
Chop fine a pound of salted cod that has been freshened, boiled, and
cooled. Mix a heaping teaspoonful of corn-meal with one cupful of
milk, and stir over the fire until it thickens, then add one cupful of
mashed potatoes, two heaping tablespoonfuls of butter, a teaspoonful
of minced parsley, and two well-beaten eggs. Let it get very hot. Make
the drawn-butter sauce with the egg in it, given in the recipe for New
England Salt Cod, and serve with the sauce poured over.
SALTED COD WITH BROWN BUTTER
Freshen the fish for twenty-four hours. Place over the fire in cold
water and bring slowly to a boil. Put a little butter and a few
sprigs of parsley in a frying-pan. Skim out the fish and put on a
platter in the oven. When the butter is brown, pour over the fish and
serve with lemon-quarters and fresh parsley.
CODFISH CUTLETS
Use the mixture for Codfish Balls II. Shape into cutlet form,--small
tin moulds come for the purpose,--dip in egg and crumbs, and fry in
deep fat. Stick a piece of macaroni in the small end of the cutlet,
and garnish with a paper frill. Serve with lemon and parsley.
BOILED SALT CODFISH
Select a piece of cod that has been boned. Brush the salt from it with
a stiff brush and broil under the gas flame until brown. Lay in a
baking-pan and pour over boiling water to cover. Let stand ten
minutes, drain, and repeat the process. Drain, put on a hot platter,
pour over melted butter, sprinkle with pepper and minced parsley.
FLAKED SALT CODFISH
Soak two pounds of fish over night. In the morning scrub it well,
cover with slices of onion, pour boiling water over, and let it soak
till the water is cool. Skim out, wipe, and broil. Put into a platter,
break with a fork, and pour over a drawn-butter sauce seasoned with
pepper, parsley, and lemon-juice. Keep in a hot oven five minutes
before serving.
CODFISH PUFF
Make the mixture for Codfish Balls II. Add the whites of two eggs
beaten to a stiff froth, folding them in lightly. Butter a stoneware
platter, spread the puff upon it, and bake in a hot oven till well
puffed and browned. Or, cook in a buttered frying-pan till a brown
crust has formed, then fold like an omelet.
CREAMED COD WITH EGG SAUCE
Freshen, boil, and drain, according to directions previously given.
Arrange on a platter and cover with cream sauce, which has minced
parsley and chopped hard-boiled eggs mixed with it.
ESCALLOPED CODFISH
Make a Codfish Puff, sprinkle with grated cheese, and bake brown.
FINNAN HADDIE À LA DELMONICO
Make a cream sauce, using two tablespoonfuls of butter and two of
flour; cook till they bubble, add a pint of milk, and stir till thick
and smooth. Add a pound of Finnan Haddie flaked, and the yolks of two
eggs, well beaten, three hard-boiled eggs cut fine, and a
tablespoonful of strong cheese, grated. Season with black pepper, heat
thoroughly, and serve.
FINNAN HADDIE À LA MARTIN
Make the cream sauce, add the flaked Finnan Haddie, according to the
recipe for Finnan Haddie à la Delmonico, add one half-cupful of
shredded green peppers, let boil up once, and serve on toast.
FINNAN HADDIE FISH BALLS
Prepare as Codfish Balls II.
BROILED FINNAN HADDIE
Parboil, drain, wipe, then skin. Broil, pour over melted butter,
sprinkle with pepper and minced parsley. Serve with lemon quarters.
PICKED-UP FINNAN HADDIE
Cut the fish in convenient pieces for serving. Cover with boiling
water, boil five minutes, drain, and rinse in fresh boiling water.
Arrange on a platter, dot with butter, put in the oven, and when the
butter sizzles, serve.
CREAMED ROAST FINNAN HADDIE
See Creamed Roast Codfish.
BROILED FINNAN HADDIE--II
Soak in cold water half an hour, and in boiling water ten minutes.
Wipe dry, marinade in oil and lemon-juice, and broil as usual.
BAKED SMOKED HADDOCK
Put the haddock into a baking-pan, cover with boiling water, drain,
dot with butter, sprinkle with black pepper, and bake in a hot oven
for ten minutes. Serve very hot.
BROILED SMOKED HADDOCK
Rub with butter, dredge with flour, and broil over clear coals, or
under a gas flame.
FRIED SMOKED HADDOCK
Cover with olive oil and soak over night. Skim out and fry brown in
the oil. Pepper well and serve at once with lemon quarters and a
garnish of parsley.
HERRING BALLS
Partly boil bloaters or herrings, skin, add an equal bulk of mashed
potatoes made from baked potatoes. Add a lump of butter and enough
cream to soften it. Form into balls, dip in egg and crumbs, and fry in
deep fat.
POTOMAC HERRING
Those having roe are preferable. Put into a frying-pan with boiling
water to cover, boil five minutes, drain, add a lump of butter, and
return to the fire. When it melts, and the fish is well covered with
it, serve.
KIPPERED HERRING
See Potomac Herring.
BROILED SMOKED HERRING
Soak over night. Pour boiling water over it in the morning; when the
water cools, plunge it into ice water for five minutes, wipe dry, and
broil under a gas flame.
BROILED SALT MACKEREL
Wash in several waters, remove the head and part of the tail. Scrape
the thin black skin from the inside. Put the fish in a pan of cold
water, skin side up, over night at least, and, if very salt, by four
o'clock in the afternoon. In the morning wash in fresh cold water,
wipe dry on a clean cloth, rub with melted butter, sprinkle with
pepper, and broil carefully. It must be watched every moment, as it
burns easily. When brown, serve on a hot platter, dot the fish with
bits of butter, and garnish with parsley and lemon quarters.
CREAMED SALT MACKEREL
Freshen according to directions previously given. Put in cold water,
bring to a boil, then drain. Pour over it half a cupful of cream. Roll
a piece of butter the size of an egg in flour and add to the cream.
Let boil up once and serve.
BOILED SALT MACKEREL
Freshen according to directions previously given, rinse thoroughly.
Tie in a cloth, put into a kettle of cold water, bring slowly to the
boil, and cook half an hour. Remove the cloth, take out the backbone,
and pour over melted butter and half a cupful of cream. Sprinkle with
black pepper and garnish with parsley.
BOILED SALT MACKEREL, CREAMED
Prepare as above. Heat a cupful of milk to the boil. Stir into it a
teaspoonful of cornstarch made smooth with a little cold milk. When it
thickens, add two tablespoonfuls of butter, and a little pepper, salt
and minced parsley. Beat an egg very light, pour the sauce gradually
over it, reheat for about a minute. Pour over the fish and garnish
with slices of hard-boiled eggs.
BAKED SALT MACKEREL
Freshen according to directions previously given. Put into a
baking-pan and pour on boiling water to cover. When the water cools,
drain. Cover the fish with dots of butter, pour over half a cupful of
cream or milk, and bake till brown.
FRIED SALT MACKEREL
Freshen according to directions previously given, soaking a full
twenty-four hours and changing the water frequently. In the morning,
drain, wipe dry, dredge with flour, and fry brown in butter. Garnish
with lemon quarters and parsley.
BOILED SALT MACKEREL--II
Freshen, and boil in water made very acid with lemon-juice. Serve with
melted or drawn butter.
BROILED SALT MACKEREL--II
Freshen, wipe dry, and soak for an hour in French dressing, made of
three tablespoonfuls of olive oil, and one of lemon-juice or tarragon
vinegar. Broil as usual.
BROILED SALT SALMON
Soak the salmon twenty-four hours in cold water, changing the water
frequently. Drain, wipe dry, rub with butter, and broil over a clear
fire. Serve with melted butter. Garnish with lemon quarters and
parsley.
BROILED SMOKED SALMON
Rub with butter and broil with the flesh side nearest the fire. Serve
on a hot platter with lemon quarters, melted butter, and parsley.
BROILED KIPPERED SALMON
Cut the salmon into strips, rub very lightly with butter, sprinkle
with pepper, and broil as usual.
FRIED KIPPERED SALMON
See Fried Smoked Haddock.
BROILED SMOKED SALMON
Wash a piece of smoked salmon in three or four waters, parboil fifteen
minutes. Skim out, wipe dry, rub with butter, and broil. Cover with
melted butter, sprinkle with pepper and minced parsley, and garnish
with lemon quarters.
FRIED SMOKED SALMON
Wash and parboil the salmon, drain, wipe, dip in egg and crumbs, and
fry. Serve with lemon quarters and parsley.
* * * * *
Roughly speaking, the recipes for salt fish are interchangeable. A
method of cooking recommended for one will be found equally good for
some of the others.
Salt fish left-overs may be used in hash, scrambles, omelets or
ramekin dishes, or reheated, rubbed to a paste, and served on toast,
with a poached egg on each slice.
BREAKFAST MEATS
BEEF BALLS
One cupful of cooked chopped beef, one cupful of cold mashed potatoes,
half a cupful of milk, two tablespoonfuls of butter, and one egg. Put
the milk and butter in the frying-pan; when it boils up, add the beef
and potatoes. Season with salt and pepper, then add the egg, well
beaten, and take from the fire. Let cool. When stiff, shape into small
flat cakes, dip in egg and bread crumbs, and put in a cool place. Fry
in hot fat for three minutes. These can be prepared beforehand.
BEEF HASH WITHOUT POTATOES
Mince the beef, season with grated onion, salt, and pepper. Reheat in
the beef gravy, or in hot water, adding a little butter. Serve on
toast. Shredded green pepper may be added.
FRIZZLED BEEF
Have dried beef cut very thin. Cover with cold water to which a small
pinch of soda has been added, and bring gradually to the boil. Drain,
add a lump of butter, and cook till the edges of the beef curl. Serve
on slices of buttered toast with poached or fried eggs laid over the
beef.
BEEF À LA NEWPORT
Prepare Creamed Dried Beef according to recipe elsewhere given, using
the egg to thicken. Add half a cupful of stewed and strained tomatoes
and a tablespoonful of grated cheese just before taking from the fire.
Heat thoroughly and serve at once on toast.
CORNED BEEF HASH
Equal parts of cooked corn beef and cold potatoes, cut fine, or use
more potato than meat if desired. Season with grated onion, pepper and
salt, and a little butter, and heat thoroughly. A green pepper,
shredded, is an invaluable addition to corned beef hash.
CORNED BEEF HASH À LA DELMONICO
Prepare as above, using the green pepper. Spread the hot hash thickly
on thin slices of buttered toast, slip a poached egg on to each piece,
sprinkle with pepper, salt, and minced parsley.
CREAMED DRIED BEEF
Prepare as directed for Frizzled Beef, having the beef cut into very
small pieces. Make a cream sauce of one tablespoonful of butter, two
tablespoonfuls of flour, and two cupfuls of milk. Season with salt and
pepper, and when smooth and thick add the cooked beef. A well-beaten
egg added just before taking from the fire is an improvement. Serve on
toast.
BACON AND EGGS
Have the bacon cut very thin. The colder it is, the better. Remove the
rind and cook in a hot frying-pan until crisp. Skim out the bacon,
break the eggs into the fat one at a time, and cook slowly, dipping
the fat over the eggs occasionally with a spoon. Eggs must always be
cooked at a moderate temperature. Serve on a hot platter, the eggs in
the centre, the bacon for a garnish.
BROILED BACON
Broil on a gridiron, turning constantly. It will cook in three
minutes. Perfectly cooked bacon is clear and crisp.
BREADED BACON
Dip slices of bacon in corn-meal and broil or fry. A Southern method.
BACON AND MUSH
Cut slices of cold corn-meal mush, dredge in flour, and fry brown.
Serve with a strip of fried or broiled bacon on each slice.
BACON FRAISE
Make a batter of four eggs, half a cupful of milk, and a teaspoonful
of flour. Fry some thin slices of bacon till transparent. Dip them in
the batter, spread on a stoneware platter, cover with the remaining
batter, and put into a moderate oven till a golden brown.
BACON À LA CRÊME
Fry thin slices of bacon as usual, place on a platter, and put into
the oven to keep warm. Make a cream sauce, using the fat in the pan
instead of butter. Pour over the bacon, sprinkle with minced parsley,
and serve at once.
CALF'S BRAINS
Soak in cold water, parboil, remove pipes and membranes, throw into
cold water, drain, wipe, and keep cool. They may be rubbed with melted
butter and fried or broiled, or dipped in egg and crumbs and fried or
broiled. Serve with a cream sauce or with a sauce of melted butter,
lemon-juice, and minced parsley.
CHICKEN HASH
Use cold cooked chicken and proceed according to directions previously
given. Cold turkey or tongue makes delicious hash. A shredded green
pepper will usually improve it. Any hash may be served on toast with a
poached egg on each slice.
FRIED HAM
Freshen a slice of ham a few moments in boiling water. Drain, wipe,
and fry slowly. Eggs may be served with it. See Bacon and Eggs.
FRIZZLED HAM
Prepare as above. When the ham is half done, sprinkle with flour and
fry brown. When brown, add a tablespoonful of made mustard to the
gravy, and boiling water enough to cover the ham. Simmer five minutes
and serve on a hot platter.
HAM AND POACHED EGGS
Prepare as directed above. Poach the eggs separately and serve on the
slices of ham.
BROILED HAM
Freshen in cold water, drain, wipe, and broil. May be breaded and
broiled on a buttered gridiron.
HAM BALLS
One cupful of cooked ham, finely chopped, one cupful of bread crumbs,
two cupfuls of cooked potatoes, mashed fine, a heaping tablespoonful
of butter, two eggs, and a dash of cayenne. Melt the butter and beat
all together until very light. Shape into small flat cakes, dip in egg
and crumbs, and fry brown. May be prepared beforehand.
HAM TOAST
Half a cupful of cold cooked ham, finely minced, half a teaspoonful of
anchovy paste, a bit of cayenne and pounded mace. Add half a cupful of
milk and an egg, well beaten. Stir till thick, take from the fire, and
spread thinly on dry buttered toast. A poached egg may be placed on
each slice.
HAM RÉCHAUFFÉ
Butter individual custard cups, fill three fourths full of minced ham
reheated in a cream sauce, break an egg into each cup, sprinkle with
crumbs, dot with butter, and bake till the egg is set. Tongue,
chicken, turkey, or other meats may be used in this same way.
HAM AND EGGS À L'AURORE
Mince cooked ham and reheat in a cream sauce, to which the shredded
whites of hard-boiled eggs have been added. Spread on buttered toast
and sprinkle with the sifted yolks of the eggs, rubbed through a
sieve.
KIDNEY BACON ROLLS
Season a cupful of bread crumbs with grated onion, salt and pepper,
and minced parsley. Moisten with egg well beaten. Spread the crumb
mixture over thin slices of bacon and wrap each slice of bacon around
a small kidney. Fasten with toothpicks or skewers. Put in a baking-pan
and bake in a hot oven until the bacon is crisp. Remove the skewers
and serve on a hot plate, garnished with parsley.
FRIED KIDNEYS
Cut in halves, skin, sprinkle with salt and red pepper, and fry one
minute in a spider, with no additional fat. Serve with dry toast.
KIDNEYS EN BROCHETTE
Cut the kidneys into small squares after parboiling and skinning.
String on small steel skewers with small squares of bacon alternating.
Broil or fry or cook in the oven, dredging with flour or not, as
preferred. If the bacon is not very fat, soak the kidneys in olive oil
a few moments before stringing. Serve on the skewers.
CRUMBED KIDNEYS
Parboil, drain, wipe, and split the kidneys, keeping them open with
skewers. Season with pepper and salt, brush with oil, roll in crumbs,
and broil, fry, or cook in a very hot oven. Make a sauce of melted
butter, lemon-juice, and minced parsley, and pour over them if
desired.
DEVILLED KIDNEYS
Parboil, drain, wipe, and slice the kidneys. Make a marinade of three
tablespoonfuls of olive-oil, one of vinegar,--tarragon vinegar or
lemon-juice may be used,--a teaspoonful of mustard, salt, and red
pepper. Dip the sliced kidneys in this dressing and broil. Minced
parsley is a pleasant addition to the marinade. After dipping in the
dressing, they may be rolled in crumbs and fried. Serve plain, or with
a sauce of melted butter, lemon-juice, and minced parsley, or with the
remaining marinade heated and poured over the kidneys.
KIDNEY AND BACON
Parboil and slice mutton or lamb kidneys. Fry brown in bacon fat and
serve on dry toast with the bacon.
STEWED BEEF KIDNEY
Parboil, drain, wipe, and cut into dice. Cook five minutes in boiling
water, drain, add a small onion, grated, a pinch of sage, and a cup
of water. Bring to the boil once more, add a pinch of salt, and two
hard-boiled eggs, cut fine. Thicken with one tablespoonful of
cornstarch, rubbed smooth in a little cold water. Serve on toast.
KIDNEYS À LA TERRAPIN
Parboil, drain, wipe, and cut into dice. Reheat in cream sauce, to
which hard-boiled eggs, cut fine, and minced parsley are added. Serve
on toast.
BROILED KIDNEYS--MAÎTRE D'HÔTEL
Use veal or lamb kidneys. Plunge for an instant into boiling water,
skim out, and wipe dry. Split down the middle without cutting through,
skin, and run a skewer through each to keep flat. Broil as usual. When
brown, remove the skewers, lay on a hot platter, pour over melted
butter, add a squeeze of lemon-juice, and sprinkle with chopped
parsley. Kidneys and liver must be cooked very quickly, as long
cooking makes them tough.
MINCED LAMB WITH POACHED EGGS
Chop cold roast lamb very fine. Season with salt, pepper, and a bit of
mint. Reheat in the gravy, or in water, adding a little butter, or in
a cream sauce. Spread thinly on thin slices of dry buttered toast,
slip a poached egg on each slice, and serve at once, sprinkled with
pepper and minced parsley.
BROILED LAMB'S LIVER
Cut the liver in thin slices, cover with olive oil, and soak half an
hour. Drain, season with salt and pepper, dip in crumbs, and broil.
Finish as for Broiled Kidneys.
CALF'S LIVER AND BACON
Cook the bacon first, skim out, and put the slices of liver, dredged
with flour and seasoned with salt, into the hot fat. Cook very
quickly.
LIVER À LA CRÊME
Parboil calf's liver, drain, wipe, and cut into dice or chop coarsely.
Reheat in a cream sauce, seasoning with salt and pepper. Minced
parsley, lemon-juice, or finely cut capers may be added to the sauce.
Serve on toast. Cold cooked liver may be used in this way.
LIVER HASH
Equal parts of cold cooked liver and cold potatoes, cut fine. Reheat
in a frying-pan, adding butter and boiling water as necessary. Almost
any cold cooked meat may be used in this way.
BAKED HASH
Butter a shallow baking-dish, pile in the hash loosely, smooth the
top, dot with butter, and bake until brown and crisp. Turn out on a
platter or serve in the dish, a fresh napkin or a paper frill being
arranged around the dish.
LIVER BOULETTES
Chop cold cooked liver fine. Reheat in a very thick cream sauce, well
seasoned. Cool, shape into small flat cakes, dip in egg and crumbs,
and fry brown.
LIVER AND BACON BALLS
Cold cooked liver cut fine and half as much cooked bacon, chopped.
Shape into small flat cakes, using a raw egg to bind if necessary. Dip
in egg and crumbs and fry brown.
MEAT AND RICE BALLS
One cupful of cold cooked rice, one cupful of finely chopped cooked
meat,--any kind, or several kinds,--a pinch of salt, a dash of pepper,
two tablespoonfuls of butter, half a cupful of milk, and one egg. Put
the milk on to boil, add the rice, meat, and seasoning. When it boils,
add the egg, well beaten, and stir one minute. Take from the fire,
cool, form into small flat cakes, dip in egg and crumbs, and fry
brown. May be prepared the day before using.
FRIED SALT PORK
Cut in thin slices, freshen in cold water gradually brought to the
boil. Drain, wipe, trim off the rind, roll in flour, and fry. When
brown, put on a hot platter and make a cream sauce, using the fat in
the pan. Fried salt pork with cream sauce poured over it is a
venerable New England dish of some three centuries' standing.
PHILADELPHIA SCRAPPLE
Use the head, heart, and feet of fresh pork. Boil until the flesh
slips from the bone. Cool, take out the bones and gristle, and chop
the meat fine. Set aside the water in which the meat was cooked, and
when cold take the cake of fat from the surface. Bring the liquor to
the boil once more, add the chopped meat, and when at a galloping
boil, sprinkle in, slowly, enough corn-meal to make a thick mush. Cook
slowly for an hour or more. Pour into a pan wet with cold water and
let stand in a cold place over night. Turn out on a platter, cut in
half-inch slices, and fry.
SAUSAGE
Prick the skins with a needle or fork to prevent bursting. Cover with
boiling water, parboil five minutes, drain, wipe, and fry as usual.
The sausage meat is made into small flat cakes, dredged with flour and
fried. Bread crumbs may be used in making the sausage cakes if
desired. If the cakes do not hold together readily, add a little
beaten egg.
BAKED SAUSAGE
Prick the sausages and lay each one on a strip of buttered bread its
own length and width. Arrange in a baking-pan and bake in a very hot
oven till the sausages are brown and the bread crisp.
SAUSAGES BAKED IN POTATOES
Prick medium-sized sausages and brown quickly in a spider. Take out
and keep warm. Core large potatoes, draw the sausages through the
cores, and bake. A pleasant surprise for the person peeling the
potato.
BROILED SWEETBREADS
Parboil, in slightly acidulated water, for five minutes, then throw
into cold water. Remove pipes and fibres and let cool--the colder the
better. Split, rub with melted butter, season with pepper and salt,
and broil or fry. They may also be dipped in egg and crumbs and fried
or broiled. Serve on a hot platter. A sauce of melted butter,
lemon-juice, and minced parsley is a pleasing accompaniment.
FRIED TRIPE
Tripe as it comes from the market is already prepared. Wash
thoroughly, boil until tender, drain, and cool. Cut into strips,
season with salt and pepper, dip in egg and crumbs, and fry in butter
or drippings until brown. It may be prepared for frying the day before
and kept in a cool place. Breaded tripe may also be broiled on a
buttered gridiron.
FRICASSEED TRIPE
Cut a pound of tripe in narrow strips, add a cupful of water, a piece
of butter the size of an egg, and a tablespoonful of flour, rubbed
smooth in a little cold water. Season with salt and simmer thirty
minutes. Serve very hot, on toast if desired.
TRIPE À LA LYONNAISE
One pound of cooked tripe cut into inch squares, two tablespoonfuls of
butter, one tablespoonful of chopped onion, one tablespoonful of
vinegar, salt and pepper to taste. Put the butter and onion in a
frying-pan. When the onion turns yellow, add the tripe and seasoning,
boil up once more, and serve immediately, on toast.
TRIPE À LA POULETTE
Fry a chopped onion in three tablespoonfuls of butter. When brown, add
a pound of tripe, cut into dice, season with salt and paprika, and fry
until the mixture is partially dry. Add a heaping tablespoonful of
flour, and when the butter has absorbed it, add slowly two cupfuls of
stock or milk and a slight grating of nutmeg. Simmer till the tripe is
tender. Beat together one tablespoonful of melted butter and one
tablespoonful of lemon-juice, stir into the well-beaten yolks of two
eggs, take the tripe from the fire, mix thoroughly, and serve at once.
MINCED VEAL AND EGGS
Chop cold cooked veal very fine. Add hard-boiled eggs cut fine, one to
each two cupfuls of meat. Reheat in hot water, adding melted butter,
or in a cream sauce. A bit of green pepper, parsley, grated onion,
pimento, or capers finely cut may be used for flavoring. Other meats
may be prepared in the same way.
SUBSTITUTES FOR MEAT
Certain things are well suited to replace meat at the breakfast table.
It is a good idea to bar out the potato, unless in hash, for the
simple reason that the humble vegetable appears at dinner about three
hundred and sixty-five days in the year, and even a good thing may be
worked to death. Americans have been accused, not altogether unjustly,
of being "potato mad." Potato left-overs can be used at luncheon, if
not in hash for breakfast.
FRIED EGGPLANT
Slice the eggplant in slices one third of an inch thick, pare, put
into a deep dish, and cover with cold water well salted. Soak one
hour. Drain, wipe, dip in egg and crumbs, and fry brown.
BROILED MUSHROOMS
Choose large, firm mushrooms. Remove the stems, peel, wash, and wipe
dry. Rub with melted butter and broil. Serve with a sauce made of
melted butter, lemon-juice, and minced parsley.
FRIED MUSHROOMS
Prepare as above, dip in egg and crumbs, and fry in deep fat. Or sauté
in butter in the frying-pan. Breaded mushrooms may be broiled if
dipped in melted butter or oil before broiling.
BAKED MUSHROOMS
Prepare as above. Place in a shallow earthen baking-dish, hollow side
up, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and place a small piece of butter
on each. Baste with melted butter and a few drops of lemon-juice.
Serve very hot, on buttered toast.
GRILLED MUSHROOMS
Cut off the stalks, peel, and score lightly the under side of large,
firm, fresh mushrooms. Sprinkle with pepper and salt and soak a few
moments in oil. Drain and broil. Serve with lemon quarters and garnish
with parsley.
FRENCH TOAST
Make a batter of two eggs, well beaten, a cupful of milk, a
tablespoonful of melted butter, and spice or grated lemon- or
orange-peel to flavor. Dip the trimmed slices of bread in this batter
and fry brown in butter.
CORN OYSTERS
Two cupfuls of green corn, grated, half a cupful of milk, one cupful
of sifted flour, two eggs, a teaspoonful of salt and one tablespoonful
each of butter and lard. Beat the yolks of the eggs, add the milk,
then the flour and salt. Beat to a smooth batter, add the corn, then
beat again, adding the well beaten whites of the eggs last. Put the
lard and butter into a frying-pan, and when very hot put in the batter
by small spoonfuls. Brown on one side, then turn. If the batter is too
thick, add a little more milk. The thinner the batter, the more
delicate and tender the oysters will be. Canned corn may be used, if
it is chopped very fine, but it is not so good. By scoring deeply with
a sharp knife each row of kernels on an ear of corn, the pulp may be
pressed out with a knife. The corn may be cut from the cob and
chopped, but the better way is to press out the pulp.
* * * * *
Regardless of the allurements of wood and field, it is always safest
to buy mushrooms at a reliable market. So many people are now making a
business of raising them that they are continually getting cheaper.
The silver spoon test is absolutely worthless. In fact, the only sure
test is the risky one: "Eat it, and if you live it's a mushroom--if
you die it's a toadstool." However, when buying mushrooms of a
reliable dealer, one takes practically no risk at all, and, even at
the highest price, a box of mushrooms is much cheaper than a really
nice funeral.
EGGS
Various rules have been given for testing the freshness of eggs, but
there is only one which is reliable, and it is, perhaps, the most
simple of all. It is merely this: open the egg and look at the
contents in a strong light. It is better to hold it near the eyes and
at the same time take a deep breath inward.
Strictly fresh eggs come from the country sometimes with the date of
their appearance stamped indelibly in purple on the egg. This is done
by giving the hens chopped calendars with their meals. Care should be
taken, however, to furnish this year's calendar. Nobody wants an egg
with a last-year's date on it and the error is likely to disarrange
the digestion of the hen. Eggs flavored with onions or tomatoes are
secured by turning the hens into a neighbor's vegetable garden. A
certain florist feeds his unsold roses to his hens and sells
rose-flavored eggs to his customers at a fancy price. The hint is well
worth remembering. Violet-flavored eggs might be had, doubtless, in
the same way.
At a formal breakfast, all precautions should be taken to insure the
freshness of the eggs. A conscientious hostess would be very much
mortified if she served chicken out of its proper course.
POACHED EGGS
Use a skillet, or muffin-rings placed in a pan of water, not too deep.
The water should barely cover the eggs. Bring the water to the boiling
point, drop in the eggs carefully, one at a time, and remove from the
fire immediately. Cover the pan and let stand until cooked. A
teaspoonful of lemon-juice or vinegar in the water will keep the
whites firm and preserve the shape of the eggs. Poached eggs are
usually served on thin slices of buttered toast. Take up with a
skimmer and let drain thoroughly before placing on the toast. Sprinkle
with salt and pepper. As every other writer who has given directions
for poaching eggs has said that "the beauty of a poached egg is for
the yolk to be seen blushing through the veiled white," the author of
this book will make no allusion to it.
SCRAMBLED EGGS
Put two heaping tablespoonfuls of butter into a frying-pan. When it
sizzles, break into it quickly six fresh eggs and mix thoroughly with
a silver spoon for two minutes without stopping. Season with salt and
pepper and a slight grating of nutmeg if desired. Scrambled eggs
should be thick and creamy.
SCRAMBLED EGGS--II
Beat the eggs thoroughly, add one teaspoonful of cold water or milk
for each egg and beat again. Cook as above.
SCRAMBLED EGGS WITH ASPARAGUS TIPS
Have one cupful of cold cooked asparagus tips ready. In boiling
asparagus its color will keep better if the smallest possible pinch of
baking soda be added to the water. It should be cooked quickly in an
uncovered saucepan. Prepare the eggs as for Scrambled Eggs--II, and
when they begin to thicken, put in the asparagus tips and stir until
the eggs are done. One half cupful of the asparagus tips to each three
eggs is about the right proportion, but more may be added if desired.
In making scrambles, allow one egg for each person and one extra for
each three persons.
SCRAMBLED EGGS WITH DRIED BEEF
One cupful of minced dried beef, which has been soaked in boiling
water for five minutes. Put it into melted butter, stir till the
butter sizzles, then pour over six or seven-well-beaten eggs. Stir
till the eggs are smooth and creamy. Serve at once. Any scramble may
be served on toast if desired.
FRIED EGGS
Three tablespoonfuls of butter in the frying-pan. When it sizzles,
slip in the broken eggs carefully, one at a time. Tip the pan and
baste with the melted butter while cooking. If wanted crisp on both
sides, turn the eggs over when the under side is done. Wet in cold
water the saucer on which an egg is broken and the egg will not stick
to it, but will slip easily into the pan. Olive oil may be used
instead of butter, but the pan must be covered during the cooking, as
the oil spatters.
FRIED EGGS AU BEURRE NOIR
Fry eggs as above, using butter or oil. When done, skim out, add more
butter or oil to that in the pan, season with salt, pepper, vinegar,
or lemon-juice, and let brown. When the butter is brown pour it over
the fried eggs and serve.
EGGS À LA CRÊME
Make a cream sauce, using one tablespoonful of butter, two of flour,
two cupfuls of milk, and pepper and salt to season. When the sauce is
thick and creamy, add hard-boiled eggs coarsely chopped, and serve at
once on toast. Sprinkle with chopped parsley.
EGGS À LA TRIPE
Fry two sliced onions in butter, but do not brown. Stir in one cupful
of milk or cream and enough flour to thicken, rubbed smooth in a
little of the cream or milk. Season with salt, white pepper, and a bit
of grated nutmeg. Stir till thick, then add eight hard-boiled eggs,
sliced crosswise. Heat thoroughly and serve.
EGGS AU MIROIR
Butter a stone platter that will stand the heat of the oven. Break
into it carefully enough fresh eggs to cover it, taking care not to
break the yolks. Place in the oven till the eggs are set. Sprinkle
with salt and pepper and minced parsley and serve at once.
EGGS WITH CREAMED CELERY
Make the cream sauce and put into it enough boiled celery, coarsely
cut, to serve as a vegetable. Spread on buttered toast and lay a
poached egg on each slice. The tough, unsightly portions of celery
stalks may be used in this way.
CHICKEN LIVER SCRAMBLE
Use one cupful of chopped cooked chicken livers and six or seven
well-beaten eggs. Prepare like other scrambles.
CHEESE SCRAMBLE
One half cupful of grated American cheese and six well-beaten eggs.
Mix the cheese with the eggs before cooking.
EGGS À LA PAYSANNE
Put one half cupful of cream into a baking-dish, break into it six
fresh eggs, and place in the oven till the eggs are set. Sprinkle with
salt and pepper, minced parsley, and sweet green pepper.
EGGS À L'AURORE
Make the cream sauce and add to it the shredded whites of six or eight
hard-boiled eggs. Spread on buttered toast and rub the yolks through a
sieve, sprinkling each slice of toast with the powdered yolk.
Sometimes called "Eggs à la Goldenrod."
OYSTER SCRAMBLE
One cupful of oysters, cut fine. Pour boiling water over, drain on a
fine sieve, and add six or seven well-beaten eggs. Prepare as other
scrambles.
MUSHROOM SCRAMBLE
One cupful of cooked mushrooms, cut fine, six or eight well-beaten
eggs. Serve on toast.
LOBSTER SCRAMBLE
One cupful of cold cooked lobster, six or eight well-beaten eggs. Mix
before putting into the hot butter.
TOMATO SCRAMBLE
One cupful of stewed and strained tomato, or of fresh tomato peeled
and rubbed through a sieve, six or eight well-beaten eggs. Mix before
putting into the hot butter.
GREEN PEA SCRAMBLE
One cupful of cold cooked green peas, six or seven well-beaten eggs.
Mix before beginning to cook.
HAM SCRAMBLE
One cupful of cold boiled ham, minced, mixed with eight well-beaten
eggs. A little grated onion is an improvement.
BACON SCRAMBLE
Fry one cupful of shredded bacon until partially cooked, drain off
part of the fat, add six or seven well-beaten eggs, and finish
cooking, stirring constantly. A little grated onion may be added with
the eggs.
CRAB SCRAMBLE
One cupful of cooked shredded crab-meat, six or seven well-beaten
eggs. Shredded green peppers may be added at pleasure. The canned
crab-meat is nearly as good as the fresh.
SHRIMP SCRAMBLE
One cupful of finely cut cooked shrimps, six or seven well-beaten
eggs. Green peppers may be added. Canned shrimps may be used.
KIDNEY SCRAMBLE
One cupful of cold cooked kidneys, cut fine, six or seven well-beaten
eggs. Prepare like other scrambles.
SAUSAGE SCRAMBLE
One cupful of cooked sausage-meat, finely minced, mixed with six or
seven well-beaten eggs before cooking. Or, use uncooked sausage-meat
and prepare like Bacon Scramble.
SARDINE SCRAMBLE
Add the juice of half a lemon to one cupful of finely cut sardines.
Use the oil from the can instead of butter. Beat six or seven eggs
thoroughly and mix with the sardines before cooking.
TONGUE SCRAMBLE
One cupful finely minced cooked tongue, six or eight well-beaten eggs.
Season with grated onion, shredded green pepper, or minced parsley.
EGGS WITH FINE HERBS
Use a heaping tablespoonful of minced parsley, chives, and tarragon to
eight well-beaten eggs, mixing before putting into the hot butter.
MEXICAN EGGS
Split three sweet green peppers, lengthwise, and take out the seeds.
Fry two minutes in very hot butter. Fry six very thin slices of ham
and place on slices of toast, lay the peppers over the ham, and put a
fried or a poached egg on each slice.
SPANISH EGGS
Cook together one cupful of stewed and strained tomato, one bean of
garlic, finely minced, one chopped onion, and two sweet green
peppers, seeded and chopped. Cook gently till reduced one half. Spread
on thin slices of toast and lay a fried or poached egg on each slice.
CREAMED CHICKEN AND POACHED EGGS
Make a cream sauce, add one cupful of minced cooked chicken, spread on
toast, and lay a poached egg on each slice.
BOILED EGGS--I
Put the eggs into a saucepan of cold water and bring to the boil. Boil
one minute and serve at once.
BOILED EGGS--II
Have a saucepan of water at a galloping boil. Drop in the eggs
carefully, cover, and let stand till the eggs are cool enough to
handle. They will be perfectly cooked and much more easily managed
than if the shells were piping hot.
EGGS IN CRUSTS
Cut stale bread into slices an inch thick. Scoop out the centres of
each slice and remove the crust. Rub with butter, drop an egg into
each cavity, and put in a hot oven till the eggs are set.
EGGS IN RAMEKINS
Butter ramekins or custard cups. Drop an egg into each cup and place
in a hot oven till the egg is set. This method of cooking eggs may be
endlessly varied by filling the cups half full of minced meat, fish,
seasoned crumbs, creamed vegetables, or anything else which combines
well with eggs. Anything used in a scramble or an omelet may be placed
in the bottom of the ramekin. If too dry, moisten with cream, milk, or
water. The egg may be sprinkled with crumbs and dotted with butter.
Grated cheese and minced parsley may be added at pleasure. A
"left-over" which is otherwise hopeless may often be used
advantageously in a ramekin with an egg. The small individual dishes
are pleasing, when served on a fresh doily. Lacking the individual
dishes, or for variety, a stoneware platter, or a baking-dish may be
half filled with the mixture and the eggs broken on top.
BAKED EGGS WITH CHEESE
Make toast and hollow the slices slightly in the centre. Mix grated
cheese to a paste with milk and spread over the toast. Arrange on a
stoneware platter or in a baking-dish, break an egg over each slice,
sprinkle with more cheese, and place in a hot oven till the eggs are
set.
BAKED EGGS WITH HAM
Make the cream sauce and add to it one cupful of cold cooked ham,
finely minced. Butter custard cups, break an egg into each, and stand
in a pan of hot water in the oven till the eggs are firm. Spread the
minced ham on a platter or on slices of toast, and turn the eggs on to
it. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and minced parsley.
CODDLED EGGS
Allow four tablespoonfuls of milk for each egg. Beat together
thoroughly, cook in a double boiler till creamy, and serve on toast.
EGGS AND MUSHROOMS
(_May Irwin's Recipe_)
One pound of fresh mushrooms cleaned well in several waters, and wiped
dry. Put into a saucepan with two ounces of butter, half a teaspoonful
of salt, and a dash of white pepper. Set over the fire till thoroughly
hot, then turn into a shallow baking-dish, and break over them six
eggs. Sprinkle with stale bread crumbs, dot with butter, dust with
salt and pepper, and bake in a hot oven till the eggs are set. Serve
on buttered toast.
EGGS IN AMBUSH
Scoop out the crumb from stale rolls, first cutting an even slice off
the top. Toast or fry the shells thus made, or rub freely with butter
and set into a piping hot oven until crisp and brown. Drop a fresh egg
into each shell, add a little minced parsley or a teaspoonful of
cream, if desired, or any preferred seasoning of minced fish, or meat,
or vegetable. (See Eggs in Ramekins.) Bake in a hot oven till the eggs
set, put on the covers, and serve. A pleasant surprise for the person
who expects to find only a roll.
EGGS À LA MAÎTRE D'HÔTEL
Make a sauce of half a cupful of melted butter, the juice of half a
lemon, and a teaspoonful of minced parsley. Cut hard-boiled eggs in
slices lengthwise, arrange on buttered toast, and pour the sauce over
the eggs, or, pour over poached eggs on toast just before serving.
POACHED EGGS ON ANCHOVY TOAST
Work a teaspoonful of anchovy paste, or more, if desired, into half a
cupful of butter. Spread on thin slices of crisp toast and lay a
poached egg on each slice.
EGGS SUR LE PLAT
Beat the whites of eggs to a stiff froth, spread on a buttered
platter, and make hollows in the froth with a spoon. In these hollows
drop carefully the unbroken yolks. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and
place in a hot oven until the eggs are set.
BIRDS' NESTS
Use recipe for Eggs sur le Plat. Arrange in ramekins or on slices of
toast.
EGGS BAKED IN TOMATOES
Cut off a slice from the top (blossom end), of a small, ripe,
well-shaped tomato. With a silver spoon scoop out the pulp carefully,
sprinkle the inside with salt and drain for a few moments, upside
down. Put a tablespoonful of seasoned bread crumbs in the bottom of
the tomato, break a fresh egg into it, sprinkle with salt and pepper,
and place in a hot oven until the egg is set. Prepare one tomato for
each person.
SWISS EGGS
Rub a stoneware platter thickly with butter, cover it with very thin
slices of fresh Gruyère cheese, break fresh eggs upon the cheese,
sprinkle with grated nutmeg, pepper, and salt, pour half a cupful of
cream over the eggs, sprinkle with the cheese, grated, and bake about
a quarter of an hour in a hot oven. Serve on the same platter on which
the eggs were baked.
CHICKEN SCRAMBLE
Use one cupful of cold cooked chicken, shredded or chopped, to seven
well-beaten eggs, and prepare like other scrambles. A bit of green
pepper or of chopped pimento is an agreeable addition.
EGGS À LA BONNE FEMME
Fry two sliced onions brown in butter, then add a tablespoonful of
vinegar. Butter a platter, spread the fried onions over it, break upon
it six fresh eggs, sprinkle with crumbs, dot with butter, and bake in
a hot oven until the eggs are set.
EGGS À LA BOURGEOISE
Cut slices of bread half an inch thick and trim off the crust, lay on
a buttered platter, and sprinkle with grated cheese. Beat eggs enough
to cover the bread, season with salt and pepper and grated nutmeg,
pour over the bread and bake in a moderate oven until the eggs are
set.
EGGS À LA ST. CATHERINE
Select smooth, shapely potatoes and bake until soft. Cut in halves
lengthwise and scoop out a part of the pulp. Break an egg into each
half, sprinkle with salt and pepper, add a teaspoonful of cream to
each egg and bake in a moderate oven until the eggs are set. In the
meantime, beat the white of an egg to a stiff froth, and work
gradually into it the potato pulp which has been scooped out. Heap
roughly over the baked eggs and keep in the oven till well puffed and
brown. A little grated cheese or minced parsley may be sprinkled over
the top.
EGGS IN PEPPERS
Cut a thin slice from the stem end of a green pepper and take out the
seeds. Cut a slice from the smaller end, so that the pepper may stand
straight, and put on a slice of buttered toast. Make a small hollow in
the toast under the pepper and break an egg into each one. Bake until
the eggs are set.
EGGS POACHED IN MILK
Butter a frying-pan, add a pint of milk, and bring the milk to a boil.
Slip in fresh eggs, one at a time, and poach as usual. Skim out,
season with salt and pepper, and put each egg on a slice of buttered
toast. Pour the milk over and serve immediately.
EGGS À LA WASHINGTON
Lay a slice of fresh fried tomato on each slice of buttered toast. On
each slice of tomato arrange some shredded sweet pepper, fried. Lay a
poached egg on each slice, and sprinkle with parsley and sweet pepper
minced together.
PIMENTO SCRAMBLE
Use the scarlet pimentos which come in cans. Chop rather coarsely and
use half a cupful to each four eggs. Prepare like other scrambles.
EGGS À LA ESPAGNOLE
Make a cream sauce and add to it half a cupful of shredded pimentos.
Spread over buttered toast and put a poached egg on each slice.
CODFISH SCRAMBLE
Use one cupful of shredded salt cod which has been freshened, and
seven well-beaten eggs. Salt Mackerel, Finnan Haddie, Smoked Salmon,
or other salt fish may be used. Clams, Caviare, Herring, Sturgeon, and
many other left-overs are also acceptable.
STEAMED EGGS
Break fresh eggs into buttered custard cups and steam until set.
BAKED EGGS ON RASHERS OF BACON
Have ready some thin slices of bacon fried until transparent, but not
crisp. Lay two strips of bacon on each slice of toast, arrange in a
baking-pan, break an egg over each slice of toast, and bake until the
egg is set.
SCRAMBLED EGGS IN CUPS
Prepare stale rolls as for Eggs in Ambush, but bake the buttered rolls
until crisp and brown. Fill with scrambled eggs and serve immediately.
RICE SCRAMBLE
Use a cupful of cold cooked rice and eight well-beaten eggs and
proceed as for other scrambles. A little milk or water may be
necessary.
SURPRISE EGGS
Boil fresh eggs four minutes, skim out, plunge into cold water for an
instant, then remove the shells. Dip each egg into egg and crumbs,
then fry in deep fat.
JAPANESE EGGS
Spread hot boiled rice on a platter, season with melted butter,
lemon-juice, and minced parsley. Poach six eggs and arrange them on
the rice.
RUMBLED EGGS
Beat three fresh eggs with two tablespoonfuls of butter, and add a
teaspoonful of milk. Stir over a moderate fire until it puffs up, then
serve at once on buttered toast.
EGGS À LA WALDORF
Beat six eggs with half a cupful of cream, half a teaspoonful of salt,
and a sprinkle of pepper. Cut two large mushrooms into dice and fry
one minute in two tablespoonfuls of butter. Pour the egg mixture over
the mushrooms and stir rapidly until it begins to thicken, then take
from the fire and beat until smooth and creamy. Serve at once on
buttered toast.
WHIPPED EGGS
Beat six eggs separately, the whites to a stiff froth. Mix thoroughly,
season with salt and pepper, and pour into two quarts of salted water
at a galloping boil. Stir one minute, then drain through a fine sieve.
Serve on buttered toast and garnish with crisp rashers of bacon.
ESCALLOPED EGGS
Make the cream sauce. Have ready eight hard-boiled eggs and some dried
bread crumbs. Butter ramekins, put in a layer of crumbs, then sliced
eggs, then butter in tiny dots, then sauce, and so on, until the dish
is full, having crumbs and butter on top. A little grated cheese may
be sprinkled over the top. If too dry, moisten with a little milk or
cream. Bake until brown.
POACHED EGGS WITH CREAMED SALMON
Make a cream sauce and reheat in it either canned salmon, or a cupful
of salt or smoked salmon. Spread on buttered toast and lay a poached
egg on each slice. Sprinkle with minced parsley and garnish with lemon
quarters.
EGGS À LA MARTIN
Boil six eggs four minutes, plunge into cold water, then remove the
shells. Arrange in a baking-dish, or in ramekins, cover with cream
sauce, sprinkle with bread crumbs and a little grated cheese, dot with
butter, and bake until brown.
OMELETS
"_To make an omelet, you must first break eggs._"--_French
Proverb._
So many different methods for making omelets are given, in works of
recognized authority, that it seems as if any one who had an egg and
an omelet pan could hardly go amiss. Yet failures are frequent, as
every omelet-maker knows.
French writers say positively that no liquid of any sort must be added
to an omelet--that it contains eggs and eggs alone, beaten just enough
to break the yolks. American authorities add milk or water, or beat
the eggs separately, the whites to a stiff froth. One of them makes a
clear distinction between an omelet and a puffy omelet; the puffy
omelet, of course, being made by folding in the stiffly beaten whites
before cooking. Some say milk makes it tough, and others say water
makes it stringy. Suffice it to say, however, that a perfect omelet is
a matter of experience and a deft hand. All writers agree that small
omelets are more easily made than large ones, and it is better to do
it twice or even three times than to have too many eggs in one
omelet. Below are given the various methods, from which the would-be
omelet-maker may choose. All of them have the stamp of good authority.
OMELET--I
Beat six eggs well, yolks and whites together. Put two tablespoonfuls
of butter into a frying-pan. When it is hot, pour in the beaten eggs,
which have been seasoned with salt and pepper. With a fork, draw the
cooked egg from the outside of the pan to the centre. As soon as it is
all thick, lift half of the omelet on to a plate, and turn the other
half over it. It should be turned while the centre is still soft, and
the fire should not be too hot.
OMELET--II
Break the eggs into a bowl, add as many tablespoonfuls of cold water
as there are eggs. Beat the eggs well, then season with salt and
pepper, and pour into a thin, smooth frying-pan which contains a
tablespoonful of melted butter. With a thin knife lift the cooked
portion of the egg and allow the uncooked portion to run down into the
butter, meanwhile gently rocking the pan back and forth. When creamy,
begin at the side of the pan nearest the handle and roll the omelet,
using a little butter if needed.
OMELET--III
Prepare as above, using milk instead of water.
OMELET--IV
Separate the whites and yolks of the eggs. Beat the yolks till thick
and lemon colored and the whites until they stand alone. Fold together
carefully, seasoning with salt and pepper, and adding a tablespoonful
of cold water for each egg. Have two tablespoonfuls of butter in the
frying-pan. When it is hot, pour in the egg mixture and let stand
until the egg is set around the edge and a knife plunged into the
centre comes out nearly clean. Then set the pan into the oven till the
omelet puffs. Score slightly across the middle with a sharp knife,
fold, and serve at once on a hot platter.
OMELET AUX FINES HERBES
Prepare Omelet I, and mix a tablespoonful of chopped parsley and
chives with the eggs before cooking.
PEA OMELET
Prepare Omelet I. As soon as the eggs are in the frying-pan, add a
cupful of cooked and drained peas, arranging carefully in the
outermost half so that the other portion will fold over it. Finish as
usual.
OMELET WITH ASPARAGUS TIPS
Have ready one cupful of cooked and drained asparagus tips. Prepare
according to directions given for Pea Omelet.
MUSHROOM OMELET
Use fresh mushrooms, if possible. Fry, and drain on brown paper. When
the eggs are in the frying-pan, spread the mushrooms on the outermost
half of the omelet, so that the other portion will fold over it.
Finish as usual.
OMELET WITH TOMATO SAUCE
Spread the outermost half of an omelet with tomato sauce, fold, and
finish as usual.
OMELET AU FROMAGE
Prepare Omelet I, adding half a cupful of grated Parmesan cheese, or
dried and grated American cheese, to the egg mixture.
HAM OMELET
Have ready one cupful of cooked ham, very finely minced. Spread on
half of the omelet and fold the other part over it.
OYSTER OMELET
One cupful of cooked oysters, minced or not, as preferred. Lay on half
of the omelet and fold.
CLAM OMELET
See Oyster Omelet.
SHRIMP OMELET
One cupful of cooked and shredded shrimps. See Oyster Omelet.
CRAB OMELET
One cupful of minced cooked crab meat. See Oyster Omelet.
LOBSTER OMELET
One cupful of cooked and shredded lobster. See Oyster Omelet.
TOMATO OMELET
One half cupful of stewed and strained tomatoes, or of fresh tomatoes
peeled and rubbed through a sieve. Spread on the outermost half of the
omelet, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and fold.
DRIED BEEF OMELET
One cupful of dried beef, shredded or minced. Cook five minutes in
boiling water, drain in a cloth, spread on the outermost half of the
omelet, and fold.
KIDNEY OMELET
Cut the kidneys into inch pieces, fry, drain, and finish as for
Mushroom Omelet.
CHICKEN LIVER OMELET
One cupful of cooked chicken livers, cut in small pieces. See Oyster
Omelet.
SAUSAGE OMELET
Spread the outer portion of an omelet with cooked sausage meat and
fold as usual.
SARDINE OMELET
Rub to a paste with melted butter and lemon-juice enough sardines to
make half a cupful. Spread thinly on the outer half of an omelet, and
fold.
CHEESE OMELET II
Spread one cupful of grated cheese, Swiss, American, or Parmesan, on
the outer portion of an omelet when the eggs are first put in the
pan. Cook and fold as usual.
BLAZING OMELET
Make a plain omelet. Pour over it rum, kirsch, or brandy, ignite, and
send to the table blazing. Serve as soon as the fire has gone out.
BACON OMELET
Cook a plain omelet in bacon fat instead of in butter and garnish with
crisp rashers of bacon.
BACON OMELET II
Fry one cupful of minced bacon until crisp, drain off the fat, spread
the bacon on half the omelet, and fold.
BREAD OMELET
Soak half a cupful of bread crumbs in half a cupful of milk and mix
with the eggs before cooking.
OMELET À LA CRÊME
Make the cream sauce. Mix half a cupful of it with the omelet before
cooking. Spread the rest of it on the outermost half of the omelet,
finish, and fold as usual.
JELLY OMELET
Spread half of an omelet thinly with jelly--crabapple, currant,
gooseberry, or quince, and fold.
SPANISH OMELET
Cook until thick one half can of tomatoes, one grated onion, one very
finely minced bean of garlic, and one minced green pepper. Season with
salt and paprika, spread on half the omelet, and fold.
TONGUE OMELET
Have ready a cupful of cold cooked tongue, minced or shredded. Spread
on half the omelet, and fold.
CHICKEN OMELET
One cupful of cold cooked chicken, shredded or minced. Spread on half
of the omelet, and fold.
CAULIFLOWER OMELET
One cupful of cold cooked cauliflower, with its sauce. Cut fine,
spread on half the omelet, and fold.
ANCHOVY OMELET
Add a teaspoonful of anchovy paste to half a cupful of melted butter.
Mix thoroughly, spread on half the omelet, and fold.
POTATO OMELET
One cupful of cooked potatoes, creamed or fried, cut in dice. Spread
on half the omelet, sprinkle with salt, pepper, and minced parsley,
and fold.
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Almost any left-over can be advantageously used in an omelet. Fish,
especially salt fish, meats, and vegetables, in quantities of half a
cupful or more, preserved and fresh fruits, cereals--everything but
soups, salads, and puddings. Roughly speaking, any omelet mixture can
be added to the eggs before cooking, but as a general rule, it is
better to spread it on half of the omelet and fold the other half over
it, as otherwise the omelet is more likely to be heavy.
Sweet omelets are delicious. A teaspoonful of powdered sugar should be
added to the eggs before cooking, and the fruit, jam, jelly, or
preserves should be very thinly spread, as flavor is desired, not a
dessert. Fresh fruits are cut fine and sprinkled with powdered sugar,
spread on half the omelet, and the other half folded over. In the case
of juicy fruits, such as oranges, the juice of the fruit is carefully
saved and poured over the folded omelet just before serving.
Among the fresh fruits suitable for omelets are Apricots, Bananas,
Blackberries, Cherries, Gooseberries, Grapefruit, Plums,
Huckleberries, Oranges, Pineapples, Peaches, Raspberries, and
Strawberries--all crushed very fine and sweetened; the juice, if any,
being poured over the omelet.
Among the stewed and preserved fruits are Apples, Apricots, Cherries,
Currants, Figs, Gooseberries, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Quinces, Rhubarb,
and the various fruit jams. Rum or brandy poured over the omelet and
set on fire just before serving is a pleasant addition to many of the
fruit omelets, Fig especially.
QUICK BREADS
People who can eat hot breads for breakfast are always sorry for those
who cannot. Quite often the internal dissension ascribed to the hot
bread is due to something else, or to an undesirable combination of
food elements in one and the same meal. Besides, hot bread is so good
that it is sometimes eaten too quickly. This hint is of medical origin
and is worth consideration. Almost any hot bread will be found
harmless when baked a second time.
BAKING POWDER BISCUIT
Four cupfuls of sifted flour, shortening the size of an egg,--equal
parts of butter and lard preferred,--two heaping teaspoonfuls of
baking powder, and a pinch of salt. Mix thoroughly, rubbing with the
finger-tips till the flour is granular, like corn-meal. Add cold sweet
milk to make a dough as soft as can be handled, roll out an inch
thick, cut into rounds with a biscuit cutter, and bake in a hot oven.
The dough must be handled as little as possible after putting in the
milk.
QUICK BISCUIT
Two cupfuls of buttermilk, or of sour milk, a teaspoonful of baking
soda, a tablespoonful of melted butter or lard, and flour to make a
soft dough. Handle as little as possible, roll out, cut into circles
with a biscuit cutter, and bake in a quick oven.
BUTTERMILK BISCUIT
Sift four cupfuls of flour, add a tablespoonful of melted lard, a
pinch of salt, a teaspoonful of soda, and enough buttermilk to make a
soft dough. Roll thin, handling as little as possible, cut into
rounds, and bake in a quick oven.
EGG BISCUIT
Sift three cupfuls of flour, add a teaspoonful of salt, a
tablespoonful of sugar, two eggs well beaten, a tablespoonful of
melted lard, and a cupful of sweet milk to which has been added half a
teaspoonful each of soda and cream of tartar. Work to a smooth dough,
roll out half an inch thick, cut into circles with a biscuit cutter,
and bake on buttered pans.
SOUR MILK BISCUIT
Four cupfuls of flour, one teaspoonful of soda, one teaspoonful of
salt, one tablespoonful of butter or lard, and two cupfuls of sour
milk. Or, leave out the butter and use sour cream. Mix the salt and
soda with the flour and sift it. Rub in the shortening, mix with the
milk, roll the dough half an inch thick, and cut into rounds with a
biscuit cutter. Bake from twelve to fifteen minutes in a quick oven.
NEW YORK BISCUIT
Two eggs well beaten, one cupful of milk, one tablespoonful of melted
lard, a pinch of salt, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder and four
cupfuls of sifted flour. Roll out, cut into circles, and bake in a hot
oven.
SOUTHERN BATTER BREAD
Half a cupful of cold boiled rice, two eggs beaten separately, two
cupfuls of corn-meal, one tablespoonful of lard or butter, melted, a
teaspoonful of salt, and two cupfuls of milk. Beat together till
thoroughly mixed and bake quickly in buttered muffin-rings or in
shallow baking-tins.
SPOON BREAD
Pour one cupful of boiling water over one cupful of white corn-meal.
Add a pinch of salt, one cupful of cold boiled rice, three eggs, well
beaten, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder, and a cupful and a half of
milk. Mix thoroughly and pour two inches deep into a buttered earthen
baking-dish and bake till done. It should be like a baked custard and
is served from the dish with a spoon. Cereals other than rice may be
used, especially cerealine.
KENTUCKY BATTER BREAD
Two cupfuls of corn-meal, three eggs well beaten, one teaspoonful of
salt, and one tablespoonful of melted butter. Mix with enough milk to
make a thin batter. Pour into shallow buttered tins and bake about
forty-five minutes in a quick oven.
SOFT BATTER BREAD
Two cupfuls of sweet milk, two cupfuls of buttermilk, one cupful of
white corn-meal, half a teaspoonful of soda, one teaspoonful of salt,
three eggs, and one tablespoonful of melted butter. Boil the milk and
add the meal slowly, making a mush, then add the salt and butter, and
cool. Add the eggs and a tablespoonful of milk in which the soda has
been dissolved. Bake in a buttered pan in a moderate oven.
COLONIAL BREAKFAST BREAD
One cupful of flour, half a teaspoonful of salt, two cupfuls of rich
milk, and seven eggs, well beaten. Bake in a buttered cake-tin and
serve quickly.
ENGLISH BUNS
Rub half a cupful of butter into two cupfuls of flour, mix with a
teaspoonful of salt and two of baking powder. Add three tablespoonfuls
of sugar and half a cupful of cleaned currants. Mix well, add two
eggs, well beaten, and enough milk to make into a dough. Roll out, cut
into rounds with a biscuit cutter, and bake in a slow oven. The buns
should be an inch thick when put into the oven.
SOUTHERN CORN PONE
Two cupfuls of yellow corn-meal, one cupful of flour, two cupfuls of
milk, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder, one tablespoonful each of
lard and butter, melted, and two well-beaten eggs. Mix thoroughly,
spread thinly on a buttered baking-pan, and bake in a moderate oven.
SOUTHERN CORN PONE--II
Four cupfuls of corn-meal, one teaspoonful of salt, one tablespoonful
of melted lard, and enough cold water to make a soft dough. Mould into
thin oblong cakes and bake quickly in a well-buttered pan.
SOUTHERN CORN PONE--III
One and three quarter cupfuls of white corn-meal, half a teaspoonful
each of salt and soda, two tablespoonfuls of melted butter, one egg,
well beaten, and one cupful of buttermilk. Bake in a buttered pan for
half an hour.
CORN MUFFINS
Sift together three quarters of a cupful of corn-meal and the same of
flour, half a teaspoonful each of salt and soda, and a tablespoonful
of sugar. Mix with one egg, well beaten, and one cupful of thick sour
milk. Bake from twenty to thirty minutes in well-buttered muffin-tins.
CORN MUFFINS
Make as Oatmeal Gems and bake in muffin-tins.
CORN MUFFINS--II
Mix one cupful of corn-meal with one cupful of boiling water, spread
with butter, and let stand over night. In the morning, mix with one
tablespoonful of sugar, two eggs, well beaten, three quarters of a
cupful of sour milk, and one cupful of flour, sifted in with half a
teaspoonful each of salt and soda. Bake half an hour in buttered
muffin-rings.
CORN BREAD
Two heaping cupfuls of corn-meal, one cupful of flour, three eggs
beaten separately, one tablespoonful of melted lard, two of sugar,
two and a half cupfuls of milk, one teaspoonful of salt, and two of
baking powder. Sift the dry materials into the milk, eggs, and
shortening. Beat thoroughly, and bake half an hour in a buttered tin.
JOHNNY CAKE
One cupful of sweet milk, one cupful of buttermilk, one teaspoonful of
salt, one of soda, and one tablespoonful of melted butter. Add enough
corn-meal to roll into a sheet half an inch thick. Lay on a buttered
baking-pan and bake till brown and crisp, basting occasionally with
melted butter meanwhile. Break instead of cutting, and serve hot.
CORN DODGERS
Pour two cupfuls of boiling water over two cupfuls of corn-meal. Add a
pinch of salt and drop by spoonfuls in a well-buttered shallow pan.
Dot with butter and bake till crisp and brown, or bake on a griddle.
NEW ENGLAND CORN DODGERS
Two cupfuls of white corn-meal, two pinches of salt, and a teaspoonful
of sugar sifted together. Dampen with boiling water and thin with cold
milk to a batter which will keep its shape on a griddle. Butter the
griddle and drop the batter on by spoonfuls. Put dots of butter on
each dodger, and when crisp and brown on one side turn and brown on
the other. Keep hot in the oven a few minutes before serving.
CORN DODGERS--III
Mix a teaspoonful of salt with two cupfuls of corn-meal. Pour over it
enough boiling water to moisten and let stand ten minutes. Add three
eggs, beaten separately, one cupful of milk, and a teaspoonful of
baking powder. Thin with more milk if necessary and bake on a buttered
griddle. Ham or bacon fat may be used in place of butter.
SOUTHERN HOECAKES
Add a teaspoonful of salt and a heaping teaspoonful of baking powder
to one cupful and a third of corn-meal. Beat the yolks of two eggs
until light, add a cupful of milk and beat hard for a few moments,
then add the whites of the eggs beaten to a stiff froth. Put a
tablespoonful of lard into a spider and drop in the batter by
spoonfuls, turning when done on one side. Serve very hot.
CORN BREAD--II
One cupful of corn-meal, a teaspoonful each of salt and baking powder,
a tablespoonful of butter or lard, melted, three eggs and a cupful
and a half of milk. Mix the salt with the meal, beat the eggs, mix
with the milk and pour over the meal, then sift in the baking powder,
beat hard, and add the melted butter last. Pour into a baking-pan and
bake in a hot oven.
CORN MUFFINS--III
One cupful of corn-meal, two cupfuls of buttermilk, a pinch of salt,
one teaspoonful of soda, one egg, and a tablespoonful of melted lard.
Beat the eggs, add the soda to the milk and lard, then mix with the
meal. Bake in hot buttered muffin-rings filled half full.
CORN AND RICE MUFFINS
Two cupfuls of buttermilk, one cupful of white corn-meal, one
teaspoonful of soda, a pinch of salt, one egg, half a cupful of cream,
and half a cupful of boiled rice. Mash the rice, add the salt, egg,
and cream, then the buttermilk mixed with the soda, then the meal.
Bake in buttered muffin-pans in a quick oven.
BREAKFAST CORN BREAD
Two cupfuls of corn-meal, two cupfuls of sifted flour, one
tablespoonful of sugar, one tablespoonful of lard or butter, one
teaspoonful of salt, three teaspoonfuls of baking powder, two cupfuls
of milk, and three eggs well beaten. Sift the dry ingredients and rub
in the cold butter. Beat the eggs separately, the yolks with the milk,
then the dry ingredients, and add the whites of the eggs last. Bake
about half an hour in buttered shallow pans.
APPLE JOHNNY CAKE
Mix two cupfuls of corn-meal with half a cupful of sugar, a pinch of
salt, and a teaspoonful of cream of tartar. Dissolve half a
teaspoonful of soda in a cupful and a half of milk, stir in, and add
three peeled and cored apples sliced very thin. Bake in a buttered
shallow tin thirty-five minutes in a moderate oven.
CORN MUFFINS--IV
Beat two eggs very light, add one tablespoonful of melted butter,
three tablespoonfuls of corn-meal, one teaspoonful of brown sugar, one
heaping tablespoonful of flour, half a teaspoonful of baking powder
and one cupful of milk. Mix thoroughly, pour into buttered
muffin-tins, and bake in a quick oven.
CORN DODGERS--IV
Two cupfuls of corn-meal, one cupful of sour milk or buttermilk, one
pinch of salt, one teaspoonful of soda, one egg well beaten. Bake on a
hot griddle.
CORN MUFFINS--V
One cupful of yellow corn-meal, one cupful of flour, one heaping
tablespoonful of sugar, one heaping teaspoonful of baking powder, one
egg, well beaten, one cupful and a half of sweet milk, and a pinch of
salt. Beat hard and bake in well buttered muffin-pans.
CORN PUFFS
Sift together one and two thirds cupfuls of flour, one cupful of meal,
and two level teaspoonfuls of baking powder. Rub two tablespoonfuls of
butter to a cream with three tablespoonfuls of sugar, add three
well-beaten eggs and two cupfuls of milk. Combine mixtures, beat
thoroughly, pour into well-buttered muffin-tins and bake.
FRUIT CORN MUFFINS
Two cupfuls of yellow corn-meal, one cupful of flour, two
tablespoonfuls of sugar, a pinch of salt, two teaspoonfuls of baking
powder, one tablespoonful of melted butter, two eggs, well beaten, one
and one half cupfuls of milk, and one cupful of fruit. Dates, figs,
prunes, or other fruits may be used. Stones should be removed and the
fruit cut fine. Bake in well-buttered muffin-pans for about twenty
minutes.
CORN AND HOMINY MUFFINS
Mash one cupful of cold boiled hominy with one cupful of corn-meal.
Add a pinch of salt, a tablespoonful of sugar, a teaspoonful of baking
powder, a tablespoonful of melted butter, one egg, well beaten, and
one cupful of milk. Beat hard for five minutes, pour into buttered
gem-pans, and bake fifteen or twenty minutes in a hot oven.
SOFT CORN BREAD
One cupful of corn-meal, one cupful of sour milk, a pinch of soda, one
cupful of sweet milk, a tablespoonful of melted butter, a pinch of
salt, and two well-beaten eggs. Mix thoroughly and bake in a deep
baking-dish, well buttered.
FLORIDA CORN BREAD
One cupful of buttermilk, one cupful of sweet milk, one half
teaspoonful of soda, two eggs, one cupful of corn-meal, and one
teaspoonful of salt. Mix the buttermilk, sweet milk, and soda
together, and when the soda is thoroughly dissolved, pour the milk
over the beaten eggs. Add the corn-meal and beat thoroughly. Spread
lard over the bottom and sides of the baking-tin, place in the oven
until very hot, then pour in the batter and bake in a quick oven until
a delicate brown.
CHARLESTON BREAKFAST CAKE
Beat together one cupful of sugar and one tablespoonful of melted
butter. Add two eggs, beaten very light, a pinch of salt, a grating of
nutmeg, and one cupful of milk. Sift in two cupfuls of flour and three
level teaspoonfuls of baking powder. Bake in hot buttered muffin-tins
or in a shallow baking-pan.
DATE GEMS
One cupful of dates, seeded and chopped fine, two cupfuls of milk, two
tablespoonfuls of melted butter, one heaping teaspoonful of baking
powder, three cupfuls of flour, and one egg well beaten. Mix the egg
and milk, sift the dry ingredients together, add the chopped dates,
and combine mixtures. Beat hard and bake in well-buttered gem-irons
for about twenty minutes. Figs or prunes may be used instead of dates.
GRAHAM BISCUIT
Three cupfuls of Graham flour, one cupful of white flour, three
cupfuls of milk, two tablespoonfuls of lard, one heaping tablespoonful
of sugar, a pinch of salt and two heaping teaspoonfuls of baking
powder. Mix and bake like Baking Powder Biscuits.
GRAHAM PUFFS
Two cupfuls of Graham flour, four cupfuls of boiling milk, and a
teaspoonful of salt. The dough should be as soft as it can be handled.
Roll an inch thick, cut into circles, arrange on a buttered pan and
bake in the hottest kind of an oven. If the oven is right, they will
be very light.
GRAHAM MUFFINS
Prepare like Rye Muffins, using Graham flour or meal instead of rye
meal. A teaspoonful of caraway seed is sometimes added to Rye Muffins.
GRAHAM DROP CAKES
Sift together a cupful and a half of Graham meal, half a teaspoonful
each of salt and soda, and a quarter of a cupful of brown sugar. Add
enough sour milk to make a stiff batter. Drop by spoonfuls on a
buttered baking-tin and bake a quarter of an hour in a quick oven.
GRAHAM MUFFINS--II
Four cupfuls of Graham flour, one tablespoonful of brown sugar, one
teaspoonful of salt, two heaping teaspoonfuls of baking powder, one
egg, well beaten, and two cupfuls of milk. Sift the dry ingredients
together, add the beaten egg and milk, mix thoroughly, fill
well-buttered muffin-tins two thirds full and bake in a hot oven about
twenty minutes.
HOMINY MUFFINS
Two cupfuls of cold fine hominy, three eggs, three cupfuls of sour
milk, half a cupful of melted butter, two tablespoonfuls of sugar, one
teaspoonful of baking soda dissolved in hot water, and flour to make a
good batter--probably about a cupful and a half. Add the milk to the
hominy, then the salt, sugar, butter, and eggs, then the soda, and the
flour last. Bake in a quick oven.
HOMINY DROP CAKES
Two cupfuls of cold boiled hominy, one tablespoonful of cold water,
two eggs, well beaten, a pinch of salt, and a teaspoonful of baking
powder sifted into enough flour to make a good batter. Drop by
spoonfuls on a buttered baking-sheet and bake brown in a quick oven.
MUFFINS--I
Sift together four cupfuls of flour, a teaspoonful of salt, and two
heaping teaspoonfuls of baking powder. Add a tablespoonful of sugar.
Stir in two cupfuls of milk, four eggs well beaten, and three
tablespoonfuls of melted butter. Bake twenty-five or thirty minutes in
muffin-tins. Half of this recipe is sufficient for a small family.
MUFFINS--II
Two cupfuls of flour, two eggs, one cupful of milk, one teaspoonful of
sugar, one heaping teaspoonful of baking powder, a pinch of salt, and
two tablespoonfuls of melted butter. Sift the dry ingredients
together, beat the eggs till very light, mix with the milk and melted
butter. Sift the dry mixture gradually into the milk and eggs,
stirring constantly. Bake twenty-five minutes in muffin-tins.
CREAM MUFFINS
Four cupfuls of flour, four cupfuls of rich milk, six eggs, beaten
separately, two tablespoonfuls of shortening, melted--equal parts of
butter and lard. Bake in buttered muffin-rings half full of the batter
and serve immediately.
BUTTERMILK MUFFINS
Four cupfuls of buttermilk, or of curdled milk, two eggs, a
teaspoonful of soda dissolved in a little hot water, a teaspoonful of
salt, and enough sifted flour to make a good batter. Mix thoroughly,
adding the soda last. Bake in a quick oven.
MUFFINS--III
Sift together two cupfuls of flour, two tablespoonfuls of baking
powder, a pinch of salt, and a tablespoonful of sugar. Add one
tablespoonful of melted butter or lard, one cupful of milk, and one
egg well beaten. Mix thoroughly and bake quickly in muffin-rings.
MUFFINS--IV
Make like Muffins V, using a quarter cupful each of sugar and melted
butter, and two or three eggs, well beaten.
BLUEBERRY MUFFINS
Use any muffin mixture, lessening slightly the quantity of milk. Add a
cupful of blueberries and bake quickly.
MUFFINS--V
Four cupfuls of flour, three eggs, beaten separately, the whites very
stiff, three cupfuls of milk, and a pinch of salt. Beat hard until
thoroughly mixed and bake in a quick oven.
MUFFINS--VI
Six cupfuls of flour, two eggs well beaten separately, two rounded
teaspoonfuls of baking powder, four cupfuls of milk, one teaspoonful
of salt. Sift the dry materials, mix with the eggs and milk, beat
hard, and bake in muffin-tins in a quick oven.
CEREALINE MUFFINS
Three fourths of a cupful of flour, a pinch of salt, one egg, well
beaten, one cupful of cerealine, and one cupful of milk. Bake in
buttered muffin-pans.
BATTER MUFFINS
Three cupfuls of sour milk and one teaspoonful of soda beaten
together. Beat the yolks of three eggs and add to the milk, then stir
in a pinch of salt and flour enough to make a moderately stiff batter.
Beat the whites of the eggs to a stiff froth and fold in the last
thing. Bake in buttered muffin-tins.
SOUTHERN MUFFINS
Two eggs, two cupfuls of milk, two cupfuls of flour, a pinch of salt,
and a teaspoonful of melted butter. Beat the eggs separately, then add
the milk and butter to the yolks, then the flour, then the stiffly
beaten whites. Bake in hot buttered muffin-tins.
MUFFINS--VII
Two cupfuls of flour, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder, one
teaspoonful of salt, two tablespoonfuls of melted butter, two
tablespoonfuls of sugar, one cupful of milk and one egg, well beaten.
Bake in buttered muffin-tins.
MUFFINS--VIII
Four cupfuls of flour, two and one half cupfuls of milk, three eggs,
beaten separately, two tablespoonfuls of butter, one teaspoonful of
salt, one tablespoonful of sugar, and three teaspoonfuls of baking
powder. Sift the dry ingredients together, add the melted butter and
the beaten yolks to the milk, combine the two mixtures, and add the
well-beaten whites of the eggs last. Fill buttered muffin-rings two
thirds full and bake in a hot oven about twenty minutes. Serve
immediately.
SOUR MILK MUFFINS
Three cupfuls of sour milk, three cupfuls of flour, two eggs, well
beaten, one teaspoonful each of soda, cream tartar, and salt. Sift the
dry ingredients together, add the milk, then the eggs, and bake in
buttered muffin-tins in a hot oven.
WHITE MUFFINS
One tablespoonful of soft butter, two tablespoonfuls of sugar, rubbed
to a cream. Add two eggs, well beaten, a pinch of salt, a cupful of
milk, and two cupfuls of flour sifted with two rounded teaspoonfuls of
baking powder. Beat thoroughly and bake in buttered muffin-tins in a
moderate oven.
ENTIRE WHEAT MUFFINS
Sift thoroughly, with three cupfuls of entire wheat flour, two
tablespoonfuls of baking powder, a pinch of salt, and a tablespoonful
of sugar. Add one and one half cupfuls of sweet milk in which the
well-beaten yolk of an egg has been stirred, and two tablespoonfuls of
melted butter. Add the white of the egg, beaten to a stiff froth, mix
thoroughly, and bake about twenty minutes in hot buttered muffin-pans
in a moderate oven.
HONEY MUFFINS
Sift together three cupfuls of flour, three heaping teaspoonfuls of
baking powder, and a pinch of salt. Add two tablespoonfuls of melted
butter, three eggs well beaten, one cupful of strained honey, and one
cupful of milk. Bake in well-buttered muffin-tins.
GEORGIA MUFFINS
One cupful of milk, one egg, well beaten, two cupfuls of flour, a
pinch of salt, and a teaspoonful of baking powder. Mix thoroughly,
and bake in buttered gem-irons made piping hot before the batter is
put in.
BLUEBERRY MUFFINS--II
One cupful of sugar, two eggs, one cupful of milk, two teaspoonfuls of
baking powder, butter the size of an egg, melted, and two cupfuls of
flour sifted with the baking powder. Add two cupfuls of blueberries,
stir thoroughly, and bake in buttered muffin-tins in a quick oven.
SWEET MUFFINS
One half cupful of butter and one half cupful of sugar rubbed to a
cream. Add two eggs, well beaten, and mix thoroughly. Add one cupful
of sweet milk and stir and mix thoroughly. Sift three and three
fourths cupfuls of flour and three rounded teaspoonfuls of baking
powder into the muffin mixture, beat again, pour into hot buttered
gem-pans, and bake about half an hour.
PERFECTION MUFFINS
Mix together three cupfuls of flour, one cupful of corn-meal, two
teaspoonfuls of baking powder, one tablespoonful of sugar, and one
teaspoonful of salt. Work in one heaping tablespoonful of butter or
lard, add three well-beaten eggs and two cupfuls of milk. Beat
quickly into a firm batter. Bake in well-buttered muffin-tins.
NEW HAMPSHIRE MUFFINS
Beat together three eggs and one cupful of milk. Add a pinch of salt
and one teaspoonful of powdered sugar. Sift together two cupfuls of
flour and one heaping teaspoonful of baking powder. Combine mixtures,
beat well, and bake in hot buttered gem-irons. The cups should be
about half full of the batter and the oven only moderately hot.
OATMEAL GEMS
Pour one cupful of boiling water over one cupful of steam-cooked
oatmeal and let it stand over night. Mix one cupful of flour, two
teaspoonfuls of baking powder, and a half a teaspoonful of salt. Sift,
mix with the soaked oatmeal, and add enough flour to make a batter
that will drop easily from the spoon. Bake in buttered muffin-pans.
POPOVERS
One cupful of flour, measured after sifting, one egg, unbeaten, one
cupful of milk, and a pinch of salt. Butter a gem-pan and put it into
a hot oven. Mix all the ingredients together, stirring hard with a
wooden spoon. When the pan is hissing hot, pour in the batter, filling
each compartment half or two thirds full. Bake in a very hot oven till
well puffed and golden brown, cover with a paper and finish baking.
This quantity makes a dozen popovers.
POPOVERS--II
Two eggs, well beaten, one cup of flour, one cupful of milk, one
teaspoonful of salt. Prepare as above and bake in buttered custard
cups.
FRUIT POPOVERS
Make the batter for Popovers I. Drop a piece of banana, a few
blueberries, or a bit of preserved fruit or jam, or a steamed fig into
each small cup of batter, which will rise in the cup and almost cover
the fruit. These may be served with a simple syrup in place of
pancakes or waffles.
PUFFS
Boil two cupfuls of milk with half a cupful of butter. Stir in one
cupful and a half of sifted flour and let cool. Beat five eggs
separately and add. Fill buttered custard cups half full of the batter
and bake in a quick oven. Serve on a hot plate and sprinkle with sugar
if desired.
RICE MUFFINS
One cupful of cold boiled rice, two cupfuls of flour, two eggs, beaten
separately, two tablespoonfuls of lard or butter, a teaspoonful of
salt, and milk enough to make a thin batter. Beat hard and bake in a
quick oven.
RICE MUFFINS--II
One cupful of milk, one and one half cupfuls of flour, half a cupful
of cold boiled rice, two level teaspoonfuls of baking powder, a pinch
of salt, a teaspoonful of sugar, a heaping teaspoonful of butter, and
one egg well beaten. Mix the dry ingredients, then melt the butter and
rub it into the rice, add the egg, then the milk. Combine the two
mixtures, beat well, and bake twenty-five minutes in buttered
muffin-tins in a moderate oven.
RYE MUFFINS
Sift together one cupful each of rye meal and white flour, add two
teaspoonfuls of baking powder, a pinch of salt, and a tablespoonful of
sugar. Mix with one egg, well beaten, and one cupful of milk. Bake in
buttered muffin-rings.
RYE CRISPS
One cupful of rye meal and one half cupful of white flour. Sift into a
bowl with one teaspoonful of baking powder and mix thoroughly with
one third of a cupful of finely minced beef suet. Add half a
teaspoonful of salt, and enough milk to make a soft dough that may be
easily handled with a spoon. Have well-buttered muffin-tins piping
hot. Fill them two-thirds full and bake quickly in a very hot oven.
They should be done in from twelve to fifteen minutes.
SALLY LUNN
Four cupfuls of sifted flour, four eggs, beaten separately, one cupful
of milk, one cupful of melted butter and lard, equal parts, one
teaspoonful of salt, two heaping teaspoonfuls of baking powder. Mix,
adding the whites the last thing. Bake in muffin-rings.
SCONES
Spread a rich biscuit or muffin dough in a well-buttered pan, mark
deeply into squares, brush with the yolk of an egg, and sprinkle with
sugar.
SNOW BALLS
Make a batter of one cupful of cream--the top of milk will do
nicely--two tablespoonfuls of sugar, the yolks of four eggs, a heaping
teaspoonful of baking powder, and flour enough to mix. Add the whites
of the eggs last, beaten to a stiff froth. Fill buttered cups two
thirds full, and bake in a hot oven.
SCOTCH SCONES
Four cupfuls of sifted flour, one cupful of buttermilk, one
tablespoonful of butter, one tablespoonful of sugar, one half
teaspoonful of baking soda, and one half teaspoonful of salt. Rub the
butter into the flour, add the sugar and salt, stir the soda into the
buttermilk, and mix with the flour. Roll into a thin sheet, cut into
triangles, and bake about thirty-five minutes on a floured tin. Just
before they are done, rub a cloth dipped in milk over the tops and put
back into the oven to glaze.
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Note.--Sour milk may be made from fresh by keeping the milk some hours
in a warm place, or, more quickly, by adding a little lemon-juice or
vinegar to the amount of milk required.
RAISED BREAKFAST BREADS
Although many recipes included in this section may seem, at first
glance, to be unsuitable for breakfast on account of the length of
time taken for rising, there are ways in which the time can be
considerably shortened.
A competent authority says that any mixture for rolls or muffins can
be made ready for its second rising at night, and kept over night in
any place where the dough will not freeze, or where the temperature is
not so high as to cause too rapid rising and consequent souring of the
dough.
Moreover, rolls or muffins may be baked in the afternoon until done
thoroughly, but not brown, wrapped in a cloth, and put away in a cool
place. In the morning, they need only to be rubbed with melted butter
and set into a hot oven for a very few moments. They will come out
crisp and flaky, and free from all objections on the score of
indigestibility. Bread twice baked is always much more digestible than
fresh bread.
Brioche, the most delicious of all hot breads, needs to stand in the
refrigerator over night, and the second process is a quick one when
the paste is once made. The paste will keep a week or more in a very
cold place, and be the better for it. It is a French dough, for which
many complicated recipes are given, but the following will be found
satisfactory, and not difficult after one or two trials.
BRIOCHE PASTE
One cake of compressed yeast, a pinch of salt, one and one fourth
cupfuls of butter, four cupfuls of flour, one tablespoonful of sugar,
two tablespoonfuls of warm water, and seven eggs. Dissolve the yeast
in the water, adding a little more water if necessary, and rubbing the
yeast cake with a spoon until thoroughly dissolved. Stir in enough
sifted flour to make a stiff dough, rolling and patting with the hands
until thoroughly mixed. Drop this ball of paste into a kettle of warm
water and let stand in a moderate temperature until it has a little
more than doubled in bulk. (Some recipes for Brioche say that the ball
of paste should be light enough to float.) Put the remainder of the
four cupfuls of flour into a mixing bowl, add the sugar, salt, and
butter, softened but not melted, and four of the eggs, unbeaten. With
the hand mix carefully to a paste, beat smooth, and add the rest of
the eggs, unbeaten, one at a time. Take the ball of paste, when
light, out of the warm water with a skimmer, and, still using the
hand, incorporate it carefully with the egg mixture, folding the two
together as lightly as possible. Let rise, in a moderate temperature,
until double in bulk. Then turn the paste on a floured board and pat
and fold with the hands until smooth in texture and inclined to stay
in shape. Let rise once more until very light, then put into the
refrigerator and let stand over night.
BRIOCHE ROLLS
Roll a large lump of Brioche dough into a thin sheet on a floured
board or pastry slab, working lightly and quickly, spread with
softened butter, and fold so that the paste will be in three layers.
Cut in strips an inch wide and twist, working from the ends, and
arrange in circles on a baking-sheet, the ends of the strips pointing
inward. The rolls should be very close together in the pan. Beat the
yolk of an egg, dilute it with as much milk, and brush the rolls with
the mixture. Let them rise a few minutes, then bake about half an hour
in a moderate oven. A little sugar and water may be spread over the
tops if desired.
BRIOCHE BUNS
Shape the chilled paste into small balls, and put a bit of citron or a
few raisins on the top of each one. Let rise a few moments and bake
half an hour in a moderate oven.
BRIOCHE BREAKFAST CAKE
Butter a round cake-tin which has a tube in the centre, fill it half
full of chilled Brioche paste, and let rise till the pan is two thirds
full. Bake in a moderate oven and turn out. It should be torn apart
with the fingers--not cut.
BATH BUNS
Dissolve a cake of yeast in two cupfuls of warm water. Add enough
flour to make a moderately stiff sponge, let rise about two hours.
Cream together one half cupful each of butter and sugar, add one
cupful of lukewarm milk, a pinch of salt, and two eggs, well beaten.
Mix with the sponge, let rise an hour longer, then knead, shape into
buns, arrange close together in a baking-pan, and let rise till very
light. Bake in a moderate oven.
"_Bath Bunny, Currant Bunny, sang a comic song,
Bath Bunny, Currant Bunny, sang it loud and long;
When his friends had told him that he gave them all a pain,
Bath Bunny, Currant Bunny, sang it twice again._"
Louis Wain.
ENGLISH BATH BUNS
Dissolve half a cake of compressed yeast in one cupful of milk, and
add two cupfuls of flour, or enough to make a sponge. Let rise until
light, then add two thirds of a cupful of melted butter and four eggs,
well beaten. Knead and let rise again for about an hour. Make into
balls the size of a small apple and press into each one some currants
and bits of candied peel. Let rise ten or fifteen minutes in a warm
place, sprinkle with sugar, and bake.
HOT CROSS BUNS
Rub one half cupful of butter into eight cupfuls of sifted flour, then
add half a cake of compressed yeast dissolved in three cupfuls of
scalded milk. Let rise two hours. Work into the sponge one cupful of
sugar, one cupful of cleaned currants, and half a nutmeg grated.
Knead, shape into buns, arrange in pans, score deeply with a cross,
brush with butter, and let rise fifteen minutes. Bake forty-five
minutes in a brisk oven. This is the genuine English recipe, and the
buns are good at any time, but the cross is made only on Good Friday,
or for Easter.
RISEN MUSH MUFFINS
One cupful of hominy, cerealine, corn-meal mush, oatmeal, rice, or
other left-over cooked cereal, one teaspoonful of butter, one
tablespoonful of sugar, one pinch of salt, one fourth of a cake of
yeast (compressed) dissolved in one cupful of scalded milk, and two
cupfuls of sifted flour. Mix thoroughly and let rise over night. In
the morning, beat well and fill well-buttered muffin-pans half full.
Let rise until double in bulk, then bake half an hour.
FINGER ROLLS
Mix one cupful of scalded milk with one tablespoonful of butter. When
cool, add a teaspoonful of sugar, a pinch of salt, and one half cake
of yeast dissolved in half a cupful of warm water. Add enough flour to
make a soft dough--about three cupfuls. Mix thoroughly, knead for
fifteen minutes, and set to rise in a warm place for three or four
hours. When light, knead again, shape into balls, and roll into
cylinders on a floured board, pointing the ends. Arrange in a shallow
pan, and let rise until double in size--about an hour--glaze with
beaten egg, and bake fifteen minutes in a hot oven.
SOUTHERN ROLLS
Six cupfuls of flour, two eggs, one cake of compressed yeast, one
cupful of milk, two tablespoonfuls of lard, melted, and a teaspoonful
of salt. Mix as other sponges, let rise five hours, knead, shape into
rolls, let rise two hours longer, and bake about twenty minutes.
FRENCH ROLLS
Eight cupfuls of flour, four eggs, four teaspoonfuls of sugar, one
tablespoonful of butter, one cake of compressed yeast dissolved in two
cupfuls of milk. Mix like other sponges, let rise until light, knead,
shape, let rise the second time, and bake in a moderate oven.
KENTUCKY ROLLS
Four cupfuls of flour, one tablespoonful of sugar, one teaspoonful of
salt, two eggs, half a cupful of lard, and half a cake of compressed
yeast. Mix the lard, sugar, and flour, then stir in the other
ingredients, the yeast being dissolved in a little water, and add
enough milk or warm water to make a thin batter. Let rise in a warm
place, then add enough flour to make a stiff dough, and let rise
again. When light, knead, shape, and put to rise for a third time.
Bake in a quick oven.
ALABAMA ROLLS
Rub two hot baked potatoes through a colander. Stir in one cupful of
melted butter, two eggs well beaten, half a cake of compressed yeast,
dissolved, and mixed with one cupful of sifted flour. Work with the
hand into a smooth sponge, and let rise three hours. Then work into
the sponge two cupfuls of sifted flour and let rise five hours longer.
Knead, make into roll shape, set to rise two hours more, and bake.
CORN ROLLS
To four cupfuls of well-salted hot corn-meal mush add one cupful of
mixed butter and lard and half a cupful of sugar. When cool, add one
cake of compressed yeast dissolved in a little warm water, and set to
rise in a warm place. When light, work in enough sifted flour to make
a stiff dough, knead thoroughly, and let rise again. Late at night,
knead again and set in a cool place over night. In the morning, roll
and cut out like biscuit. Spread half of each circle with softened
butter and roll the other half over it. Let rise a few moments and
bake. If the weather is very warm, add a teaspoonful of soda,
dissolved in a little warm water, to the sponge.
PARKER HOUSE ROLLS
Dissolve one cake of compressed yeast in one cupful of lukewarm water,
and add enough flour to make a thin batter. Put this sponge in a warm
place to rise. Add one tablespoonful of lard, one tablespoonful of
butter, two tablespoonfuls of sugar, and one teaspoonful of salt to
two cupfuls of milk, and bring to the boil. Take from the fire and let
cool. When the sponge is light stir in the milk, and add enough sifted
flour to make a dough, usually about eight cupfuls, though the
thickening qualities of various brands of flour vary greatly. Knead
for fifteen or twenty minutes, then set to rise until very light.
Shape, place in a baking-pan, let rise once more, and when light bake
in a quick oven.
WHOLE WHEAT ROLLS
One teaspoonful of salt, one teaspoonful of sugar, one tablespoonful
of butter, one cake of compressed yeast, one cupful of scalded milk,
and three cupfuls of whole wheat flour. Add the salt, sugar, and
butter to the scalded milk. Dissolve the yeast in two tablespoonfuls
of warm water and add to the milk when it has cooled. Add half of the
flour and beat hard for ten minutes, then work in the rest of the
flour. Set it to rise for two hours. Roll out into a sheet an inch
thick and cut into small rolls. Place close together in a
well-buttered baking-pan, and let rise from fifteen to thirty minutes.
Bake fifteen or twenty minutes in a quick oven. Brush with an
egg-white beaten with a little milk if a glossy surface is desired.
This should be done about ten minutes before taking out of the oven.
SWEDISH ROLLS
Use any plain roll mixture. When shaping for the last rising, roll the
dough very thin, spread with softened butter, sprinkle with sugar and
cinnamon, and add a few cleaned currants, bits of citron, and stoned
raisins. Roll the dough like jelly cake, cut in half-inch slices from
the ends, arrange flat in a well-buttered pan, let rise until double
in bulk, and bake as usual.
PARIS ROLLS
Four cupfuls of milk, one half cake of compressed yeast, six cupfuls
of flour, and the yolks of two eggs, well beaten. Mix thoroughly and
set the sponge to rise. When it is very light, work into it two
tablespoonfuls of melted butter, one whole egg, well beaten, one
teaspoonful of salt, and half a teaspoonful of baking soda dissolved
in hot water, one tablespoonful of white sugar, and enough sifted
flour to make a soft dough. Let rise five hours. Roll out, shape into
balls, score each one deeply crosswise with a sharp knife, and arrange
close together in a well-buttered baking-pan. Let rise for an hour or
more and bake about half an hour. This recipe makes a large number of
rolls. They may be taken from the oven when beginning to turn brown
and wrapped in a cloth. Five minutes in a hot oven, if brushed first
with melted butter, will render them crisp, flaky, and very
digestible.
RUSK
Two cupfuls of flour, two cupfuls of sugar, one cupful of melted lard,
half a cake of compressed yeast, dissolved in a little warm water, and
three cupfuls of lukewarm water. Make into a batter, let rise all day
in a warm place. At night work into the sponge six cupfuls of sifted
flour and two eggs, well beaten. Let rise over night in a moderately
cool place. In the morning, shape the dough into rolls, let rise a few
minutes in a warm place, and bake. The dough should be soft. These
rolls may be sprinkled with sugar and spice.
GEORGIA RUSK
One cupful of milk, scalded and cooled, one tablespoonful of sugar,
one teaspoonful of salt, one quarter of a cake of compressed yeast,
dissolved in the milk, and two cupfuls of sifted flour. Set the
sponge, and, when light, work into it half a cupful of melted butter,
half a cupful of sugar, and one well-beaten egg. When very light,
shape into small pointed rolls and let rise again. Brush with milk and
egg and sprinkle with sugar just before baking.
SOUTHERN SALLY LUNN
Four cupfuls of flour, three eggs, one teaspoonful of butter, one cake
of compressed yeast, and two cupfuls of milk. Beat the yolks of the
eggs until very light. Stir in the butter, flour, and milk, the yeast
being dissolved in the milk. Beat the whites to a stiff froth and add
last. Set to rise, and when light bake in well-buttered muffin-tins.
SOUTHERN SALLY LUNN--II
Four cupfuls of flour, one teaspoonful of salt, two cupfuls of milk,
one half cupful of sugar, and one cake of compressed yeast, dissolved
in the milk. Make a batter and let rise in a warm place about three
hours. Then work into it gradually five eggs, beaten separately, and
one half cupful of melted butter. Add flour enough to make a stiff
batter, fill buttered muffin-tins two thirds full, let rise, and bake.
SOUTHERN SALLY LUNN--III
Three cupfuls of flour, three eggs, one cake of compressed yeast
dissolved in two cupfuls of milk, one half cupful of melted butter,
and one tablespoonful of sugar. Beat well together into a stiff batter
and let rise five or six hours. Then add a little warm water in which
half a teaspoonful of baking soda has been dissolved, and pour the
batter into a well-buttered cake-pan having a tube in the centre. Bake
about three quarters of an hour and serve hot. It should be torn
apart, not cut.
ZWIEBACK
One cake of compressed yeast dissolved in one cupful of scalded milk,
a pinch of salt, and enough sifted flour to make a soft dough. Let
rise until very light, then stir in one fourth of a cupful of melted
butter, one fourth of a cupful of sugar, and one unbeaten egg. Mix
thoroughly, and sift in enough more flour to make a smooth, elastic
dough. Shape into a loaf and let rise until very light. A Russian-iron
bread-pan holding one loaf is best for Zwieback. Let it rise once more
until very light, then bake in a quick oven. Glaze with sugar
dissolved in milk just before taking from the oven. When the loaf is
cold, cut in half-inch slices and place in an open oven until
golden-brown, dry, and crisp.
PANCAKES
The edible varieties of pancakes are readily distinguished from the
poisonous growths. The harmless ones are healthful and nutritious and
grow in private kitchens. The dark, soggy, leaden varieties are
usually to be found in restaurants, but have been known to flourish in
private kitchens also.
Batter for pancakes should be thoroughly beaten. A soapstone griddle
is best, but an iron one will do, and many a savory pancake has come
from a humble frying-pan. A pancake turner is essential, and no
pancake should be turned more than once, as twice turning makes a
soggy pancake from the most promising batter. In the following
recipes, where exact proportions are given, they are not arbitrary as
regards flour. The thickening properties of various brands of flour
vary so much that no exact rule can be given. A perfect pancake batter
will be smooth, light in texture, seem somewhat elastic to the touch
of the mixing spoon, and will keep its shape on a griddle. Batter
enough for one pancake should be dipped from the bowl with a cup or
large spoon, as adding uncooked batter to that on the griddle even an
instant after it has begun to cook will work disaster to the
pancake--and the hapless mortal who eats it.
Maple syrup is the syrup _par excellence_ for pancakes and waffles,
but alas, it is difficult to procure. Much of it is made from corn
cobs and molasses, sealed in tin cans bearing gaudy labels, and,
sailing under false colors, is sold to the trusting consumer at a high
price.
Even the bricks of maple sugar are not wholly trustworthy, though, as
a rule, a better quality of syrup can be obtained by making it at home
from the bricks. The ordinary adulterants cannot so readily be added
to a crystallized as to a liquid product, though promising maple
bricks are often made of brown sugar flavored with a little maple
syrup.
Other syrups can be made easily and may possibly give welcome variety
even to those fortunates who can secure the real maple syrup.
Maraschino, noyeau, kirsch, and other cordials, orange-flower water,
grated orange- and lemon-peel, and the fruit juices left from canned
and preserved fruits, can all be used to advantage in flavoring a
simple syrup made of sugar and water boiled till it hairs from the
spoon. Always add flavoring to syrup just before taking it from the
fire, and do not allow it to boil.
SOUTHERN BUCKWHEAT CAKES
Four cupfuls of buckwheat flour, sifted, one half cake of compressed
yeast dissolved in a little lukewarm water, one teaspoonful of salt,
and one tablespoonful of molasses. Mix with enough warm water to make
a thin batter and set to rise over night. If the batter is sour in the
morning add a bit of baking soda.
QUICK BUCKWHEAT CAKES
Three cupfuls of buckwheat flour and one cupful of white flour, one
cupful each of milk and water, three heaping teaspoonfuls of baking
powder, one teaspoonful of salt, and one tablespoonful of molasses.
Sift the dry ingredients together, mix, and fry as usual.
KENTUCKY BUCKWHEAT CAKES
One cupful of flour, two cupfuls of buckwheat flour, one teaspoonful
of salt, one cake of compressed yeast dissolved in lukewarm water, and
one tablespoonful of molasses. Beat well together and let stand over
night. Fry on a soapstone griddle greased with suet, salt pork, or
bacon. A bit of suet or salt pork tied in a bit of cloth was the
old-fashioned method of greasing a griddle for buckwheat cakes.
BUCKWHEAT CAKES WITH SOUR MILK
Take two cupfuls of thick sour milk, add a teaspoonful of salt, and
enough buckwheat flour to make a thin batter. Let stand over night. In
the morning add a teaspoonful of soda dissolved in two tablespoonfuls
of lukewarm water and beat thoroughly. Fry at once.
CRUMB BUCKWHEAT CAKES
Two cupfuls of buckwheat flour, two and one half cupfuls of warm
water, one cupful of dried bread crumbs, one cupful of milk, one
tablespoonful of salt and half a cake of compressed yeast. Dissolve
the yeast in the water and mix with the buckwheat flour. Add the salt,
beat until well mixed, then cover and let stand over night in a warm
place. Put the dried crumbs into the milk and let soak over night in a
cool place. In the morning, mash the soaked crumbs and toss with a
fork until light and dry, then mix with the risen buckwheat batter and
fry as usual.
BLUEBERRY PANCAKES
Stir one cupful of blueberries into the batter for strawberry pancakes
and fry as other pancakes.
CORN-MEAL PANCAKES
One cupful of corn-meal, one cupful of flour, four cupfuls of milk,
one tablespoonful of melted butter, two tablespoonfuls of sugar, one
teaspoonful of salt, and three eggs. Add the melted butter to the
corn-meal, boil the milk and pour it, scalding hot, over the
corn-meal. Sift the dry ingredients together, and after the meal and
milk have cooled stir the dry mixture into it. Add the well-beaten
eggs last, beat hard, and bake like other griddle cakes.
CORN-MEAL PANCAKES--II
Two cupfuls of corn-meal, one cupful of flour, one tablespoonful of
sugar, one teaspoonful of salt, one teaspoonful of soda, one
tablespoonful of melted butter, three eggs, and sour milk to thin the
batter. Scald the meal with enough boiling water to mix it, then add
the sugar and melted butter. Sift the flour and salt together and add
to the meal. Add the eggs, beaten separately, the whites to a stiff
froth, and the soda dissolved in a teaspoonful of warm water. Thin the
batter with enough sour milk to make it of the right consistency and
bake like other pancakes.
CORN-MEAL FLAPJACKS
Two cupfuls of corn-meal, one cupful of buttermilk, half a teaspoonful
of salt, half a teaspoonful of soda, half a cupful of boiling water,
and one egg, well beaten. Mix the salt with the meal, pour over the
boiling water, mix thoroughly and let cool. Add the buttermilk, in
which the soda is dissolved, and the eggs, well beaten. If too thin
add a very little sifted flour. Fry in butter or in equal parts of
butter and lard.
CRUMB PANCAKES
Two cupfuls of bread crumbs soaked in milk until very soft. Add a
pinch of salt, one cupful each of sweet milk and buttermilk, one
teaspoonful of soda and one egg beaten separately, the white to a
stiff froth. Beat hard and add enough sifted flour to make a good
batter--probably about a heaping tablespoonful. Fry in butter on a
griddle.
GREEN CORN GRIDDLE CAKES
One cupful of milk, one cupful of grated green corn, a pinch of salt,
half a teaspoonful of baking powder, one egg, beaten separately, and
enough sifted flour to make a thin batter. Butter the cakes while hot
and serve at once.
DANISH PANCAKES
One cupful of flour, three eggs beaten separately, one pinch each of
salt and soda dissolved in a teaspoonful of vinegar, and enough milk
to make a thin batter.
FLANNEL CAKES
Beat two eggs thoroughly. Add one teaspoonful of salt, one
tablespoonful of sugar, three cupfuls of milk, and enough flour,
sifted in with one teaspoonful of cream tartar and half a teaspoonful
of soda, to make a thin batter. Bake on a greased griddle, butter, and
serve very hot.
FRENCH PANCAKES
One and one half cupfuls of flour, one and one half cupfuls of milk,
one teaspoonful each of salt and melted butter, two teaspoonfuls of
brandy, and four eggs. Beat the yolks of the eggs till light-colored
and creamy, add the other ingredients gradually and fold in the
stiffly beaten whites last. Fry in a very hot frying-pan, using equal
parts of lard and butter to fry in. Bake in small cakes, and after
taking up spread very thinly with marmalade, honey, or jam, and roll
up like a jelly roll. Sift powdered sugar over the rolls and serve at
once, without butter or syrup.
FEATHER PANCAKES
Scald two cupfuls of milk, dissolve in it one half cake of compressed
yeast, and add a teaspoonful of salt. Sift in enough flour to make a
thin, smooth batter, and set to rise over night. In the morning add
to it one cupful of thick sour milk, one tablespoonful of melted
butter, two eggs, beaten separately, one teaspoonful of soda sifted in
with enough flour to make a smooth, thin batter. Let stand twenty or
thirty minutes, then bake as usual.
FRUIT PANCAKES
Add apple sauce, berries, chopped dates, figs or prunes, orange
marmalade, chopped preserved quinces, or any desired fresh fruit or
preserves to any good pancake batter, in the proportion of one heaping
tablespoonful of fruit to each cupful of batter. The grated pineapple
which comes in cans is particularly satisfactory and needs no further
preparation. The fruit juice, sweetened, should be used instead of
syrup wherever possible.
GRAHAM GRIDDLE CAKES
One cupful of wheat flour and one cupful of Graham flour, sifted with
one teaspoonful of salt and one tablespoonful of sugar. Beat two eggs
separately, the whites to a stiff froth. Add two cupfuls of thick sour
milk in which a teaspoonful of soda has been dissolved, mix with the
eggs, and stir the flour into the liquid. When the batter is well
mixed, add a heaping tablespoonful of butter, melted, beat hard, and
fry like other griddle cakes.
HOMINY GRIDDLE CAKES
Soak two cupfuls of fine hominy all night and cook it in a double
boiler all day or until soft. When wanted for griddle cakes add two
cupfuls of white corn-meal, sifted, three tablespoonfuls of butter,
melted, a pinch of salt, three eggs, well beaten, and four cupfuls of
milk, or less if necessary, to make a thin batter.
MARYLAND GRIDDLE CAKES
Three cupfuls of flour, three cupfuls of milk, one teaspoonful of
salt, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder, and three eggs. Beat the eggs
thoroughly, stir into the milk, sift the dry materials together, beat
hard, and fry at once.
POTATO PANCAKES
Peel eight or ten good-sized potatoes and drop into cold water to
prevent discoloration. Grate rapidly on a coarse grater. To the pulp
add four eggs, well beaten, two teaspoonfuls of salt, and half a
cupful of flour sifted with half a teaspoonful of baking powder. Mix
lightly but thoroughly, and bake on a hot griddle. Serve with butter,
but without syrup. Germans add a little grated onion to potato
pancakes.
RAISED PANCAKES
Four cupfuls of milk, one half cake of compressed yeast, three
tablespoonfuls of melted butter, one teaspoonful of sugar, one
teaspoonful of salt, half a teaspoonful of soda, two eggs, and enough
flour for a batter. Scald the milk and cool it, then dissolve the
yeast in it and add the salt and sugar. Add enough sifted flour to
make a smooth, thin batter, cover, and let stand over night in a warm
place. In the morning add the melted butter, the soda dissolved in a
little warm water, and the eggs, beaten separately. Cover and let
stand half an hour in a warm place. Bake like other griddle cakes and
serve immediately.
RAISED PANCAKES--II
Mix one cupful of scalded and cooled milk, in which one quarter of a
yeast cake has been dissolved, with one heaping tablespoonful of
butter, melted, one teaspoonful of sugar, one pinch of salt, and one
cupful of sifted flour. Let rise over night. In the morning add one
egg beaten separately, the white to a stiff froth. Beat to a smooth,
thin batter and fry as usual.
SOUTHERN RICE PANCAKES
Boil one cupful of well-washed rice as directed in the chapter on
Cereals. Add to it one half cupful of cream, two tablespoonfuls of
flour sifted with one tablespoonful of baking powder, and two eggs,
beaten separately, the whites to a stiff froth. Use only enough butter
to keep the cakes from sticking to the griddle and serve as soon as
done.
RICE PANCAKES--II
Mix two cupfuls of boiled rice with two cupfuls of milk and let stand
over night in a cool place. In the morning, add three cupfuls of
sifted flour, one teaspoonful of salt, one tablespoonful of melted
butter and one tablespoonful of sugar. Beat until thoroughly mixed,
with two cupfuls of milk and a tablespoonful of baking powder, then
add three eggs, beaten separately, folding in the stiffly beaten
whites last. A cupful of cream may be used instead of the butter.
RICE PANCAKES--III
Dissolve a teaspoonful of soda in a tablespoonful of cold water, and
stir it into two cupfuls of thick sour milk. Add two cupfuls of sifted
flour, a pinch of salt, two eggs, beaten separately, and one cupful of
cold boiled rice. Fry brown on a well-greased griddle.
STRAWBERRY PANCAKES
Six eggs, beaten separately, two cupfuls of milk, two cupfuls of
sifted flour, and one teaspoonful of salt. Mix the flour and salt,
then add the milk and stir in the well-beaten yolks. Beat hard until
the mixture is very light. Then fold in the whites, beaten to a stiff
froth. Bake on a well-greased griddle and serve two to each person,
with butter and crushed and sweetened strawberries between. Sprinkle
with powdered sugar. Half this recipe is sufficient for a small
family.
SOUR MILK PANCAKES
Two cupfuls of sour milk, two and one half cupfuls of sifted flour,
one teaspoonful of soda, one tablespoonful of warm water, one
teaspoonful of salt, one teaspoonful of sugar, two tablespoonfuls of
melted butter, and two eggs. Beat the yolks of the eggs till
light-colored and creamy, add the sour milk, salt, and sugar, and beat
till thoroughly mixed. Add the flour gradually, beating constantly,
then the soda dissolved in warm water, then the melted butter, then
the stiffly beaten whites of the eggs. Fold together carefully and
bake at once.
SOUR MILK PANCAKES--II
To four cupfuls of sour milk add enough flour to make a batter that
will pour, sifted in gradually and thoroughly mixed. Add two eggs,
well beaten, one tablespoonful of melted butter, one teaspoonful of
salt, and a teaspoonful of soda dissolved in a little warm water. Bake
on a very hot griddle, well greased.
WHEAT PANCAKES
Three cupfuls of flour, two cupfuls of milk, two teaspoonfuls of
baking powder, one tablespoonful of melted butter, three eggs, and one
teaspoonful of salt. Sift the dry ingredients together. Beat the yolks
of the eggs till light-colored and creamy and stir into the milk. Mix
with the flour, then add the melted butter and beat to a smooth
batter. Add a little more milk if the batter seems too thick. Add the
whites of the eggs, beaten to a stiff froth, fold in carefully, and
bake as usual.
WHEAT PANCAKES--II
Three cupfuls of milk, two cupfuls of sifted flour, three eggs, one
pinch of salt, and two heaping teaspoonfuls of baking powder. Beat the
yolks of the eggs till light-colored and creamy, and mix thoroughly
with the milk. Put the flour in a bowl and pour on a part of the milk,
making a thick batter. Beat this thick batter hard until very smooth,
dissolve the baking powder in the rest of the milk and add it, beating
thoroughly, and add the stiffly beaten whites of the eggs last. This
batter may be used for waffles. The thinner it is the more delicate
the cakes will be.
COFFEE CAKES, DOUGHNUTS, AND WAFFLES
BABA À LA PARISIENNE
Prepare the yeast as for French Coffee Cake. Beat four tablespoonfuls
of sugar to a cream with one cupful of butter and the grated yellow
rind of a lemon. Add seven unbeaten eggs, one at a time, incorporating
each egg thoroughly into the mixture before the next is added. Make a
sponge of the yeast, one cupful of milk, scalded and cooled, and one
cupful of sifted flour. Let it rise until very light--about half an
hour--and mix with the hand into the egg mixture, adding two more
cupfuls of sifted flour. Butter a tube-pan, put in the dough, sprinkle
with chopped almonds, sugar, and spice, let it rise two hours, and
bake very slowly.
GERMAN COFFEE BREAD
Scald and cool to lukewarm one cupful of milk. Add one heaping
tablespoonful of butter and two heaping tablespoonfuls of sugar, one
quarter of a yeast cake dissolved in one tablespoonful of warm water,
a pinch of salt, and enough sifted flour to make a soft dough. Let it
rise over night. In the morning, roll out and spread in a flat
buttered tin. Rub with softened butter, sprinkle with sugar and
cinnamon, and bake about half an hour in a moderate oven. Cut into
squares and serve hot.
GERMAN COFFEE CAKE
One tablespoonful of butter, one cupful of sugar, one egg, one cupful
of milk, one and one half cupfuls of flour, one heaping teaspoonful of
baking powder, the juice and grated rind of half a lemon. Mix
thoroughly, spread the dough in a shallow buttered baking-pan,
sprinkle with chopped nuts, sugar, cinnamon, and dots of butter. Bake
until brown and crisp, cut in squares, and serve piping hot.
AUSTRIAN COFFEE CAKE
Four cupfuls of flour, one teaspoonful of salt, two teaspoonfuls of
baking powder, five eggs, well beaten, with two tablespoonfuls of
sugar, two cupfuls of milk, and one tablespoonful of softened butter.
Mix thoroughly, spread in a buttered baking-pan, dot with butter,
sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon, and bake in a quick oven. Serve hot.
HUNGARIAN ROYAL COFFEE CAKE
Six cupfuls of flour, two cupfuls of butter, four cupfuls of milk,
three eggs, three quarters of a pound of cleaned and seeded raisins,
one half cupful of sugar, three cakes of compressed yeast, half a
cupful of shredded citron, and eight pulverized cardamon seeds. Mix
the sugar, butter, flour, and milk thoroughly, the yeast having been
dissolved in the milk, previously scalded and cooled. Dredge the fruit
with flour and add last. Let rise four hours, or more, if necessary.
When ready for baking, rub with softened butter, sprinkle with
cinnamon, granulated sugar, and chopped almonds. Bake in a tube-pan or
in a ring on a large baking-sheet.
FRENCH COFFEE CAKE
Dissolve a cake of compressed yeast in two tablespoonfuls of tepid
water. Add a pinch of salt and a tablespoonful of sugar. Cream a
cupful of butter with three fourths of a cupful of powdered sugar, and
add, gradually, the unbeaten yolks of six eggs, one at a time, and the
grated yellow rind of a lemon. Sift two cupfuls of flour into a bowl
and make into a thin batter with the dissolved yeast and one cupful of
scalded and cooled milk. Add the egg mixture, and beat with the hand
till the dough leaves the sides of the bowl. Add a handful of
sultanas, half a cupful each of blanched and shredded almonds and
shredded citron, and, lastly, the stiffly beaten whites of the eggs.
Put into a tube-pan which has been well buttered, and set in a warm
place to rise. Bake very slowly. When fully risen and beginning to
brown, rub with softened butter, and sprinkle with sugar and spice.
VIENNA COFFEE CAKE
Dissolve a cake of compressed yeast in one cupful of scalded and
cooled milk, add a pinch of salt and one tablespoonful of brown sugar.
Sift one cupful of flour into a bowl, add the milk and yeast, beat to
a smooth, light batter, free from lumps, and set away in a warm place
till very light. Cream three quarters of a cupful each of butter and
powdered sugar, add four whole eggs, unbeaten, three unbeaten yolks,
and two cupfuls of sifted flour, working with the hand, and adding egg
and flour alternately. Incorporate gradually into the risen batter,
working thoroughly with the hand. Dredge half a cupful of blanched and
shredded almonds, a tablespoonful of shredded citron, and half a
cupful of cleaned and seeded raisins thoroughly with flour, and work
into the dough with the hand. Put into a buttered tube-pan or mould
and let rise in a warm place for three or four hours, then bake an
hour in a moderate oven. When beginning to brown, rub with softened
butter, sprinkle with granulated sugar and spice, and set back into
the oven until done. All risen coffee cakes will keep well if wrapped
closely in a cloth, and may be served cold, or reheated in a brisk
oven for a few minutes just before serving.
BERLIN COFFEE CAKE
Make a sponge with two cupfuls of milk, scalded and cooled, a cake of
compressed yeast dissolved in the milk, a pinch of salt, and one
cupful of sifted flour. Let rise two hours in a warm place, then add
one half cupful of melted butter, one cupful of cleaned and seeded
raisins, one fourth cupful of finely shredded citron, one cupful of
sugar, and three eggs, well beaten. Add enough sifted flour to make a
stiff dough, knead thoroughly, roll into a long thin strip, cut in
three strips, lengthwise, braid, and twist into a ring. Arrange in a
circle on a well-buttered baking-sheet and let rise till very light,
then bake half an hour. It will be more delicate if the strips are
rubbed with softened butter before braiding and will come apart more
easily. Before taking from the oven glaze with sugar and milk, or rub
with butter and sprinkle with sugar and spice.
QUICK COFFEE CAKE
Cream one fourth of a cupful of butter with one cupful of sugar, add
one egg, well beaten, one half cupful of milk, a pinch of salt, and
one and one half cupfuls of flour sifted, with a heaping teaspoonful
of baking powder. Spread in a pan, sprinkle with seeded and cleaned
raisins or currants, a little shredded citron, dot with butter, and
sift over sugar and spice, cinnamon preferred. Serve hot, cut in small
squares.
CRULLERS
Three eggs, a pinch of salt, two cupfuls of flour, three
tablespoonfuls of milk, six tablespoonfuls of melted butter, and six
tablespoonfuls of sugar. Roll out half an inch thick, cut out with a
small cake cutter which has a hole in the centre, and fry in very hot
lard. Drain on brown paper and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
PLAIN DOUGHNUTS
Sift two teaspoonfuls of baking powder with four cupfuls of flour.
Dissolve half a cupful of sugar in one cupful of milk. Add to the milk
one teaspoonful of salt, half a nutmeg, grated, and two well-beaten
eggs. Combine with the dry mixture, roll out, cut in rings, and fry in
deep fat. Drain on brown paper.
DOUGHNUTS--II
Half a cupful of butter, one cupful of sugar, three cupfuls of flour,
one egg, and one and one half cupfuls of milk, and a slight grating of
nutmeg. Make into a soft dough, roll out, cut into shapes, and fry in
hot fat. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
RAISED DOUGHNUTS
One cupful of butter, one cupful of sugar, one teaspoonful of powdered
cinnamon, and two eggs, well beaten. Work this mixture into two
cupfuls of bread dough or roll mixture made ready for its second
rising, and let rise an hour or more. When light, roll out, cut into
circles or squares, let rise until very light, and fry in smoking-hot
fat. Let drain on brown paper and sprinkle with granulated sugar.
LIGHT DOUGHNUTS
Three quarters of a cupful of granulated sugar, two eggs, beaten
separately, one cupful of milk, three tablespoonfuls of melted butter,
three cupfuls of flour, three heaping teaspoonfuls of baking powder,
and half a teaspoonful of grated nutmeg. Fold in the stiffly beaten
whites of the eggs last, then work in enough more sifted flour to make
a soft dough, probably about two cupfuls. Roll very thin, cut out,
fry in smoking-hot fat, and drain on brown paper. This recipe makes
about five dozen doughnuts, and half of it will be sufficient for an
ordinary family unless they are especially fond of doughnuts.
RAISED FRUIT DOUGHNUTS
Cream together one heaping tablespoonful of butter and one fourth
cupful of sugar. Dissolve one half a cake of compressed yeast in one
cupful of milk that has been scalded and cooled. Add half a
teaspoonful of salt to the milk and yeast, combine mixtures, and work
in two cupfuls of flour. Let rise until double in bulk. Mix together
one half cupful of sugar, a pinch of cinnamon, a grating of nutmeg,
and a pinch of allspice, one half cupful of cleaned currants, cleaned
and seeded raisins, and shredded citron, mixed, and a scant two
cupfuls of sifted flour. Lastly, add one egg, well beaten, knead
thoroughly, and let rise until very light. Cut or tear off pieces of
dough the size of an egg, drop into smoking-hot fat, and fry like
other doughnuts. Drain on brown paper and sprinkle with granulated
sugar.
BLUE GRASS WAFFLES
Two cupfuls of thick sour cream, two cupfuls of flour, three eggs,
well beaten, and half a teaspoonful of soda sifted with the flour.
Mix quickly, folding in the stiffly beaten whites of the eggs last,
and bake until golden brown and crisp on hissing-hot, well-greased
waffle-irons.
CREAM WAFFLES
Sift together one cupful of flour, three tablespoonfuls of corn
starch, and a pinch of salt. Mix one egg, well beaten, one scant
teaspoonful of soda, and two cupfuls of sour milk together and
gradually combine mixtures, beating hard meanwhile. Bake in hot,
well-greased waffle-irons and butter the waffles before serving.
FEATHER WAFFLES
Four cupfuls of milk, three eggs, beaten separately. Add the milk to
the yolks and a pinch of salt, then add one and one half
tablespoonfuls of rich cream or melted butter and sifted flour enough
to make the batter a little stiffer than pancake batter. Add the
whites of the eggs last, beaten to a stiff froth, and stir in quickly
two teaspoonfuls of baking powder.
GEORGIA WAFFLES
Two cupfuls of flour, a pinch of salt, two cupfuls of buttermilk, one
cupful of melted lard, one scant teaspoonful of soda, and one egg.
Sift the flour and salt together and beat into a smooth batter with
the buttermilk. Add the well-beaten egg, then the hot lard, beat
thoroughly, add the dry soda, beat hard for a minute or two, and bake
in hissing-hot waffle-irons.
HOMINY WAFFLES
One cupful of cold cooked hominy, one egg, well beaten, one
tablespoonful of melted butter, one pinch of salt, two cupfuls of
milk, and two cupfuls of flour sifted with one teaspoonful of baking
powder. Mix thoroughly and bake in very hot waffle-irons, well
buttered.
RAISED HOMINY WAFFLES
To one cupful of cold cooked hominy add two cupfuls of scalded milk in
which one half a yeast cake has been dissolved, one tablespoonful of
butter, melted, a pinch of salt, one tablespoonful of sugar, and two
cupfuls of flour. Mix thoroughly and set to rise over night. In the
morning add two eggs, beaten separately, folding in the stiffly beaten
whites last. Bake in very hot, well-greased irons.
INDIAN WAFFLES
One cupful each of flour and corn-meal, two cupfuls of thick sour
milk, one cupful of sour cream, half a teaspoonful of salt, one
teaspoonful of soda, two tablespoonfuls of sugar, and two eggs,
beaten separately, the stiffly beaten whites being folded in last.
Bake in a very hot, well-greased waffle-iron and serve very hot.
KENTUCKY WAFFLES
Make a smooth paste of two cupfuls of sifted flour and two cupfuls of
milk, add one half cupful of softened butter, not melted, then the
well-beaten yolks of three eggs, then the stiffly beaten whites, and,
just before baking, one heaping teaspoonful of baking powder. Beat
very hard for five minutes and bake in a hissing-hot iron.
MARYLAND WAFFLES
Beat four eggs separately, the whites to a stiff froth. To the beaten
yolks add a pinch of salt, two cupfuls of milk, and enough sifted
flour to make a stiff batter. Beat hard until perfectly smooth and
free from lumps. Thin the batter by adding gradually the beaten whites
of the eggs, and a little more milk in which a level teaspoonful of
baking powder has been dissolved. Add lastly one tablespoonful of
melted butter or lard. Have the waffle-irons very hot and well
greased, and butter each waffle as soon as done. Crisp light waffles
are delicious when served with cream and sifted maple-sugar.
PLAIN WAFFLES
Two cupfuls of sifted flour, two cupfuls of milk, one tablespoonful of
melted butter, one tablespoonful of melted lard, two teaspoonfuls of
baking powder sifted with the flour, two eggs well beaten, and half a
teaspoonful of salt. Beat thoroughly and have the irons hot before
mixing.
RICE WAFFLES
One cupful of cold boiled rice beaten light with one cupful of milk.
Add one tablespoonful of melted butter, half a teaspoonful of soda
dissolved in a little of the milk, two eggs well beaten, and enough
flour, sifted in with one teaspoonful of cream tartar, to make a thin
batter. Beat thoroughly and bake in well-greased waffle-irons. Cream
tartar and spices are practically certain to be pure when bought of a
druggist instead of a grocer. (Not knocking the groceryman.)
RICE AND CORN-MEAL WAFFLES
One cupful of cold boiled rice, one half cupful each of wheat flour
and corn-meal, one tablespoonful of melted butter, one half
teaspoonful of soda dissolved in hot water, one teaspoonful of salt,
two eggs, beaten separately, and enough milk to make a thin batter.
The waffle-irons must be very thoroughly greased and the baking must
be done with great care, as these waffles are likely to burn.
SWEDISH WAFFLES
Two cupfuls of cream, whipped stiff, one half cupful of sugar, one egg
beaten with one fourth cupful of cold water, one half cupful of melted
butter, and enough flour, sifted, to make a thin batter. Fold the
whipped cream in carefully just before baking, and sprinkle with sugar
when done.
TENNESSEE WAFFLES
Two cupfuls of sifted flour, half a teaspoonful of salt, one
tablespoonful of melted butter or lard, one egg, beaten separately,
and milk enough to make a thin batter. Bake until brown in a
well-greased waffle-iron.
VIRGINIA WAFFLES
Three eggs, well beaten, two cupfuls of milk, one half cupful of
melted butter, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder, a pinch of salt, and
enough flour to make a thin batter. Bake in hissing-hot waffle-irons.
BREAKFAST BEVERAGES
The breakfast beverage _par excellence_ is coffee, at least in
American households, but, rather than have coffee poorly made, it is
better to have no coffee at all. The French method of coffee making
has practically superseded the old-fashioned boiled coffee. Cheap
coffee, carefully made in the proper kind of a pot, has a better
flavor than the more expensive brands can possibly have when
improperly made.
The best coffee-pot on the market, which publishing ethics forbid us
to mention by name, is made of nickel, comes in five or six different
sizes, has a close fitting cover, a wooden handle, and has inside a
finely woven wire strainer, which does away entirely with the
questionable, and often unclean, cloth strainer. A cloth, no matter
how carefully kept, will eventually become saturated with the grounds,
and add the flavor of reheated coffee to the fresh brew in the pot.
The nickel coffee-pots having the wire strainer inside are easily kept
clean with boiling water alone, and about once a month may be boiled
out with a weak solution of baking soda.
Various blends of coffee have their champions, and the blended
package coffees are, in the main, very good. It is better to buy in
small quantities, a pound or two at a time, have the coffee pulverized
very finely at the grocery, and keep a watchful eye on the man while
he does it, lest he add alien elements to the coffee. Pulverized
coffee keeps perfectly in ordinary Mason jars, tightly sealed, if
bought in small quantities, as suggested.
The ideal coffee blend is two thirds Mandeheling Java and one third
Arabian Mocha, but very little genuine Mocha ever reaches this
country, though trusting consumers often pay high prices for what the
man says is sure-enough Mocha. Pure Java is easier to get, and South
American, Mexican, Cuban, and Porto Rican coffees are beginning to
deserve consideration.
Presuming that we have the pot and a good quality of coffee, finely
pulverized, we will proceed to brew the nectar of the gods. The water
must be fresh and captured while on its first boil. Scald the
coffee-pot, and put into it one heaping tablespoonful of pulverized
coffee for each person and another for the poor, neglected pot. If the
coffee is desired extra strong, put in another tablespoonful, or even
two. Pour in one cupful of boiling water for each tablespoonful of
coffee, keeping the pot over steam, but never over the fire itself.
Occasionally the grounds may be lifted from the bottom of the strainer
with a spoon in order to hasten the process a bit. The strength of
Samson may be given the brew by pouring out a cupful or two of the
coffee after it is made, and compelling it to go over the ground(s)
again.
Put the desired amount of sugar in each cup, and add a liberal
quantity of cream. Fill three fourths full with coffee and weaken
slightly with freshly boiling water. Coffee poured into cream and
afterward weakened with boiling water is an entirely different
beverage from that which results when the process is reversed. Anybody
knowing why, please write.
Never, never, never under any circumstances use the same coffee twice,
or add fresh coffee to the remnant in the pot, if by chance there
should ever be any left. Trim over last year's hat, if you must, and
buy no books for a year except this one, but do have the daily coffee
_right_.
Our deep feeling on this subject is caused by our own cherished
reputation for coffee making, which extends as much as three blocks in
every direction of the compass.
BOILED COFFEE
One cupful of ground coffee, mixed with a raw, unbeaten egg, and part
of the shell. Add half a cupful of cold water, and put it into the
coffee-pot. Pour over four cupfuls of boiling water, and as it rises
and begins to boil, stir it with a silver spoon. Let boil hard for ten
or fifteen minutes, then take from the fire. Pour out one cupful of
the coffee, then put it back, and set the pot on the back of the stove
for five minutes to settle.
CAFÉ GLACÉ
A welcome variant in summer, even for people who do not like cold
coffee. Fill iced-tea glasses three fourths full of inch cubes of ice,
add a lump or two of sugar, and pour in the coffee, boiling hot. Do
not stir, but add the cream immediately. For some strange reason, it
is better than if the hot coffee is poured over the ice, sugar, and
cream. Anybody knowing why, please write.
CHOCOLATE
Make exactly like cocoa, using milk instead of water. A few drops of
vanilla added to chocolate pleasantly accentuates its flavor.
COCOA
Directions are given on the package the cocoa comes in. If not, buy
another kind.
TEA
Cheap tea contains sawdust, dried and powdered hay, grass-seed, and
departed but unlamented insects. Moral--buy good tea, or go without.
Have the kettle boiling, and take the water at the first boil. Scald
out the tea-pot, which must never be of metal, and put into it one
teaspoonful of tea for each person, and one for the pot, or more, if
curly hair for the drinker is desired. Pour one cupful of boiling
water for each person and another for the pot upon the tea, and pour
off the tea inside of three minutes. After that the boiling water
busies itself in taking tannic acid out of the tea grounds. Tannic
acid hardens albumen into a leathery substance of which the most
courageous stomach is rightfully suspicious, and also puckers the
mucous membrane of the stomach into smocking. Persistent drinking of
boiled tea is quite likely to relieve the stomach altogether of its
valued and hard-worked mucous membrane.
SIMPLE SALADS
A salad with mayonnaise dressing is an ideal _pièce de résistance_ for
luncheon. It furnishes the necessary carbon in a light and easily
assimilated form, and, if well made, is always palatable.
Strictly speaking, there are but two salad dressings, French and
mayonnaise. The boiled dressing, with all its variations, is,
technically, a sauce. A true salad dressing is made almost entirely of
oil.
To make French dressing, put into a bowl or soup plate a pinch of
salt, a dash of red pepper, and three tablespoonfuls of olive-oil.
Stir with a silver spoon until thoroughly mixed, then add one
tablespoonful of tarragon vinegar, and stir until thick. French
dressing must not be made until it is to be used, as it very quickly
wilts a vegetable salad. Four or five tablespoonfuls of oil may be
used to one of vinegar or lemon-juice if desired, and French dressing
may also be seasoned with tabasco sauce, Worcestershire, dry mustard,
celery salt, or any preferred condiment.
To make mayonnaise, put into an earthen bowl the yolk of a fresh egg
and a pinch of salt, a dash of red pepper and half a teaspoonful of
dry mustard. Place the bowl on ice or in ice water. Pour one cupful of
olive-oil into a small pitcher from which it will drop easily. When
the egg and seasoning are thoroughly mixed, begin to add the oil,
using a silver teaspoon, and rubbing rather than stirring. Add the oil
until a clear spot is formed upon the egg, then mix until smooth. Only
a few drops can be added at first, but the quantity may be gradually
increased. The clear spot upon the egg is an infallible test of the
right quantity of oil. If too much oil is added, the dressing will
curdle. A few drops of lemon-juice and long beating will usually make
it right again. If this fails, set the bowl directly on the ice in the
refrigerator, and let stand half an hour. If it is still curdled,
begin again with the yolk of another egg and add the curdled
mayonnaise by degrees to the new dressing.
When the mayonnaise is so thick that it is difficult to stir it, add
the juice of half a lemon, or more if desired. If wanted still
thinner, add a little cream at serving-time, but a stiff,
creamy-yellow mayonnaise is a culinary triumph.
With a little experience, mayonnaise is very quickly made. It need not
take more than ten or fifteen minutes to make enough abundantly to
serve six people. Packed in jelly glasses, and covered with wax paper,
or the cover of a jelly glass, mayonnaise will keep a week or more in
a cool place.
A quick mayonnaise can be made by putting into a bowl half a
teaspoonful of salt, a dash of red pepper, half a teaspoonful of dry
mustard, the yolk of an egg, four tablespoonfuls of olive-oil, one
tablespoonful of lemon-juice or tarragon vinegar, and beating all
together with the egg beater. If it fails to thicken, it is because
the egg is not strictly fresh, but even if it does not thicken, it is
palatable. A small jar of mayonnaise dressing, kept upon the ice, is
an ever present help in time of trouble.
All vegetables used for salads must be in prime condition. Lettuce
must be crisp, and only the perfect leaves used. Ragged edges may be
trimmed off with the scissors. The head lettuce is best for all
salads, but the leaf lettuce may be used if the other is not
obtainable. It is sometimes shredded into ribbons with a sharp knife
or scissors, but lettuce should be torn rather than cut, as cutting
breaks and bruises the fibres.
Salads with mayonnaise dressing are too rich to serve at dinner, and
hence are relegated to luncheons, Sunday-night suppers, and
hot-weather dinners, where no other meat is served.
The variety of salads is inexhaustible, and new combinations are
invented every day, many of them elaborate and very difficult to make.
The following salads, however, will be found simple, convenient, and
in every way satisfactory.
CHICKEN SALAD
Mix cold, cooked, shredded chicken with half the quantity of finely
cut celery, mix with mayonnaise dressing, and serve on a bit of
lettuce. Garnish with parsley and slices of hard-boiled egg. Canned
chicken may be used, but it is not as good.
CHICKEN AND MUSHROOM SALAD
Equal parts of chicken and cooked mushrooms. Mayonnaise.
MOCK CHICKEN SALAD
Cold roast pork, shredded with the fingers and mixed with half as much
finely cut celery. Mayonnaise.
CHICKEN AND SWEETBREAD SALAD
Cold, cooked, shredded chicken, and half the quantity of cooked
sweetbreads cut fine. Mayonnaise.
CHICKEN AND NUT SALAD
Add a few pecans or English walnuts, cut coarsely, to chicken salad.
ALMOND SALAD
Stone and chop six olives. Add half a cupful of blanched and shredded
almonds, and half a cupful of tender celery cut fine. Serve on lettuce
leaves, with mayonnaise.
ASPARAGUS SALAD
Boil, drain, and cool the asparagus. Serve on lettuce leaves with
French dressing, and garnish with slices of hard-boiled egg.
APPLE AND CRESS SALAD
Cut sour apples into dice. Mix with watercress, carefully picked over,
and French dressing.
APRICOT SALAD
Chill the fruit, pare, stone, cut in halves, arrange on lettuce
leaves, and pour over French dressing made with lemon-juice.
ASPARAGUS AND SALMON SALAD
Flake cold, boiled salmon, mix with cooked asparagus tips, and add a
little finely cut celery. Mayonnaise.
BEAN SALAD
Lima beans boiled, drained, and cooled, chopped onion and minced
parsley. Mayonnaise.
BORDEAUX SALAD
Celery and olives, coarsely cut. Mayonnaise.
BANANA SALAD
Chill the fruit, peel, slice thin, pour over French dressing made with
lemon-juice, and serve at once on lettuce leaves.
BANANA AND CHERRY SALAD
Prepare as above, mixing the bananas with a few maraschino cherries,
cut into quarters.
BANANA AND PIMENTO SALAD
Prepare as above, using shredded scarlet pimentos instead of the
cherries.
BANANA AND CELERY SALAD
Six bananas, half a cupful of nuts cut fine, and two stalks of celery
cut fine. Peel the bananas carefully, cut the fruit into dice, mix
with the nuts and celery, add mayonnaise, fill the banana skins,
chill, and serve on lettuce leaves.
BIRD'S-NEST SALAD
Take the yolks of hard-boiled eggs and rub to a paste with an equal
quantity of Neufchatel cheese. Season with salt and paprika, and make
into egg-shaped balls. Make a mound of the shredded whites and lay the
egg-balls upon it, flecking them with black pepper. Surround the dish
with the heart-leaves of head lettuce, and serve mayonnaise dressing
in a dish apart.
CELERY SALAD
Crisp, tender celery cut fine, mixed with a little chopped onion and
mayonnaise. Serve on lettuce.
CAULIFLOWER SALAD
Boil a large cauliflower in salted water until tender. Drain, cool,
separate the flowerets, sprinkle with chopped onion and parsley, and
set on ice. When thoroughly chilled, mix with mayonnaise, and serve on
lettuce leaves.
BOHEMIAN SALAD
Mix fried oysters or fried scallops, cold, with half the quantity of
finely cut celery. Serve very cold on lettuce leaves with mayonnaise.
CRAB SALAD
Use the meat of boiled crabs flaked into pieces of uniform size. The
canned crab meat is very good. Add half the quantity of finely cut
celery, mix with mayonnaise, and serve on lettuce leaves.
CRESS SALAD
Watercress and nasturtium leaves. French dressing. Garnish with
nasturtium blossoms.
CALF'S-BRAIN SALAD
Parboil the brains in acidulated water, blanch, cool, and remove all
veins and membranes. Break in pieces and proceed as for Crab Salad.
CUCUMBER SALAD
Peel, slice, and chill the cucumbers. Drain, mix with chopped onion,
or small bits of the large white onions. French dressing.
CUCUMBER AND RADISH SALAD
Prepare as above, and add a few radishes, sliced but not peeled. The
onion may be omitted.
COTTAGE CHEESE SALAD
Make soft cottage cheese into balls the size of a bird's egg. Arrange
carefully with cucumber dice and a little chopped onion. French
dressing.
CREAM CHEESE SALAD
Prepare cheese as above, coloring the balls with spinach juice or
green color paste. Sprinkle with chopped parsley, arrange on lettuce
leaves, and pour over French dressing.
CUCUMBER JELLY
Cut peeled tomatoes and cucumbers into dice, saving the juice. Season
with grated onion, pepper, and salt. Mix with hot water, in which
gelatine has been dissolved, let cool, break up and serve in tomato
shells with mayonnaise. When gelatine is used in salads, half a
package to each two cupfuls of salad material is about the right
proportion.
CHERRY SALAD
Maraschino or ox-heart cherries stuffed with hazel nuts. Serve very
cold on lettuce leaves with mayonnaise.
CELERY AND NUT SALAD
Celery and pecans, or English walnuts, coarsely cut. Mayonnaise.
CAULIFLOWER AND BEET SALAD
Cooked cauliflower flowerets and dice of cold, boiled beets. Serve on
lettuce with mayonnaise.
CHEESE AND TOMATO SALAD
Slices of tomato with small bits of Edam cheese. Serve on lettuce
leaves with French dressing.
CELERY JELLY SALAD
Put into a saucepan two cupfuls of strained tomatoes, a tablespoonful
of grated onion, a bay leaf, and a pinch of celery seed. Bring to a
boil, set aside for fifteen minutes, add half a package of gelatine
that has been soaked in half a cupful of cold water, half a
teaspoonful of salt, and the juice of half a lemon. Stand over boiling
water until the gelatine is all dissolved. Strain, stir in a quantity
of finely cut celery, set on ice, stir until it begins to thicken,
mould in small cups, and chill. At serving-time, turn out on a bed of
lettuce leaves and mask with mayonnaise.
CHESTNUT SALAD
Shell and blanch the nuts, boil until tender, drain, and peel. Add an
equal quantity of finely cut celery and some bits of pimento.
Mayonnaise.
CHICKEN ASPIC SALAD
Use strong, clear chicken stock or the chicken juice which comes in
cans, and half a package of gelatine to each pint. When the jelly
begins to thicken, stir in lightly broken English walnuts, mould,
chill, turn out on plates covered with lettuce leaves, and mask with
mayonnaise.
TOMATO ASPIC SALAD
Use the juice and strained pulp of fresh or canned tomatoes. Season
highly with salt, pepper, grated onion, and vinegar. Use half a
package of gelatine to each two cupfuls of juice and pulp, mould in
small cups, chill, turn out on lettuce leaves, and mask with
mayonnaise.
BELLEVUE SALAD
Make the tomato aspic according to directions given above. When it
begins to stiffen, stir in lightly flaked shrimps and cucumber dice,
mould, chill, turn out on individual serving dishes, surround with
the tender heart-leaves of head lettuce, and mask with mayonnaise
dressing.
CHICKEN SALAD EN BELLEVUE
Make the tomato aspic and mould in a border mould. At serving-time
turn out upon a platter, fill the centre with chicken salad and
surround with tomato aspic. Garnish with the heart-leaves of head
lettuce.
CUCUMBER ASPIC SALAD
Chop cucumbers fine, or grate on a coarse grater. Season with onion
and celery, or a little celery seed. Add salt, pepper, and vinegar to
taste, and save every drop of the juice. Tint with green color paste
if desired. Use one package of gelatine to each quart of the pulp, and
proceed according to directions given for other aspic salads. Turn
into a border mould and chill on ice. At serving-time cover the
platter with lettuce leaves, turn the border out of the mould and fill
the centre with a fish salad.
CELERY AND RADISH SALAD
Prepare the celery as usual, but do not peel the radishes. Slice them
thin and leave the little red line around each slice. Chill
thoroughly, mix with mayonnaise, and serve on lettuce leaves. Garnish
with whole radishes.
CABBAGE SALAD
Select a small, heavy, shapely head of white cabbage. Cut a slice off
the top and scoop out the interior carefully, leaving a thin shell.
Shred the inner portion with an equal quantity of crisp celery, mix
with mayonnaise and serve in the cabbage. A few nut meats may be
added. Sometimes the cabbage bowl is filled with fried oysters, and
the celery and cabbage salad served on lettuce leaves.
SALAD À L'ESPAGNOLE
Scald, skin, and cool large, smooth tomatoes, cut a slice off the
blossom end and scoop out the pulp with a silver spoon. Drain the
pulp, add an equal quantity of cucumber dice, cut small, and a little
grated onion to season, mix with a French dressing and fill the tomato
shell with the mixture. Put a spoonful of mayonnaise on top of each
tomato and serve on individual plates covered with lettuce leaves.
GRAPE SALAD
Use large, white, California grapes, peel, seed, and cut in halves.
Mix with sour orange slices, and any preferred nuts. Use French
dressing made with lemon-juice, and serve on lettuce leaves.
GRAPE SALAD--II
Prepare as above, using apples in place of the oranges.
GRAPEFRUIT SALAD
Break the pulp of grapefruit into small bits and drain, reserving the
juice. Arrange on lettuce leaves, sprinkle with cut English walnuts,
and pour over a French dressing made of oil and the juice of the
fruit.
ITALIAN SALAD
Six cold, cooked potatoes, cut in dice, six flaked sardines, three
small cucumber pickles, chopped, and a stalk of celery cut fine.
French dressing.
LETTUCE SALAD
Use the crisp heart-leaves of head lettuce, and dress with French
dressing. Serve with cheese and toasted crackers.
ENDIVE SALAD
Use the crisp leaves of endive and prepare as above.
MARGUERITE SALAD
Make a bed of lettuce leaves on each individual dish. Slice
hard-boiled eggs lengthwise, and remove the yolks whole. Put a yolk in
the centre of each plate and arrange the white around it, cut in
strips to resemble the petals of a Marguerite. French dressing.
MARQUISE SALAD
Tomatoes sliced and sprinkled with chopped onion, parsley and finely
cut celery. Serve on lettuce leaves with French dressing.
NORMANDY SALAD
Three cucumbers and three hard-boiled eggs, cut in dice, a cupful of
olive meat, and half a cupful of pecan or English walnut meat, broken,
but not chopped. Mayonnaise. The egg may be omitted.
NUT AND SWEETBREAD SALAD
A can of shrimps, a pound and a half of sweetbreads, cooked and cut
into dice, a can of French peas, a can of mushrooms, a cupful of
English walnuts, half a cupful of blanched almonds, and a cupful of
finely cut celery. Mix with mayonnaise and serve on lettuce leaves.
Half, or even a third, of this quantity is sufficient for a small
family.
ORANGE SALAD
Thin slices of very sour oranges, sprinkled with cut English walnuts.
Serve on lettuce leaves with French dressing made with lemon-juice.
Especially good with game.
PIMENTO SALAD
Shredded pimentos, sliced olives, finely cut celery, and a
tablespoonful of chopped onion to each pint. Mayonnaise. This salad
should be half celery, one fourth pimentos, and one fourth olives.
PIMENTO SALAD--II
Hard-boiled eggs cut into eighths. Half the quantity of shredded
pimentos, and as much olive meat as pimentos. To each pint of the
salad add one tablespoonful of the tiny pearl onions which come in
bottles. Mix with mayonnaise, and serve on lettuce leaves.
PEPPER SALAD
Sliced tomatoes and cucumbers, shredded green peppers, chopped onion,
and French dressing.
PARISIAN SALAD
Boil French peas in their own juice, drain, cool, and mix with cut
walnut meats. Soak for an hour in French dressing, drain, put into
lemon cups on lettuce leaves, and serve with a spoonful of mayonnaise
on top.
PORTUGUESE SALAD
Celery, English walnuts, and shredded pimentos. Mayonnaise.
PEACH SALAD
Prepare according to directions given for Apricot Salad, and stuff the
halves with maraschino cherries and chopped nuts.
RUSSIAN SALAD
Make tomato aspic in a border mould, turn out on a platter and fill
the centre with celery mayonnaise.
PINEAPPLE SALAD
Pineapple, oranges, bananas, and strawberries, cut coarsely. French
dressing made with lemon-juice. Serve in the pineapple shell, or in
orange baskets, or banana skins.
SCALLOP SALAD
Parboil the scallops, drain, and cool. Cut coarsely, and mix with half
the quantity of finely cut celery. Mayonnaise.
OYSTER SALAD
Prepare according to directions given above. Mushrooms may be added if
desired.
STUFFED-TOMATO SALAD
Scald, drain, skin, and chill large, well-shaped, ripe tomatoes. Cut a
slice off the blossom end, scoop out the pulp, drain, mix with an
equal quantity of finely cut celery and a little minced onion. Mix
with mayonnaise, fill the shells, put a spoonful of stiff mayonnaise
on top, with a little sprig of parsley upright for a garnish, or an
English walnut meat. Any salad which combines well with the flavor of
tomato may be served in tomato shells, and as a cupful of salad will
stuff several tomatoes, the problem of insignificant salad left-overs
is often solved in this way.
SHRIMP SALAD
Use either canned or fresh shrimps. Break into small bits, mix with
mayonnaise, and serve on lettuce leaves.
SUMMER SALAD
Slice peeled tomatoes, drain, and mix with sliced cucumbers and finely
chopped onion. Mayonnaise.
SALMON SALAD
Use boiled, fresh salmon. Free from skin, fat, and bone, and flake.
Mix with finely cut celery and a few capers. Mayonnaise.
SALMON SALAD--II
Prepare as above, using cucumber dice and a bit of chopped onion
instead of the celery and capers. Mayonnaise.
SARDINE SALAD
Drain the sardines, sprinkle with lemon-juice, and alternate with
hard-boiled egg quarters on a bed of lettuce leaves. French dressing.
SHAD ROE SALAD
Boil the roe, chill, slice, and add finely cut celery and boiled beet
dice. Mayonnaise.
SHAD ROE SALAD--II
Prepare the roe as above and mix with sliced cucumbers. Season with
chopped onion and mix with mayonnaise.
SWEETBREAD SALAD
Prepare according to directions given for Calf's-Brain Salad.
SALSIFY SALAD
Boil, drain, and cool, cut into dice and combine with an equal
quantity of potatoes, lima beans, or cauliflower. French dressing.
SPINACH SALAD
Mould cooked and chopped spinach in small cups. Turn out on individual
dishes, garnish with hard-boiled eggs and beet dice. French dressing.
STRING BEANS SALAD
String the beans, but do not cut them. Boil, drain, and cool. Serve on
lettuce leaves with French dressing and garnish with nasturtium
blossoms.
SHRIMP AND CUCUMBER SALAD
Cut the shrimps coarsely and sprinkle with French dressing. At
serving-time, drain, mix with an equal quantity of crisp cucumber
dice, and serve on lettuce leaves with mayonnaise.
VIENNA SALAD
Finely cut celery, apple dice, and shreds of green pepper. Mayonnaise.
WALDORF SALAD
Sour apples, peeled and sliced, English walnuts, and finely cut
celery. Mayonnaise.
MUTTON SALAD
Cut cold roast or boiled mutton into dice, using none of the fat.
Arrange on lettuce leaves, season with salt and pepper, add a few
capers, and mix with mayonnaise dressing.
MUTTON AND ASPARAGUS SALAD
Prepare according to directions given above, using an equal quantity
of cold, cooked asparagus instead of the capers.
MUTTON AND PEA SALAD
Prepare according to directions given above, using peas instead of
asparagus.
CHESTNUT SALAD--II
Prepare according to directions given for Chestnut Salad--I. Mix with
an equal quantity of sour apples cut into dice. Mayonnaise.
CRESS AND WALNUT SALAD
Wash and drain a bunch of watercress, pick off the tender sprigs and
place in a salad bowl. Add half the quantity of broken English-walnuts
which have been soaked in lemon-juice. Dress with a French dressing
made of twice as much oil as vinegar and no seasoning except salt.
SHAD ROE SALAD--III
Cook the roe with a slice of onion in salted, acidulated water for
twenty minutes. Drain, cool, cut into slices, and sprinkle with French
dressing. Add cucumber dice and chopped olives. Mix with mayonnaise,
garnish with peppers, and serve on lettuce leaves.
SALMON SALAD--III
Open a can of salmon, break into large pieces, remove the bones, skin,
and fat, and lay on a plate. Slice two tomatoes and mince finely a few
small cucumber pickles. Mix the tomatoes with the pickle and put
around the salmon, with a little on top. Cover with a mayonnaise, to
which chopped pickles and capers have been added, and garnish with
lettuce and parsley.
ITALIAN SARDINE SALAD
Four sardines, three large potatoes, three eggs, seasoning, four
anchovies, half a cupful of lima beans cooked, and plenty of oil and
vinegar. Bake the potatoes, peel them, and set them aside to cool.
Boil the eggs hard. Slice the potatoes into a bowl and add the beans.
Skin and bone the sardines and anchovies, break into bits, and mix
them with the vegetable. Put the yolks of two of the eggs into a bowl,
add a pinch each of mustard and salt and enough oil to make a smooth
cream. Add one third as much vinegar as oil. Pour this dressing over
the vegetables and add the shredded whites of the eggs. Garnish with
the whole egg cut in slices and a few stoned olives.
EGG AND CHEESE SALAD
Slice half a dozen hard-boiled eggs. Line a salad dish with lettuce
leaves, cover with a layer of the eggs, and sprinkle thickly with
grated cheese. Thin some mayonnaise with a little cream and spread
over the cheese. Add another layer of eggs and cheese and a sprinkling
of chopped cucumber pickle. Put in the remainder of the eggs, cover
with mayonnaise and sprinkle more cheese over all.
CELERY AND PINEAPPLE SALAD
Use equal parts of shredded pineapple and celery, cut fine. Sprinkle
with lemon-juice, and chill. Add a few blanched and pounded almonds,
mix with mayonnaise, and serve on lettuce leaves.
VEAL SALAD
One cupful of cold roast veal cut into dice. Add one cupful of cooked
peas. Sprinkle with celery salt, chopped capers and pickles, and pour
over a French dressing, seasoned with dry mustard and chopped mint. In
making the French dressing for this salad, use ordinary cider vinegar
instead of tarragon vinegar.
TOMATOES STUFFED WITH ASPARAGUS TIPS
Prepare tomato shells according to directions previously given. Cut
cold, cooked asparagus tips in small bits, mix with mayonnaise, and
fill the shells. Season with grated onion if desired.
TUTTI-FRUITTI SALAD
One half pound of figs, cut in small pieces, one quarter pound of
stoned dates, four oranges cut into small slices, one cupful of canned
strawberries, one cupful of canned pineapple, the juice of one lemon,
three or four tablespoonfuls of sugar, and one cupful of sherry. While
this is not strictly a salad, it is served on lettuce leaves in place
of a salad. Half or a third of the quantity is sufficient for a small
family.
SPAGHETTI SALAD
Shredded celery, boiled spaghetti broken into inch pieces, and bits of
Spanish pimento. Mix with mayonnaise and serve on lettuce leaves.
SWEETBREAD AND CUCUMBER SALAD
Mix cooked sweetbreads, cut into dice, with half the amount of
cucumbers cut the same size, and a little finely cut celery. Mix with
mayonnaise and serve on lettuce leaves.
HAM AND CELERY SALAD
Cut cold, cooked ham into bits and mix with half as much celery cut
fine. Mix with mayonnaise and serve on lettuce leaves. Garnish with
hard-boiled eggs cut in slices.
EGG AND POTATO SALAD
Dress slices of cold, hard-boiled eggs and potatoes with French
dressing, arrange on lettuce leaves, and garnish with stoned olives.
CHEESE AND PARSLEY SALAD
Moisten Neufchatel or cream cheese with cream, and shape in tiny
balls. Roll in very finely minced parsley, and serve on lettuce
leaves with French dressing.
CHERRY AND PINEAPPLE SALAD
Half of a banana, one orange, one cupful of shredded pineapple, one
cupful of stoned cherries, one fourth cupful of blanched almonds, the
juice of half a lemon, and one tablespoonful of powdered sugar. Use
the cherry juice in a French dressing.
SHRIMP AND CELERY SALAD
Equal parts of shredded shrimps and finely cut celery. Mix with
mayonnaise and serve on lettuce leaves.
POTATO AND NUT SALAD
Three cold, boiled potatoes, three hard-boiled eggs, one half cupful
of walnuts, and a dozen olives. Cut the potatoes and eggs into dice,
stone the olives, cut fine, break up the nut meats and mix all
together. Pour over a small quantity of French dressing and let stand
on ice. At serving-time, mix with a little mayonnaise.
EGG AND CHICKEN SALAD
Chop cold roast chicken very fine. Mix the yolks of hard-boiled eggs
with the chicken, adding enough mayonnaise to make the mixture easily
into balls. Cut the whites of the eggs into rings, and serve the balls
and the rings together on lettuce leaves.
CABBAGE AND PEPPER SALAD
Shred finely a crisp, raw cabbage. Mix with half as much shredded
green pepper. Serve on lettuce leaves with mayonnaise.
CHEESE AND CELERY SALAD
Cut crisp, tender celery into small bits, sprinkle with grated
Parmesan cheese and serve on lettuce leaves with French dressing.
CELERY AND CAULIFLOWER SALAD
Equal parts of finely cut celery and cold, cooked cauliflower broken
into bits. Either French dressing or mayonnaise.
CAULIFLOWER AND CARROT SALAD
Cold, cooked cauliflower broken into bits, and one third the quantity
of cooked carrots cut into dice. Either French or mayonnaise dressing.
PEA AND WALNUT SALAD
Equal quantities of cold, cooked peas and English walnuts broken into
small bits. Sprinkle with French dressing, let stand half an hour and
mix with mayonnaise. Serve on lettuce leaves or in lemon cups.
RUSSIAN SALAD--II
Equal quantities of cooked potato dice, peas, carrots, lima beans,
shredded celery, sliced tomatoes, chopped onion, cucumber dice and
anchovies broken into small bits. French dressing, using more vinegar
than usual.
GERMAN CAULIFLOWER SALAD
Use cold, cooked cauliflower separated into flowerets. Fry shredded
bacon until crisp, drain, and mix with the cauliflower. Make a French
dressing, using the bacon fat instead of oil, and cider vinegar
instead of tarragon. Pour hot over the salad and set away to cool.
SPANISH SALAD
Cut into dice three slices of stale bread. Add an equal quantity of
cold, cooked potatoes, three tomatoes, sliced, and one onion chopped
fine. Rub the salad bowl with the cut side of a clove of garlic, put
in the salad, and pour over plenty of French dressing.
ONION SALAD
Peel two or three onions, soak in water two hours, chop, put into a
salad bowl, add a tablespoonful of minced parsley and pour over French
dressing. The large, white Spanish onions are best for this salad. One
large onion is usually enough.
RUSSIAN SALAD--III
Cut crisp, tender celery into small bits, add one fourth the quantity
of Russian caviare and the same quantity of anchovies as caviare. Add
half as much tomato pulp as celery and mix with mayonnaise. Serve in
tomato shells.
STRAWBERRY SALAD
Arrange tender, white lettuce leaves in cup shapes. Fill each cup with
strawberries and put a tablespoonful of mayonnaise in each cup.
Mayonnaise for this salad should have the mustard and tarragon vinegar
omitted.
BANANA AND PEANUT SALAD
Slice bananas lengthwise, cover with finely ground peanuts, and serve
on lettuce leaves with mayonnaise.
EGG AND ASPARAGUS SALAD
Cut boiled, fresh asparagus into bits. Mix with slices of hard-boiled
egg and serve on lettuce leaves with a French dressing to which
chopped pickles and capers have been added.
EGG AND CUCUMBER SALAD
Slice cucumbers and hard-boiled eggs. Alternate slices of each in a
circle around a bed of watercress, and serve with French dressing.
TOMATO AND CHIVE SALAD
Peel and chill the tomatoes, and cut into halves. Sprinkle with finely
chopped chives, and put a spoonful of mayonnaise on each half. Serve
on lettuce.
GRAPEFRUIT AND CELERY SALAD
Mix grapefruit pulp with finely cut celery, using twice as much
grapefruit as celery. Serve on lettuce leaves with mayonnaise.
CUCUMBER AND PIMOLA SALAD
Mix in equal parts, slicing both thin. Use French dressing and serve
on lettuce.
EGG AND CELERY SALAD
Two heads of celery cut fine, two hard-boiled eggs, and half a cupful
of English walnuts. Break the nuts into small pieces, slice the eggs
and mix all together. Serve on lettuce with mayonnaise.
CABBAGE SALAD--II
Mix shredded, raw cabbage with mayonnaise, and sprinkle with celery
seed.
CABBAGE SALAD--III
Cut off the small ends of green peppers, scoop out the seeds, and fill
with cabbage salad prepared as above.
EGG-BALL SALAD
Separate the whites and yolks of hard-boiled eggs. Cut the whites into
shreds with the scissors. Rub the yolks through a sieve and mix to a
paste with mayonnaise, adding sardines, anchovies, salmon, or any
preferred meat or fish which has been cooked and pounded fine. Shape
the egg mixture into balls the size of marbles. Spread lettuce leaves
with mayonnaise, sprinkle it with the shredded whites of the eggs, and
drop the balls of yolk paste upon it.
STUFFED-EGG SALAD
Divide hard-boiled eggs in the middle, take out the yolks, cut a thin
slice from the bottom of each to make them stand firm, and drop in a
little mayonnaise. Mix the yolks to a paste with mayonnaise, using any
preferred minced meat, fish, or vegetable for seasoning. Fill the
shells, spread with mayonnaise, and sprinkle with chopped parsley.
CELERY AND APPLE SALAD
Mix equal parts of finely cut celery and shredded sour apple. Serve on
lettuce leaves with mayonnaise.
TOMATO AND CELERY SALAD
Peel large, ripe tomatoes and cut into cubes. Drain in a colander
until dry. Mix with half as much finely cut celery, and serve on
lettuce leaves, with mayonnaise.
SHRIMP AND NUT SALAD
Break the shrimps into thirds. Use one half or one third the quantity
of pecan or English walnut meats. Serve on lettuce with mayonnaise.
SMOKED HERRING SALAD
Skin and bone the herring and flake the meat. Use as much hard-boiled
egg as herring, and twice as much potato dice as herring. Season with
grated onion, and mix with French dressing.
HALIBUT SALAD
Steam halibut steaks until tender, arrange on a bed of lettuce and
remove the skin and bone. Cover with a layer of shredded sweet pepper,
hard-boiled eggs, and olives sliced thin. Serve with a French dressing
which has been seasoned with grated onion.
HALIBUT SALAD--II
Prepare halibut steaks according to directions given above. Sprinkle
with French dressing, cover with cucumbers sliced thin, and spread
with mayonnaise.
HALIBUT SALAD--III
Prepare the fish according to directions given above, and flake it.
Add half the quantity of finely cut celery. Serve on lettuce leaves
with mayonnaise.
HALIBUT SALAD--IV
Prepare according to directions given for Halibut Salad--III, adding
as much cucumber dice as celery.
SMELT SALAD
Boil the smelts, drain, cool, and flake the meat. Mix with cucumber
dice, or finely cut celery, and serve on lettuce leaves with
mayonnaise.
LOBSTER SALAD--I
Pick out the meat of a cold, boiled lobster, mix with mayonnaise, and
serve on lettuce leaves.
LOBSTER SALAD--II
Prepare according to directions given for Lobster Salad--I, adding
half the quantity of finely cut celery to the fish.
SHRIMP AND TOMATO SALAD
Break the shrimps into half-inch bits, and mix with twice the quantity
of peeled, sliced, and drained tomatoes. Serve on lettuce leaves with
mayonnaise. The tomatoes may be cut into quarters, instead of slicing.
CRAB AND CUCUMBER SALAD
Use equal quantities of crab meat, broken into inch pieces, and
cucumber dice. Season with a little grated onion, and mix with
mayonnaise.
TURKEY SALAD
Use cold roast turkey and prepare according to directions given for
Chicken Salad.
EGG AND CABBAGE SALAD
Boil six eggs hard. When cold, cut in two lengthwise, and take out the
yolks. Rub the yolks through a sieve, season with salt, pepper, and
grated onion, and mix to a paste with mayonnaise. Mould into small
balls and set aside. Shred the whites with the scissors, and add twice
as much shredded cabbage. Mix with mayonnaise, arrange on a bed of
lettuce leaves, and drop the egg balls on the salad.
EGG AND SARDINE SALAD
Boil three eggs hard. Cut in two lengthwise, and take out the yolks.
Rub the yolks through a sieve with four sardines, season with salt and
pepper, and add enough cream or oil to make a paste. Shape into balls.
Shred the whites of the eggs with the scissors, and mix with twice
the quantity of finely cut celery. Mix the celery and egg together
with mayonnaise, arrange on lettuce leaves, and drop the balls of egg
paste upon the salad.
TONGUE AND POTATO SALAD
Cut cold, cooked, pickled lamb's tongues into dice, mix with twice the
quantity of cold, boiled potatoes cut into dice, and add a little
hard-boiled egg, finely chopped. Pour over a French dressing to which
a tablespoonful of chopped cucumber pickle has been added.
SHREDDED LETTUCE SALAD
Use the leaf lettuce and cut crosswise into narrow ribbons, using
scissors or a very sharp knife. Serve with French dressing. Sliced
hard-boiled eggs may be mixed with this salad.
GERMAN CABBAGE SALAD
Fry a cupful of finely cut bacon until crisp, and drain off the fat.
Add the bacon to three times the quantity of shredded, raw cabbage.
Make a salad dressing of the bacon fat and vinegar, seasoning to
taste. Pour hot over the cabbage and set away to cool.
IRWIN SALAD
Six medium-sized tomatoes, peeled and quartered, two or three
cucumbers cut in thin slices, one Spanish onion chopped fine, three
green peppers, shredded, and two large sour apples cut into dice. Rub
the salad bowl with the cut side of a clove of garlic and put in the
salad. Make a dressing with six tablespoonfuls of oil, three of wine
vinegar, half a teaspoonful of mustard, a teaspoonful each of
Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, and salt. Sprinkle liberally with
red pepper and set the bowl on ice until thoroughly cold.
ONE HUNDRED SANDWICH FILLINGS
1. One half pound of Roquefort cheese, one fourth as much butter, and
half a teaspoonful of paprika. Mix to a paste with sherry wine. Spread
on wafers or toasted rye bread.
2. Remove all the seeds from a pepper, chop fine, and simmer ten
minutes in a tablespoonful of butter. Add a dash of salt, and set
aside to cool.
3. Chopped dates seasoned with grated lemon-peel and clove or
cinnamon.
4. Corned beef cut in thin slices and spread with mustard.
5. Tongue cut in thin slices, spread with mustard.
6. Grated horseradish spread on buttered bread.
7. Swiss cheese cut in thin slices.
8. Dutch cheese made into a paste with cream.
9. Same as above with chopped nuts added.
10. The meat of a liver sausage seasoned with chopped onion and
celery.
11. Prunes chopped with half the quantity of English walnut meats,
seasoned with lemon-juice and powdered sugar.
12. Equal parts of chicken and cold ham, finely minced and seasoned
with curry powder.
13. Drained and boned anchovies pounded to a paste with butter.
14. Thin slices of cucumber dipped in French dressing.
15. Minced tongue and hard-boiled eggs, seasoned with mustard.
16. Thin slices of roast veal covered with chopped pickles.
17. Sardines made to a paste with lemon-juice.
18. Shrimps picked fine, seasoned with lemon-juice.
19. Cold roast turkey cut into thin slices.
20. Minced hard-boiled eggs, one sardine to every three, seasoned with
lemon-juice.
21. Thin slices of cold roast chicken.
22. Watercress chopped fine and seasoned with salt and pepper.
23. Same as twenty-two, mix with chopped, hard-boiled eggs.
24. Minced hard-boiled eggs mixed with grated cheese, seasoned with
mustard.
25. Cold baked beans mashed to a paste and seasoned with mustard or
chopped celery.
26. Thin slices of banana dressed with oil and lemon-juice.
27. Finely cut celery mixed with mayonnaise.
28. Dutch cheese mixed with chopped olives.
29. Large figs cut in halves.
30. Equal parts of minced ham and celery mixed with mayonnaise.
31. Ham mixed with chopped pickle and celery.
32. Petals or leaves of nasturtiums.
33. Equal parts of grated Swiss cheese and chopped English walnuts.
34. Olives chopped fine and mixed with mayonnaise.
35. Peanuts mashed to a paste with mayonnaise.
36. Caviare mixed with a little lemon-juice.
37. Cold roast beef cut in thin slices.
38. Minced hard-boiled eggs mixed with mayonnaise.
39. Lobster meat mixed with mayonnaise.
40. Canned salmon mixed with hard-boiled eggs chopped fine.
41. Strawberries mashed with powdered sugar and seasoned with a little
lemon-juice.
42. Figs and nuts chopped fine.
43. Nuts and raisins chopped fine.
44. Cold roast chicken and cold, cooked oysters chopped fine.
45. Cold chicken and one fourth the quantity of blanched almonds
chopped fine and mixed to a paste with cream.
46. Five heaping teaspoonfuls of powdered sugar, two of cocoa, and
two of boiling water. Stir over the fire until smooth. Add a few drops
of vanilla and cool.
47. Minced hard-boiled eggs, grated cheese, and made mustard, mixed to
a paste with olive-oil.
48. Equal parts of cold roast beef, boiled tongue, ham, and cold roast
turkey. Season with chopped pickle and mix with mayonnaise.
49. One cupful of cold roast chicken, three olives, one pickle, and a
tablespoonful of capers. Mince fine and mix with mayonnaise.
50. Orange marmalade.
51. Cream cheese, lettuce leaves, and French dressing.
52. Lettuce leaves and mayonnaise.
53. Salmon, capers, chopped chives, and mayonnaise.
54. Cold, cooked veal chopped fine with hard-boiled eggs. Season with
tomato catsup.
55. Hard-boiled eggs cut into slices, sprinkled with salt and pepper
and chopped parsley.
56. Cold roast chicken and finely cut celery mixed with mayonnaise.
57. Lettuce leaves, pimentos, and mayonnaise.
58. Cottage cheese seasoned with mustard and chopped olives, mixed
with mayonnaise.
59. Minced ham, olives, and parsley.
60. Cold corned-beef and green peppers, minced.
61. Cold roast lamb, minced, seasoned with minced olives and tomato
catsup.
62. Raisins and candied lemon-peel chopped and made into a paste with
lemon-juice.
63. Dates chopped fine, with half the quantity of English walnuts or
pecans.
64. Chinese preserved ginger chopped fine.
65. Equal parts of grated cheese and English walnuts, chopped fine,
and rubbed to a paste with cream.
66. Cold, cooked sweetbreads chopped fine.
67. Cold mutton chopped fine, and seasoned with mint sauce.
68. Hard-boiled eggs and watercress finely minced and mixed with
mayonnaise.
69. Pickled lambs' tongues chopped very fine with capers.
70. Olives and pimentos finely chopped, lettuce leaves, and
mayonnaise.
71. Dutch cheese and finely minced watercress.
72. Sour apples and celery, minced very fine, and mixed with
mayonnaise.
73. Cucumber, grated onion, and mayonnaise.
74. Leaves of endive and French dressing.
75. Grated cheese, seasoned with salt, paprika, mustard, vinegar, and
anchovy paste.
76. Same as seventy-five, with chopped olives or pickles added.
77. Cold, fried oysters chopped fine, lettuce leaves, and French
dressing.
78. Equal parts of banana pulp and crushed red raspberries, mashed
with sugar, and made into a paste with cream.
79. Grated cocoanut, chopped nuts, sugar, and lemon-juice.
80. Orange marmalade and English walnut meats.
81. Preserved ginger and candied orange-peel chopped fine.
82. Maraschino cherries and nut meats chopped fine.
83. Cottage cheese and jam or marmalade.
84. Cream cheese and bar le duc mixed to a paste.
85. Hard-boiled eggs, chopped fine, and seasoned with anchovy paste.
86. Chopped figs and chopped peanuts, seasoned with lemon-juice.
87. Chopped English walnuts mixed with quince-jelly.
88. Cabbage, finely chopped, and mixed with salad dressing.
89. Thinly sliced bananas spread with mayonnaise.
90. The tender tops of celery, minced fine, and mixed with mayonnaise.
91. Figs and raisins chopped together.
92. Boiled ham, sardines, and pickles, minced, seasoned with mustard,
catsup, and vinegar.
93. Cottage cheese, lettuce leaves, and French dressing.
94. Cold, cooked chicken and mushrooms mixed with mayonnaise.
95. Cottage cheese and minced hard-boiled eggs, mixed with mayonnaise.
96. Cold roast beef, chopped fine, seasoned with tomato catsup, celery
salt, Worcestershire, and grated onion.
97. Raisins chopped fine and worked to a paste with sherry.
98. Cream cheese and shredded green peppers.
99. Equal parts of tongue and chicken, minced fine, and mixed with
mayonnaise.
100. Cold, boiled shad roe and cucumbers, finely minced, and mixed
with French dressing or mayonnaise.
101. People who are not satisfied with the above fillings are at
liberty to invent their own.
LUNCHEON BEVERAGES
Inasmuch as coffee usually appears both at breakfast and dinner, it is
well to bar it out absolutely from the luncheon table. Too much coffee
drinking is injurious, as the makers of imitation coffees assure us
daily through the medium of expensive advertisements. Though nothing
else is quite as good as coffee, yet there are many other beverages
which will prove acceptable at luncheon.
MILK
Serve from an earthen pitcher, either hot or cold as preferred.
BUTTERMILK
Buttermilk is always served ice cold. On a hot day a glass of
buttermilk, and a cracker or a bit of salted toast will often prove a
sufficient luncheon.
TEA
Use the best tea. The cheap tea is dear at any price. Scald out the
tea-pot, which should never be of metal, and put into it a
teaspoonful of tea for each person and one for the pot. Add as many
cupfuls of hot water as there are teaspoonfuls of tea. Cover and let
steep for a moment, but never allow it to boil. The water for tea must
be freshly boiled and taken at the first vigorous boil. When tea is
boiled, tannin is extracted from the grounds, and tannin, even in the
most minute quantities, has a very injurious effect upon the lining of
the stomach.
VIENNA CHOCOLATE
Three heaping tablespoonfuls of grated chocolate mixed to a paste with
cold water. Pour it into a double boiler with four cupfuls of milk
boiling hot. Add sugar to taste, and let cook five minutes. Beat the
whites of two eggs to a stiff froth and put into the chocolate pot.
Put a teaspoonful of vanilla into the chocolate after taking from the
fire, and pour the hot chocolate very slowly upon the eggs, stirring
constantly with a silver spoon or the wooden stick which comes for the
purpose. It makes a delicious, frothy chocolate. The cocoa which comes
in packages may be used instead of grated chocolate.
COCOA
Directions are given on the package the cocoa comes in. If not, buy
another kind next time.
LEMONADE
Select perfect lemons and roll until soft. Extract the juice, using a
glass lemon squeezer, and rejecting the seeds and pulp. Rub cut loaf
sugar over the peel of the lemon to extract the oil, and add to the
lemon-juice. Fill a glass pitcher one third full of broken ice, pour
the lemon-juice upon the ice, and add granulated sugar and water to
taste.
ICED TEA
Make tea according to directions given above, using two or three extra
teaspoonfuls of tea. Fill a glass pitcher half full of broken ice, and
pour the tea, scalding hot, upon the ice, being careful that the
stream strikes the ice, and not the pitcher. Serve with cut loaf
sugar, and slices of lemon.
PINEAPPLE CUP
Put into a bowl the juice of three lemons, two oranges, sliced and
seeded, one grated pineapple, and one cupful of sugar. Let stand an
hour to extract the juice, then strain through a fruit press. Add to
the juice as much cold water as desired, and two slices of pineapple,
shredded. Pour into glasses half full of cracked ice.
RASPBERRY CUP
Mash and strain two cupfuls of currants stripped from the stems. Mash
also an equal quantity of raspberries. Mix the juices, sweeten to
taste, and serve in glasses with cracked ice and cold water.
PINEAPPLE LEMONADE
One cupful of sugar, one cupful of canned pineapple, one cupful of
water and the juice of two lemons. Boil the sugar and water until it
threads. Put the pineapple through the fruit press and add to the
syrup with the juice of the lemons. When ready to serve, add water and
sugar to taste. Serve ice cold.
GRAPE JUICE
Stem ripe Concord grapes. Do not wash unless necessary. Cover with
cold water and put into a saucepan over a slow fire. Boil until the
grapes are in pieces, then strain through coarse cheese-cloth and
sweeten to taste. Serve in glasses with plenty of cracked ice.
BLACKBERRY SHRUB
For every cupful of fruit juice take one half cupful of cider vinegar
and two cupfuls of sugar. Put the fruit, sugar, and vinegar over the
fire, stir until the sugar dissolves, and boil until a thick syrup.
Skim if necessary, strain, and bottle. When served, allow one fourth
cupful of syrup to half or three fourths of a cupful of ice water.
RASPBERRY SHRUB
Use ripe red raspberries, and prepare according to directions given
for Blackberry Shrub.
RASPBERRY DASH
Fill the tumbler half full of cracked ice. Add one tablespoonful of
sweetened raspberry juice and one tablespoonful of cream. Fill the
glass with soda water.
MINT SANGAREE
Crush two or three sprays of mint with a lump of sugar. Put into a
glass half full of cracked ice. Add four tablespoonfuls of grape juice
and fill the glass to the brim with charged water. Shake thoroughly
and strain into another glass.
SELTZER LEMONADE
Squeeze the juice of a lemon into a tall glass, add two inches of
shaved ice, two heaping teaspoonfuls of sugar and fill the glass with
seltzer or Apollinaris.
TEMPERANCE PUNCH
Upon a tablespoonful of good tea pour two quarts of boiling water. In
the meantime have ready the juice and peelings of three lemons and one
orange in a pitcher. When the tea has steeped for five minutes, strain
through a fine strainer into the pitcher. Add a cupful of sugar and
cool slowly. At serving-time put into glasses with plenty of ice.
EATING AND DINING
There is an old saying to the effect that "all may eat, but ladies and
gentlemen dine." The difference lies more in the preparation and
manner of serving than in the food itself, and whether her evening
meal is a banquet or a repast of the lunch-counter sort rests wholly
with the housewife.
We pause long enough to pay our disrespects to that barbarous
institution known in America as the Sunday Dinner. On six days in the
week, the average business man eats a light luncheon or none at all.
On the seventh day, at an unaccustomed hour, he eats a heavy meal,
goes to sleep shortly afterward, and wonders why Monday is a "blue
day."
Our uncivilized Sundays are responsible for our Monday morning
headaches and for the gloom which, in many a household, does not wear
off until Tuesday morning. If Sunday were a day of fasting instead of
a day of feasting, Monday might be radiant occasionally instead of
riotous or revolutionary.
We make Sunday a hard day for the women of the household, especially
the servants, and the imperial liver appertaining to the Head of the
Establishment balks sometimes at the strain. The American Sunday
Dinner is one cause of the American Servant Problem--and everybody
knows what that is.
In more than one household, a twelve or one o'clock breakfast has
proved both hygienic and satisfactory. Coffee and rolls are served to
those who want them at eight or nine o'clock, if they come into the
dining-room. At noon the family sits down to a simple breakfast--fruit,
broiled chicken, creamed potatoes, hot bread and coffee, for example.
The maid has few dishes to wash, is not too tired to enjoy her
afternoon off, and gets away two or three hours earlier than her less
fortunate sisters. Also she remains where she is hired--which has its
advantages. Only a light lunch is needed in the evening which the
mistress may serve, leaving the dishes to be washed in the morning.
Owing to the aforesaid American Servant Problem an increasing number
of women do their own housework--not from choice, but from stern
necessity. This book is intended for the woman in a small house or
apartment, who is her own cook, who earnestly desires to do her duty
by her family, yet be something more than a wearied and soul-sickened
drudge; who has to look after her dimes and nickels, if not her
pennies, and who wants more than the weekly "afternoon off" accorded
to the stronger women who undertake domestic tasks.
Simplicity--and, as a general rule, economy--has been the standard by
which each recipe has been judged. All are within the capabilities of
the most inexperienced cook, who is willing to follow directions,
and, in the case of such variable materials as flour and eggs, trust,
now and then, to her own judgment.
THIRTY-FIVE CANAPÉS
I
Cover thin circles of fried or toasted bread with chopped hard-boiled
eggs, lay a curled anchovy in the centre of each piece and serve
either hot or cold, garnishing with minced parsley or capers.
II
Cut thin slices of bread into fancy shapes, toast, spread with butter,
and lay a curled anchovy in the centre around half a pimola. Fill the
spaces with the minced whites and sifted yolks of hard-boiled eggs and
border with minced capers or parsley.
III
Serve pitted olives on rounds of fried bread with an anchovy curled
around each olive. Fill the space to the edge with chopped olives or
rings of hard-boiled eggs. Garnish with cress.
IV
Fry small rounds of bread in clarified butter, sprinkle with grated
cheese, season with salt and cayenne, and put in the oven until the
cheese is melted. Fillets of anchovies may be laid on these canapés
and they may be served hot or cold, garnishing with minced parsley.
V
Pound anchovies to a smooth paste with butter and season with cayenne
and lemon-juice. Spread on strips of toast or bread and lay strips of
anchovy on each piece. Fill the spaces between with hard-boiled eggs
chopped separately.
VI
Chop watercress and pickles with the yolks of hard-boiled eggs and rub
to a smooth paste with butter. Spread on strips of fried or toasted
bread and lay an anchovy on each one.
VII
Slice large tomatoes, cut circles of bread to fit, and toast or fry
the bread. Lay a slice of tomato on each piece, put a pimola in the
centre, curl an anchovy around it and border with stiff Mayonnaise,
using the pastry bag and tube. Serve ice cold.
VIII
Beat together two eggs, a tablespoonful of melted butter, a
teaspoonful of anchovy sauce, and salt and cayenne to season. Add
three tablespoonfuls of grated cheese and one tablespoonful of flour
wet with cream. Spread thickly upon small slices of toast and bake
until brown.
IX
Chop two hard-boiled eggs fine, mix to a smooth paste with melted
butter, season with anchovy essence, and serve on small circles or
squares of buttered toast.
X
Spread strips of toast with caviare rubbed to a smooth paste with
butter, sprinkle with chopped watercress, and serve cold.
XI
Heat caviare with enough cream to moisten, spread on rounds of fried
or toasted bread, and sprinkle with hard-boiled egg-yolks rubbed
through a fine sieve. Garnish with cress.
XII
Spread thin rounds of toasted rye-bread with caviare, seasoned with
lemon-juice. Lay a slice of hard-boiled egg on each one and serve with
a garnish of parsley.
XIII
Spread thin squares of toast with caviare seasoned with lemon-juice,
sprinkle with minced parsley, and border with chopped hard-boiled
eggs. Garnish with lemon and parsley.
XIV
Chop fine, olives, pimentos, and cucumber pickles. Season caviare with
lemon-juice and spread upon circles of fried or toasted bread. Cover
with a thin layer of the chopped mixture.
XV
Spread butter upon thin round slices of rye-bread or Boston
brown-bread and lay a thin slice of cucumber, which has been dipped in
French dressing, on each piece. Remove the yolk from slices of
hard-boiled egg, lay the ring of white on the cucumber, and fill the
centre with caviare.
XVI
Season caviare with lemon-juice and spread upon rounds of toasted
bread. Lay an oyster on each piece and serve on a plate with a garnish
of cress and lemon.
XVII
Mix caviare to a cream with lemon-juice and spread on buttered toast
cut into squares or diamonds. Garnish with hard-boiled eggs, chopped
finely, and sprinkle with minced onion. Skinned and boned anchovies
may be used instead of caviare.
XVIII
Heat a can of caviare with a little melted butter, season with
lemon-juice and cayenne, and serve on small squares of hot buttered
toast.
XIX
Fry small rounds of bread in butter, drain and cool. Chop watercress
very fine, rub it to a paste with butter and spread on the toast.
Sprinkle with salt and paprika, cover with caviare seasoned with
lemon-juice, and serve with a garnish of cress.
XX
Spread thick rounds of fresh bread with butter and anchovy paste,
cover with crab-meat, sprinkle with minced green pepper, press firmly,
and serve with a garnish of cress.
XXI
Rub to a smooth paste the yolks of hard-boiled eggs and an equal
quantity of skinned and boned sardines, seasoning with lemon-juice.
Spread on narrow strips of buttered toast and serve either hot or
cold.
XXII
Drain and skin boned sardines. Sauté in butter, season with salt,
cayenne, and lemon-juice, and serve hot on small strips of buttered
toast.
XXIII
Drain, skin, bone, and mash sardines. Rub to a smooth paste,
moistening with melted butter and lemon-juice. Spread on small
circles of bread, lay a ring of hard-boiled egg-white in the centre,
fill the space with minced olives and surround with the sifted yolk.
Serve with cress or parsley.
XXIV
Toast small slices of rye-bread and spread with sardines, pounded to a
paste and rubbed smooth with butter. Arrange alternate rows of chopped
hard-boiled egg yolks and whites, garnish with parsley and serve.
XXV
Rub boned and skinned sardines to a paste with butter and the yolks of
hard-boiled eggs, seasoning with chopped pickle and parsley,
lemon-juice, and mustard. Spread the paste on rounds or strips of
fried bread, lay a skinned and boned sardine on each piece, heat
thoroughly and serve.
XXVI
Spread rounds of fried bread with anchovy paste and cover with
Mayonnaise to which has been added chopped capers, olives, and onion.
Garnish with cress and serve cold.
XXVII
Fry small rounds of bread, spread with anchovy paste, lay a slice of
tomato on each and serve ice cold, garnishing with cress or parsley.
XXVIII
Sprinkle rounds of fried bread with grated cheese, heat until the
cheese melts, and serve very hot.
XXIX
Spread rounds of fried bread with caviare seasoned with lemon-juice,
lay a slice of hard-boiled egg on each one, and sprinkle with chopped
cress.
XXX
Rub chopped ham to a smooth paste, moistening with cream, milk, or
melted butter. Spread on small rounds of fried bread, sprinkle with
grated Parmesan cheese and cayenne, and brown in a hot oven.
XXXI
Spread small strips of bread with butter and sprinkle with salt and
paprika. Cover with grated cheese, bake until the cheese softens, and
serve immediately.
XXXII
Butter small rounds of toast, cover with thin slices of Swiss cheese
or sprinkle with grated Swiss cheese, brown in the oven, and serve
hot.
XXXIII
Spread grated cheese on small rounds of bread seasoned with salt and
cayenne, and bake until the cheese is melted. The bread may be spread
with French mustard before the cheese is put on.
XXXIV
Rub two chicken livers to a smooth paste with butter, seasoning with
salt and paprika, spread on rounds of fried bread, and serve hot.
XXXV
Mix equal quantities of minced cooked chicken, ham, or tongue with a
little very thick Cream Sauce. Season with curry-powder and
lemon-juice. Spread on small rounds of toast and serve hot, or make
sandwiches of toast with the mixture between.
ONE HUNDRED SIMPLE SOUPS
_BEEF SOUPS_
BARLEY SOUP
Cook one cupful of barley slowly until soft. Drain, and add to beef
stock made according to any preferred method. Serve very hot.
BLACK BEAN SOUP
Soak two cupfuls of black beans in cold water over night. In the
morning, drain, and cover with fresh boiling water. Boil until tender,
add four cupfuls of beef stock, and two cupfuls of boiling water. Rub
through a fine sieve, return to the fire, and bring to the boil.
Season with salt, pepper, and a wineglassful of sherry. Cut into
slices one lemon, and two hard-boiled eggs. Put into a tureen, pour
the hot soup over, and serve.
BOSTON SUMMER SOUP
Cook together one cupful of peas and one cupful of tomatoes. Rub
through a sieve, and add to four cupfuls of beef stock. Thicken with
two tablespoonfuls of cornstarch rubbed smooth in a little cold stock.
Simmer fifteen minutes, add two tablespoonfuls of butter and three
tablespoonfuls of cooked peas. Season with salt and pepper, reheat
and serve.
CREOLE SOUP
Half a can of tomatoes, three tablespoonfuls of rice, one half can of
okra, and a red pepper, added to two quarts of beef stock. Simmer
until the rice is cooked. Blend together two tablespoonfuls of flour,
mix with a little cold stock, pour into the soup, and stir until it
thickens. Season with salt and serve at once.
ENGLISH SPINACH SOUP
Cook half a peck of spinach, rub through a fine sieve, add six cupfuls
of strong beef stock, season with salt, pepper, sugar, and mace,
thicken with butter and flour, bring to the boil, and serve
immediately.
ENGLISH TOMATO SOUP
Add one can of tomatoes to four cupfuls of beef stock, and simmer
together for an hour, with a small onion cut fine. Rub through a
sieve, reheat, season with salt, pepper, and sugar, and thicken with a
tablespoonful of butter, rubbed smooth with a tablespoonful of flour,
boiled in the soup, while stirring. When thick, add three
tablespoonfuls of cold boiled rice, reheat, and serve with croutons.
ITALIAN ONION SOUP WITH CHEESE
Slice four large onions very thin, fry brown in butter, and add to
four cupfuls of beef stock. Put into an earthen pot and arrange slices
of toast on top, liberally sprinkled with grated Parmesan cheese.
Serve from the dish with one slice of toast for each person.
JULIENNE SOUP
Cut into thin, match-like strips carrots, turnips, and celery, having
half a cupful of each. Cover with boiling water, season with salt and
pepper, and cook until soft. Add to two quarts of boiling beef stock.
SOUP OF MIXED VEGETABLES
One cupful each of chopped onion, carrot, celery, and tomatoes;
one-half cupful each of chopped turnip, parsnip, and cabbage. Fry the
onions and carrot in a little butter, then add four cupfuls of boiling
water and four cupfuls of beef stock. Simmer until the vegetables are
tender. Season with salt, pepper, sugar, and minced parsley.
NOODLE AND TOMATO SOUP
Add a five-cent can of tomato paste to three pints of boiling beef
stock. Season to taste, and cook in it noodles made according to
directions given elsewhere. Serve hot with grated Parmesan cheese.
QUICK BEEF SOUP
Cook together in two quarts of water for half an hour, half an onion,
three stalks of celery, and a sliced carrot. Season with salt, pepper,
and mace. Strain, and add to the water two tablespoonfuls of extract
of beef. Stir until dissolved, reheat and serve.
RICE AND CURRY SOUP
Melt in a saucepan two tablespoonfuls of butter, add a chopped onion,
and a tablespoonful of chopped raw ham. Fry for three minutes. Add one
tablespoonful of curry powder and two tablespoonfuls of flour. Mix
thoroughly, add three quarts of beef stock, boil for one hour, skim,
and press through a fine strainer into another saucepan. Add a pint of
rice which has been cooked in stock, reheat, skim, and serve.
SPANISH ONION SOUP
Chop fine five onions and fry brown in butter, adding a teaspoonful of
sugar. When brown, pour over eight cupfuls of hot beef stock. Add a
bay leaf, half a dozen pepper-corns, and a tablespoonful of minced
parsley. Simmer fifteen minutes, strain, and serve with dice of fried
or toasted bread.
VEAL SOUP
Put a knuckle of veal into three quarts of cold water, with a
teaspoonful of salt, and a tablespoonful of uncooked rice. Simmer
gently for four hours, take from the fire, and strain through a
colander. Beat the yolk of one egg with a cupful of milk, add a
teaspoonful of butter, and strain the hot soup upon it, stirring
constantly. Pour into the tureen and serve immediately.
WREXHAM SOUP
One pound of lean beef chopped fine. Peel and slice one large carrot,
one large turnip, six small onions, a stalk of celery, and two cupfuls
of tomatoes. Tie up in a muslin cloth a small bunch of parsley, six
cloves, six pepper-corns, and a sprig of thyme. Put all these
ingredients into a bean-pot, with a tablespoonful of salt, a
teaspoonful of sugar and a pinch of pepper. Cover with five pints of
cold water, and bake very slowly for five hours. Take out the bag of
spices, and serve the soup with croutons.
_BISQUES AND PURÉES_
BISQUE OF CLAMS
Reheat four cupfuls of veal stock, and thicken with two tablespoonfuls
of butter, blended with two tablespoonfuls of flour, and rubbed smooth
in the stock, while boiling. Add a small can of minced clams with
their liquor, or twenty-five clams, chopped very fine. Season to
taste, add two cupfuls of boiling cream, and serve immediately.
CRAB AND TOMATO BISQUE
Blend together two tablespoonfuls each of butter and flour. Add one
quart of cold milk, and cook slowly until it thickens, stirring
constantly. Add one cupful of cooked crab meat, two cupfuls of stewed
and strained tomatoes, a pinch of soda, and salt and pepper to season.
Boil up once and serve.
PURÉE OF ASPARAGUS
Cut the tops from two bunches of asparagus, and set aside. Boil the
stalks in salted water until tender, and rub through a sieve. Add the
pulp to three pints of boiling beef stock, and season with salt,
pepper, and butter. Simmer fifteen or twenty minutes. Stir in three
tablespoonfuls of cream, strain the soup, add the cooked asparagus
tips, and serve. This soup may be thickened if desired.
PURÉE OF GREEN PEAS
Boil four cupfuls of green peas in salted water with an onion, a small
bunch of parsley, and two sprigs of mint. Rub through a colander and
reheat. Add a cupful of veal stock, season with salt, pepper, and
sugar, and thicken with one tablespoonful of butter blended with one
tablespoonful of flour, and rubbed smooth in the soup, while boiling.
Serve with croutons.
PURÉE OF KIDNEY BEANS
Soak over night two cupfuls of red kidney beans. Drain, and cook
slowly until very soft in enough beef stock to cover. Rub through a
coarse sieve. Add one-half cupful of salt pork, cut into dice and
fried until brown and crisp, two onions, one carrot, and a
tablespoonful of powdered sweet herbs. Add four cupfuls of beef stock,
and simmer for an hour. Strain, add two tablespoonfuls of sherry or
claret, reheat, and serve.
PURÉE OF PEAS AND RICE
Rub through a sieve one cupful of cooked peas, and one cupful of cold
boiled rice. Mix with six cupfuls of boiling beef stock, thicken with
butter and flour, according to directions previously given, and serve
very hot.
PURÉE OF TOMATOES
Boil together for half an hour one can of tomatoes, and one large
onion, chopped fine. Run through a sieve, return to the fire, and
season with pepper, salt, and sugar. Blend together two tablespoonfuls
of butter, and one tablespoonful of flour. Add two cupfuls of cold
milk, and cook until smooth and thick, stirring constantly. Add the
tomatoes and a pinch of soda. Reheat, add half a cupful of cracker
crumbs, and serve immediately.
PURÉE OF TOMATOES AND MACARONI
Cook together for an hour, one can of tomatoes, a sprig of parsley, a
teaspoonful of celery seed, a teaspoonful of sugar, a blade of mace, a
bay-leaf, and a small onion chopped fine. Rub through a coarse sieve,
add two cupfuls of beef stock, season with salt and pepper, and
thicken with one tablespoonful each of butter and flour, rubbed
together and boiled in soup, while stirring. When thickened add one
cupful of cooked macaroni, cut into small bits.
_CHICKEN SOUPS_
CHICKEN BOUILLON
Cut up a chicken, cover with cold water, add a small onion sliced, a
stalk of celery cut fine, and a small bunch of parsley. Simmer until
the meat falls from the bones, strain through cheese-cloth, cool,
skim, reheat, season with salt and pepper, and serve in cups.
CHICKEN SOUP
Select an old fowl and cut it in pieces. Put into the soup-kettle,
with a sliced carrot, two onions, two cloves, and water to cover.
Simmer for three or four hours, and strain. Reheat the liquor, add one
cupful each of washed rice and meat of the chicken, a small turnip
chopped, and a blade of mace. Simmer for three hours, rub through a
sieve, season to taste, and serve.
CHICKEN AND TOMATO SOUP
Cut up a chicken, fry in butter with an onion, and a slice of ham
chopped fine. Add two quarts of beef stock, two cupfuls of water, a
small bunch of parsley, a tablespoonful of powdered sweet herbs, and
salt and pepper to season. Add a can of tomatoes and cook until the
meat falls from the bones. Remove the bones, chop the meat fine,
reheat, and serve.
CREAM OF CHICKEN
Melt one tablespoonful of butter, add two tablespoonfuls of flour,
and, when thoroughly blended, three cupfuls of chicken stock. Season
to taste, add one cupful of boiling cream, and serve.
CREAM OF CHICKEN AND ASPARAGUS
Prepare Cream of Chicken according to directions given above, and add
one cupful of cooked asparagus, which has been rubbed through a sieve.
Add the asparagus tops, cooked separately, and serve with unsweetened
whipped cream.
CREAM OF CHICKEN AND BARLEY
Prepare Cream of Chicken according to directions given above, and add
one cupful of barley which has been cooked in chicken stock. Add more
cream if too thick.
CREAM OF CHICKEN AND CELERY
Chop fine one head of celery, and boil until soft in four cupfuls of
chicken stock. Rub through a sieve, reheat, thicken with two
tablespoonfuls each of butter and flour, boiled in the soup, while
stirring, season to taste, add two cupfuls of boiling cream, and
serve.
CREAM OF CHICKEN AND NOODLES
Prepare Cream of Chicken according to directions given above, and add
one cupful of cooked noodles. Season with grated Parmesan cheese.
CREAM OF CHICKEN AND OYSTERS
Prepare Cream of Chicken according to directions given above, and add
one cupful of cooked oysters with their liquor. Season with minced
parsley and lemon-juice.
CREAM OF CHICKEN AND SAGO
Prepare Cream of Chicken according to directions given above, and add
one cupful of sago which has been cooked in chicken stock. Dilute with
boiling cream if too thick, and serve with whipped cream in each
plate.
CREAM OF CHICKEN AND VERMICELLI
Prepare Cream of Chicken according to directions given above, and add
one cupful of broken vermicelli, which has been cooked in chicken
stock. Season with minced parsley, and grated Parmesan cheese.
CREAM CHICKEN BOUILLON
Prepare Cream of Chicken according to directions given above, thicken
with one tablespoonful each of butter and flour, add one cupful of
boiling cream, and serve in cups with a tablespoonful of unsweetened
whipped cream on each cup.
CREOLE CHICKEN GUMBO
Cut up a chicken, and fry brown in ham or bacon fat. Cover with three
quarts of cold water, and boil until the chicken is tender. Add the
corn cut from three large ears, or half a can of corn, two sliced
tomatoes, two potatoes cut into dice, six pods of okra, and half a
cupful of cold boiled ham chopped fine. Boil until the chicken falls
to pieces, take out the bones, and serve.
EGG AND CHICKEN SOUP
Reheat six cupfuls of chicken stock, add half a cupful of cold boiled
rice, and two hard-boiled eggs, chopped fine. Thicken with one
tablespoonful each of butter and flour, rubbed smooth in the boiling
soup, season with salt, pepper, and minced parsley, and serve.
GERMAN CHICKEN SOUP
Reheat six cupfuls of chicken stock, add one cupful of cooked tapioca,
and one cupful of milk. Season to taste. Thicken with the yolks of two
eggs beaten smooth with one cupful of cream, stir until eggs are
cooked, and pour the hot soup over the whites of the eggs, beaten to a
stiff froth.
GIBLET SOUP
Reheat four cupfuls of chicken stock. Add the finely minced cooked
giblets of two chickens, and salt, pepper, and parsley to season.
Thicken with two tablespoonfuls each of butter and browned flour,
rubbed smooth in the boiling soup. Add two hard-boiled eggs, finely
chopped, and serve.
HUNGARIAN CHICKEN SOUP
Chop fine, two cupfuls of cold roast chicken. Fry in butter, dredge
with flour, add four cupfuls of chicken stock, one cupful of white
wine, a bay-leaf, a sprig of thyme, and a small bunch of parsley.
Simmer for an hour, rub through a sieve, and reheat. Add one-half
cupful of chicken cut into dice, a shredded green pepper, which has
been fried in butter, and a cupful of barley which has been cooked in
chicken stock. Season to taste, and serve.
JELLIED CHICKEN BOUILLON
Cut up a large chicken and break the bones. Cover with cold water, and
simmer for four hours. Cool, skim, and strain, season to taste,
reheat, and add one-half package of gelatine, dissolved in cold water,
for each quart of soup. Stir until the gelatine is thoroughly mixed
with the hot liquid, strain through cheese-cloth, pour into cups, and
set on ice.
MOCK CHICKEN GUMBO
Chop fine a quarter of a pound of cold cooked ham, and fry in butter
with an onion. Add a can of chicken, half a cupful of stewed tomatoes,
a can of okra, one cupful of chicken stock, and boiling water to
cover. Boil for fifteen minutes, and thicken with a tablespoonful each
of butter and flour, blended with a little cold stock. Season to
taste, and serve with boiled rice.
_CREAM SOUPS_
CREAM OF ASPARAGUS
Prepare according to directions given for Cream of Celery, using two
cupfuls of asparagus. Add a tablespoonful of whipped cream and a few
of the cooked asparagus tops to each plate of soup.
CREAM OF BARLEY
Prepare according to directions given for Cream of Celery, using one
cupful of cooked barley and an extra cupful of milk. Season with curry
powder, celery salt, and minced parsley.
CREAM OF CELERY
Melt one-fourth of a cupful of butter, and add one-fourth of a cupful
of flour. When thoroughly blended, add two cupfuls of cold milk, cook
and stir until thick. Cook a large head of celery, cut fine, in
boiling water until tender, and rub through a sieve. Measure the pulp
and add enough of the water in which it was cooked to make two
cupfuls. Add to the thickened milk, season with salt and pepper, and
if too thick, dilute with boiling milk, or stock, to the proper
consistency.
CREAM OF CLAMS
Prepare according to directions given above, using two cupfuls of
minced clams with their liquor instead of the celery.
CREAM OF CORN AND TOMATO
Prepare according to directions given above, using one cupful each of
corn and tomato pulp.
CREAM OF CRABS
Prepare according to directions given above, using two cupfuls of
cooked crab meat. Season with lemon-juice and sherry.
CREAM OF MUSHROOMS
Prepare according to directions given above, using either fresh or
canned mushrooms. Season with celery salt and parsley.
CREAM OF OYSTERS
Prepare according to directions given above, using two cupfuls of
minced oysters with their liquor. Season with minced parsley.
CREAM OF PEAS
Prepare according to directions given above, using fresh or canned
peas and enough of the water in which they were boiled to make two
cupfuls. Put a tablespoonful of whipped cream into each plate.
CREAM OF TOMATO
Prepare according to directions given above, using two cupfuls of
stewed tomatoes, and a small pinch of soda. Season with minced parsley
and grated onion.
CREAM OF VERMICELLI
Prepare according to directions given above, using one cupful of
cooked vermicelli, and an extra cupful of milk. Season with celery
salt, curry powder, grated onion, and minced parsley.
_FISH SOUPS_
CLAM BROTH
Scrub the clams in cold water. Place over the fire in an iron kettle,
and heat until the shells open. Strain the broth through two
thicknesses of cheese-cloth, season to taste, and serve.
CLAM BOUILLON
Prepare according to directions elsewhere given for Oyster Bouillon,
cooking a chopped onion and a bay-leaf with the clams.
CREAM CLAM BOUILLON
Prepare Clam Bouillon according to directions given above, and add one
pint of boiling cream just before serving. Serve in cups, with whipped
cream.
CLAM SOUP
Reheat one quart of clam broth, season with parsley, salt, red
pepper, and grated onion. Add one cupful and a half of minced clams,
and thicken with one tablespoonful of butter and two tablespoonfuls of
flour, blended with a little cold broth. Stir while cooking. Add one
pint of boiling cream, and serve.
CLAM AND OYSTER SOUP
Chop a pint of oysters. Heat with their liquor, add a pint can of
minced clams, and one quart of milk. Thicken with two tablespoonfuls
each of butter and flour, rubbed smooth in a little cold milk, season
with salt and pepper, minced parsley, powdered mace, and grated onion.
Serve with crackers.
CRAB GUMBO
Melt one tablespoonful each of butter and lard, add a minced onion, a
clove of garlic, chopped fine, half a pound of minced raw veal or
beef, half a cupful of chopped ham, a bay-leaf, and a small red
pepper. Dredge with flour, add a quart of water, simmer for two hours,
and strain. To the strained liquor add the meat of six crabs, one
cupful each of rice and okra, and another quart of water. Simmer for
an hour, adding more water if necessary, and serve without straining.
FRENCH FISH SOUP
Thicken three quarts of fish stock with three tablespoonfuls each of
butter and flour. Stir while cooking. Add a tablespoonful of minced
parsley, two wineglassfuls of sherry, a pinch of powdered mace, a
grating of nutmeg, and white and red pepper to season. Add one pint
each of cooked oysters and scallops, reheat, and serve immediately
with croutons.
GERMAN FISH SOUP
Chop fine four onions, and fry brown in olive-oil. Add two cupfuls of
canned tomatoes, three bay-leaves, a tablespoonful of powdered sweet
herbs, a bunch of parsley, pepper and salt to season, and six cupfuls
of stock. Boil for thirty minutes, rub through a sieve, and reheat.
Add six small slices of fish, and simmer until the fish is firm.
Season with curry powder, add a wineglassful of white wine, and
thicken with four tablespoonfuls of flour rubbed smooth in a little
cold stock. Serve with croutons.
OYSTER BOUILLON
Bring to the boil in their own liquor a quart of oysters. Skim out the
oysters, chop fine, and return to the liquor. Add a quart of water, a
teaspoonful of celery seed, and a tablespoonful of butter. Simmer for
half an hour, strain through cheese-cloth, season with salt and
pepper, and serve at once.
OYSTER SOUP
Scald one quart of oysters in their own liquor. Skim out the oysters,
and set aside. Add one cupful of cream to the liquor, and three
cupfuls of milk. Thicken with one tablespoonful of butter and one of
flour, blended and rubbed smooth with a little cold milk. Stir while
cooking. Add the oysters, season to taste, and pour, boiling hot, over
the yolks of four eggs, well-beaten.
CREOLE OYSTER GUMBO
Fry a sliced Spanish onion brown in olive-oil, add a tablespoonful of
flour, a chopped sweet pepper, and a pint of okra. Simmer for fifteen
minutes, add one hundred oysters, with their liquor, and a
tablespoonful of filè powder. Cook until the oysters ruffle, and serve
with boiled rice. The Gumbo filè powder comes in bottles, and is sold
by all first-class grocers.
OYSTER AND VEAL SOUP
Reheat two quarts of veal stock, season with salt, pepper, and celery
salt, and add one quart of oysters, with their liquor. Cook until the
edges of the oysters curl, and thicken with one tablespoonful each of
butter and flour, cooked while stirring with a cupful of milk. Season
with minced parsley, and serve with crackers.
SOUTHERN OYSTER SOUP
Drain the liquor from fifty oysters, add to it two cupfuls of cold
water, and bring to the boil. Season with salt, pepper, and butter,
and add two cupfuls of milk. Thicken with one tablespoonful of
cornstarch, rubbed smooth in a little cold milk, stir while cooking,
add the oysters, cook until the edges ruffle, and serve immediately.
SALMON SOUP
Simmer for fifteen minutes in boiling water either a pound can of
salmon or a pound of the fresh fish. Rub through a sieve, and set
aside. Bring to the boil two cupfuls each of milk and veal stock,
thicken with one tablespoonful of butter and two of flour, stir while
cooking, season with salt and pepper, add the salmon, reheat, and
serve.
SPANISH SALMON SOUP
Cook together a quart of stock, a sliced onion, and half a can of
salmon. Rub through a sieve, add a quart of boiling milk, season with
salt, pepper, minced parsley, and celery salt, thicken with butter and
flour, and serve with whipped cream.
SHRIMP SOUP
Chop fine two carrots and an onion. Fry brown in butter, with a
tablespoonful of sugar, then add a quart of water, a sprig of thyme,
two bay-leaves, four cloves, and two cans of shrimps. Simmer until the
carrot and onions are soft. Rub through a sieve, reheat, add half a
glassful of white wine, and serve with croutons.
FRENCH CREAM OF SHRIMPS
Chop fine two cans of shrimps, fry in butter, add a slice of stale
bread, three anchovies, half a cupful of boiled rice, a sliced onion,
and two quarts of veal stock. Simmer for two hours, rub through a
sieve, season with salt and pepper, add a tablespoonful of sherry and
serve hot.
SCALLOP STEW
Parboil one quart of scallops. Boil one quart of milk, season with
butter, pepper, and salt, add the parboiled scallops, and one-half
cupful of cracker crumbs. Reheat and serve.
HOFFMAN HOUSE CLAM CHOWDER
Chop fine one dozen large clams, one quart of tomatoes, and six large
potatoes. Add one quart of milk, a tablespoonful of minced parsley,
and the juice of the clams. Cook for forty-five minutes and add six
crackers pounded fine. Season with pepper and serve.
CREOLE CORN CHOWDER
Fry brown in butter four large onions. Add five tomatoes, two sweet
green peppers shredded, and two cupfuls of corn cut from the cob, or
its equivalent of canned corn. Add boiling water to cover, season with
salt, pepper, and sugar, and cook until the vegetables are done.
_FRUIT SOUPS_
CHERRY SOUP
Stone four cupfuls of sour cherries. Cover with a quart of cold water
and bring to the boil. Add half a cupful of sugar, and when the
cherries are soft, rub through a colander and return to the fire.
Thicken with one tablespoonful of arrowroot, rubbed smooth with a
little cold water. Bring to the boil once more, while stirring and
when sufficiently thick take from the fire. Add the juice of half a
lemon and serve very cold in sherbet cups with cracked ice.
CURRANT SOUP
Prepare according to directions given for Cherry Soup using currants
instead of cherries.
GOOSEBERRY SOUP
Prepare according to directions for Cherry Soup, using gooseberries
instead of cherries.
PRUNE SOUP
Soak one-half cupful of sago for an hour in cold water to cover. Add
one quart of cold water and cook in a double boiler until transparent.
Cook together, in water sufficient to cover, one cupful of soaked
prunes, one-half cupful of soaked raisins, and one-half cupful of
sugar. When the sago is clear, add the cooked fruit, and one-half
cupful of currant-juice. Serve hot with croutons.
RAISIN AND SAGO SOUP
Simmer until transparent, in four cupfuls of water, two tablespoonfuls
of well-washed pearl sago, adding a pinch of salt, and two inches of
stick cinnamon. When the sago is done, take out the cinnamon, add
one-half cupful of seeded and chopped raisins, and sugar to taste.
Just before serving, add one cupful of orange-juice.
RASPBERRY AND CURRANT SOUP
Bring to the boil two cupfuls each of raspberry- and currant-juice.
Sweeten to taste, thicken with three teaspoonfuls of arrowroot rubbed
smooth in a little cold water, add one teaspoonful of sherry, and
cool.
STRAWBERRY SOUP
Boil in six cupfuls of water one-half cupful of sago and one-half
cupful of currant-juice. When the sago is transparent, add two cupfuls
of strawberries and sugar to taste. Simmer for fifteen minutes, and
serve cold.
_MUTTON SOUPS_
ASPARAGUS SOUP
Add to six cupfuls of mutton stock one cupful of cooked asparagus tips
and half a cupful of parboiled sweet green peppers cut in shreds.
Thicken with egg yolks and cream, if desired.
BAKED MUTTON SOUP
Arrange in an earthen jar half a dozen cold boiled potatoes, a sliced
onion, a sliced turnip, three sliced tomatoes, a grated carrot, a
cupful of green peas, and a cupful of cold boiled rice. Add two
tablespoonfuls of butter, season with salt, pepper, and sweet herbs,
and cover with cold mutton broth. Cover the jar tightly, and bake for
two hours in a slow oven.
CLEAR MUTTON BROTH
Cut into bits one pound of lean mutton and break the bones. Cover with
four cupfuls of cold water, and bring slowly to the boil. Add a large
onion cut fine, and simmer until the meat is in rags. Strain, cool
quickly, and when cold remove the fat. Return to the fire, season with
salt, pepper, and curry powder, and add two tablespoonfuls of
well-washed rice. Simmer until the rice is done and serve with
croutons.
LAMB SOUP
Cut the breast of lamb into small pieces, and fry brown with an onion
in butter. Dredge with flour and curry powder, add three quarts of
boiling mutton broth, and half a cupful of raw ham chopped fine.
Simmer until the meat falls from the bone. Take out the bones, and
strain the soup, pressing the meat through a coarse sieve. Reheat, and
thicken with the yolks of three eggs, beaten smooth with half a cupful
of cream. Serve with dice of fried or toasted bread.
MUTTON AND CARROT SOUP
Cover the bones of cold roast mutton with two quarts of cold water.
Add an onion which has been sliced and fried brown in butter, a potato
and a turnip, and six medium-sized carrots cut fine. Simmer until the
vegetables are tender, remove the bones, and strain through a sieve.
Reheat, season, and thicken with one tablespoonful of flour and one of
butter. Rub smooth with a little of the soup. Just before serving, add
a cupful of hot cream.
NOODLE AND TOMATO SOUP
Cook a can of tomatoes for an hour in three quarts of mutton stock.
Strain, reheat, season to taste, and cook a handful of noodles in the
soup until tender. Serve with grated Parmesan cheese.
QUICK MUTTON SOUP
Chop together a pound of lean mutton and a small turnip, a carrot, a
stalk of celery, and an onion. Cover with six cupfuls of cold water,
bring to the boil, skim, and simmer forty-five minutes. Season with
salt, pepper, and minced parsley, and serve with croutons.
_VEAL SOUPS_
AUSTRIAN VEAL SOUP
Reheat two quarts of veal stock and add one cupful each of cooked
green peas and diced carrots. Thicken with butter and flour according
to directions previously given.
CHIFFONADE SOUP
Chop fine two heads of lettuce, and fry brown in butter with a sliced
onion. Season with salt and pepper, add six cupfuls of veal stock and
one and one-half cupfuls each of peas, string beans, and asparagus
tips. Simmer for forty minutes, and serve with croutons.
GREEN-PEA SOUP WITH RICE
Boil three pints of green peas with a carrot and an onion in two
quarts of veal stock. Remove the onion and carrot and strain the soup
through a fine sieve. Reheat, skim, season with salt, pepper, and
sugar, add two cupfuls of boiled rice, and two teaspoonfuls of butter.
Bring to the boil and serve.
ITALIAN VEAL SOUP
Cover a large knuckle of veal with three quarts of cold water, and
simmer for three hours, skimming often. Strain, add a bay-leaf, a
carrot, an onion, a turnip, a blade of mace, two cloves, a stalk of
celery, and a small bunch of parsley. Boil for an hour, strain, and
cool. When it has jellied, measure the jelly, and reheat with an equal
amount of cream. Serve with dice of fried bread.
QUICK TOMATO SOUP
Add two cupfuls of stewed tomato to four cupfuls of veal stock.
Strain, season to taste, and thicken with one tablespoonful each of
butter and flour blended and cooked until thick in a little cold
stock.
SOUP À LA DUCHESSE
Fry in butter two slices of carrot and two slices of onion. Add two
blades of mace, and four cupfuls of veal stock. Simmer half an hour,
strain, and add two cupfuls of boiling milk. Thicken with one
tablespoonful of butter and two of flour, blended and cooked until
thick with a little of the soup, season with salt and pepper, add
one-half cupful of grated cheese, reheat, and serve with croutons.
SPRING SOUP
Cook in veal stock four young carrots, four young turnips, and two
leeks cut fine. Add sufficient veal stock to make the desired quantity
of soup, and one cupful of fresh green peas. Boil for fifteen minutes,
season to taste, and serve.
VEAL BROTH
Break up three pounds of the neck of veal, cover with three quarts of
cold water, add an onion and a turnip cut fine, and a small bunch of
parsley. Simmer for three hours, take out the bones, and press the
rest through a sieve. Cool, skim, and reheat. Add one cupful of washed
rice, and simmer until the rice is done. Serve with croutons.
VEGETABLE SOUP
Put a knuckle of veal into four quarts of water, with a tablespoonful
of salt and a pod of red pepper. Simmer for three hours, skimming as
needed. Add one cupful of cabbage cut fine, two cupfuls of diced
potatoes, a minced carrot, three large onions, and a head of celery
cut fine. Simmer until the vegetables are done.
_MISCELLANEOUS SOUPS_
I
Cut up three pounds of the shin of beef, and break the bones. Cover
with three quarts of cold water, add half a pound of lean ham, a
turnip, an onion, a carrot, a quarter of a cabbage, and three stalks
of celery, all cut fine. Simmer until the meat falls from the bones,
skimming when necessary. Strain, cool, skim, reheat, and serve with
dice of fried bread.
II
Put into a soup-kettle the bones and trimmings of a cold roast turkey,
with a quarter of a pound of lean ham. Cover with cold water. Add a
chopped onion, a stalk of celery, a tablespoonful of powdered sweet
herbs, and pepper and salt to season. Simmer until the meat is in
rags, strain, reheat, add half a can of corn, and a little of the
turkey stuffing.
III
Take the bone of a rib roast of beef, the trimmings of beef steak, and
the bones and trimmings of a cold turkey or chicken. Cover with four
quarts of cold water, add two carrots, three turnips, and an onion,
all cut fine, six cloves, and pepper and salt to season. Simmer for
four hours, take out the bones, rub through a coarse sieve, cool,
skim, and reheat. Thicken with one tablespoonful each of butter and
flour, blended together and rubbed smooth with a little of the soup,
season to taste, and serve with croutons.
IV
Break up a knuckle of veal, add a pound of lean ham cut fine, and a
tablespoonful of powdered sweet herbs. Cover with cold water, simmer
for five hours, cool, skim, reheat, season, and strain. Add a pinch of
ground mace, and one-quarter of a pound of broken vermicelli, which
has been cooked until tender in salted water. Serve with grated
Parmesan cheese.
V
Break up a beef marrow bone, and cover with cold water. Add half a
carrot, two stalks of celery, and an onion, all chopped fine. Simmer
until the vegetables are very soft, take out the bone, cool, skim, rub
through a sieve, and reheat. Add one cupful of cold mashed potato, a
tablespoonful of minced parsley, a tablespoonful of butter, a pinch of
soda, and one teaspoonful of cornstarch rubbed smooth in a cupful of
cold water. Cook and stir until it thickens, and serve immediately
with croutons.
VI
Chop fine two pounds of lean beef, cover with cold water, simmer until
tender, cool, skim, and reheat. Add one cupful of sherry, two
tablespoonfuls of made mustard, a teaspoonful of Worcestershire sauce,
and a grating of nutmeg. Thicken with two tablespoonfuls of butter,
blended with one tablespoonful of flour, and rubbed smooth with a
little of the soup. Stir while cooking. Add one cupful of boiling
cream, season to taste, and serve.
FIFTY WAYS TO COOK SHELL-FISH
_CLAMS_
CLAMS À LA MARQUISE
Cook a quart of opened clams with a cupful of white stock, a
tablespoonful of butter, and pepper and mace to season. Skim out,
drain, and slice the clams. In another saucepan blend together a
teaspoonful each of butter and flour, add one cupful of the liquid,
cook and stir for five minutes. Thicken with the yolks of two eggs,
add the clams, and reheat. Fill small individual dishes with the
mixture, sprinkle with crumbs, dot with butter, and bake until brown.
Sprinkle with lemon-juice just before serving.
CLAMS IN THE CHAFING-DISH
Put a tablespoonful of butter in the blazer and when it froths add a
green pepper and a very small onion, both chopped fine. Cook for five
minutes. Add one-half cupful of clam-juice and season with red pepper.
Add one cupful of clams finely chopped or one small can of minced
clams, cook five minutes longer, and pour over hot buttered toast.
CLAM COCKTAIL
Put a dozen small clams into a cold bowl and pour over them a
teaspoonful each of Worcestershire sauce, vinegar, lemon-juice, tomato
catsup, and horseradish. Add a little salt, and a few drops of tabasco
sauce. Serve very cold in small glasses.
CREAMED CLAMS
Chop fine two dozen hard clams. Make smooth in a saucepan two small
spoonfuls each of butter and flour. When they cook through, add the
clams and one-half cupful of the juice. Season with red pepper, simmer
for ten minutes, then add the thickening and half a cupful of cream.
Boil up once and serve.
CONNECTICUT CLAM PIE
Fill a buttered baking-dish with alternate layers of minced clams and
thin slices of boiled potatoes, dredging each layer of clams with
flour. Season with salt, pepper, grated onion, and minced parsley.
When the dish is full, pour in one cupful of clam-juice, add three
tablespoonfuls of strained tomato, cover with a pastry crust, and bake
brown in a quick oven.
DEVILLED CLAMS
Chop fine two dozen clams, removing the hard parts. Mix with half the
quantity of bread crumbs, a teaspoonful each of grated onion and
parsley, and three tablespoonfuls of melted butter. Season highly
with salt and pepper, and add a few drops of Worcestershire sauce. Put
into buttered clam-shells, cover with crumbs, dot with butter, and
bake until brown.
ESCALLOPED CLAMS
Clean the clams, scrub thoroughly, and heat until they open. Drain
carefully. Strain the juice through linen and save a cupful of it. To
one pint of clams allow one cupful of clam-juice, one cupful of milk,
and two cupfuls of crumbs. Arrange the clams and crumbs in alternate
layers in a baking-dish, seasoning with pepper and dots of butter, and
having crumbs and butter on top. Pour over the hot liquid and bake in
a brisk oven.
_CRABS_
BAKED CRABS
Butter a baking-pan and put a layer of seasoned crab meat in the
bottom. Add a layer of finely chopped cooked ham, then a layer of
crumbs. Dot with butter and repeat until the dish is full, having
crumbs and butter on top. Add sufficient stock to moisten, and bake
for half an hour in a moderate oven.
BAKED SOFT-SHELL CRABS
Clean the crabs, season with salt and pepper, dip in melted butter,
and sprinkle thickly with dry bread-crumbs. Put into a dripping-pan
and put into a very hot oven for five minutes. Serve with Tartar
Sauce.
BROILED SOFT-SHELL CRABS
Clean carefully, dip into melted butter, season with pepper and salt,
and broil. Serve on toast with melted butter and lemon-juice.
CRABS À LA CRÉOLE
Melt one tablespoonful of butter, add a clove of garlic, a sweet
pepper, and a small onion chopped fine, one cupful of tomatoes, and
salt and pepper to season. Cook for ten minutes, add one cupful of
cooked crab meat, reheat, and serve on toast.
CRABS À LA ST. LAURENCE
To one and one-half cupfuls of minced cooked crab meat, add one cupful
of white stock, one tablespoonful of sherry, one tablespoonful of
grated cheese, and salt and pepper to season. Cook for ten minutes,
pour over buttered toast, and sprinkle thickly with grated cheese. Put
into a very hot oven until the cheese melts, and serve at once.
CRABS BAKED IN SHELLS
Chop fine two cupfuls of crab meat. Season with salt, red pepper,
grated onion, mushroom catsup, lemon-juice, and a pinch of ginger.
Heat with a tablespoonful of butter and half a cupful of stock until
the liquid is nearly absorbed. Butter the empty shells, fill with the
mixture, cover with crumbs, dot with butter, and brown in the oven.
CRAB CROQUETTES
Chop fine two cupfuls of boiled crab meat. Season with salt, pepper,
and melted butter. Add half a cupful of cream and enough crumbs to
make very stiff. Add one egg well-beaten, heat for a moment, and cool.
Shape into croquettes, dip in egg and crumbs, and fry in deep fat.
DEVILLED CRABS
Melt one tablespoonful of butter, add one tablespoonful of flour, and
cook thoroughly. Add one cupful of cream and cook until thick,
stirring constantly. Season with salt, red pepper, and grated onion.
Add two cupfuls of crab meat and two eggs well-beaten. Heat until it
begins to thicken, then cool. Fill the crab-shells with the mixture,
brush with beaten egg, cover with crumbs, dot with butter, and brown
in the oven, or omit the butter and fry in deep fat.
CRAB FARCI WITH TOMATO SAUCE
Mix one cupful of cooked crab meat with half the quantity of
bread-crumbs. Moisten with well-seasoned beef stock, season with salt,
pepper, mustard, and melted butter, and add one-half cupful or more of
stewed and strained tomato, to which a little chopped garlic and onion
have been added. Fill the crab shells, cover with crumbs, dot with
butter, and brown in the oven.
CRAB FRICASSEE
Prepare according to directions given for Creamed Crabs. Season with
lemon-juice and add a pinch of soda dissolved in a little cream. Add
the yolks of three eggs well-beaten just before serving.
FRIED SOFT-SHELL CRABS
Clean carefully, dip in egg and crumbs, and fry in deep fat. Drain on
brown paper and serve with Tartar Sauce.
STUFFED CRABS
Boil large crabs. Take out the meat and rub the shells with oil. Add
to the meat one-third the quantity of grated bread-crumbs and one
chopped hard-boiled egg for each crab. Season with salt, paprika,
grated nutmeg, and lemon-juice, and make to a paste with melted butter
or cream. Fill the shells, cover with crumbs, dot with butter, and
brown in the oven.
_LOBSTER_
BROILED LOBSTER
Split a boiled lobster lengthwise, rub the cut surface with soft
butter, and broil with a slow fire.
BROWN LOBSTER CURRY
Melt three tablespoonfuls of butter and fry in it two small onions
chopped fine. Dredge with one tablespoonful of flour and cook until
brown. Add two cupfuls of stock, salt and pepper to season, the juice
of a lemon, and one tablespoonful of curry powder rubbed smooth with a
little cold water. Cook until thick, add the meat of a boiled lobster,
reheat, and serve with boiled rice and ice-cold bananas.
DEVILLED LOBSTER
Pick out the meat from a boiled lobster, reserving the coral, and
season with salt, mustard, cayenne, and mushroom catsup. Put into a
buttered saucepan and heat thoroughly, adding enough hot water to keep
the mixture from burning. Rub the coral smooth with the liquor, mix
with a tablespoonful of melted butter, add to the lobster, keep hot
five minutes longer, and serve.
ESCALLOPED LOBSTER
Cover the bottom of a baking-dish with fine bread-crumbs. Put in a
layer of lobster and season with pepper and salt. Add another layer of
crumbs and repeat until the dish is full, having crumbs and butter on
top. Pour over enough milk to moisten, and bake about twenty minutes.
LOBSTER À LA NEWBURG
Put into a saucepan four tablespoonfuls of butter and when it melts
add the meat of two boiled lobsters coarsely cut. Season with salt,
pepper, and grated nutmeg, add two tablespoonfuls of sherry, and
simmer for five minutes. Add the yolks of four eggs beaten smooth with
one cupful of cream, cook for two minutes, and serve immediately.
LOBSTER IN CASSEROLE
Fry a chopped onion in a little butter, add one cupful each of chicken
stock and strained tomato, season highly with salt and red pepper, and
pour over the meat of a boiled lobster arranged in a casserole. Set
into a hot oven for fifteen or twenty minutes and serve.
LOBSTER WIGGLE
Melt two tablespoonfuls of butter, add two small spoonfuls of flour,
cook and stir thoroughly. Add one cupful of cream, and salt and pepper
to season. Cook until thick, add one and one-half cupfuls of boiled
lobster meat, and one teaspoonful each of lemon-juice and minced
parsley. When hot, add half a can of French peas, bring to the boil,
and serve on toast.
_OYSTERS_
BAKED OYSTERS
Put into a baking-dish one-half cupful of butter and one cupful of
cream. Heat thoroughly, but do not boil. Add three tablespoonfuls of
sherry, one teaspoonful of anchovy paste, a dash of red pepper, and a
grating of lemon-peel. Dip out one-half cupful of the mixture and set
aside. Put one quart of oysters into the baking-dish, sprinkle with
salt, pepper, grated cheese, and dried bread-crumbs. Pour over
carefully the remaining cream, sprinkle again with crumbs and cheese,
and bake in a very hot oven. Serve immediately. If preferred, oysters
may be baked this way in individual dishes.
BROILED OYSTERS ON TOAST
Drain three dozen large oysters, and wipe dry with a cloth. Season
with salt and pepper, and fry briskly in butter for two minutes. Skim
out, arrange on a buttered oyster-broiler, and broil brown on both
sides. Arrange the oysters on thin slices of toast, pour over the hot
butter, garnish with lemon and parsley, and serve.
CREOLE OYSTER LOAF
Cut the top from a baker's loaf and scoop out the crumb. Toast or fry
the shell and lid. Fill with fried oysters, season with tomato catsup
and sliced pimolas, put on the lid, reheat, and serve very hot.
CURRIED OYSTERS
Put into a saucepan one tablespoonful of butter and one teaspoonful of
chopped onion. Fry the onion brown, add a heaping tablespoonful of
flour and one teaspoonful of curry powder. Cook and stir until the
mixture leaves the sides of the pan, add one cupful of cream, and salt
and pepper to season. Stir constantly until the sauce is thick, add
one quart of oysters with their liquor, and cook slowly until the
edges of the oysters curl. Serve on toast.
DEVILLED OYSTERS
Parboil a pint of oysters, skim out, drain, and cool. Chop coarsely.
Mix with two hard-boiled eggs, chopped fine, two tablespoonfuls of
bread-crumbs, salt, red pepper, and lemon-juice to season, and enough
cream to make the mixture a smooth paste. Fill buttered oyster-shells
with this mixture, cover with crumbs, dot with butter, and bake in a
hot oven until brown.
ESCALLOPED OYSTERS AND MACARONI
Break into inch pieces half a pound of macaroni. Put into salted
boiling water, and boil for twenty minutes. Drain in a colander and
pour fresh boiling-water through to remove superfluous starch. Butter
a pudding-dish and put a layer of macaroni in the bottom. Cover with a
layer of oysters, dot with butter, season with pepper and salt, and
repeat until the dish is nearly full. Beat together two eggs, and one
and one-half cupfuls of milk or cream. Pour over the oysters and
macaroni, spread one cupful of cracker crumbs over the top, dot with
butter, sprinkle with grated cheese, and bake about half an hour.
FRIED OYSTERS
Select large oysters and drain on a cloth. When dry, dip in beaten
egg, then in dried bread-crumbs, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and
set aside for two hours. Dip in eggs and crumbs again, fry brown in
deep fat, drain on brown paper, and serve immediately.
OYSTERS IN BROWN SAUCE
Parboil a pint of oysters in their own liquor, skim out, and drain.
Put into a saucepan one-quarter of a cupful of butter, and cook until
brown. Add one-quarter of a cupful of flour, cook and stir until the
mixture leaves the sides of the pan. Add one-half cupful of milk, one
cupful of oyster liquor, one teaspoonful of anchovy paste, and salt
and pepper to season. Cook until thick, add the oysters, reheat, and
serve.
OYSTERS IN CASSEROLE
Toast small square slices of bread, butter thickly on one side, and
put, butter-side down, into a casserole. Cover with oysters, dot with
butter, sprinkle with red pepper and salt, cover the dish, and bake in
a quick oven until the edges of the oysters curl. Serve with lemon
quarters.
OYSTER COCKTAIL
Put into a glass two teaspoonfuls of lemon-juice, two drops of tabasco
sauce, half a teaspoonful of Worcestershire, two teaspoonfuls of
tomato catsup, a pinch of salt, and a saltspoonful of paprika. Mix
thoroughly, add five or six small fresh oysters, let stand for five
minutes, and serve very cold.
OYSTERS WITH DUMPLINGS
Make a light biscuit dough, roll thin, and cut into inch squares.
Scald a quart can of oysters in their own liquor and when it boils,
skim out the oysters and set aside. Add to the liquor two cupfuls of
boiling water, a tablespoonful of butter, and salt and pepper to
season. Cook and stir with a teaspoonful of flour rubbed smooth in a
little cold milk. When boiling hot, put in the dumplings, cover
closely, boil for forty minutes, add the oysters, reheat, and serve at
once.
OYSTERS WITH GREEN PEPPERS
Put a tablespoonful of butter into a frying-pan and fry in it a sweet
pepper and a small onion both chopped fine. Add a pint of oysters with
their liquor, season with salt and paprika, and cook for five minutes.
Serve on hot buttered toast.
OYSTER STEW
Drain one quart of oysters and put the liquor to heat in a saucepan.
Add one cupful of cream, and salt and red pepper to taste. Bring to
the boil, add two tablespoonfuls of butter, and thicken with one
teaspoonful of flour rubbed smooth in a little cold milk. Cook and
stir until it thickens, add the oysters, simmer until the edges curl,
take from the fire, add the juice of half a lemon, and pour over thin
slices of the buttered toast.
OYSTERS À L'INDIEN
Strain the juice from a quart can of tomatoes, and add enough water to
make two cupfuls. Heat to the boiling point, add half a cupful of well
washed rice, and cook for twenty minutes, stirring as needed. Add two
tablespoonfuls of butter, two teaspoonfuls of curry powder, salt and
pepper to taste, and two dozen large oysters. Cook until the oysters
ruffle. Serve with thin brown bread sandwiches and bananas.
OYSTERS À LA MADRID
Butter individual baking-dishes. Put a layer of drained oysters in the
bottom, season with salt and pepper, dot with butter, sprinkle with
finely chopped pimentos, cover with crumbs, and repeat until the dish
is full, having crumbs and butter on top. Bake in a quick oven.
_SCALLOPS_
FRIED SCALLOPS
Trim off the beards and black parts, rinse well, and drain. Sauté in
hot lard, drain on brown paper, and serve at once. Or, dip in egg and
crumbs and fry in deep fat.
PIGS IN BLANKETS
Parboil scallops, drain and dry on a cloth. Roll a thin slice of bacon
around each one and fasten with a wooden tooth-pick. Fry until the
bacon is crisp and serve on thin slices of buttered toast.
_SHRIMPS_
CREAMED SHRIMPS
Melt one tablespoonful of butter, add one tablespoonful of flour, and
cook thoroughly. Add one cupful of milk, and cook until thick,
stirring constantly. Add two cupfuls of shelled shrimps broken into
small pieces, season to taste, reheat, and serve.
CURRIED SHRIMPS
Melt one heaping tablespoonful of butter, add one tablespoonful of
flour and cook thoroughly. Add one cupful of boiling water and cook
until thick, stirring constantly. Add a tablespoonful of curry powder
and a teaspoonful of grated onion. Heat thoroughly and add a can of
shrimps well-washed and drained. Cook for five minutes longer and
serve with boiled rice and ice-cold bananas.
JELLIED SHRIMPS
Open a large can of shrimps and soak in ice-water for an hour.
Dissolve half a box of powdered gelatine in cold water to cover, add
to it one cupful of boiling water, the juice of two lemons and a pinch
of salt. Strain into a ring mould and put in half the shrimps. Set on
ice. When the jelly is firm, loosen from the mould by dipping for an
instant in boiling water. Turn out on a round platter, and put the
rest of the shrimps in the middle with the small hearts of lettuce.
Serve with mayonnaise.
MAYONNAISE OF SHRIMPS
Prepare two cupfuls of shrimps, and break each one in two pieces. Mix
with mayonnaise and serve with a border of lettuce leaves. A little
finely cut celery may be added if desired.
SHRIMPS BAKED IN GREEN PEPPERS
Cut the stem ends from half a dozen green peppers and carefully remove
the seeds and veins. Soak the green peppers in cold water for half an
hour. Melt one tablespoonful of butter, add half a teaspoonful of
mixed mustard and salt, pepper, celery salt, and grated nutmeg to
season. Add one egg well-beaten and mix thoroughly. Add two cupfuls of
shelled and broken shrimps and enough grated bread-crumbs to make a
smooth paste. Fill the peppers, cover with crumbs, dot with butter,
and arrange in a baking-pan with the open side up. Bake for twenty
minutes.
SHRIMPS À LA CRÉOLE
Put into a saucepan two cupfuls of shelled shrimps, one heaping
tablespoonful of butter, half a small onion chopped fine, and a
bruised bean of garlic. Heat thoroughly, add one cupful of canned
tomatoes, and salt and cayenne to season. Cook for ten minutes and
add one-half cupful of French peas just before serving.
SHRIMP WIGGLE
Prepare according to directions given for Creamed Shrimps, using equal
quantities of broken shrimps and French peas.
TOMATOES STUFFED WITH SHRIMPS
Take half a dozen large tomatoes, cut off the tops, and scoop out the
pulp, leaving a thin shell. Melt a tablespoonful of butter, add the
tomato tops and pulp and cook until thick, seasoning with salt,
pepper, minced parsley, and grated onion. Add one small can of shrimps
cut fine and enough crumbs to make a paste. Fill the tomato shells,
cover with crumbs, dot with butter, and bake in the oven. Serve with a
border of boiled rice.
SIXTY WAYS TO COOK FISH
COURT BOUILLON
Put into the bottom of the fish-kettle a thick layer of sliced carrots
and onions, and a sliced lemon. Season with parsley, thyme, a
bay-leaf, half a dozen whole peppers, and three or four whole cloves.
Lay the fish on top of this and cover with equal parts of cold water
and white wine, or with water and a little lemon-juice or vinegar. Put
the kettle over the fire and let it heat slowly. The fish must always
be put into it while cold and after boiling allowed to cool in the
water.
BAKED BASS
Make a stuffing of one cupful of bread-crumbs, one teaspoonful each of
melted butter, Worcestershire sauce, tomato catsup, minced parsley,
minced onion, minced olives or pickles, and lemon-juice. Add salt,
black pepper, and paprika to taste, and sufficient cold water to
moisten. Sew up the fish and bake as usual. Serve with Tartar Sauce.
BAKED BASS WITH SHRIMP SAUCE
Marinate the cleaned fish for an hour in oil and vinegar. Put into a
baking-pan with slices of salt pork underneath and on top and
sufficient boiling water to keep from burning. Add a teaspoonful of
butter to the water and baste two or three times during the hour of
baking. Strain the gravy and set aside. Melt one tablespoonful of
butter, add one tablespoonful of flour, and cook until brown. Add one
cupful of the liquid left in the baking-pan, making up the required
quantity with boiling water if necessary. Cook until thick, stirring
constantly; season with cayenne and lemon-juice, and add half a can of
shrimps chopped fine. Bring to the boil, pour over the fish, and
serve.
BOILED BASS
Clean the fish, put it into warm salted water, and simmer for twenty
minutes.
BOILED SEA-BASS WITH EGG SAUCE
Boil the fish according to directions previously given. Melt one
tablespoonful of butter, add one tablespoonful of flour, and cook
thoroughly. Add two cupfuls of the water in which the fish was boiled,
and cook until thick, stirring constantly. Season with salt, pepper,
minced parsley, and lemon-juice, add three hard-boiled eggs coarsely
chopped, pour over the fish, and serve.
COLD BASS WITH TARTAR SAUCE
Boil the fish in court bouillon and drain. Chop fine parsley, pickles,
olives, and capers. Mix with a stiff mayonnaise and spread over the
fish. Serve with a border of sliced cucumbers.
BAKED BLUEFISH À L'ITALIENNE
Score and scale the bluefish and put it into a buttered pan with three
tablespoonfuls each of white wine and mushroom liquor, a tablespoonful
of chopped onion, half a dozen chopped mushrooms, and salt and pepper
to season. Cover with buttered paper and bake for fifteen minutes.
Take out the fish and add to the sauce half a teaspoonful of beef
extract, dissolved in half a cupful of boiling water. Add a
wineglassful of white wine and thicken with one tablespoonful each of
butter and browned flour. Pour the sauce over the fish, sprinkle with
chopped parsley, and serve.
BAKED BLUEFISH
Clean, scrape, and split the fish and take out the backbone. Gash the
flesh and insert a thin slice of salt pork under the skin. Make a
stuffing of one cupful of bread-crumbs, two tablespoonfuls of chopped
salt pork, and salt, minced parsley, chopped onion, red pepper,
kitchen bouquet, and tomato catsup to season. Add one egg well-beaten.
Fill the fish and sew up. Lay on thin slices of salt pork and bake,
basting frequently with the fat. Garnish with cress and lemon.
STEAMED BLUEFISH
Season the fish with salt and pepper and pour over it a cupful of
vinegar. Let stand for an hour, pour off the vinegar, and steam for
twenty minutes. Serve with any preferred sauce.
BAKED CODFISH
Stuff the fish with seasoned crumbs and season with pepper and salt.
Pour over two cupfuls of sherry and a tablespoonful of mushroom
catsup. Add two cupfuls of stock, cover with buttered paper, and bake,
basting often. When nearly done, sprinkle with bread-crumbs, dot with
butter, and bake until brown. Take up the fish carefully, add a
teaspoonful of beef extract and a little anchovy paste to the liquor
in the baking-pan, strain, add two tablespoonfuls of butter and the
juice of half a lemon, bring to the boil, pour over the fish, and
serve.
CODFISH À LA CRÉOLE
Flake one pound of cooked codfish, add to it one cupful of boiled
rice, half a can of tomatoes strained, a chopped onion, two
tablespoonfuls of butter, and salt and pepper to season. Cook slowly
for half an hour.
ESCALLOPED CODFISH AND MACARONI
Mix together equal parts of cooked and broken macaroni and flaked
boiled cod. Mix with Cream Sauce. Fill a buttered baking-dish,
sprinkle thickly with grated cheese, cover with crumbs, dot with
butter, and brown in the oven.
BREADED CODFISH STEAKS
Season the steaks with salt, pepper, and lemon-juice, dip in egg and
crumbs, and fry in deep fat. Serve with any preferred sauce.
BOILED FINNAN HADDIE
Divide into convenient pieces, cover with boiling water, add a
teaspoonful of sugar, and boil for fifteen minutes. Take up on a hot
platter, remove the skin, and dot with butter.
BROILED FINNAN HADDIE
Cut the haddie into small squares, skin and parboil it. Wipe dry,
broil on a buttered gridiron and serve with melted butter.
CREAMED FINNAN HADDIE
Parboil, drain, and flake the fish. Reheat with shredded fried sweet
peppers in a Cream Sauce. Canned pimentos may be used instead of the
green peppers.
BROILED FROG LEGS
Soak the legs for half an hour in a marinade of oil and lemon-juice,
seasoned with salt and pepper. Broil on a double-broiler, and serve
with Maître d'Hôtel Sauce.
FROG LEGS À LA POULETTE
Season prepared frog legs with salt, pepper, and nutmeg, and fry brown
in butter. Add two small spoonfuls of flour and two cupfuls of cream.
Cook until thick, stirring constantly. Add a wineglassful of white
wine, two tablespoonfuls of butter, a tablespoonful of minced parsley,
and the yolks of four eggs beaten smooth with the juice of a lemon.
Bring to the boil and serve.
HADDOCK RAREBIT
Cut the haddock into slices an inch thick. Free from bone and skin.
Lay in a greased baking-dish, and season with salt and pepper. Grate
sufficient cheese to cover, and season with salt, red pepper, and
mustard. Make to a smooth paste with cream or beaten egg. Put into a
hot oven and cook until the cheese melts and browns, and the fish is
firm. Take up carefully on a platter, and pour one tablespoonful of
Sherry over each slice.
HADDOCK AND OYSTERS
Clean and fillet a haddock. Cover the trimmings with water and add the
liquor drained from a pint of oysters. Add a slice of onion, a pinch
of powdered sweet herbs, and a slice of carrot; simmer to form a
stock. Put a layer of sliced onion into a saucepan, and arrange upon
it the fillets of fish and a pint of oysters; sprinkle with salt and
pepper, add the juice of a lemon, cover with sliced onion, strain the
stock over, cover and simmer until the fillets are tender. Arrange the
fillets on a hot dish with the oysters, strain the liquid, thicken it
with the yolks of four eggs, pour over, and serve.
HALIBUT À LA MAÎTRE D'HÔTEL
Soak two halibut steaks for an hour in lemon-juice, seasoned with
salt, pepper, and minced parsley. Mix together two tablespoonfuls of
butter, one tablespoonful of flour, and two cupfuls of boiling water.
Cook until thick, stirring constantly. Put the slices of halibut into
a buttered pan, cover with the sauce, and bake for twenty minutes,
basting as required. Serve with any preferred sauce.
BAKED HALIBUT
Soak six pounds of halibut in salt water for two hours. Wipe dry and
score the outer skin. Bake for an hour in a moderately hot oven,
basting with melted butter and hot water. Add a little boiling water
to the gravy, a tablespoonful of walnut catsup, a teaspoonful of
Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper to season, and the juice of a
lemon. Cook while stirring with browned flour rubbed smooth with a
little cold water.
HALIBUT STEAK À LA JARDINIÈRE
Soak halibut steaks for an hour in salt and water. Wipe dry and rub
with melted butter. Butter a china baking-dish, sprinkle chopped onion
on the bottom, and put in the steaks. On top put a boiled carrot cut
into dice, half a dozen sliced tomatoes, a shredded green pepper, and
half a cupful of green peas. Add enough salted boiling water to keep
the fish from scorching, put a tablespoonful of butter on top, cover,
and bake until done. Drain the liquor carefully from the pan, add
three tablespoonfuls of white wine, and thicken with a teaspoonful of
butter rolled in browned flour. Serve separately as a sauce.
FRESH BOILED MACKEREL
Clean the mackerel, sprinkle with vinegar, wrap in a floured cloth,
and baste closely. Boil for three-quarters of an hour in salted water,
drain, and take off the cloth. Strain a cupful of the water in which
the fish was boiled, and bring to the boil with a tablespoonful of
walnut catsup, a teaspoonful of anchovy paste, and the juice of half a
lemon. Thicken with butter and browned flour.
PIKE BAKED IN SOUR CREAM
Clean a four-pound pike, cut into steaks, and free from skin and bone.
Put into a buttered baking-dish with two small onions chopped and two
bay-leaves. Season with salt and cayenne, add one cupful of sour
cream, and bake. Put on a serving-dish, cover with crumbs and dots of
butter, and brown in the oven. Add enough stock to the liquid to make
the required quantity of sauce, thicken with butter and flour, season,
add a dash of lemon-juice, pour around the fish, sprinkle with minced
parsley, and serve.
BOILED SALMON WITH GREEN SAUCE
Boil a small salmon in salted and acidulated water. Take up carefully
and reduce the liquid by rapid boiling to two cupfuls. Cook together
one tablespoonful each of butter and flour, add the reduced liquid,
and cook until thick, stirring constantly. Take from the fire, add two
tablespoonfuls of chopped capers, one tablespoonful of chopped
parsley, the juice of a lemon, and one tablespoonful of butter. Pour
over the fish and serve.
BOILED SALMON À LA WALDORF
Boil a large piece of salmon in salted and acidulated water, seasoned
with herbs and spice. Drain and keep warm. Add two cupfuls of the
liquid in which the fish was cooked, one wineglass full of white wine,
and two anchovies rubbed to a paste. Boil for fifteen minutes, then
add in small bits a tablespoonful of butter. Serve the sauce
separately.
BAKED SALMON
Rub a small cleaned salmon with olive-oil, sprinkle with salt and
pepper, put into a buttered baking-pan, and add one cupful of boiling
water and two tablespoonfuls of butter. Baste every ten minutes until
done. Take up the fish and keep it warm. Thicken the gravy with a
teaspoonful or more of cornstarch mixed with a little cold water.
Season with grated onion, lemon-juice, and tomato catsup.
STUFFED SALMON
Clean, bone, and parboil a small salmon. Rub the inside with salt,
pepper, and grated nutmeg. Stuff with chopped oysters, minced
parsley, and seasoned crumbs. Fold together, put into a buttered
baking-dish, and bake for half an hour, basting with its own dripping.
SALMON MAYONNAISE WITH CUCUMBERS
Steam salmon steaks until tender, remove the skin, and cool. Cover
with thinly sliced cucumbers, mask with Mayonnaise, and serve with a
border of lettuce leaves and sliced hard-boiled eggs.
SALMON CROQUETTES
Cook together one tablespoonful of butter and three tablespoonfuls of
flour. Add one cupful of cream, and cook until thick, stirring
constantly. Season with salt, red pepper, and minced parsley, take
from the fire, add the juice of a lemon and a can of flaked salmon.
Mix thoroughly and cool. Shape into croquettes, dip in egg and crumbs,
and fry in deep fat.
SALMON LOAF
Mash a can of salmon, add the juice of a lemon, and half a cupful of
fresh bread crumbs, three tablespoonfuls of minced parsley, four
tablespoonfuls of melted butter, and four eggs beaten separately,
folding in the stiffly beaten whites last. Put into a buttered mould
and steam for an hour. Add to the oil drained from the salmon one
cupful of boiling milk, one small spoonful of cornstarch rubbed smooth
in a little cold milk, and a tablespoonful of butter. Cook until
thick, stirring constantly, take from the fire, add one egg
well-beaten, a teaspoonful of tomato catsup, and mace and pepper to
season. Turn the mould out on a platter and pour the sauce around it.
FRICASSEED SALMON
Reheat a can of flaked salmon in a cupful of Drawn-Butter Sauce,
adding half a cupful of cream, and salt, red and white pepper to
season. Take from the fire, add one egg, well-beaten, pour over
buttered toast, and sprinkle with parsley.
BAKED CREAMED SALMON
Cook together two tablespoonfuls of butter and one of flour, add two
cupfuls of milk or cream, and cook until thick, stirring constantly.
Add salt, pepper, and minced parsley to season, and a can of flaked
salmon. Reheat and arrange in a baking-dish with alternate layers of
crumbs and butter, having crumbs and butter on top. Bake in the oven
until brown.
SALMON EN CASSEROLE
Chop a large onion and fry it in butter. Add a cupful of bread crumbs
and one and one-half cupfuls of milk. Bring to the boil, add salt and
pepper to season, a can of flaked salmon, and two eggs well-beaten.
Pour into a buttered casserole, dot with butter, and bake brown.
Sprinkle with minced parsley and serve.
BOILED SALMON-TROUT
Prepare and clean a salmon-trout, stuff with seasoned crumbs, and put
on the grate in a fish-kettle. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and grated
nutmeg, add a bunch of sweet herbs, a clove of garlic, and two
tablespoonfuls of butter. Add enough claret to cover and simmer until
done. Drain the fish, strain the liquid, thicken if desired, and serve
the sauce separately.
BAKED SARDINES
Marinate drained sardines in lemon-juice, then drain, sprinkle with
cracker crumbs, and put into a hot oven for ten minutes. Cook together
a heaping teaspoonful each of butter and flour, add one cupful of
tomato-juice, and cook until thick, stirring constantly. Season with
salt, pepper, grated onion, and sugar. Arrange the sardines on toasted
strips of brown bread, pour the sauce over, and serve.
BROILED SHAD
Prepare and clean the fish, split, and remove the backbone. Season
with salt and pepper, dip in oil, broil carefully, and serve with
Maître d'Hôtel Sauce.
BONED FRIED SHAD
Remove the head and tail, then take out the back and side bones. Cut
into convenient pieces for serving, season with salt and pepper, dip
in egg and crumbs, and fry in deep fat. Serve with any preferred
sauce.
BAKED SHAD
Bake a shad in a buttered baking-pan, adding enough boiling water to
keep from burning. Baste while baking with melted butter and
lemon-juice, seasoning with pepper and salt. Cook together a small
spoonful each of butter and flour until brown. Add slowly a cupful of
stock and cook until thick, stirring constantly. Take from the fire
and add the yolks of two eggs beaten with the juice of half a lemon.
Pour over the fish and serve.
BAKED SHAD STUFFED WITH OYSTERS
Rub a large cleaned fish with salt inside and out. Stuff with oysters
and seasoned crumbs made very rich with melted butter, and bake,
basting with melted butter and hot water. Thicken the gravy with flour
browned in butter, adding a little hot water or stock if necessary,
season with lemon-juice and catsup, and serve the sauce separately.
FRIED SHAD ROE
Parboil the roe for ten minutes in salted and acidulated water. Drain,
plunge into cold water, and cool. Drain, dip in beaten egg, then in
seasoned crumbs, and fry brown in deep fat. Serve with any preferred
sauce.
SHAD ROE BAKED IN TOMATO SAUCE
Boil the roe, drain, cool, and skin. Cook together for ten minutes one
cupful of canned tomatoes, one cupful of stock or water, a slice of
onion, and salt and pepper to season. Cook together two tablespoonfuls
of butter and one of flour, add the tomato, and cook until thick,
stirring constantly. Rub the sauce through a strainer. Put the roe on
a buttered baking-dish, season with salt and pepper, cover with the
sauce, and bake. Serve in the dish in which it was baked.
SHAD ROE WITH BROWN SAUCE
Soak a shad roe in water for half an hour, scald, drain, cool, and cut
in slices. Sauté in butter and drain. Cook a tablespoonful of flour in
the butter, add one cupful of stock, and cook until thick, stirring
constantly. Season with salt, paprika, Worcestershire, and curry
powder; pour over the fish and serve.
BROILED SMELTS
Dip prepared smelts in lemon-juice and seasoned melted butter, then in
flour; broil in a double broiler, and serve with Tartar Sauce.
BAKED SMELTS
Remove the heads, split, dip in melted butter, then in flour. Put into
a buttered baking-pan, bake for ten minutes, sprinkle with cayenne and
lemon-juice, and serve.
SMELTS AU BEURRE NOIR
Roll the cleaned smelts in flour, sauté in butter, and arrange on
fingers of buttered toast. Brown half a cupful of butter, add a
tablespoonful of vinegar, pour over the fish, and serve.
BROILED STURGEON STEAKS
Parboil sturgeon steaks for fifteen minutes, drain, wipe dry, season
with salt and pepper, and broil. Serve with melted butter or Maître
d'Hôtel Sauce.
BOILED TROUT
Tie a large trout in a cloth and boil it in salted and acidulated
water to cover, adding an onion, a stalk of celery, and a bunch of
parsley. When done, drain and keep warm. Stick blanched almonds into
the fish, sharp side down, and pour over a Cream Sauce to which
chopped hard-boiled eggs and parsley have been added.
BAKED TURBOT
Rub a small cleaned turbot with melted butter, sprinkle with minced
parsley, powdered mace, and salt and pepper to season. Let stand for
an hour and put into a buttered baking-dish. Brush with beaten egg,
sprinkle with crumbs, dot with butter, bake, and serve with any
preferred sauce.
TURBOT À LA CRÊME
Cook together three small spoonfuls each of butter and flour, add a
quart of cream, and cook until thick, stirring constantly. Season with
pepper, salt, minced parsley, and grated onion. Butter a baking-dish,
put in a layer of cold cooked turbot flaked fine, cover with sauce,
and repeat until the dish is full, having sauce on top. Sprinkle with
crumbs, dot with butter, and brown in the oven. Sprinkle with chopped
eggs and parsley.
BOILED WHITEFISH
Boil a large whitefish in salted and acidulated water, adding a bunch
of parsley and a sliced onion to the water. Drain, and serve with any
preferred sauce.
FRIED WHITEFISH
Clean and trim the fish and cut into convenient pieces for serving.
Dip in seasoned flour and sauté in hot lard in a frying-pan.
BAKED WHITEFISH
Clean and split a large fish, remove the bone, and put in a buttered
baking-pan skin side down. Season with salt, cayenne, and lemon-juice,
sprinkle with crumbs, dot with butter, and bake. Serve with any
preferred sauce.
STUFFED WHITEFISH WITH OYSTER SAUCE
Make a stuffing of two cupfuls of bread crumbs, half a cupful of
chopped salt pork fried crisp, a chopped hard-boiled egg, half a
cupful of vinegar, and salt, pepper, butter, sage, and mustard to
season. Stuff the fish, place in a pie-tin, put into a steamer and
steam until done. Pour over a Cream Sauce to which cooked oysters and
a little lemon-juice and minced parsley have been added.
PLANKED WHITEFISH
Butter a fish-plank and tack a large cleaned and split whitefish on
it, skin side down. Rub with butter, season with salt and pepper, and
cook in the oven or under a gas flame. Put a border of mashed potato
mixed with the beaten white of egg around the fish, using a pastry
tube and forcing bag. Put into the oven for a few minutes to brown the
potato, and serve with a garnish of lemon and parsley.
JELLIED WHITEFISH
Boil two pounds of whitefish in salted and acidulated water, with four
bay-leaves, a tablespoonful of pepper-corns, and half a dozen cloves.
Take out the fish, strain the liquid, and reduce by rapid boiling to a
quantity barely sufficient to cover the fish. Add the juice of a lemon
and two ounces of dissolved gelatine. Flake the fish with a fork,
removing all skin, fat, and bone, mix with the liquid, pour into a
fish-mould, wet with cold water, and put on ice until firm. Serve cold
with Mayonnaise or Tartar Sauce.
BAKED FISH
Prepare a Cream Sauce, seasoning with grated onion, minced parsley,
and powdered mace. Take from the fire, add the yolks of two eggs, and
salt and pepper to taste. Put a layer of cold, cooked, flaked and
seasoned fish, into a buttered baking-dish, spread with the sauce, and
repeat until the dish is full, having sauce on top. Sprinkle with
crumbs, dot with butter, and brown in the oven. This may be baked in
individual dishes if desired.
BOUILLABAISSE
Cut into pieces and remove the bones from three pounds of fish, add
six shrimps or one lobster or two crabs, cooked, and cut into large
pieces; add one-half pint of olive-oil; fry lightly, and add one lemon
and two tomatoes, one onion, and one carrot, all sliced, one pinch of
saffron--as much as lies on a ten-cent piece,--a bay-leaf, and some
parsley. A bean of garlic is used, unless the casserole is rubbed with
it before cooking. Stir for ten minutes, add one cupful of stock and
one wineglassful of white wine or cider. Cook for fifteen minutes
longer, pour out into a bowl, place slices of toast in the casserole,
and cover with the fish and vegetables, allowing the sauce sufficient
time to soak into the toast, and adding salt and pepper to taste.
FISH CHOPS
Mix cold cooked fish with a little very thick Cream Sauce, and season
with lemon-juice and minced parsley. Shape into chops, dip in egg and
crumbs, and fry in deep fat. Stick a small piece of macaroni in the
small end of each chop to represent the bone. Serve with Tartar Sauce.
FISH À LA CRÉOLE
Chop an onion and a clove of garlic and fry in lard. Add three
tablespoonfuls of flour, cook and stir until brown, and add one can of
strained tomatoes. Have the fish cut into convenient pieces for
serving, dredge with seasoned flour, and sauté in butter until brown.
Pour the sauce over, simmer until done, and serve.
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY WAYS TO COOK MEAT AND POULTRY
_BEEF_
BROILED SIRLOIN STEAK
Have the steak cut thick and trim off the tough end. Broil carefully
on a buttered gridiron, dot with butter, and serve.
BEEFSTEAK WITH FRENCH-FRIED ONIONS
Slice the onions thin, season with salt and pepper, and dredge
thoroughly with flour. Put into a frying-basket and plunge into deep
fat. Fry brown and crisp, drain, and serve with broiled steak.
STEAK BORDELAISE
Select a thick steak and broil carefully on a buttered gridiron. Chop
a peeled clove of garlic very fine, or grate it. It cannot be too
fine. Mix with three times the quantity of parsley finely minced and
made to a smooth paste with melted butter. Spread over the steak and
put in the oven for two minutes before serving.
BEEFSTEAK WITH OYSTER BLANQUETTE
Heat one quart of oysters with their own liquor, skim, and cook until
the edges of the oysters curl. Thicken with flour cooked in butter,
pour over a broiled steak, and serve very hot.
BEEFSTEAK WITH FRIED BANANAS
Broil the steak and put on the serving-platter. Dot with butter,
sprinkle with minced parsley, and surround with bananas cut into
quarters lengthwise and fried in butter. The bananas may be baked in
the oven, basting with butter and sugar.
FRIED HAMBURG STEAK
Season chopped raw beef with grated onion, salt, minced sweet pepper
and minced parsley. Mix with raw egg to bind and shape into flat
cakes. Roll in crumbs, sauté in butter or drippings, and serve with
Tomato Sauce.
SPANISH STEAK
Chop two large onions fine and fry brown in butter. Fry a flank steak
in the same fat, seasoning with pepper only. Take up, put into a
buttered baking-pan or casserole, sprinkle with salt, spread with
onion, pour over a can of tomatoes, and add a green pepper seeded and
shredded. Cover tightly and cook slowly for an hour or more. Thicken
the remaining liquid with browned flour to make a gravy.
STEWED STEAK WITH OYSTERS
Have two pounds of rump steak cut into small squares. Fry brown in
butter, take up the meat, and cook a tablespoonful of flour in the fat
remaining in the pan. Add a cupful of water or stock and the liquor
drained from one pint of oysters. Cook until smooth and thick,
stirring constantly, and put the steak into the sauce. Cover and cook
until the steak is tender, then add a pint of oysters and cook until
the edges curl. Take from the fire, add a tablespoonful of
lemon-juice, and serve.
BRAISED FLANK STEAK
Pound a large flank steak flat. Make a dressing of seasoned crumbs and
chopped salt pork or suet, moistening with melted butter or beaten
egg. Spread on the steak, roll up, and tie in shape. Cut fine a
carrot, a turnip, an onion, and a small bunch of parsley. Spread the
roll of meat thickly with butter, season with pepper and salt and pour
over and cook slowly in a very hot oven. Rub the vegetables through a
sieve, skim off the fat, and make gravy, adding more stock or water if
required.
STUFFED FLANK STEAK
Pound a large flank steak flat. Make a stuffing of equal parts of
sausage meat and bread crumbs, seasoning with minced onion and thyme.
Roll up, tie into shape, brown in hot fat, cover with stock or water,
and let simmer for two hours. Skim and strain the gravy, thicken with
flour browned in butter or in a little of the fat, season with
mushroom catsup, and pour over the meat or serve separately.
STUFFED PRESSED STEAK
Pound a large round steak flat and tender. Spread with highly seasoned
stuffing, roll into shape, and sew tightly in cheese-cloth. Boil for
three hours, in salted water, take out and press under a heavy weight
until cold. Take off the cloth, cut in thin slices, and serve with
horseradish or made mustard.
ROAST BEEF
Have a rib roast of beef cut standing--that is, with the bones left
in. Put into a hot oven without seasoning and when the outside is
seared enough to prevent the escape of the juices, reduce the heat and
cook slowly until done, basting frequently with the dripping. During
the last half hour of cooking, dredge with salt, pepper, and flour.
Skim the drippings and thicken for gravy, adding more liquid if
required.
POT ROAST
Put a round of beef into a deep pot, add a small onion sliced, and a
cupful of boiling water. Cover and cook slowly, allowing ten minutes
to the pound. Take up the meat, rub with butter, dredge with flour,
and brown it in a hot oven. Strain the gravy left in the pan, season
with salt, pepper, and mushroom catsup, and thicken with flour browned
in butter. Pour over the meat and serve.
RÉCHAUFFÉ OF BEEF À L'ESPAGNOLE
Cook together a can of tomatoes, a chopped onion, half a dozen sweet
green peppers, seeded and cut into rings, and a tablespoonful of
butter. Simmer for an hour. Reheat in the sauce thin slices of rare
roast beef and thicken with one or two beaten eggs.
CANNELON OF BEEF
Chop fine two cupfuls of cold roast beef, season with salt, pepper,
and grated nutmeg, and moisten with beaten egg. Roll rich pie-crust
into an oblong shape, spread with the meat, roll up, fasten the ends
by pinching the pastry, rub with butter, and bake brown. Serve either
hot or cold.
MACARONIED BEEF
Break macaroni into short lengths and cook in boiling salted water
until tender. Drain, mix with Tomato Sauce and freshly grated Parmesan
cheese. Reheat slices of rare roast beef in a little stock, season to
taste, pour the macaroni over, and serve.
BEEF OLIVES
Cut rare roast beef into thin slices and wrap each one around a thin
slice of bacon. Fasten with toothpicks, and reheat in beef-gravy or
stock. If stock is used, thicken it with browned flour, and season to
taste.
RAGOUT OF BEEF
Put into a stewpan a pound of rare roast beef sliced thin, add three
onions sliced, and salt and pepper to season. Cover with boiling water
and simmer until the meat is very tender. Add half a cupful of
tomatoes, half a cupful of chopped mushrooms, and a few capers.
Thicken with flour rubbed smooth in a little cold stock or water,
season with curry powder, stir and simmer ten minutes longer. Serve in
a casserole.
JELLIED TONGUE
Boil a beef tongue very slowly in water to cover. Let cool in the
liquid, drain, skin, and cut into thin slices. Dissolve a package of
gelatine in one cupful of water. Heat thoroughly two cupfuls of the
cooking liquid, one cupful of stock, and three tablespoonfuls of
vinegar. Add two teaspoonfuls of sugar, two teaspoonfuls of beef
extract, and the dissolved gelatine. If there is not enough liquid to
cover the tongue, add boiling water to make the necessary quantity.
Strain through cheese-cloth. Wet a mould in cold water, pour in a
layer of the jelly, and when set, add a layer of the tongue. Repeat
until the mould is full. At serving time turn out and garnish with
parsley.
STEWED TONGUE WITH RAISINS
Boil a tongue in water to cover until it is so tender that a straw
will pierce it. Let cool in the water in which it was boiled, drain,
and remove the skin. The next day reheat the cooking liquid and let
it simmer for three hours with half a cupful of stoned raisins, and
the juice and grated peel of a lemon. Half an hour before serving
thicken the gravy with browned flour and simmer the tongue in it until
serving time. Pour boiling water over half a cupful of raisins and
when they have swelled, drain and add to the gravy. Pour the gravy
over the tongue and serve. If the sauce is too sour, add a little
sugar. This is a German recipe and well worth trying.
BEEF TONGUE À L'ITALIENNE
Cut a cold boiled tongue into strips. Chop fine three onions, fry in
butter, dredge with flour, add two teaspoonfuls of lemon-juice and a
cupful of mushrooms. Pour into a baking-dish, cover with crumbs, dot
with butter, and brown in the oven. Serve with spinach or spaghetti.
SPANISH STEW
Use a pound and a half of the ribs of beef. Put into a saucepan with
two quarts of cold water, bring to the boil, and cook for two hours.
Add a can of tomatoes, three large onions chopped fine, half a dozen
cloves, a pinch each of sage and celery seed, one-fourth of the peel
of an orange, two bay-leaves, a pod of red pepper, and two cupfuls of
boiling water. Cook for half an hour, strain, skim, and thicken the
gravy, season to taste, pour over the meat, and serve.
BEEF STEW WITH TOMATOES
Use three pounds of the round of beef and cut into small slices. Cover
with a can of tomatoes, add a chopped onion, and salt, pepper, and
powdered cloves to season. Cook slowly covered until the meat is done,
add a little mushroom catsup, and serve.
BEEF STEW WITH DUMPLINGS
Have three or four pounds of the neck of beef cut into convenient
pieces. Cover with cold water and add three each of carrots and
onions, sliced thin. Season with salt and pepper and minced parsley,
cover, and cook until the meat is nearly done. Sift two cupfuls of
flour with two heaping teaspoonfuls of baking-powder and a pinch of
salt. Add an egg well-beaten in enough milk to make a stiff batter.
Steam the dumplings in buttered patty pans in a steamer over boiling
water. Take out the meat and dumplings, thicken the gravy with flour
browned in butter, pour over, and serve.
TRIPE IN CASSEROLE
Cut a pound and a half of tripe into squares and put into a casserole.
Slice an onion and a carrot and fry in butter. Put into the casserole
with a clove, a bay-leaf, a sprig of thyme, a tablespoonful of minced
parsley, two cupfuls of stock, and half a wineglassful of white wine.
Cover and cook slowly until very tender. Serve in the casserole.
BRAISED BEEF
Use a solid piece from the round or shoulder and have it larded with
thin strips of salt pork. Slice an onion, a turnip, and a carrot. Lay
the meat upon the vegetables, add four cupfuls of boiling water, cover
the pan, and put into a hot oven. Allow twenty-five minutes to the
pound and when half done season with salt and pepper. Baste
frequently, and when the meat is done, add enough water or stock to
make the required quantity of gravy. Thicken with browned flour,
season to taste, pour over the meat, and serve. Beef ribs may be used.
BREADED LIVER
Have fresh beef liver cut into thin slices, cover with boiling water,
and let stand for ten minutes. Fry slices of bacon crisp and drain.
Season the bacon fat with black and red pepper, dip the liver into it,
then into bread crumbs, and fry in the bacon fat. Garnish the liver
with the fried bacon, and sprigs of parsley. Add to the fat in the pan
one tablespoonful of vinegar and two of tomato catsup. Pour over the
meat and serve.
LIVER ROLLS
Have fresh beef liver cut into thin slices. Cover with boiling water,
drain, wipe dry, remove the skin, and season with salt and pepper. Put
a thin slice of salt pork or bacon on each slice of liver, roll up and
fasten with a string. Brown in hot fat, dredge with flour, cover with
boiling water or stock, and cook for half an hour. Take off the
strings, season to taste, and serve, thickening the gravy more if
required.
ROASTED BEEF HEART
Stuff the heart with highly seasoned crumbs, mixing with a beaten egg
to bind. Season with salt and pepper, dredge with flour, and roast
covered for an hour and a half, basting frequently with melted butter
and water.
BEEF KIDNEY SAUTÉ
Chop an onion fine and fry brown in butter. Add a kidney which has
been soaked for five minutes in boiling salted water and cut into
squares. Cook for five minutes, sprinkle with flour, add a little
stock, cook until the sauce is thick, and serve immediately,
sprinkling with minced parsley.
STEWED BEEF KIDNEY
Cut the kidney into thin slices, season highly with pepper and salt,
and brown in hot fat. Dredge with flour, add a little boiling stock or
water, and when the sauce is smooth and thick, heat the kidneys in it.
Season with minced parsley and serve.
BEEF À LA NEWPORT
Cut fine one cupful of dried beef and heat thoroughly with one cupful
of canned tomatoes. Season with pepper, grated nutmeg, and chopped
onion. Add half a cupful of grated cheese and three well-beaten eggs.
Stir constantly until thick and smooth and serve on buttered toast.
DUTCH BEEF LOAF
Run twice through the meat-chopper a pound and a half of the round of
beef and a quarter of a pound of fresh pork. Add half a cupful of
stale bread crumbs soaked in stock or milk, half a cupful of canned
tomatoes, and celery salt, minced parsley, salt, red pepper, and
grated onion to season. Mix thoroughly, shape into a loaf, brush with
beaten egg, sprinkle with crumbs, and bake, basting with melted butter
and stock. Serve with Tomato Sauce.
SPICED BEEF LOAF
Chop fine three pounds of beef and half a pound of suet. Add two eggs
well-beaten, four tablespoonfuls of cream, a tablespoonful of butter,
two tablespoonfuls of summer savory, a teaspoonful of salt, and a
little red pepper. Add enough bread crumbs to make a stiff mixture.
Shape into a loaf, rub with butter, dredge with flour, and bake,
basting frequently. Cook for two hours or less and serve either hot or
cold.
CANNELON OF BEEF
Chop very fine two pounds of the round of beef. Season with grated
onion, lemon-peel, nutmeg, minced parsley, salt, pepper, melted
butter, and a pinch of powdered sweet herbs. Mix with a beaten egg
and shape into a loaf. Dredge with flour, roll in buttered paper, and
bake for half an hour, basting with melted butter and the drippings.
Remove the paper and serve with Tomato Sauce.
FRICADELLES
Chop fine a pound of beef and a pound of sausage meat. Add a cupful of
bread crumbs, two eggs well-beaten, two onions, finely chopped, and
salt, pepper, and thyme to season. Mix thoroughly, shape into small
flat cakes, sauté in hot fat, and serve with Tomato Sauce.
SPICED ROUND OF BEEF
Put into a buttered saucepan six pounds of the round of beef, two
cupfuls of canned tomatoes, three sliced onions, half a dozen cloves,
a stick of cinnamon, and a pod of red pepper. Cover the meat with thin
slices of salt pork and pour over half a cupful of vinegar and one
cupful of water. Cover and cook in a moderate oven for five hours,
seasoning with salt when half done. Take up the meat, strain and skim
the cooking liquid, and thicken with flour browned in a little of the
fat.
BEEF À LA MODE
Have four pounds of the round of beef thickly larded. Brown in butter
and season with pepper. Add two bay-leaves, two cloves of garlic, two
shallots, three onions, and a calf's foot, split and cut into four
pieces. Cover and cook slowly for two hours. Add two or three carrots
cut into small pieces, and cook for an hour and a half longer. Ten
minutes before serving, add two tablespoonfuls of claret. Arrange on a
platter with the carrots around it and serve the gravy with it.
CREOLE HOT POT
Put two pounds of beef ribs into a saucepan with a tablespoonful of
drippings or butter. Add two chopped onions, a chopped clove of
garlic, half a dozen seeded and shredded green peppers, pepper and
salt to season, a pinch of thyme, a tablespoonful of vinegar, a dozen
raisins, a dozen olives, and a can of tomatoes. Cover and cook until
the meat falls from the bones. Take out the bones, thicken with flour
browned in butter, and serve on buttered toast.
BEEF PIE
Cut cold cooked beef into dice and reheat in gravy or in Brown Sauce.
Season with grated onion, salt, pepper, and Worcestershire and add a
few diced carrots. Line a buttered baking-dish with biscuit crust, put
in the meat, cover with crust, gash, brush with beaten egg, and bake
until thoroughly done. Serve very hot in the same dish.
CREAMED BEEF PIE
Reheat cold cooked chopped beef in a Cream Sauce, seasoning with
chopped onion and minced parsley. Put into a baking-dish, cover with
boiled rice or mashed potato, and bake. Serve very hot in the same
dish.
GERMAN BEEF BALLS
Chop very fine cold cooked beef. Season with salt, cayenne, minced
parsley, and grated onion. Add one-fourth the quantity of bread crumbs
and enough beaten egg to bind. Shape into balls or small flat cakes,
dredge with flour, and fry brown.
TURKISH BEEF STEW
Cut cold cooked beef into dice. Brown it in butter, take from the
fire, add four tablespoonfuls of tomato catsup, a chopped onion,
fried, a shredded green pepper, also fried, salt and black pepper to
season, and enough stock or gravy to moisten. Heat thoroughly and
serve in a border of boiled rice.
_MUTTON AND LAMB_
BROILED LAMB CHOPS
Trim the chops, put on a hot gridiron, and broil carefully. Serve with
a border of green peas, or around a mound of mashed potatoes.
LAMB CHOPS IN CASSEROLE
Chop fine an onion, a small carrot, and a turnip. Fry brown in butter
and put into a casserole. Cover with six or eight chops browned in
butter, add a little stock or water, season to taste, cover tightly,
and cook until tender. Thicken the gravy with browned flour and serve
from the casserole.
LAMB PIE
Arrange tender lamb chops in a deep baking-dish with chopped
mushrooms, half a cupful of canned tomatoes, half a dozen small onions
fried brown in butter, and a can of peas. Thicken a sufficient
quantity of stock with browned flour, pour in, cover with a rich
crust, gash the top, cover, bake for half an hour or more.
BROILED MUTTON CUTLETS WITH CARROTS
Peel new carrots, cut into small pieces, and boil until tender in
salted water. Drain and fry brown in butter, sprinkling with pepper
and sugar. Squeeze in the juice of half a lemon, reheat, and serve
with a border of broiled mutton cutlets.
ROAST LAMB WITH GARLIC
Trim a leg of lamb and remove the parchment-like skin. Separate the
beans from a whole clove of garlic, peel and cut each one into four
pieces. Make incisions in the surface of the meat with a sharp knife,
stick the bits of garlic in, season highly with pepper and salt, and
put into a hot oven until brown. Cover and roast slowly until done.
Make a gravy of the drippings, skimming off the fat, thickening with
browned flour, and adding stock or water if necessary to make the
required quantity.
BRAISED LAMB WITH CELERY
Roast a leg of lamb in a quick oven until brown. Put into a saucepan
with celery and carrots cut fine, a chopped onion, a bunch of sweet
herbs, and enough chicken stock to cover. Add a little butter, cover,
and cook slowly until done. Serve the vegetables with the meat.
Cucumbers may be used instead of the carrots and celery.
BRAISED SHOULDER OF LAMB
Take the bone from a shoulder of lamb, lard it with small strips of
bacon, tie in shape, and brown in butter. Add a dozen small peeled
onions, a tablespoonful of minced parsley, and stock to cover. Simmer
until the onions are tender. Take up the meat, remove the skin,
thicken the cooking liquor with browned flour, pour over the meat, and
serve with the onions as a garnish. The breast of lamb may be used.
STEWED BREAST OF LAMB
Cut a breast of lamb into convenient pieces for serving. Season with
pepper and salt, and stew until tender in stock to cover. Thicken the
sauce with flour browned in butter, add a wineglassful of vinegar.
This may be cooked in a casserole.
FRICASSEE OF LAMB
Cut the breast of lamb into square pieces, sprinkle with salt, dredge
with flour, and brown in butter. Cover with stock or water, add a
sliced onion, and simmer until the bones can easily be removed. Take
the lamb out, remove the bones, strain the liquid again, reheat, add
one quart of shelled green peas, and simmer for fifteen minutes.
CURRIED LAMB
Cut the meat from two boiled breasts of lamb and brown in butter with
a chopped onion. Add a tablespoonful of flour and two teaspoonfuls of
curry powder. Mix thoroughly and add enough white stock or water to
make the required quantity of sauce. Season with salt, pepper, minced
parsley, and grated lemon-peel. Cover and simmer until done. Skim off
the fat. Fill a well-buttered border mould with plain boiled rice,
press firmly into shape, turn out on a hot platter, pour the lamb into
the centre, and serve.
INDIAN MUTTON CURRY
Fry four chopped onions in butter, add a teaspoonful of curry powder,
a teaspoonful of salt, and one cupful of chopped cooked apples. Add
one cupful of cream or more and a tablespoonful of flour blended
smooth with a little cold water. Simmer until thick, stirring
constantly. Add two pounds of the breast of mutton cut in squares and
browned in butter. Simmer until the meat is done, adding more cream if
required. Serve very hot.
BLANQUETTE OF MUTTON
Divide a breast of mutton between the ribs. Put into a saucepan with a
head of celery cut fine, a small onion, and a bay-leaf. Cover with
boiling water or stock, bring to the boiling point, and boil rapidly
for five minutes. Skim and simmer slowly for an hour. Take up the meat
and reduce the liquid by rapid boiling to a pint. Strain, thicken
while stirring with flour browned in butter, take from the fire, add
the yolks of two eggs beaten smooth with a little cold water, season
with salt and pepper, and pour over the meat. Sprinkle with minced
parsley and serve with a border of mashed potatoes or boiled rice.
RAGOUT OF MUTTON
Have three pounds of the breast of mutton cut into squares. Brown in
butter, dredge with flour, and add four cupfuls of water. Stir until
the liquid thickens, then add a sliced onion and a diced turnip which
have been browned in butter, pepper and salt to season, a bay-leaf,
and a tablespoonful of minced parsley. Simmer for an hour and a half,
take out the bay-leaf, and serve in a casserole.
BROILED LAMB'S KIDNEYS
Split and skin the kidneys, dip in olive-oil, season with salt,
pepper, and grated nutmeg, fasten open with skewers, dip in crumbs,
broil, and serve with any preferred sauce.
MUTTON KIDNEYS IN CASSEROLE
Brown the kidneys in butter and put into the casserole. Add a sliced
onion fried, a slice of bacon, two potatoes, sliced, and two carrots
finely minced. Add enough stock or water to cover, put on the lid,
and bake slowly for three hours. Serve in the casserole.
KIDNEY BACON ROLLS
Peel and chop fine a small onion. Mix it with a cupful of bread
crumbs, a tablespoonful of chopped parsley, the grated rind of half a
lemon, and black pepper, paprika, and grated nutmeg to season. Make to
a smooth paste with beaten egg, spread the mixture on thin slices of
bacon, and place a small kidney on each. Roll up and fasten with
toothpicks or skewers. Put the rolls in a hot oven and bake for twenty
minutes. Garnish with parsley and sliced lemon.
DEVILLED KIDNEYS.
Parboil, skin, and split the kidneys, dip in melted butter, season
highly with red pepper, and broil. Serve with melted butter and minced
parsley.
LAMB STEW WITH DUMPLINGS
Have the lamb cut up into small squares. Cover with cold water, bring
gradually to the boil, and cook slowly until it is nearly done. Add
three slices of salt pork, cut into dice and fried crisp, two sliced
onions, and two or three raw potatoes cut into dice. Cover and cook
until the meat is tender. Sift two cupfuls of flour with a spoonful of
baking-powder and a pinch of salt. Add enough milk to make a very
stiff batter. Drop the dumplings into buttered patty pans, place in a
steamer and steam over boiling water. Thicken the gravy with a little
flour blended smooth with cold milk.
ENGLISH MUTTON STEW
Have three pounds of the breast of mutton cut into squares. Brown in
butter with half a dozen onions chopped fine. Dredge with flour, add
six cupfuls of stock or water, and cook until it thickens, stirring
constantly. Season with salt, pepper, and grated nutmeg, add two
chopped carrots, two chopped turnips, a bunch of sweet herbs, and a
crushed clove of garlic. Cook for thirty minutes, add one cupful of
lima beans, and cook until the beans are done. Skim the liquid, take
out the parsley, and serve. This may be cooked in a casserole, after
the meat has been browned.
IRISH STEW
Put trimmed loin mutton chops into a deep pot with alternate layers of
seasoned and sliced raw potatoes. Add enough cold water nearly to
cover and four each of turnips and onions, cut into small bits. Cover,
and simmer slowly until the vegetables are soft, and nearly all the
gravy has been absorbed.
STEWED LAMBS' TONGUES
Boil the tongues for an hour and a half. Plunge into cold water and
remove the skins. Chop fine a large onion, two slices of carrot, and
three slices of turnip. Fry brown in butter, dredge with flour, add
two cupfuls of stock or water, and cook until thick, stirring
constantly. Season with salt and pepper, a bay-leaf, a pinch of celery
seed, and add the sliced tongues. Simmer for two hours. Thicken the
gravy with browned flour if required, and remove the bay-leaf. Serve
with a border of diced, cooked carrots, and turnips.
PICKLED LAMBS' TONGUES
Cook the tongues for two hours in salted and acidulated water to
cover. Drain, put into an earthen jar, pour over boiling spiced
vinegar, and let stand for three or four days before using.
FRICASSEE OF LAMBS' TONGUES
Boil five tongues for two hours in salted water. Cool in the water in
which they were boiled, skin, and trim. Cut in two lengthwise, season
with salt and pepper, dredge with flour, and fry in butter with a
little minced parsley. Make a sauce of two tablespoonfuls of grated
horseradish, one tablespoonful each of mustard, vinegar, and salad
oil, and salt and pepper to season. Serve the sauce separately.
BOILED LEG OF LAMB
Soak the leg for an hour in salted and acidulated water to cover.
Drain, wipe dry, dredge with flour, wrap in a cloth, tie firmly, and
boil for an hour and a half in water to cover, seasoning with pepper
and sweet herbs. When cooked, drain, take off the cloth, garnish with
parsley and sliced lemon, and serve with Caper Sauce.
LAMB POT PIE
Cut three pounds of lean mutton or lamb into squares, removing fat and
gristle. Cover with cold water, bring to the boil, and simmer for an
hour. Add a cupful of salt pork cut into dice, and fried crisp, and
stew half an hour longer. Season with salt, pepper, and kitchen
bouquet. Sift together two cupfuls of flour, a pinch of salt, and a
heaping teaspoonful of baking-powder. Add enough milk to make a soft
dough, roll out, cut into small strips, and drop into the stew. Cover,
cook for ten minutes, and serve very hot.
LAMB CROQUETTES
Chop fine a pound and a half of uncooked lamb. Peel and chop one large
onion and mix it with the meat. Season with pepper and salt. Shape the
mixture into small balls, cover with cold water, bring to the boil,
and simmer slowly until done. Beat the yolks of four eggs with the
strained juice of two lemons and a pinch of salt. Cook slowly over
boiling water until it begins to thicken, then add slowly one cupful
of the water in which the meat balls were boiled. Cook slowly for ten
minutes longer, stirring constantly. Strain the sauce over the balls
and serve very hot.
STUFFED SHOULDER OF LAMB
Remove the bone, fill with seasoned crumbs, and sew up. Cover the
bottom of a deep pan with thin slices of salt pork and sliced onion.
Sprinkle with chopped sweet herbs, lay the meat in, dredge with salt
and pepper, and pour over a quart of stock. Cook slowly for two hours.
When done, take up the meat, rub the gravy through a coarse sieve,
reduce by rapid boiling, thicken with browned flour, pour over the
meat, and serve with a border of green peas.
MUTTON BIRDS
Make a stuffing of bread crumbs seasoned with butter, salt, pepper,
sage, and summer savory. Mix to a smooth paste with beaten egg. Spread
thin slices of raw mutton with the mixture, roll up, and fasten with
toothpicks. Brown in butter, then add a little hot water, and finish
cooking in the oven, basting frequently. Thicken the gravy with
browned flour and serve in a casserole.
CURRIED MUTTON
Chop a large onion fine and fry it in butter. Add one tablespoonful
each of curry powder and flour, and a teaspoonful of salt. Stir until
thoroughly mixed and add gradually two cupfuls of water or stock. Have
ready two pounds of lean mutton, cut in small pieces. Fry brown in
butter, add to the curry, and simmer until tender. Surround with a
border of boiled rice and serve piping hot.
STUFFED CABBAGE LEAVES
Parboil and chop lean mutton, mix it with an equal quantity of boiled
rice, and season with salt, pepper, and butter. Use the white leaves
of cabbage. Lay a large spoonful of the meat and rice on each leaf,
fold, and tie securely. Tie all the prepared leaves in cheese-cloth
and boil slowly for half an hour in the water in which the mutton was
boiled. Take off the cloth, remove the strings, and serve with melted
butter.
LAMB IN MINT JELLY
Chop fine a bunch of mint, cover with vinegar, and add sugar to taste.
Let stand over night. Rub through a fine sieve, and add enough white
stock to make the required quantity of jelly. Tint green with
color-paste if desired, and add soaked and dissolved gelatine in the
proportion of one package to a quart. Add also a tablespoonful of
finely chopped mint leaves. Pour a thin layer of jelly into a mould,
cover with thin slices of lean, rare, cooked mutton, and let harden.
Repeat until the mould is full. Set away to cool, turn out, garnish
with fresh mint leaves, and serve with mayonnaise.
SHEPHERD'S PIE
Chop fine and season to taste cold cooked mutton. Put into a buttered
baking-dish with enough stock or gravy to moisten. Cover with highly
seasoned mashed potato to which a beaten egg has been added and bake
until the potato is puffed and brown. Serve in the same dish.
_PORK_
SAUSAGE ROLLS
Prepare a good pie-crust, not too rich. Roll out half an inch thick,
cut into strips, and roll a small sausage in each strip. Put the rolls
into a baking-pan, and bake for half or three-quarters of an hour.
FRANKFURTERS
Drop the sausages into boiling water and boil slowly until they float.
Drain, and rub with a mixture of butter, lemon-juice, and made
mustard, heated very hot.
ROASTED SAUSAGES
Peel, core, and slice four or five tart apples. Make a syrup of one
cupful each of sugar and water and cook the apples in it very slowly
until tender. Prick the sausages with a fork, simmer in boiling water
for fifteen minutes, then drain and brown in the oven. Put the
sausages in the centre of a small deep platter, arrange the apples
around in a border, and serve.
ROAST HAM WITH SHERRY
Soak a small lean ham in cold water for six hours, wipe dry, put into
a saucepan, and cover with cold water. Add an onion, four sprigs of
parsley, and six each of cloves and pepper-corns. Boil slowly for two
hours. Let cool in the water, take up, skin, and sprinkle thickly with
crumbs and sugar. Put into a roasting-pan with one pint of sherry.
Bake for forty minutes, basting every ten minutes. Serve the ham hot
with the gravy in a separate bowl, or cold if preferred.
BAKED HAM WITH NOODLES
Butter an earthen baking-dish and fill with alternate layers of cold
cooked chopped ham and cooked and drained noodles. Have ham on top.
Beat two eggs with a cupful of milk, pour over, cover with crumbs, dot
with butter, and brown in the oven.
PORK CHOPS À LA MARYLAND
Dip the pork chops in beaten egg, then in seasoned crumbs, and put
into a dripping-pan. Cover and cook in a very hot oven, adding a
little boiling water if necessary to keep from burning. Serve with any
preferred sauce.
JELLIED PIGS' FEET
Take two pounds of the pickled pigs' feet as they come from the
market, and boil in water to cover, seasoning with salt, pepper,
celery seed, and a little vinegar. Boil until the meat slips from the
bones. Remove the meat, cut it into small pieces, and reduce the
liquid by rapid boiling to a cupful. Put the meat into a mould, pour
the liquid over, and set away to cool. Serve with potato salad.
BROILED PORK TENDERLOIN
Trim off all the fat and the sinew from two tenderloins of pork. Dip
in seasoned oil and broil slowly. Chop fine one tablespoonful each of
pickles and parsley and mix to a smooth paste with two tablespoonfuls
of melted butter and one teaspoonful of vinegar. Pour over the sauce
and serve.
BREADED TENDERLOINS
Split and trim the tenderloins, and marinate for an hour in
lemon-juice and oil, seasoned with salt and pepper. Dip in fresh bread
crumbs, broil, and serve with Piquante Sauce.
PORK TENDERLOINS WITH SWEET POTATOES
Wipe two pork tenderloins, put into a dripping-pan, and brown quickly
in a hot oven. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and powdered sage and bake
for forty-five minutes, basting from three to four times. Have half a
dozen sweet potatoes parboiled. Peel, cut in half, sprinkle with
sugar, and put into the pan with the meat. Cook until soft, basting
whenever the meat requires it.
MOCK DUCK
Split a large pork tenderloin, stuff with highly seasoned poultry
stuffing, tie into shape, and roast. Baste frequently, take up, remove
the string, and serve with gravy made of the drippings.
ROAST SPARERIBS
Trim off the rough ends, crack the ribs through the middle, rub with
salt and pepper, fold over where cracked, stuff, sew or wrap with
twine, put into dripping-pan with a pint of water, baste frequently
and turn once. Should be a rich, even brown. Dressing: Three
tablespoonfuls of bread crumbs, a finely chopped onion, same of apple,
half a teaspoonful each of powdered sage, salt, and pepper, and two
tablespoonfuls of chopped beef suet. Cook slowly in a little water.
ROAST LEG OF PORK
Score a leg of young pork, fill the slits with chopped onion and
powdered sage, sprinkle with pepper, salt, and crumbs, and roast as
usual, basting frequently. Serve with Cranberry Sauce.
GERMAN ROAST PORK
Boil the pork until tender, drain and roast in the oven with three
onions and three carrots sliced thin, a little minced parsley, thyme,
and two cloves. Add one cupful of boiling stock, and baste frequently
for the first half hour. Then strain and skim the gravy and reduce by
rapid boiling until there is just enough to coat the surface of the
meat. Spread it upon the meat, sprinkle thickly with crumbs, dust with
cinnamon and pepper, and bake brown. Serve with a Cherry Sauce made as
follows:
Stone a pound of ripe cherries and simmer the kernels for fifteen
minutes in water to cover. Strain the water, add to it the cherries,
two cupfuls of water, half a dozen cloves, a wineglassful of claret, a
slice of bread, and sugar to taste. Simmer for half an hour, rub
through a sieve, and boil until thick. Serve very hot.
PORK ROASTED WITH SWEET POTATOES AND APPLES
Season a loin of pork and roast for two hours and a half, basting
often with the drippings and hot water. About an hour before it is
done, add peeled sweet potatoes cut in halves and sprinkle with sugar.
Fifteen minutes later, add red cooking apples cored but not peeled.
Bake until all are done, basting frequently. Thicken the drippings
with flour for a gravy and serve separately.
MOCK GOOSE
Parboil a leg of pork and remove the skin. Put it in the oven to roast
with a little water in the pan. Rub with butter, sprinkle with
powdered sage, pepper, salt, bread crumbs, and finely minced onion.
Insert poultry stuffing under the skin of the knuckle. Garnish the
dish with balls of fried stuffing. Serve with gooseberry jam or tart
apple sauce.
BAKED CHINE WITH SWEET POTATOES
The chine is the backbone with the meat attached. Rub with salt,
pepper, flour, and sage, and put into a dripping-pan with a pint of
water. Lay a dozen sweet potatoes peeled and cut into halves around
the meat. Bake, basting with the dripping. Serve with the potatoes
around the meats.
MOCK OYSTERS
Chop fine a pound and a half of fresh pork. Season with salt and
pepper and minced onion. Add half the quantity of bread soaked until
soft and squeezed dry, bind with two eggs well-beaten, shape into
patties, and sauté in drippings. Garnish with sliced lemon and
parsley.
_VEAL_
BROILED SWEETBREADS À LA MAÎTRE D'HÔTEL
Soak and parboil the sweetbreads, cut into slices, season with salt
and pepper, dredge with flour, and broil, basting with melted butter.
Serve with Maître d'Hôtel Sauce.
CALF'S LIVER IN CASSEROLE
Lard a whole liver with strips of salt pork. Brown in butter and drain
off the fat. Brown a heaping tablespoonful of flour in fresh butter,
add one cupful of white wine, and cook until thick and smooth,
stirring constantly. Put the liver into a buttered casserole, pour
over the gravy, add pepper to season, a bay-leaf, a small bunch of
parsley, a bruised clove of garlic, two shallots, two onions, and a
small carrot, sliced. Cover and cook slowly for an hour. Put the liver
on a platter and strain the gravy over it. Return to the casserole,
reheat, and serve.
VEAL LIVER PÂTÉ
Run twice through the meat-chopper one pound of calf's liver and half
a pound of fat bacon. Season with salt, pepper, mace, and parsley, add
two tablespoonfuls of finely chopped lean ham and a chopped onion
which has been fried in fat. Mix with the yolks of two eggs and then
fold in the stiffly beaten whites. Line a mould with thin slices of
bacon, put in the meat, cover with bacon, and bake slowly in a
moderate oven. When it can be pierced easily it is done. Let cool in
the mould, turn out, and garnish with parsley and lemon.
BOILED CALF'S TONGUE
Soak for an hour in cold water. Cover with fresh cold water, bring
quickly to the boil, and skim. Add for each tongue a carrot and turnip
sliced and a small onion stuck with three cloves. Add sweet herbs to
season and a little salt and pepper. Cook slowly for two hours. Drain,
skin, and serve with a border of spaghetti or macaroni. If they are to
be served cold, let them cool in the water in which they were cooked.
VEAL CHOPS À LA PROVENÇALE
Trim and clean veal chops and sauté in olive-oil with a finely chopped
onion. Add a little brown stock, half a dozen chopped mushrooms, two
minced beans of garlic, and a teaspoonful of minced parsley. Bring to
the boil, thicken the gravy with browned flour cooked in butter, and
serve.
BRAISED VEAL CUTLETS
Trim and clean convenient pieces of veal cutlet and lard with thin
strips of bacon. Brown in a little butter, add a little clear stock
with chopped onion, carrot, and turnip to season, and simmer until
done. Drain and serve with string beans.
BAKED VEAL CUTLET
Butter a baking-pan, pour in a cupful of cold water, and lay in a
thick slice of veal cutlet. Spread over the cutlet a dressing made of
two cupfuls of bread crumbs, a chopped onion, a beaten egg, and salt,
pepper and melted butter to season. Cover the pan, bake for half an
hour, then take off the lid and brown.
VEAL BIRDS
Cut veal cutlets into convenient pieces and flatten with a
potato-masher. Mix seasoned crumbs with chopped salt pork or bacon and
make a stuffing. Roll up and tie into shape with strings. Brown in fat
with a sliced carrot and a chopped onion. Add one cupful of stock,
cover, and cook slowly for twenty minutes. This can be served in a
casserole.
MOCK FRIED OYSTERS
Cut a veal cutlet into small pieces. Pound each piece until very
tender. Dip in beaten egg, then in seasoned crumbs, and fry in deep
fat. Serve with Tomato Sauce and shredded cabbage.
STEWED BREAST OF VEAL
Brown a breast of veal in butter. Add two cupfuls of hot water or
stock, a bunch of sweet herbs, two onions, half a dozen cloves, the
peel of half a lemon, a blade of mace, and salt and pepper to season.
Cook slowly, take up the veal, remove the larger bones, and strain the
cooking liquid. Cook together one tablespoonful each of butter and
flour, add the veal stock and one cupful of cream. Cook until thick,
stirring constantly. Take from the fire, add the yolks of two eggs
well-beaten, the juice of half a lemon, and half a dozen parboiled
oysters. Pour the sauce over the meat and serve.
VEAL STEW WITH DUMPLINGS
Cut three pounds of veal into strips, cover with cold water, boil, and
skim. Add pepper, salt, and a little butter and a sufficient quantity
of raw potatoes cut into balls with a French cutter. Make a batter of
two eggs, half a cupful of milk, a pinch of salt, and enough sifted
flour to make a batter that will drop from the spoon. Drop into the
stew a spoonful at a time, cover, and boil for twenty minutes. Or
steam the dumplings in oiled patty pans.
GERMAN VEAL STEW
Sprinkle a breast of veal with salt and ginger. Slice an onion and fry
it in butter with a little parsley and two or three celery tops. When
hot, put in the breast of veal. Cover tightly and brown the veal in
the same fat. Add half a cupful of canned tomatoes and a very little
hot water. Cover, and cook slowly for two hours, turning the meat
frequently. Thicken the gravy with flour rubbed smooth in a little
cold water, season with minced parsley or carraway seed, boil up once,
and serve.
ROAST LOIN OF VEAL
Leave the kidney in. Unroll the loin and stuff with highly seasoned
poultry stuffing, packing well around the kidney. Fold, tie firmly
into shape, and roast, basting with the drippings and a little hot
water. Before taking up, dredge with flour, and baste two or three
times with melted butter. Take off the string and serve with a gravy
made from the stuffing and thickened drippings.
STUFFED BREAST OF VEAL
Make a stuffing of stale bread crumbs and mix with a liberal quantity
of finely chopped salt pork. Season with onion, salt, pepper, minced
parsley, and melted butter. Fill the cavity under the thick part of
the breast with as much stuffing as can be forced in and skewer into
shape. Roast, basting frequently with melted butter and drippings.
ROAST SHOULDER OF VEAL
Have the knuckle removed from a shoulder of veal and roast the fillet,
basting frequently with melted butter and the drippings. Garnish with
quartered lemons and parsley and serve with Oyster Sauce.
ROAST VEAL À L'ITALIENNE
Bone a loin of veal, stuff with seasoned crumbs, and tie into shape.
Season with salt and pepper, rub thickly with butter, and put it into
a roasting-pan with half a cupful of water. Cover and roast for two
hours, basting frequently. Drain the meat and brush it with the yolk
of an egg, beaten smooth with half a cupful of stock. Sprinkle thickly
with crumbs, grated cheese, and minced parsley, dot with butter, and
brown in a very hot oven. Serve with mashed potatoes or potato
croquettes.
BREAST OF VEAL BAKED
Rub a well-trimmed breast of veal with melted butter, season highly
with salt and pepper, and brown quickly in a hot oven. Pour over two
cupfuls of canned tomatoes and bake until the veal is well done. Serve
with the tomatoes as a garnish for the meat.
VEAL LOAF
Chop fine three pounds of raw veal. Mix with three eggs beaten with
three tablespoonfuls of cream or milk, four crackers rolled and
sifted, and pepper, salt, and sage to season highly. Shape into a loaf
and bake, covered in a little water, basting frequently with melted
butter. Serve either hot or cold.
BRAISED KNUCKLE OF VEAL
Have a three-pound knuckle of veal larded and brown it in pork fat,
seasoning with salt and pepper. Add stock to moisten and one cupful of
partially cooked lima beans. Cook for forty-five minutes, and serve
very hot.
VEAL IN CASSEROLE
Have lean veal cut into convenient pieces. Put into a buttered
casserole and cover with milk. Add a teaspoonful or more of finely
chopped parsley, cover, and simmer very slowly until done. It must not
boil. Thicken with a little flour cooked in butter, season to taste,
and serve.
JELLIED VEAL
Cover a knuckle of veal with cold water, bring to the boil, and simmer
for two hours, skimming as needed. Add a slice of onion, a blade of
mace, a dozen cloves, half a dozen pepper-corns, a pinch of allspice,
and half a nutmeg grated. When the meat falls from the bones, take out
the bones, shred the meat, and reduce the liquid by rapid boiling
until there is barely enough to cover the meat. Wet a mould with cold
water, put in the meat, add to the liquid the juice of a lemon and
salt and pepper to season, and pour over the meat. Let stand overnight
and serve cold.
KOENIGSBERGER KLOPS
Chop together three-quarters of a pound of veal and one-quarter pound
of fresh pork. Soak three slices of stale bread in cold water, wring
dry, and add to the meat. Add salt, pepper, and minced parsley to
season. Shape into small balls, cover with cold water, bring to the
boil, and simmer gently for half an hour. Strain the cooking liquor
and reduce by rapid boiling to a pint. Cook together one tablespoonful
each of butter and flour, add the cooking liquid, and cook until
thick, stirring constantly. Take from the fire, add the yolks of two
eggs well-beaten and two tablespoonfuls of capers with a little of the
caper vinegar. Pour over the klops and serve.
VEAL AND OYSTER PIE
Cut into small pieces one pound of the neck of veal, cover with cold
water, and cook slowly for an hour. Add two or three slices of salt
pork cut into dice, a chopped onion, a tablespoonful of minced
parsley, and salt and pepper to taste. Make a cupful of Cream Sauce in
a separate pan, pour into the veal, and cook for twenty minutes
longer. Pour into a baking-dish, cover the top with a layer of raw
oysters, dredge with salt and pepper, cover with pastry, and bake for
half an hour. Serve either hot or cold.
VEAL CROQUETTES
Chop fine cold cooked veal and season with salt, pepper, paprika,
celery salt, grated onion, and minced parsley. Mix with a little very
thick Cream Sauce and cool. Shape into croquettes, dip in egg and
crumbs, and fry in deep fat. Serve with a border of green peas.
MOCK TERRAPIN
Reheat cold cooked veal, cut into dice, in Cream Sauce. Take from the
fire and add an egg beaten with a tablespoonful of sherry. Add also
two or three hard-boiled eggs coarsely chopped and a little minced
parsley. Heat, but do not boil. Season with salt and red and white
pepper, and serve.
_CHICKEN_
BROILED CHICKEN
Have young chickens cleaned and split down the back. Break the joints,
season with salt and pepper, and rub with melted butter. Broil for
twenty minutes and serve very hot.
FRIED CHICKEN
Clean and cut up two spring chickens, season with salt and pepper, and
fry brown in butter with a chopped onion and a dozen fresh mushrooms.
Pour over a wineglassful of white wine, and a cupful of stock. Add
two cupfuls of canned tomatoes which have been rubbed through a sieve,
and a tablespoonful of minced parsley. Thicken with flour browned in
butter, heat thoroughly, season to taste, and serve.
FRIED CHICKEN WITH GREEN PEPPERS
Clean and joint two spring chickens, fry brown in butter, and put into
the oven to finish cooking. Seed and shred six sweet peppers and boil
in salted water until soft. Drain, and add to the chicken. Pour over
two cupfuls of cream, bring to the boil, thicken with a little flour
cooked in butter, and serve.
BREADED FRIED CHICKEN
Clean and cut up a young chicken, dip in beaten egg, then in seasoned
crumbs, and fry brown in fat to cover. Serve with Cream Sauce to which
minced parsley has been added.
CHICKEN STUFFED WITH OYSTERS
Fill a chicken with drained oysters which have been seasoned highly
with salt, pepper, and melted butter. Sew the chicken up in
cheese-cloth and boil, allowing twenty-five minutes to the pound. Take
off the cloth, pour over a Maître d'Hôtel Sauce, and serve.
CHICKEN STEWED WITH ASPARAGUS
Clean and cut up a chicken, season with salt and pepper, and brown in
butter. Dredge with flour and sprinkle with minced parsley. Boil two
bunches of asparagus in salted water until tender but not broken. Put
a lump of butter and a tablespoonful of cream into a saucepan and put
half of the asparagus on it. Sprinkle with pepper, lay the pieces of
chicken upon it, cover with the remainder of the asparagus, dot with
butter, pour over a cupful of cream, and cook slowly until done. Serve
with small squares of fried bread or with toast points.
SPANISH CHICKEN STEW
Clean and joint two spring chickens. Brown in butter and add five
sliced onions, a can of tomatoes, four cloves of garlic, two
tablespoonfuls of butter, a pod of red pepper without the seeds, and
salt to taste. Cook slowly for forty-five minutes, adding stock or
water if necessary to keep from burning. Take out the pepper and the
garlic, add a can of peas, and simmer for fifteen minutes longer.
Thicken the gravy with two tablespoonfuls of flour rubbed smooth with
a little cold water and the yolk of an egg well-beaten.
FRICASSEE OF CHICKEN
Clean and cut up the chicken, and brown in butter with a sliced onion
and a carrot. Season with salt and pepper, dredge with flour, add
three cupfuls of stock or water, and cook until the sauce thickens,
stirring constantly. Add a cupful of canned tomatoes and simmer until
the chicken is done. Add a can of mushrooms cut in pieces, and a
little minced parsley. Heat thoroughly and serve.
FRICASSEE OF CHICKEN WITH BISCUIT
Sift together four cupfuls of flour, four teaspoonfuls of
baking-powder, and a pinch of salt. Work into it half a cupful of
butter, and add enough milk to make a soft dough. Roll out, cut into
biscuits, and bake. Cook two chickens, cleaned and cut up, in water to
cover, seasoning with salt and pepper. When very tender, thicken the
liquid with flour cooked in butter. Stir constantly. Split the
biscuits and cover a serving platter with them. Pour over the chicken
and serve.
CHICKEN PIE
Clean and cut up a chicken, boil until tender, cool, and remove the
bones. Line a buttered baking-dish with a rich biscuit dough, and put
in half of the chicken, seasoning with butter, pepper, and salt. Add a
layer of hard-boiled eggs cut in slices, and the rest of the chicken.
A few potato balls cut with a French vegetable cutter, and boiled
until nearly done may be added. Add enough of the water in which the
chicken was boiled to fill the dish, cover with a biscuit crust which
has a large hole in the centre for the steam to escape, brush with the
beaten white of egg, and bake for half an hour or more.
CHICKEN POTPIE
Clean and cut up the chicken. Put a small plate in the bottom of the
kettle, put in the chicken, cover with hot water, and season with
butter, pepper, and salt. Sift together three cupfuls of flour and
three teaspoonfuls of baking-powder. Mix with enough milk or water to
make a very thick batter. Drop the batter by spoonfuls into buttered
patty pans, place in steamer, cover and steam over another pan of
boiling water. Skim out the chicken, arrange on a platter, and thicken
the gravy while stirring with flour blended with a little cold milk.
Pour over the chicken and dumplings and serve.
ROAST CHICKEN
Stuff a chicken with highly seasoned crumbs to which a few chopped
chestnuts have been added. Sew up, and lard the breast with thin
strips of bacon. Roast and serve with Cream Sauce to which chopped
cooked oysters have been added.
CURRIED CHICKEN
Clean and cut up a chicken and boil it until tender in water to cover.
Drain the chicken and brown in butter with two small onions sliced.
Sprinkle with two teaspoonfuls of curry powder, pour over the water in
which the chicken was boiled, heat thoroughly, and thicken while
stirring with a tablespoonful of flour rubbed smooth with a little
cold water. Take from the fire, add the beaten yolk of an egg, and
serve with a border of boiled rice.
CHICKEN À LA CRÉOLE
Clean and cut up a young chicken, season with salt and pepper, and fry
brown in hot fat with two thinly sliced onions. Dredge with flour and
add one cupful each of white stock and stewed and strained tomatoes.
Cook until it thickens, stirring constantly, and simmer the chicken in
it until tender, adding more stock if needed. Add a tablespoonful of
tarragon vinegar, salt and pepper to season, and a cupful of cooked
and broken macaroni. Serve very hot with a garnish of parsley.
CHICKEN À LA JEAN
Clean and disjoint the chicken. Fry brown in an iron kettle, using
equal parts of butter and olive-oil for fat. When brown, season with
salt and pepper, pour in a cupful of stock, cover, and cook slowly
until done, adding more stock if required. Dredge with flour and turn
the chicken slowly in the gravy until the gravy is thick. Take up the
chicken, strain the gravy over it, garnish with parsley, and serve.
CHICKEN IN CASSEROLE
Put a small cleaned chicken into a casserole with a dozen peeled
onions, two bay-leaves, a cupful of carrot cut into dice, a small
turnip chopped fine, and two stalks of celery cut into small pieces.
Fill the casserole half full of boiling stock, cover, and cook in a
hot oven for an hour and a half, basting frequently. When the chicken
is half done, add salt and pepper to season. Serve in the casserole.
Either fresh or canned mushrooms may be added.
JELLIED CHICKEN
Have a chicken cleaned and cut up. Cook in boiling water to cover
until the meat falls from the bones. Take out the bones, remove the
skin, season with salt and pepper, and arrange in a mould. Reduce the
liquid by rapid boiling and add to it a package of soaked and
dissolved gelatine, pepper and salt to season highly, and the juice of
a lemon. Pour over the chicken and cool on ice. Serve with a garnish
of hard-boiled eggs and parsley.
MAYONNAISE OF CHICKEN
Clean and disjoint the chicken, and boil until tender in water to
cover. Cool in the water in which it was boiled and remove the skin
and fat and bones. Keep the pieces of chicken as large as possible.
Arrange on a platter, and pour over a stiff mayonnaise dressing.
Sprinkle with minced parsley, and garnish with lettuce leaves.
PRESSED CHICKEN
Have two chickens cleaned and cut up. Boil until the meat drops from
the bones, then drain, and chop it fine. Reduce the liquid by rapid
boiling to a cupful. Add to it a heaping tablespoonful of butter, a
teaspoonful of pepper, a pinch of allspice, and an egg well-beaten.
Mix thoroughly with the meat and press into a buttered mould. Cool on
ice and serve cold, garnished with slices of hard-boiled eggs and
parsley.
CHICKEN À LA WALDORF
Cut cold cooked chicken into dice. Reheat in two cupfuls of cream,
seasoning with salt and pepper. Thicken with the yolks of two eggs
beaten with two tablespoonfuls of Madeira. Mix thoroughly, and heat
but do not boil. Take from the fire, add a heaping tablespoonful of
butter, and serve.
CHICKEN CROQUETTES
Chop fine cold cooked chicken, and mix with a cupful of Cream Sauce.
Add two eggs well-beaten, seasoning to taste, and enough bread crumbs
to make the mixture very stiff. Cool, shape into croquettes, dip in
egg and crumbs, fry in deep fat, and serve with any preferred sauce.
CHICKEN AND MACARONI
Shred cold cooked chicken very fine. Arrange it on a buttered
baking-dish with alternate layers of cooked and broken macaroni,
seasoning each layer with butter, pepper, and salt. Moisten with
cream, cover with crumbs, dot with butter, sprinkle with cheese, and
bake brown. Serve in the baking-dish.
_DUCK_
BRAISED DUCKS WITH OLIVES
Partly roast a pair of ducks and put them into a saucepan with two
cupfuls of stock and two dozen pitted olives which have been rinsed in
boiling water. Cover and cook in the oven for half an hour, basting
frequently. Take up the ducks, skim off the fat, thicken the gravy
with a little flour and butter cooked together, pour the sauce over
the ducks, and serve.
ROAST DUCK
Rub a prepared and cleaned duck with butter, dredge with flour, season
with salt and pepper, and roast, covered, in a hot oven. Make a gravy
of the drippings, adding stoned olives to it, and surround the duck
with a border of green peas.
_GOOSE_
ROAST GOOSE
Parboil for two hours, drain, and stuff with seasoned mashed potatoes.
Roast in a covered roaster with two cupfuls of water in the pan. When
done pour off the surplus fat, add enough water or stock to make the
amount of gravy required, thicken with browned flour and a little
butter cooked together, and season to taste.
_TURKEY_
JELLIED TURKEY
Put a tough turkey into cold water to cover, bring to the boil, and
cook until the meat slips from the bones. Remove the meat, chop it
fine, and return the bones to the stock. Simmer for two hours, and
strain through cheese-cloth. There should be two cupfuls of the
liquid. Add one package of gelatine that has been soaked and
dissolved, and season with salt, pepper, grated onion, lemon-juice,
and kitchen bouquet. Dip individual moulds in cold water, and put a
slice of hard-boiled egg or pickled beet into the bottom of each one.
Put in a little of the jelly, and let harden. Fill the moulds nearly
to the brim with the minced and seasoned turkey, cover with the jelly,
and set away to cool. Serve with mayonnaise.
ROAST TURKEY STUFFED WITH CHESTNUTS
Boil a quart of Spanish chestnuts, peel, chop, and mash them. Mix to a
paste with melted butter, seasoning with salt and pepper, and stuff
the turkey loosely. Roast as usual, in covered roaster and serve with
Cranberry Sauce.
ROAST TURKEY STUFFED WITH OYSTERS
Make a stuffing of equal parts of bread and cracker crumbs rolled
fine. Season highly with salt, pepper, and melted butter, and add a
pint of raw oysters with their liquor. Add also two eggs well-beaten.
Stuff the turkey loosely, truss, and roast, in a covered roaster. Turn
over when brown on top. Make a gravy with the drippings, using browned
flour to thicken.
TURKEY CROQUETTES
Chop cold cooked turkey fine, season to taste, and mix with very thick
Cream Sauce. Season with salt, pepper, celery salt, and curry powder.
When cool and stiff shape into croquettes, dip in egg and crumbs, and
fry in deep fat. Serve with a border of green peas.
ESCALLOPED TURKEY
Reheat cold cooked turkey, cut small, in a Cream Sauce. Arrange in a
buttered baking-dish in alternate layers with seasoned crumbs, having
crumbs and dots of butter on top. Add also any bits of stuffing that
may remain. Add stock or gravy to moisten, sprinkle with crumbs, dot
with butter, and brown in the oven.
ESCALLOPED TURKEY AND SAUSAGE
Butter a baking-dish, and fill it with alternate layers of cold cooked
minced turkey and sausage. Fill the dish with stock or gravy to
moisten, cover thickly with crumbs, and pour over half a cupful or
more of cream or milk with which a well-beaten egg has been mixed.
Season with pepper and salt, dot with butter, and bake covered.
Sprinkle with minced parsley before serving.
ESCALLOPED TURKEY AND OYSTERS
Reheat cold cooked turkey, cut fine, in a Cream Sauce, seasoning with
salt, pepper, and grated nutmeg. Put into a buttered baking-dish with
alternate layers of drained oysters and seasoned crumbs and dots of
butter, and brown in the oven.
TURKEY LOAF
Chop fine the meat of a cold turkey, and to each cupful add one-third
of a cupful of cracker crumbs and one egg. Mix thoroughly and add
enough of the stuffing to season. Shape into a loaf, roll in cracker
crumbs, dot with butter, and bake for half an hour.
_PIGEON_
PIGEON PIE
Clean and cut up the pigeons. Cook until tender in boiling water to
cover, seasoning with salt, pepper, and chopped onion. Drain, and put
into each pigeon a hard-boiled egg, with salt, pepper, thyme, and a
little butter to season. Put into a deep baking-dish and strain over
them the liquid in which they were cooked. Add one cupful of cream,
one tablespoonful of butter, two tablespoonfuls of bread crumbs, one
tablespoonful of minced parsley, and a pinch each of thyme and salt.
Cover the pie with a rich crust, bake, and serve either hot or cold.
BROILED SQUABS WITH BACON
Clean the birds and split without detaching. Dip in seasoned oil,
broil, and serve on toast. Pour over melted butter, seasoned with
lemon-juice and minced parsley, and garnish with slices of fried
bacon.
TWENTY WAYS TO COOK POTATOES
BOILED POTATOES
Peel potatoes of uniform size and soak for half an hour in cold water.
Cover with boiling salted water and cook until tender but not broken.
Drain thoroughly and keep hot, uncovered, until dry and mealy. Or,
without peeling, let them stand in cold salted water for half an hour
before cooking. Season with salt, pepper, and butter if desired.
Minced chives or parsley may be added.
POTATO BALLS
Season a pint of hot mashed potatoes with salt, pepper, celery salt,
minced parsley, and butter. Add a little onion-juice if desired or a
beaten yolk. Moisten with a little milk or cream and add half of a
beaten egg if the yolk has not been used. Shape into smooth round
balls, brush with the remainder of the egg, and bake on a buttered tin
until brown. Or, dip in egg and crumbs and fry in deep fat. The celery
salt may be omitted.
BAKED POTATOES
Scrub potatoes of equal size, wipe dry, and bake for an hour in a hot
oven. Break the skins that the steam may escape. Peel before baking
if desired.
BAKED MASHED POTATOES
Mix together two cupfuls of hot mashed potatoes, half a cupful of
cream or milk, two tablespoonfuls of butter, the yolk of one egg, and
the whites of four, and salt and pepper to season. Beat very light,
folding in the stiffly beaten whites last. Turn into a buttered
baking-dish, brush with the beaten yolk of egg, and brown quickly. Or,
arrange mashed potatoes in layers in a buttered baking-dish,
alternating with lumps of butter and grated Parmesan cheese. Have
cheese and butter on top. Brown in the oven and serve in the same
dish.
BROWNED POTATOES
Peel and parboil potatoes of equal size. Drain and put into a
baking-dish or into the pan with a roast and bake until brown, basting
with butter or drippings. They may be dredged with flour before
baking.
CREAMED POTATOES
Cover the potatoes with cold salted water, bring gradually to the
boil, and cook slowly. Cool in the refrigerator. When ready to serve,
peel and chop very fine, and reheat in hot butter, seasoning with
salt, black pepper, and cream. Cover and let stand for ten minutes
before serving.
POTATO CAKE
Mash boiled potatoes, season with salt and pepper, dredge with flour,
and moisten with a very little milk. Butter a frying-pan, and shape
into a flat cake to fit it. Cover and cook slowly until done, then dot
the top with butter, and brown in the oven. The milk may be omitted
and the potato shaped like an omelet. Fry brown, turning once.
POTATO CROQUETTES
Mix together two cupfuls of hot mashed potatoes, two teaspoonfuls of
butter, one-third cupful of grated cheese, and salt, cayenne, and
grated nutmeg to season. Add the yolks of two eggs beaten with two
tablespoonfuls of cream, mix thoroughly, and shape into croquettes.
Dip in flour, then in beaten egg, then in crumbs, and fry in deep fat.
DUCHESS POTATOES
Beat the yolk of an egg and add to it enough well-seasoned hot mashed
potatoes to make a stiff mixture. Shape into balls, put into a shallow
buttered baking-pan, brush with the well-beaten white of the egg, and
brown in the oven.
POTATO FLAKES
Butter a baking-dish and press hot boiled potatoes into it through a
colander or potato ricer, having first sprinkled the potatoes with
salt and pepper. Put into the oven for a few minutes and serve. Or,
sprinkle with crumbs, pour over a little melted butter, and brown in
the oven.
POTATOES JULIENNE
Cut peeled and sliced potatoes into thin match-like shreds. Soak for
an hour in cold water, drain, dry thoroughly, and fry in deep fat in a
frying-basket. Sprinkle with salt and serve. These are sometimes
called Shoestring Potatoes.
HASHED BROWN POTATOES
Peel and chop fine enough raw potatoes to make a pint. Heat two
tablespoonfuls of beef drippings in a frying-pan, add the potatoes,
sprinkle with salt and pepper, add two tablespoonfuls of stock or hot
water, cover and cook slowly until soft, then more rapidly until
brown. If more liquid is required, add a little stock or water or
cream. When a crisp crust is formed, loosen at the edges, and turn
like an omelet.
HASHED CREAMED POTATOES
Peel raw potatoes, chop fine, and put into a buttered baking-dish with
alternate layers of well-seasoned Cream Sauce, sprinkling each layer
of potatoes with salt, pepper, minced parsley, and onion-juice. Have
sauce on top. Sprinkle with crumbs, bake for half an hour, and serve
in the baking-dish.
LYONNAISE POTATOES
Slice two small onions and fry in butter. Reheat with six or eight
boiled potatoes sliced thin or cut into dice. Season with salt and
pepper, cook until brown, sprinkle with minced parsley, and serve. A
few drops of vinegar or a teaspoonful of lemon-juice may be added.
MASHED POTATOES
Peel potatoes and soak for an hour in cold water. Drain, cover with
fresh cold water, adding a teaspoonful of salt. Boil, put through a
potato ricer, season liberally with butter, moisten slightly with milk
or cream, and add pepper and salt to taste. If desired, add a little
celery salt. Beat thoroughly and serve; or, put into the serving-dish,
score the top into squares with a knife, pour over a little melted
butter, and brown in the oven.
BOILED NEW POTATOES
Scrape off the skins, or rub off with a coarse cloth. Soak for an hour
in cold water, drain, cover with cold salted water, and bring to the
boil. Cook for half an hour, drain, sprinkle with salt, and dry for
two or three minutes before serving. Add a little melted butter if
desired. Or, pour over a cupful of cream or milk, which has been
boiled with a heaping tablespoonful of butter. Or season with salt,
pepper, minced parsley, melted butter and cream; a sprinkle of
carraway seed may be added, or, serve with Hollandaise Sauce.
CREAMED NEW POTATOES
Rub the skins from new potatoes with a coarse cloth. Cook until done
in boiling salted water, pour over a Cream Sauce, and, if desired,
sprinkle with minced parsley. Old potatoes, boiled whole, may be
served in the same way.
POTATOES O'BRIEN
Cut boiled potatoes into dice and reheat in butter with canned red
peppers cut into strips or fried green peppers, or both, and season
with chopped onion fried in butter if desired. Or, prepare according
to directions given for French Fried Potatoes, cutting into dice and
frying with them the red or green peppers or both.
STUFFED POTATOES
Cut the top from each of six baked potatoes, scoop out the pulp, and
mash to a smooth paste with three tablespoonfuls each of butter and
cream, and salt and pepper to season. Add one-fourth cupful of grated
cheese and cook to a smooth paste. Take from the fire, stir in one
well-beaten egg, fill the skins, and bake.
POTATOES AND CHEESE
Peel and chop raw potatoes and cook, covered, very slowly in seasoned
butter. When they are soft, drain and put into a baking-dish in
layers, alternating with grated Parmesan cheese. Pour over a little
melted butter and bake for half an hour in a slow oven. Serve in the
same dish.
POTATOES À LA PROVENÇALE
Peel and slice the potatoes, wipe very dry, and sauté in oil. Cook
slowly, adding a little minced garlic and onion towards the last.
Finish cooking in the oven. Just before serving, drain and season with
salt, minced parsley, and lemon-juice.
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY WAYS TO COOK OTHER VEGETABLES
BOILED ARTICHOKES
Cut off the tips of the leaves and round off the bottoms, removing the
stalk and trimming away the under leaves. Soak for half an hour in
salted water, washing thoroughly. Boil until tender in a large
quantity of salted water. Drain, and remove the soft inside with a
spoon. Put into a serving dish, dot with butter, heat until the butter
is melted, and serve; or, serve with Béchamel or Hollandaise Sauce.
BOILED ASPARAGUS
Scrape and clean the asparagus and tie into bundles of five or six
stalks each, taking care to have the heads even. Cook rapidly in
boiling salted water until tender. Drain, and serve on toast with
melted butter to which a little lemon-juice may be added.
Drawn-Butter, Cream, Hollandaise, or White Sauce may be used instead.
The tips may be cooked in the same way.
BAKED ASPARAGUS
Cut the tender parts of the asparagus into inch-lengths, boil until
tender in salted water, and drain. Put a layer into a buttered
baking-dish, season with pepper and salt, dot with butter, sprinkle
with crumbs and hard-boiled eggs chopped fine. Repeat until the dish
is full, having crumbs and butter on top. Bake for half an hour and
serve in the same dish. A thin Cream Sauce may be poured over before
sprinkling with the crumbs, and the eggs omitted. A little grated
cheese may be used instead.
CREAMED ASPARAGUS
Boil the tender parts of asparagus until tender, drain, and chop.
Reheat in a Cream Sauce to which a bit of baking-soda has been added.
Season with salt and pepper and cool. Stir into it three eggs
well-beaten with two tablespoonfuls of cream. Pour into a buttered
baking-dish and bake covered for twenty minutes.
ESCALLOPED ASPARAGUS
Wash and cut up a bunch of asparagus, discarding the tough ends. Boil
in salted water until tender, and drain. Boil three eggs hard, throw
into cold water, remove the shells and, chop fine. Butter a shallow
baking-dish, put in a layer of asparagus, cover with chopped eggs,
sprinkle with grated cheese, and repeat until the dish is full, having
asparagus on top. Pour over two cupfuls of Drawn-Butter or Cream
Sauce, cover with crumbs, dot with butter, sprinkle with grated
cheese, and bake until brown.
BOILED STRING-BEANS
Cut off the ends, remove the strings, and cut into two or three
pieces. Wash in cold water, drain, and boil until tender in salted
water. Drain, and serve with melted butter. A bit of bacon or ham, for
flavor, may be boiled with the beans.
STRING-BEANS WITH CREAM
String the beans and boil until tender in as little water as possible.
Without draining, add half a cupful of cream, a tablespoonful of
butter, and pepper and salt to season.
STRING-BEANS WITH SOUR SAUCE
Remove the strings from a quart of beans, cut in pieces, boil with a
pinch of soda until tender, and drain. Add a tablespoonful of butter
blended with a teaspoonful of flour, a tablespoonful of vinegar, and
salt and pepper to taste. Simmer for five minutes, while stirring add
in a well-beaten egg, and serve immediately.
STRING-BEANS EN SALADE
Prepare according to directions given for Boiled String-Beans,
changing the water once, and add a tablespoonful of butter after
changing. Drain and pour over a French dressing to which a little
chopped onion has been added. Serve hot. The onion may be omitted.
STRING-BEANS À LA BRETONNE
Prepare according to directions given for Boiled String-Beans. Cut two
small onions into thin slices, fry golden brown in butter, dredge with
flour, and add a little white stock. Cook until thick, stirring
constantly, and seasoning with salt and pepper. Add the cooked beans
to the sauce with a crushed bean of garlic, cook for ten minutes,
sprinkle with minced parsley, and serve. The garlic and parsley may be
omitted and one chopped onion used.
STRING-BEANS À LA PROVENÇALE
Prepare according to directions given for Boiled String-Beans and
drain. Slice an onion, fry golden brown in oil with minced parsley,
thyme, chives, and a bay-leaf. Remove the bay-leaf, add a little
vinegar, pour over the beans, reheat, and serve. The juice of a lemon
may be used instead of vinegar.
STEWED LIMA BEANS
Cover a pint of lima beans with a quart of boiling water and cook for
thirty minutes. Drain off half the water, add a tablespoonful of
chopped salt pork and a little grated onion and minced parsley. Add a
pinch of salt and a cupful of hot milk and stew until the beans are
tender. Thicken with flour cooked in butter and rubbed smooth in a
little cold milk.
LIMA BEANS WITH ONIONS
Soak a pint of dried beans overnight, drain, and boil until tender in
fresh water to cover. Drain and keep warm. Parboil and chop three
small onions, fry in butter, and reheat the beans with the onions.
Moisten with brown gravy or thickened stock.
LIMA BEANS À LA PHILADELPHIA
Prepare a pint of beans according to directions given for Stewed Beans
and reheat in Cream Sauce, seasoning with salt, pepper, and a little
grated onion. Take from the fire and add the yolks of two eggs beaten
with a little cream. Serve very hot.
BOILED BLACK BEANS
Soak the beans in cold water for three hours, rinse thoroughly, and
boil for three hours, or more if necessary. Fry three thin slices of
bacon and add to it a little stock. Season with Chutney, mushroom
catsup, and anchovy essence. Reheat the drained beans in the sauce.
FRIJOLES MEXICANA
Pick over and wash one pound of small red Mexican beans, cover with
cold water, bring to the boil, and add a pinch of soda. Cook for five
minutes, drain and rinse, then cover with cold water, and cook slowly
until soft. Melt two or three tablespoonfuls each of drippings and
butter. When sizzling hot drop in two or three cloves of garlic,
peeled and crushed. Keep stirring until well browned, then add two or
three chopped and seeded green peppers and a large onion, sliced. Stir
until cooked, then add a few tablespoonfuls of the boiled beans,
mashing a few of them to form a thickening gravy. Add the rest of the
beans with a portion of the liquor in which they were cooked, and
three or four tomatoes, peeled and cut up. Simmer for an hour. When
ready to serve, grate one-half pound of Mexican or Parmesan cheese and
stir into the beans. Serve very hot.
STEWED KIDNEY BEANS
Soak a cupful of beans overnight in cold water. Drain, cover with cold
water, add a chopped onion and a carrot, three or four slices of
bacon, and a pinch of soda. Simmer until the beans are tender, drain,
season with butter, salt, and pepper, and serve hot.
KIDNEY BEANS À LA CRÉOLE
Soak overnight a quart of kidney beans and cook until tender in
boiling salted water. Drain, put a layer into a baking-dish with half
a pound of bacon in one piece which has been boiled until tender and
skinned, and a chopped onion. Cover with beans, season with salt and
red pepper, fill the baking-dish with cold water, and bake slowly
until the liquid is nearly absorbed.
BOSTON BAKED BEANS
Wash and pick over a quart of navy beans. Soak overnight in cold water
to cover. In the morning drain, cover with fresh water, and heat
slowly, keeping the water below the boiling point until the skins will
burst when a spoonful is gently breathed upon. Drain the beans. Scald
and scrape the rind of half a pound of fat salt pork, cut off one
slice, and put into the bottom of the bean-pot. Fill the pot with the
beans and bury the rest of the pork in it, scoring the rind deeply.
Mix one teaspoonful of salt with one tablespoonful of molasses and
three tablespoonfuls of sugar, add a cupful of boiling water, pour
over the beans, and add more boiling water if necessary to fill the
pot. Cover the bean-pot and bake in a slow oven for six or eight
hours, adding boiling water as needed. During the last hour of
cooking, remove the lid so that the top will be brown. A teaspoonful
of mustard may be added with the other seasoning. This is the genuine
Boston recipe. A sliced onion put in with the pork is considered by
many to be an improvement.
BOSTON BAKED BEANS WITH TOMATO SAUCE
Prepare according to directions given for Boston Baked Beans. Chop an
onion fine and cook it in a can of tomatoes for half an hour. Two
hours before the beans are done, strain the tomato into the bean pot,
adding a little at a time.
BEAN CROQUETTES
Boil two cupfuls of soaked beans until soft. Drain, press through a
colander, season with salt and red pepper, and add one tablespoonful
each of molasses, butter, and vinegar. Mix thoroughly, cool, shape
into croquettes, dip in egg and crumbs, fry in deep fat, and serve
with Tomato Sauce.
BOILED BEETS
Select small smooth beets and clean without cutting or scraping. Boil
for an hour or two and cool. Remove the skins, cut into slices or
quarters, and serve either hot or cold. Or, reheat in stock and melted
butter, seasoning with salt, pepper, and vinegar. The stock may be
omitted if desired and chopped onion and parsley added to the
seasoning.
BUTTERED BEETS
Peel young beets, cut into dice, and cook slowly until tender in water
to cover. Add a tablespoonful of butter, salt and pepper to season,
and thicken with a teaspoonful of cornstarch rubbed smooth in a little
cold water. Stir while boiling.
PICKLED BEETS
Wash small beets but do not cut. Cover with boiling water and boil
until tender. Drain, rinse in cold water, peel, cut into slices,
sprinkle with sugar, salt, and pepper, cover with vinegar, and let
stand for several hours before using. Serve cold.
BOILED BRUSSELS SPROUTS
Wash and pick over the sprouts and boil until tender in water to which
a little salt and baking-soda have been added. Drain, and reheat in
melted butter with a little salt and pepper, but do not fry. Serve on
buttered toast.
BRUSSELS SPROUTS SAUTÉ
Boil the cleaned sprouts for twenty minutes in salted water, drain,
fry in butter, season with salt, minced parsley, and pepper, and
serve. Grated nutmeg may be added.
BRUSSELS SPROUTS À LA PARMESAN
Boil the sprouts until tender in salted water and drain. Arrange in a
baking-dish with alternate layers of grated Parmesan cheese. Season
with salt, pepper, and melted butter, and serve very hot.
BOILED CABBAGE
Clean and quarter a firm cabbage and cover with boiling salted water
to which has been added a pinch of baking-soda. Cook for fifteen
minutes, drain, rinse and cover with boiling salted water. Cook until
tender and drain, pressing out all the liquid. Chop fine and season
with salt, pepper, and tomato catsup. Add a cupful of stock, heat
thoroughly, add a tablespoonful of butter and a teaspoonful of
lemon-juice and serve.
FRIED CABBAGE
Chop cold boiled cabbage and drain thoroughly. Mix with two
tablespoonfuls of melted butter, four tablespoonfuls of cream, and
pepper and salt to season. Heat in a buttered frying-pan and let stand
long enough to brown slightly on the under side. Two well-beaten eggs
may be added to the cabbage before heating; or, chop fine and fry
brown in butter, seasoning with salt, pepper, and vinegar.
CREAMED CABBAGE
Chop or shred a cabbage fine and cover with boiling salted water to
which a pinch of soda has been added. Boil until tender, drain, rinse
in hot water, press out the liquid, and reheat in a Cream Sauce. Add a
little grated cheese if desired.
HOT SLAW
Chop half a cabbage fine, pour over a tablespoonful of melted butter,
and put into the oven. Beat together one tablespoonful each of mustard
and olive-oil, add one teaspoonful of sugar and one egg well-beaten
with three-fourths cupful of cream. Bring to the boil, season with
salt and pepper, pour over the hot cabbage, and serve.
COLD SLAW
Shred a white cabbage fine and soak in ice-water. Make a dressing of
the yolks of two hard-boiled eggs, one egg well-beaten, half a cupful
of olive-oil, the juice of a lemon, and mustard, salt, and pepper to
taste. Drain the cabbage thoroughly, mix with the dressing, and serve
very cold.
CABBAGE WITH OYSTERS
Cut in two a small cabbage. Soak in cold water for an hour, drain, and
cover with boiling water to which a teaspoonful of salt and a pinch of
soda have been added. Boil for five minutes, drain, rinse, cover with
fresh boiling water, and boil until tender. Drain, arrange on a
platter, and moisten thoroughly with cream or melted butter. Cover
with broiled oysters, season with salt, pepper, and curry powder, and
serve.
CABBAGE WITH SOUR CREAM
Chop fine a small head of cabbage and cook in water enough to keep
from burning, seasoning with salt and pepper. Beat together two eggs,
one-half cupful each of sour cream and vinegar, and two tablespoonfuls
of melted butter. Bring to the boil, pour over the cabbage, and serve.
SMOTHERED RED CABBAGE
Shred a red cabbage and cook until tender with a sliced onion and
enough butter to keep from burning. When tender season with salt,
pepper, and butter, add two tablespoonfuls of sugar and half a cupful
of white vinegar.
STEWED RED CABBAGE
Shred a red cabbage very fine. Put into a kettle with five sour apples
peeled and quartered, pepper and salt to season highly, one
tablespoonful of sugar, and a pinch of powdered cloves. Add water to
cover and boil until tender, adding more liquid as needed. There
should not be over one cupful of water when done. Add a tablespoonful
of butter, simmer for ten minutes, and serve.
RED CABBAGE À LA BABETTE
Slice a red cabbage very fine, sprinkle with salt, and add a peeled
and sliced sour apple. Stew slowly with a tablespoonful of drippings,
a chopped onion, and enough water to keep from burning. When tender,
season with vinegar, brown sugar, and cinnamon. This is a Jewish
recipe.
RED CABBAGE À LA HOLLANDAISE
Trim and shred a red cabbage and soak it in cold water for an hour.
Parboil for five minutes, then drain. Fry a small chopped onion soft
in butter, add the cabbage and four tart apples, peeled, cored, and
chopped. Season with salt and pepper and cook uncovered for thirty
minutes, stirring occasionally. Add half a cupful of cream, reheat,
and serve.
BOILED CARROTS
Cook peeled and sliced carrots in salted boiling water to cover. Drain
and serve with melted butter.
STEWED CARROTS
Parboil a bunch of carrots, drain, and cut into dice. Put into a
saucepan with two small onions chopped, pepper, salt, and minced
parsley to season, and enough Drawn-Butter Sauce to moisten. Simmer
half an hour and serve.
FRIED CARROTS
Clean and parboil the carrots, drain, cut into thin slices lengthwise,
dip in egg and crumbs, and fry in deep fat.
SPRING CARROTS
Trim and scrape two bunches of spring carrots. Parboil for ten minutes
in salted water to cover. Drain, and rinse in cold water. Put into a
deep baking-dish with two tablespoonfuls each of butter and sugar and
two cupfuls of well-seasoned beef stock. Cover and cook slowly until
tender. Drain, reduce the liquid by rapid boiling, pour over the
carrots, and serve.
CARROTS AND PEAS
Cook separately until tender diced carrots and green peas. Drain, mix,
and reheat in White, Béchamel, or Cream Sauce, or season with salt,
pepper, and melted butter.
CARROT CROQUETTES
Cook until very tender enough peeled and sliced carrots to make a
pint. Mash through a sieve and add the yolk of one egg well-beaten, a
tablespoonful of melted butter, and pepper and salt to season highly.
Cool on ice, shape into croquettes or balls, dip in egg and crumbs,
and keep on ice until firm. Fry in deep fat, drain, and serve very
hot.
BUTTERED CARROTS
Cook peeled and sliced carrots until tender in boiling salted water.
Drain and put into a saucepan with two tablespoonfuls each of butter
and sugar, for each two cupfuls of carrots. Stir constantly until
covered with syrup and colored a little. Sprinkle with lemon-juice and
serve immediately.
BOILED CAULIFLOWER
Wash and trim a head of cauliflower and soak it for an hour in cold
salted water, head down. Rinse thoroughly, cover with boiling salted
water, and boil until done. Drain, and serve with any preferred sauce.
BAKED CAULIFLOWER
Prepare according to directions given for Boiled Cauliflower. Put into
a buttered baking-dish, pour over a Drawn-Butter Sauce, sprinkle with
crumbs, dot with butter, and add a little grated cheese if desired.
Brown in the oven and serve in the baking-dish.
BUTTERED CAULIFLOWER
Boil two cauliflowers in salted water until tender. Drain, separate
into flowerets, arrange in a serving-dish, and season with salt and
pepper. Heat a cupful of butter in a frying-pan without browning,
skim, and put in enough fresh crumbs to make a smooth thin paste.
Spread over the cauliflower and serve.
CREAMED CAULIFLOWER
Prepare according to directions given for Boiled Cauliflower, adding a
pinch of soda to the water. Cook slowly until done, drain, rinse in
hot water, cut into convenient pieces for serving, pour over a Cream
Sauce and serve, or break into flowerets, and reheat in Cream Sauce.
FRIED CAULIFLOWER
Clean a cauliflower and separate into flowerets. Parboil for five
minutes, change the water, and cook until tender, adding a
tablespoonful of salt to the water. Drain, dry, and, if desired,
marinate in French dressing, dip in crumbs, then in an egg beaten with
three tablespoonfuls of water, then in crumbs or batter. Fry in deep
fat and serve with Tartar or Tomato Sauce.
CAULIFLOWER FRITTERS
Make a batter of a tablespoonful of melted butter, half a cupful of
milk, the yolk of an egg well-beaten, salt and pepper to season, and a
tablespoonful or more of flour. Separate freshly cooked cauliflower
into convenient pieces. Dip in the batter and fry in deep fat.
ESCALLOPED CAULIFLOWER
Boil until tender, separate into small pieces, and pack stems downward
in a buttered baking-dish, or use the cauliflower unbroken. Mix a
cupful of bread-crumbs, two tablespoonfuls of melted butter, enough
cream or milk to moisten, pepper and salt to season, and one egg
well-beaten. Spread over the cauliflower, cover, and bake for six
minutes, then uncover and brown. Serve in the same dish.
CAULIFLOWER AU GRATIN
Boil flowerets of cauliflower in salted water until nearly done and
drain. Arrange in layers in a buttered baking-dish, with Cream Sauce
between the layers and sprinkling each layer thickly with grated
Parmesan cheese. When the dish is full, cover with sauce, sprinkle
with cheese and crumbs, dot with butter, and brown in the oven. Serve
in the baking-dish. Or use milk, crumbs, and bits of butter between
the layers instead of Cream Sauce.
CAULIFLOWER À LA PARISIENNE
Boil a large cauliflower until tender, drain, chop, and press hard
into a mould. Turn out on a platter that will stand the heat of the
oven. Cook together a tablespoonful each of butter and flour, add two
cupfuls of stewed and strained tomatoes, and cook until thick,
stirring constantly. Season with salt, pepper, and grated onion. Add
enough cracker crumbs to make the sauce very thick. Spread over the
cauliflower, put it into a hot oven for ten minutes, and serve.
BOILED CELERY
Cut cleaned and trimmed stalks of celery into short lengths and boil
slowly in salted water to cover until tender. Drain and serve on
slices of toast which have been dipped in the liquid. Pour over a
little melted butter, season, and serve.
BRAISED CELERY
Trim bunches of celery, tie in bundles, parboil for ten minutes,
drain, and cover with cold water. Let stand for ten minutes, drain,
cover with white stock, and simmer for an hour. Drain, pour over Brown
Sauce, and serve with a garnish of toast points or croutons.
FRIED CELERY
Parboil, drain, dry, and cool stalks of celery cut into short lengths.
Dip into melted butter and fry brown, or dip into fritter batter, or
in egg and crumbs, and fry in deep fat. Olive-oil or lard may be used
for frying. Serve with melted butter or Brown Sauce, or with a
sprinkle of grated cheese.
STEWED CELERY
Parboil eight heads of celery, drain, and finish cooking in stock to
cover with a small slice of salt pork for each head of celery. Drain,
skim the cooking liquid, and thicken with flour cooked in butter.
Arrange the celery and pork alternately on the serving dish, pour over
the sauce, and serve.
CELERY IN BROWN SAUCE
Clean and trim three heads of celery and cut into four-inch lengths.
Cover with boiling water, let stand for ten minutes, drain, and rinse
in cold water. Tie in bundles and put into a saucepan with three
cupfuls of hot stock. Add one-fourth cupful of butter or drippings,
half a carrot, half an onion, a teaspoonful of salt, and a little
cayenne pepper. Cover and simmer until tender. Drain the celery,
strain the liquid, skim off the fat, and thicken a cupful or more of
the cooking liquid with flour browned in butter. Arrange the celery on
toast, pour the sauce over, and serve.
CREAMED CELERY
Clean, trim, and cut the celery into short pieces. Boil until tender
in salted water, drain, and reheat in a Cream Sauce. Diced cooked
carrots may be added to Creamed Celery.
FRICASSEE OF CELERY
Clean and cut the celery into inch-lengths. Cover with cold water and
soak for an hour. Drain, and cook until tender in stock to cover, with
salt and paprika to season and a teaspoonful of grated onion. When
tender, thicken the cooking liquid with flour browned in butter, and
serve.
CELERY AU GRATIN
Cut two bunches of celery into inch-lengths and cook until tender in
boiling salted water. Drain, mix with Cream Sauce, cool, and add two
well-beaten eggs. Pour into a buttered baking-dish, cover with crumbs,
dot with butter, and bake for half an hour.
CELERY À L'ITALIENNE
Trim off the tops and roots from four heads of celery. Cut the stalks
into short lengths, parboil, and drain. Reheat with a cupful of white
stock, a tablespoonful each of butter and chopped ham, and salt and
pepper to season. When tender, strain the sauce and arrange the celery
on pieces of toast. Add to the sauce a tablespoonful of grated cheese
and the beaten yolk of an egg. Pour the sauce over the celery and bake
until brown.
BOILED CORN
Strip off all the husks, remove the silk, and boil rapidly in water to
cover, adding a tablespoonful of sugar; serve immediately with
butter, pepper, and salt. Butter may be added to the water instead of
sugar; it whitens and enriches the corn; or, boil in salted milk,
drain, and serve with melted butter.
BAKED CANNED CORN
Pour a can of corn into a buttered baking-dish, season with salt and
pepper, add one cupful of boiling milk or half a cupful of cream, and
dot with two tablespoonfuls of butter broken into small bits. Bake for
forty-five minutes in a moderate oven, and serve in the same dish.
CREAMED CANNED CORN
Reheat a can of corn with half a cupful of Cream Sauce and serve very
hot, or reheat with enough cream to moisten and season with butter,
pepper, and salt.
ESCALLOPED CORN
Butter a baking-dish and put in a layer of cracker crumbs, then a
layer of canned corn, seasoning with salt, pepper, and bits of butter,
cover with cracker crumbs and repeat until the dish is full, having
crumbs on top. Pour in enough milk to fill the dish and bake for
forty-five minutes.
INDIAN CORN CAKES
Grate from the cob on a coarse grater enough corn to make two cupfuls.
Add a cupful of milk, half a cupful of sifted flour, one egg
well-beaten, and salt and pepper to season. Bake on a griddle and
serve with fried chicken.
CREOLE CORN CHOWDER
Slice three onions and fry brown in butter. Add three peeled and
sliced tomatoes, three green peppers, seeded and chopped, and the corn
cut from seven cobs. Cook for an hour, adding water as needed, and
season with salt, sugar, and black pepper.
KENTUCKY CORN PATTIES
Four large ears of corn grated, two eggs, one cupful of milk, and one
and one-half cupfuls of flour sifted with a teaspoonful of
baking-powder and a pinch of salt. Mix thoroughly and fry in small
flat cakes.
CORN STEWED WITH CREAM
Cut the corn from half a dozen ears with a sharp knife. Reheat in a
cupful of Béchamel Sauce, adding a teaspoonful of butter and enough
cream to make the stew of the proper consistency. Season with salt,
pepper, and grated nutmeg. Serve very hot.
CORN SOUFFLÉ
Score each row of kernels deeply and press out the pulp with the back
of a knife, using enough corn to make one cupful of pulp. Add one
cupful of cream or top milk, a tablespoonful of butter, salt and
pepper to season, and the yolks of three eggs well-beaten. Cook in a
double boiler until smooth and creamy, stirring constantly. Take from
the fire, cool, fold in the stiffly beaten whites of four eggs, turn
into a buttered baking-dish, and bake for twenty minutes in a hot
oven.
CORN PUDDING
Mix three cupfuls of milk with the corn cut from a dozen ears, and
chopped fine. Add four well-beaten eggs, salt and pepper to season,
and bake in a buttered baking-dish for two hours.
CORN OYSTERS
Score each row of kernels and press out the pulp from a dozen ears of
corn. Season highly with salt and pepper and add four eggs beaten very
light. Drop by spoonfuls on a griddle and fry carefully, turning once.
CORN FRITTERS
Mix thoroughly one egg, half a cupful of cream, one tablespoonful each
of butter and flour, and two cupfuls of grated corn. Drop by spoonfuls
into deep fat and fry brown.
CORN SUCCOTASH
Boil a pint of shelled lima beans for half an hour, or more, changing
the water twice. Add an equal quantity of corn cut from the ear and
cook until done. Season with salt, pepper, and butter, and serve. Add
a little sugar and cream if desired, or moisten with Cream Sauce. The
beans may be boiled with the corn-cobs, removing them when the corn is
added. Twice as much corn as beans may be used.
ESCALLOPED CUCUMBERS
Peel and cut into dice six large cucumbers. Butter a baking-dish and
put in a layer of the dice seasoning with grated onion and
lemon-juice. Cover with crumbs, dot with butter, and season with
paprika and celery salt. Repeat until the dish is full, having crumbs
and butter on top. Cover and bake for an hour, then remove the cover,
and brown. Serve with Sauce Piquante.
STUFFED CUCUMBERS
Peel and split large cucumbers lengthwise. Scoop out the pulp and fill
with a stuffing made of cooked chicken chopped fine and mixed with
soft crumbs seasoned nicely and moistened with a beaten egg or a
little stock. Sprinkle with crumbs and put into a baking-pan with
stock half an inch thick. Bake until the cucumbers are tender, basting
frequently, and adding more stock if required. Thicken the gravy with
a teaspoonful of cornstarch rubbed smooth in a little cold water and
pour around the cucumbers when serving.
BROILED EGGPLANT
Peel and cut into thin slices and soak for an hour in cold salted
water. Drain and dry thoroughly. Soak for half an hour in a marinade
of olive-oil seasoned with salt and pepper. Add a little lemon-juice
to the marinade if desired. Broil and serve with Maître d'Hôtel Sauce.
The slices may be dipped in egg and crumbs before broiling.
BAKED EGGPLANT
Parboil, cut off the top, and scoop out the pulp. Mash the pulp and
cook it in butter, seasoning with salt and pepper. Take from the fire,
add the beaten yolk of an egg and enough bread crumbs to make a smooth
paste. Mix thoroughly, refill the shell, and bake, basting with melted
butter. A slice of onion, finely chopped, may be fried with the pulp.
The egg may be omitted and the stuffing moistened with stock. Baste
with stock when baking.
BAKED EGGPLANT WITH CHEESE
Cover two eggplants with boiling water and let stand for ten minutes.
Drain, peel, slice thin, cut each slice in four, season with salt and
pepper, and fry. Cook together one tablespoonful each of butter and
flour, add one cupful of milk and half a cupful of stock, and cook
until smooth and thick, stirring constantly. Season with salt and
cayenne. Put the fried eggplant into a buttered baking-dish in layers,
covering each layer with grated cheese and sauce. Have cheese on top.
Sprinkle with crumbs, dot with butter, and bake for twenty minutes.
FRIED EGGPLANT
Peel and slice an eggplant and soak over night in cold salted water.
Drain and cover with cold water for half an hour. Wipe dry, dip in
seasoned flour, or in flour, beaten egg, and crumbs. Fry in deep fat.
Grated cheese may be mixed with the crumbs. Serve with White, Cream,
Tomato, or Caper Sauce.
EGGPLANT FRITTERS
Peel, slice, cover with cold water, boil until soft, and drain; or,
put into boiling salted and acidulated water. Mash smooth, add salt
and pepper to season, two eggs well-beaten, and enough flour to make a
thick batter. Fry by spoonfuls in deep fat.
ESCALLOPED EGGPLANT
Boil a large eggplant until tender, peel and mash. Season with butter,
pepper, and salt. Add two hard-boiled eggs chopped fine and half an
onion grated. Add two tablespoonfuls of bread crumbs, put into a
buttered baking-dish, cover with crumbs, dot with butter, and bake
brown.
STUFFED EGGPLANT
Parboil a large eggplant for ten minutes, then plunge into salted
ice-water and let stand for an hour. Make a forcemeat of half a cupful
of minced boiled ham, a cupful and a half of bread crumbs, one egg
well-beaten, and enough cream to make a smooth paste. Season with
salt, pepper, minced parsley, and onion. Split the eggplant
lengthwise, scrape out the pulp, and mix with the stuffing. Fill the
shells, tie together, and put into a dripping-pan with a cupful of
stock. Cover and bake for half an hour, remove the string, and serve.
EGGPLANT À LA CRÉOLE
Peel a young eggplant, cut it into dice, and simmer for ten or fifteen
minutes in half a cupful of boiling water. Drain and press out the
liquid. Chop fine two onions, fry in butter, add the eggplant, salt
and pepper to season, and one tablespoonful each of minced parsley and
vinegar. Add also two heaping tablespoonfuls of butter. Put into a
baking-dish, cover with crumbs, dot with butter, and bake for
twenty-five minutes.
BOILED HOMINY
Soak a cupful of hominy for three hours in warm water, drain, and cook
in fresh boiling water until tender, adding a pinch of salt. Drain and
reheat for fifteen minutes with a pint of milk, seasoning with salt
and pepper. Cook for fifteen minutes, add a tablespoonful of butter,
and serve.
CURRIED LENTILS
Chop fine three large onions, two green peppers, and a clove of
garlic. Brown half a pound of washed lentils in butter, add the
chopped mixture and cold salted water to cover. Boil until tender.
Drain, add two sliced onions fried brown, two tablespoonfuls of
butter, and a teaspoonful of curry powder. Serve with a border of
boiled rice.
BUTTERED MACARONI
Boil a pound of macaroni until tender, drain, and put into a deep
baking-dish. Spread over it half a cupful of butter broken into bits,
and one-quarter of a pound of cheese, grated. Season with salt, and
pepper, mix thoroughly, and bake, or serve without baking.
MACARONI AU GRATIN
Butter a deep baking-dish and fill with cooked macaroni, sprinkling
each layer with grated cheese, and seasoning with pepper and dots of
butter. Cover the top with cheese (Parmesan, which may be mixed with
Swiss), dot with butter, and bake brown. Serve in the same dish. Milk
or cream to cover may be poured over before baking.
MACARONI WITH BROWN BUTTER
Reheat cooked and drained macaroni in melted butter, cooking until the
butter browns. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, season highly with
grated Parmesan cheese, and serve.
MACARONI AND OYSTERS
Arrange in alternate layers in a baking-dish cooked, broken, and
drained macaroni, and oysters, seasoning with dots of butter and
pepper and salt. Beat together the liquor drained from the oysters,
one and one-half cupfuls of milk, and two eggs. Pour over the
macaroni, cover with crumbs, dot with butter, and bake for half an
hour; or, spread over the top a beaten egg mixed to a smooth paste
with crumbs.
MACARONI À LA GALLI
Rub through a fine sieve a large can of tomatoes and simmer for three
hours or until as thick as jelly. Chop fine half a pound of salt pork
and a large onion and fry brown and crisp. Mix with the tomatoes,
season with salt and cayenne, and pour over cooked macaroni. Serve
with grated cheese.
BROILED MUSHROOMS
Dip cleaned and peeled mushrooms into melted butter, put on ice for
fifteen minutes, and broil. Serve with melted butter and lemon-juice;
or, broil, basting with bacon fat. If the mushrooms are strongly
flavored they may be soaked in cold salted water for a few minutes
before broiling.
MUSHROOMS BAKED WITH CHEESE
Parboil two cupfuls of cleaned and trimmed mushrooms in salted water
for ten minutes. Butter a baking-dish, put in the drained mushrooms,
cover with a cupful of Cream Sauce, and sprinkle thickly with grated
Parmesan or Swiss cheese. Cover with buttered crumbs and bake brown.
FRIED MUSHROOMS
Peel and trim very large fresh mushrooms and fry in oil or butter
seasoned with pepper and salt. Serve on small thin slices of toast and
put a teaspoonful of sherry or white wine on each mushroom, or use
minced parsley and lemon-juice instead of wine.
NOODLES
Beat an egg slightly, with a pinch of salt, and add enough flour to
make a very stiff dough. Roll out as thin as possible and dry on a
cloth. Roll up tightly and slice downward into very fine strips. Toss
lightly with the fingers to separate, and spread out on the board to
dry. Keep in covered jars for future use.
BAKED NOODLES
Reheat boiled and drained noodles in milk to cover. Season with melted
butter, grated Parmesan cheese, pepper, and nutmeg. Heat thoroughly,
put into a baking-dish, sprinkle with crumbs, dot with butter, and
brown in the oven. Serve in the same dish; or, arrange boiled and
drained noodles in layers in a buttered baking-dish, seasoning each
layer with salt, pepper, and grated nutmeg, and sprinkling thickly
with grated cheese. Spread fried crumbs over the top, heat thoroughly,
and serve.
NOODLES AU GRATIN
Boil half a pound of noodles for ten minutes in salted water to cover.
Drain, and put into a saucepan with two cupfuls of milk or stock, a
tablespoonful of butter, and salt, pepper, and grated nutmeg to
season. Simmer slowly until the liquid has all been absorbed, then add
half a cupful of cream or stock, a tablespoonful of butter, and a
quarter of a pound of grated Parmesan cheese. Cook slowly until the
cheese is melted and put into a buttered serving-dish. Sprinkle with
crumbs and grated cheese and the yolk of a hard-boiled egg pressed
through a sieve. Brown in the oven and serve.
BOILED OKRA
Boil the okra in salted water until tender, drain, season with salt,
pepper, and butter, and serve very hot. A little cream may be added.
OKRA SAUTÉ À LA CRÉOLE
Chop fine an onion and a green pepper and fry soft in butter. Add two
tomatoes peeled and cut up, three tablespoonfuls of Spanish Sauce or
stock, and pepper and chopped garlic to season. Put in the required
quantity of sliced okras, cover and cook for fifteen minutes. Sprinkle
with minced parsley and serve.
BOILED ONIONS
Peel the onions under water. Boil until tender in salted water to
cover, changing the water once. Drain, season with butter, pepper,
salt, and hot cream, or reheat in White or Cream Sauce, or a
well-buttered Velouté Sauce. A bunch of parsley may be boiled with the
onions, and a little of the cooking liquid may be added to the sauce.
BAKED ONIONS
Peel and fry a dozen small onions, seasoning with salt, pepper, and
sugar. When brown, add stock to cover, and bake until soft in a
covered pan.
FRIED SPANISH ONIONS
Peel and slice two pounds of Spanish onions and put into a frying-pan
with half a cupful of butter smoking hot, a small spoonful of salt,
and a pinch of pepper. Dust with cayenne and cook until tender. Serve
with the gravy they yield in cooking.
CREAMED ONIONS
Peel small onions and boil until tender, changing the water several
times; or, slice large onions. Mix with well-seasoned Cream Sauce and
serve. Drawn-Butter Sauce may be used instead.
STUFFED ONIONS
Boil fine white onions in salted water for an hour, changing the water
three times. Drain, scoop out the centre, and fill with bread crumbs
seasoned with salt, pepper, grated cheese, and catsup. Mash a little
of the onion with the stuffing and moisten with cream or milk. Wrap
each onion in buttered paper, twist the ends, put into a buttered
pan, and bake for an hour. Remove the paper, pour over melted butter,
and serve.
ROASTED ONIONS
Peel the onions and steam for an hour and a half. Bake, basting with
drippings, and season with salt and pepper.
BOILED PARSNIPS
Boil cleaned parsnips until tender in salted water, adding a little
butter if desired, drain, rub off the skins with a rough cloth, put
into a hot dish, and serve with melted butter and parsley or Butter
Sauce, seasoning with pepper and salt. White or Cream Sauce may be
used instead.
BUTTERED PARSNIPS
Boil the parsnips until tender, scrape off the skin, and cut
lengthwise in thin slices. Put into a saucepan with three or four
tablespoonfuls of butter, and pepper, salt, and minced parsley to
season. Shake over the fire until the mixture boils and serve with the
sauce poured over. A little cream may be added to the sauce. Sprinkle
the parsnips with minced parsley before serving.
CREAMED PARSNIPS
Boil parsnips in salted water until tender, drain, peel, cut into
dice, and reheat, in a well-seasoned Cream Sauce. Sprinkle with
minced parsley if desired, and add a little more butter.
ESCALLOPED PARSNIPS
Prepare Creamed Parsnips according to directions previously given,
cutting the parsnips into dice. Put into a buttered baking-dish in
layers, sprinkling each layer with chopped onion. Cover with crumbs,
dot with butter, and bake for half an hour.
BOILED PEAS
Shell a peck of green peas and cook in boiling salted water until
tender. Drain, season with salt, pepper, and butter or cream, and
serve immediately. A small bunch of green mint or parsley or two or
three young onions or a tablespoonful of minced onion may be boiled
with them. A little sugar may be added to sweeten them.
CREAMED PEAS
Boil peas until soft in water to cover, adding a pinch of salt during
the last fifteen minutes. Season with salt, pepper, and butter, and
reheat in Cream or White Sauce. A little sugar may be added to the
seasoning. Canned peas may be used.
BUTTERED PEAS
Cook a quart of green peas in salted water, using as little as
possible and adding a tablespoonful of butter. Thicken with flour
cooked in butter, then add more butter, a pinch of sugar, and a little
grated nutmeg.
BROILED GREEN PEPPERS
Cut six green peppers into quarters, remove the seeds, and broil over
a very hot fire, until the edges curl. Spread with butter, sprinkle
with salt, and serve with broiled steak.
FRIED PEPPERS
Remove the stems and seeds, cut into rings, and soak for half an hour
in cold water. Drain, dry, dip in flour seasoned with salt, and fry in
fat to cover.
STUFFED PEPPERS
Make a stuffing of one cupful of bread crumbs and half a cupful of
chopped boiled ham or tongue or sausage, seasoning with salt, pepper,
and grated onion and moistening with melted butter. Stuff green
peppers which have been seeded and soaked, and put into a buttered
baking-dish. Pour over a cupful of stock, cover, and bake for fifteen
minutes, then uncover and brown.
STUFFED PEPPERS À LA CRÉOLE
Make a stuffing of boiled rice and canned tomatoes, seasoning with
salt and grated onion. Stuff half a dozen sweet peppers, brown in oil,
then put into a baking-pan and finish cooking, basting with hot water.
BOILED SWEET POTATOES
Clean thoroughly, cover with boiling water, to which a little salt may
be added, boil until soft, drain, peel, and serve. They may be peeled
before boiling; or, cover with hot water, boil until done, dry in the
oven, and peel just before serving.
BAKED SWEET POTATOES
Split lengthwise and steam or boil until nearly done. Drain and put
into a baking-dish, flat side down, seasoning each one with pepper,
salt, and sugar. Dot with butter and bake brown, basting with butter,
or wash and trim and bake in a moderate oven until soft. They may be
parboiled before baking. Serve in the skins.
BROWNED SWEET POTATOES
Boil sweet potatoes until soft in salted water to cover. Drain and
mash, seasoning with butter, pepper, and salt. Put into a
serving-dish, dot with butter, and bake until brown.
SWEET POTATOES IN CASSEROLE
Put one-fourth of a cupful of butter and two tablespoonfuls of sugar
into a casserole. When hissing hot cover with peeled sweet potatoes,
cut into thin slices lengthwise. Season with salt and pepper and cover
with another layer of potatoes. Moisten with boiling water, cover, and
cook until nearly done then uncover, and brown. Serve in the
casserole.
CANDIED SWEET POTATOES
Peel and slice lengthwise four large sweet potatoes. Put into a
covered saucepan with a tablespoon of butter, salt and pepper to
season, and enough water to moisten. Steam until tender, drain, and
put into a buttered baking-dish. Pour over one cupful of New Orleans
molasses and bake until the molasses candies on the potatoes. Serve in
the same dish.
ESCALLOPED SWEET POTATOES
Steam them until tender, peel and slice and put into a buttered
baking-dish in layers, sprinkling each layer with a tablespoonful of
sugar and bits of butter. Pour over a cupful of cream or milk and
brown in the oven.
ROASTED SWEET POTATOES
Peel sweet potatoes of equal size and put into the pan with a roast or
fowl an hour before taking up. Split if too large. Baste with the
drippings. They may be parboiled before baking.
GLAZED SWEET POTATOES
Cut cold boiled sweet potatoes into slices an inch thick and season
with salt and pepper. Dip in melted butter, sprinkle with sugar, and
bake for twelve or fifteen minutes. Moisten with water if necessary.
BOILED RICE
Wash one cupful of rice in several waters, rubbing well with the
hands. Drain, dry on a cloth, and boil for ten minutes in two quarts
of boiling salted water. Drain, nearly cover with hot milk, and cook
for ten minutes, covered, in a double boiler. Remove the cover and
dry, tossing with a fork to allow the steam to escape.
BUTTERED RICE
Boil a cupful of well-washed rice, according to directions previously
given, adding the juice of a lemon to the water. Drain, put into a
buttered baking-dish, moisten thoroughly with clarified butter, cover,
and put into a moderate oven for twenty minutes; or, sauté boiled rice
in butter, keeping the grains separate. A little minced onion may be
fried with it.
CURRIED RICE
Boil a cupful of rice in salted water, drain, and mix with a chopped
onion fried in butter and two teaspoonfuls of curry powder dissolved
in a cupful of stock or gravy.
CASSEROLE OF RICE
Boil rice in chicken stock and press firmly into a mould. Turn out on
a serving-dish, brush with beaten yolk of an egg, sprinkle with grated
Parmesan cheese, and brown in the oven. Serve with Tomato Sauce.
RISOTTO
Chop fine a small onion and three beans of garlic. Fry in butter, add
half a cupful of boiling water, a teaspoonful of beef extract, and
three or four dried mushrooms, soaked and chopped. Simmer for five
minutes, pour over boiled rice, and season highly with grated Swiss
and Parmesan cheese. Put in the oven until the cheese has softened,
and serve.
SAVORY RICE
Cook half a cupful of rice in salted water until half done and drain.
Cover with rich stock and simmer until the stock is absorbed. Season
with salt and pepper, add three heaping tablespoonfuls of grated
cheese, and serve.
RICE À LA CRÉOLE
Chop together a large onion, two seeded green peppers, and half a
cupful of raw ham. Sauté in butter, then add a cupful of parboiled
rice, three cupfuls of beef stock, one cupful of canned tomatoes, and
a teaspoonful of salt. Cook very slowly until the rice is tender and
the liquid nearly absorbed.
BOILED SALSIFY
Scrape a bunch of salsify and throw into cold acidulated water. Cut in
pieces and boil until tender in salted water to cover. Drain, season
with pepper, salt, and butter and, if desired, a little cream; or,
serve with Maître d'Hôtel, Hollandaise, Onion, or Italian Sauce.
BAKED SALSIFY
Slice boiled salsify and put in layers in a buttered baking-dish,
sprinkling each layer with crumbs and seasoning with salt, pepper, and
butter. Have crumbs on top. Fill the dish with milk and bake until
brown.
ESCALLOPED SALSIFY
Mash boiled salsify through a sieve, season with salt, cayenne,
butter, and celery salt, and moisten with milk. Put into a buttered
baking-dish, cover with crumbs, dot with butter, and bake in a pan of
hot water until brown; or, use sliced boiled salsify alternately with
Cream or Drawn-Butter Sauce and seasoned and buttered crumbs. Have
sauce on top. Cover with crumbs, wet with cream, and bake brown.
FRIED SALSIFY
Prepare according to directions given for Boiled Salsify, drain,
marinate in French Dressing, and sauté in very hot fat. Serve with
Maître d'Hôtel Sauce if desired; or, boil, drain, dip in egg and
crumbs or seasoned flour, and fry in deep fat.
SPAGHETTI À L'AMÉRICAINE
Cook spaghetti until tender, drain, and add a can of tomato paste.
Simmer for twenty minutes, season to taste, add two tablespoonfuls of
butter, and serve with grated cheese.
SPAGHETTI À LA TOMASO
Fry six pork chops brown with three sliced onions, adding a little
butter or oil if the chops are not fat enough to fry. Pour over two
cans of tomatoes and add three whole cloves of garlic peeled and
sliced, and salt and paprika to season. A seeded and chopped green
pepper is an improvement. Simmer slowly until the meat is in rags,
adding boiling water if required. When the sauce is thick and dark,
rub through a coarse sieve, pressing through as much of the meat pulp
as possible. If it is not thick enough, simmer until it reaches the
consistency of thick meat gravy. This sauce will keep for a day or
two. Have ready a kettle of salted water at a galloping boil. Put in a
handful of imported spaghetti without breaking, coiling it into the
kettle as it softens. Cook for twenty minutes, or more if necessary,
stirring to keep from burning. Drain in a colander, rinse thoroughly
with fresh boiling water, and spread on a platter. Add olive-oil to
moisten if desired. Mix with part of the sauce and sprinkle with
freshly grated Parmesan cheese. Pass sauce and cheese with it. Fried
green peppers or fresh mushrooms may be mixed with the spaghetti, or a
handful of soaked dried Italian mushrooms may be cooked with the
sauce.
ESCALLOPED SPAGHETTI WITH OYSTERS
Put into a buttered baking-dish in layers drained oysters and boiled
spaghetti cut into small pieces. Season each layer with salt, pepper,
and dots of butter. Pour over enough Cream Sauce or milk to moisten,
cover with crumbs, dot with butter, and bake until brown.
GREEK SPAGHETTI
Chop a small onion fine, fry in butter, and mix with a pound and a
half of lean beef chopped fine and fried in butter, highly seasoned
with black and white pepper. Fill a baking-dish with alternate layers
of the meat and boiled spaghetti, seasoning each layer with grated
Parmesan cheese. Bake until brown.
BOILED SPINACH
Cook a peck of well-washed spinach, uncovered, with a cupful of
boiling water for ten minutes. Drain, pressing out all the liquid.
Chop fine, rub through a sieve, season with salt, pepper, butter and
sugar, and moisten with stock, gravy, Brown Sauce, or Cream Sauce.
Garnish with hard-boiled eggs or croutons. It may be reheated without
chopping and seasoned with salt, pepper, butter, and vinegar.
BUTTERED SPINACH
Cook two quarts of spinach according to directions previously given.
Drain, and serve with melted butter; or, chop fine, press out all the
liquid, reheat in Cream Sauce, season with a little grated nutmeg and
at the last add two tablespoonfuls of butter.
BOILED SQUASH
Peel, remove the seeds, boil until tender, drain, and serve with
melted butter or White Sauce; or, peel, seed, and quarter a squash,
and cook in stock to cover, seasoning with salt, pepper, butter, and a
little sugar. Or cook it in milk, seasoning with salt, pepper, and
powdered mace.
BOILED SUMMER SQUASH
Cut into small pieces and cook for an hour in boiling water, then
drain and mash, seasoning with salt, pepper, and butter. Moisten with
a little cream, and serve.
CREAMED SQUASH
Steam or boil small pieces of squash, drain, and reheat in Cream
Sauce.
FRIED SUMMER SQUASH
Cut the squash in slices, dredge with seasoned flour, and sauté in
butter or dip in crumbs, then in egg and crumbs, and fry in deep fat.
It may be parboiled for five minutes before frying; or, prepare
according to directions given for Fried Eggplant.
ROASTED SQUASH
Peel and cut into long strips. Cook in the pan with a roast, basting
with the drippings.
BROILED TOMATOES
Peel and slice large tomatoes, season with salt and pepper, and broil,
basting with oil; or, dip in seasoned crumbs or corn-meal before
broiling. Sprinkle with minced parsley if desired.
BROILED TOMATOES WITH SAUCE
Season Cream Sauce with a little mace, and salt and pepper to taste.
When smooth and thick add a well-beaten egg and pour it over broiled
tomatoes; or, serve broiled tomatoes with highly seasoned melted
butter mixed with lemon-juice.
BAKED TOMATOES
Peel the tomatoes and put into a baking-dish. Sprinkle thickly with
sugar and bake until the sugar has become a thick syrup; or, stuff
tomato shells with seasoned crumbs, dot with butter, and sprinkle with
sugar and bake.
BAKED TOMATOES À LA CRÉOLE
Peel and cut in two, three large tomatoes. Chop fine a green pepper
and an onion and spread over the tomato. Sprinkle with salt, dot with
butter, and bake, basting with the pan-gravy. Add half a cupful of
cream or milk to the pan-gravy, thicken it with flour cooked in
butter, and pour the sauce over the tomatoes. Serve on toast.
CREAMED BAKED TOMATOES
Make a Cream Sauce, seasoning with celery salt and onion-juice. Put a
tablespoonful of the sauce into a ramekin, add a small peeled tomato,
and cover with the sauce. Spread buttered crumbs over the top and bake
in a pan of boiling water for half an hour. Serve in the ramekins.
CURRIED TOMATOES
Chop fine an onion and an apple and fry in butter, seasoning highly
with curry powder. Moisten with stock or gravy and spread on fried or
baked tomatoes.
DEVILLED TOMATOES
Mix together the mashed yolks of three hard-boiled eggs, a teaspoonful
each of powdered sugar and made mustard, and a pinch each of salt and
cayenne. Add three tablespoonfuls of butter and, gradually, three
tablespoonfuls of vinegar or lemon-juice. Bring to the boil, add two
eggs well-beaten, and cook in a double boiler until thick. Pour over
fried or boiled tomatoes and serve; or serve with a Maître d'Hôtel
Sauce made hot with mustard and cayenne.
ESCALLOPED TOMATOES
Put sliced tomatoes in layers in a baking-dish, seasoning with salt,
pepper, and dots of butter, and onion-juice if desired, alternating
with crumbs. Have the top layer of crumbs and butter. A cupful of
stock may be poured over. Cover and bake until well done then uncover
and brown. A little sugar may be added to the seasoning; or, season
each layer of tomatoes with minced onion and grated cheese and have
crumbs on top. Green tomatoes may be used, or drained canned tomatoes.
ESCALLOPED TOMATOES AND ONIONS
Fill a buttered baking-dish with alternate layers of sliced tomatoes
and fried or parboiled sliced onions, seasoning each layer with salt,
pepper, and butter, and sprinkling with crumbs. Cover with crumbs, dot
with butter, and bake for forty-five minutes. Sprinkle with grated
cheese if desired.
FRIED TOMATOES WITH CREAM
Cut six large tomatoes in half, and sauté the cut side in butter or
drippings. Take up the tomatoes and cook a tablespoonful of flour in
the fat. Add half a cupful of hot milk and cook to a thick sauce,
seasoning with salt and cayenne. Pour over the tomatoes, and serve.
FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
Slice green tomatoes and soak for ten minutes in cold salted water.
Drain, sprinkle with sugar, dip in corn-meal, and fry in hot fat.
Season to taste.
FRIED TOMATOES WITH ONIONS
Slice onions and green tomatoes thin and fry in drippings.
FRIED TOMATOES AND PEPPERS
Seed and shred six green peppers and slice three tomatoes. Fry in
olive-oil with a chopped onion and a bean of garlic and serve on
toast.
STEWED TOMATOES WITH CHEESE
Stew fresh tomatoes and add a cupful of grated American cheese and
three eggs well-beaten. It will be richer if the tomatoes are cooked
in stock.
STEWED TOMATOES AND CELERY
Stew a can of tomatoes with two or three stalks of celery cut fine.
Thicken with flour cooked in butter and season with salt, pepper,
butter, sugar, and a little cinnamon or nutmeg.
STUFFED TOMATOES
Mix the scooped-out tomato pulp with bread soaked in milk and season
with minced parsley, grated onion, salt, and pepper. Add a few chopped
mushrooms if desired and a little chopped cooked meat. Fill the tomato
shells, dot with butter, and bake.
SPANISH TOMATOES
Chop two onions fine and fry in butter, then add a can of tomatoes and
a small can of Spanish peppers chopped fine. Cook for five minutes,
season with salt, then pour into a baking-dish, cover with buttered
crumbs, and bake for forty-five minutes. Green peppers may be used
instead of the Spanish peppers.
BOILED TURNIPS
Peel and quarter young turnips and cook in boiling salted water to
cover with four or five slices of bacon, changing the water once and
adding a little sugar to the seasoned water. Reheat in Cream Sauce and
serve with the bacon as a garnish.
BAKED TURNIPS
Peel and parboil small turnips, drain and put into a baking-pan with
beef stock to reach to half their height. Sprinkle with salt, pepper,
and sugar, dot with butter, cover, and bake until done basting
occasionally with the stock.
BROWNED TURNIPS
Peel, slice, boil until tender, drain, and sauté in butter, sprinkling
with salt, pepper, and sugar.
CREAMED TURNIPS
Cut boiled turnips into dice, reheat in a Cream or White Sauce, season
with salt, pepper, and sugar, and serve on toast. Add a little grated
nutmeg if desired. Brown Sauce may be used also.
TURNIPS AND CARROTS
Cook separately diced carrots and turnips, then, mix and season with
salt, pepper, butter, and minced parsley; or, mix with Cream or White
Sauce.
GLAZED TURNIPS
Boil small peeled turnips in rich stock to cover, adding a pinch of
sugar. Drain, reduce the sauce by rapid boiling, and brown the turnips
in the oven, basting with the stock.
TURNIPS IN BROWN SAUCE
Peel, slice, and boil until tender in salted water, drain, sauté in
butter, and pour over a Brown Sauce. Season with salt, pepper, sugar,
and mace.
BAKED BANANAS
Peel and quarter four bananas and put into a buttered baking-dish with
eight tablespoonfuls of water, four of sugar, four teaspoonfuls each
of melted butter and lemon-juice, and a sprinkle of salt. Bake slowly
for half an hour, or less, basting frequently. The lemon-juice may be
omitted.
FRIED BANANAS
Peel, slice lengthwise, season with salt, dredge with flour, and fry
in oil or butter, or dip in egg and crumbs, or cut in two crosswise,
dip in egg and seasoned crumbs, put on ice for two hours, and fry in
deep fat. Sprinkle with lemon-juice if desired.
CURRY OF VEGETABLES
Mix one cupful each of cooked carrots and turnips cut into dice,
one-half can of peas, and one cupful of cooked lima or kidney beans.
Reheat in Brown Sauce, seasoning with minced onion, curry powder, a
pinch of sugar, and a little vinegar. Add a cupful and a half of
cooked potatoes cut into dice, simmer for twenty minutes, and serve in
a border of boiled rice.
GNOCCHI
Bring to the boil a cupful of water and a tablespoonful of butter. Add
sifted flour to make a batter and a pinch each of salt, pepper, and
grated nutmeg. Add a heaping tablespoonful of grated Parmesan cheese
and stir constantly until the mixture leaves the sides of the pan.
Take from the fire and stir in one at a time three unbeaten eggs. Drop
by spoonfuls into boiling water and simmer until firm. Drain, put into
a buttered baking-dish, season with grated cheese and melted butter,
and pour over a Cream or Béchamel Sauce, thickened with the yolks of
three eggs. Sprinkle with crumbs and grated cheese, bake until brown,
and serve in the same dish.
CREAMED KOHLRABI
Peel, slice, and soak the kohlrabi in cold water for half an hour.
Drain, cover with cold water, and cook until tender. Drain and pour
over a Cream Sauce to which has been added the well-beaten yolk of an
egg.
POLENTA
Boil a quart of white stock with two tablespoonfuls of butter and
sprinkle in slowly, enough corn-meal to make a thick mush. Take from
the fire, add four tablespoonfuls each of butter and grated Parmesan
cheese and a tablespoonful of beef extract. Mould in small cups, turn
out, sprinkle with crumbs and cheese, and bake, basting with melted
butter.
INDIAN PILAU
Wash a cupful of rice thoroughly, throw into fast boiling water, boil
for twenty minutes, and drain. A tablespoonful of butter may be added
to the water. Season with salt and pepper, add a heaping tablespoonful
of butter, and garnish with hard-boiled eggs and fried onions.
VEGETABLES À LA JARDINIÈRE
Mix half a can of French peas and one cupful each of diced cooked
carrots and turnips. Reheat in a well-buttered Béchamel Sauce. Season
with salt and pepper and add a little sugar if desired.
THIRTY SIMPLE SAUCES
ALLEMANDE SAUCE
Put two cupfuls of white stock into a saucepan with half a dozen
mushrooms, chopped fine, a two-inch strip of lemon-peel, salt and
pepper to season, and a teaspoonful of minced parsley. Simmer for an
hour and strain. Thicken with a teaspoonful of flour rubbed smooth in
a little cold stock or water, take from the fire, and add the yolks of
three eggs beaten with the juice of half a lemon. Reheat, but do not
boil. Take from the fire and add a tablespoonful of butter.
BÉARNAISE SAUCE
Bring to the boil two tablespoonfuls each of vinegar and water. Simmer
in it for ten minutes a slice of onion. Take out the onion and add the
yolks of three eggs beaten very light. Take from the fire, add salt
and pepper to season, and four tablespoonfuls of butter beaten to a
cream. The butter should be added in small bits.
QUICK BÉARNAISE SAUCE
Beat the yolks of four eggs with four tablespoonfuls of oil and four
of water. Add a cupful of boiling water and cook slowly until thick
and smooth. Take from the fire, and add minced onion, capers, olives,
pickles, and parsley, and a little tarragon vinegar.
BÉCHAMEL SAUCE
Cook together two tablespoonfuls each of butter and flour, add two
cupfuls of white stock and cook until thick, stirring constantly.
Season with salt, pepper, and grated nutmeg.
BROWN SAUCE
Brown two tablespoonfuls of flour in butter. Add two cupfuls of milk
or cream and cook until thick, stirring constantly. Season to taste.
BROWN BUTTER SAUCE OR BEURRE NOIR
Melt butter in a frying-pan and cook until brown, taking care not to
burn. Take from the fire and add lemon-juice or vinegar, and salt and
pepper to season. Serve hot.
BUTTER SAUCE
Beat the yolks of four eggs with half a cupful of cold water and two
tablespoonfuls of vinegar or lemon-juice. Cook in a double boiler
until thick, seasoning with salt, cayenne, and onion-juice. Add half a
cupful of butter, cut into small pieces, take from the fire, and
serve.
CAPER SAUCE
Add two or three tablespoonfuls of capers to two cupfuls of
Drawn-Butter Sauce.
CHEESE SAUCE
Add half a cupful of grated cheese to two cupfuls of Cream or
Drawn-Butter Sauce.
COLBERT SAUCE
Put into a saucepan one cupful of Espagnole Sauce, two tablespoonfuls
of beef extract, the juice of a lemon, red and white pepper and minced
parsley to season, and half a cupful of butter in small bits. Heat,
but do not boil, and serve at once.
CREAM SAUCE
Cook together one tablespoonful of butter and two of flour. Add two
cupfuls of cream or milk and cook until thick, stirring constantly.
Season with salt and pepper.
CURRY SAUCE
Fry a tablespoonful of chopped onion in butter and add a tablespoonful
of flour mixed with a teaspoonful of curry powder. Mix thoroughly, add
one cupful of cold water, and cook until thick, stirring constantly.
Take from the fire, season with salt and onion-juice, and serve hot.
DRAWN-BUTTER SAUCE
Cook to a smooth paste two tablespoonfuls of butter and two of flour.
Add two cupfuls of cold water and cook until thick, stirring
constantly. Season with salt and pepper.
DUTCH SAUCE
Cook together one tablespoonful each of flour and butter, add one
cupful of white stock, and cook until thick, stirring constantly.
Season with salt and pepper, take from the fire, and add the yolks of
three eggs beaten with half a cupful of cream. Cook in a double boiler
for three minutes, take from the fire, add a tablespoonful of
lemon-juice, and strain.
DUXELLES SAUCE
Cook in butter one cupful of chopped mushrooms and one tablespoonful
each of minced onion and parsley. Add to one pint of Spanish Sauce and
serve.
EGG SAUCE
Add one-half cupful of sliced or chopped hard-boiled eggs to two
cupfuls of Drawn-Butter Sauce or sufficient melted butter.
HOLLANDAISE SAUCE
Beat half a cupful of butter to a cream and add gradually the
well-beaten yolks of two eggs, the juice of half a lemon, and pepper
and salt to season. Cook over boiling water until it begins to
thicken, beating with an egg beater. Serve as soon as it is of the
proper consistency. Add a little boiling water if it is too thick.
ITALIAN SAUCE
Fry a chopped onion in butter with a teaspoonful of minced parsley and
two tablespoonfuls of chopped mushrooms. Add one cupful of white stock
and boil for ten minutes. Thicken with a small spoonful each of butter
and flour cooked together, take from the fire, and add a tablespoonful
of butter and a little lemon-juice.
MADEIRA SAUCE
Add four tablespoonfuls of mushroom liquor and a wineglassful of
Madeira to Italian Sauce.
MAÎTRE D'HÔTEL SAUCE
Work into half a cupful of butter all the lemon-juice it will take,
and add a teaspoonful or more of minced parsley; or, melt the butter
without burning, take from the fire, add the juice of half a lemon and
a teaspoonful of minced parsley.
MINT SAUCE
Chop fresh mint, or use dried mint, which is equally good. Cover with
good cider vinegar and add enough granulated sugar to neutralize part
of the acid. Let stand for several hours before using.
MUSHROOM SAUCE
Add the desired quantity of chopped canned mushrooms to White, Cream,
Brown, or Drawn-Butter Sauce, using the can liquor for part of the
liquid.
PARSLEY SAUCE
Boil two large bunches of parsley in water to cover for five minutes.
Strain the water, and thicken with a tablespoonful each of butter and
flour cooked together. Season with salt, pepper, and grated nutmeg,
take from the fire, add the yolks of two eggs beaten with a little
vinegar, three tablespoonfuls of butter in small bits, and a little
minced parsley.
PIQUANTE SAUCE
Brown three small spoonfuls of flour in butter, add two cupfuls of
stock, and cook until thick, stirring constantly. Season with salt and
cayenne. Chop a small onion fine and cook it until tender in four
tablespoonfuls of vinegar with a teaspoonful of sugar. Put into the
sauce with two tablespoonfuls each of chopped capers and cucumber
pickles. Heat thoroughly and serve.
REMOULADE SAUCE
Mix together the yolks of two hard-boiled eggs, the yolk of one raw
egg, a pinch each of salt and pepper, and a teaspoonful of mustard.
Set the bowl into a pan of ice and add gradually a cupful of
olive-oil, beating constantly. When smooth and thick, add three
tablespoonfuls each of tarragon or cider vinegar and a teaspoonful of
minced parsley.
TARTAR SAUCE
Chop fine a teaspoonful each of pickles, parsley, olives, and capers.
Mix with very stiff Mayonnaise. A little grated onion may be added if
desired.
TOMATO SAUCE--I
Fry a chopped onion and half a clove of garlic in butter. Add half a
cupful of water, a teaspoonful of beef extract, a cupful of canned
tomatoes, and three or four dried mushrooms soaked and chopped. Simmer
until smooth and thick, run through a sieve, and serve.
TOMATO SAUCE--II
Brown a tablespoonful of flour in butter, add a cupful of stewed
tomatoes, and salt, pepper, grated onion, powdered cloves, and mace to
season. Cook until smooth and thick, stirring constantly, rub through
a sieve, and serve.
TOMATO SAUCE--III
Chop together capers, pickles, onion, and olives. There should be half
a cupful in all. Add one-half cupful of stewed and strained tomatoes,
a teaspoonful each of made mustard and sugar, and salt and cayenne to
season highly. Serve very hot.
TOMATO CREAM SAUCE
Cook together for ten minutes one cupful of tomatoes, a slice of
onion, two cloves, two pepper-corns, a stalk of celery, and a bit of
bay-leaf. Rub through a sieve and thicken with three small spoonfuls
of flour cooked in butter. Season with salt, paprika, and sugar, add
one cupful of hot cream, bring to the boil, add a pinch of soda, and
serve.
VELOUTÉ SAUCE
Cook together three small spoonfuls each of butter and flour, add one
cupful of white stock and one quarter cupful of cream. Cook until
thick, stirring constantly. Season with salt, cayenne, grated nutmeg,
and minced parsley. Simmer for an hour, strain and serve.
VINAIGRETTE SAUCE
Beat together four tablespoonfuls of olive-oil and one tablespoonful
of vinegar with salt and red pepper to season. Chop fine a little
parsley, onion, and sweet pickle, or capers, and mix with the sauce.
Serve with cold meat.
SALADS
_SALADS AND DRESSINGS_
FRENCH DRESSING
Put a pinch each of salt and paprika into a small bowl. Rub the inside
of the bowl with cut garlic if desired. Put in four tablespoonfuls of
the best olive-oil and stir until the salt is dissolved. Add one
tablespoonful of vinegar and stir and beat until no separate globules
of oil are visible. Cider vinegar or any of the flavored vinegars may
be used. Sometimes three tablespoonfuls of oil are used to one of
vinegar.
SEASONINGS FOR FRENCH DRESSING
To French dressing made according to directions given above may be
added at discretion anchovy essence, anchovy paste, celery salt,
celery pepper, chilli pepper, curry powder, pounded cardamon seed,
minced chervil, minced chives, chutney, capers, grated cheese,
caviare, minced garlic, onion, horseradish, mustard, either made or
dry, Worcestershire Sauce, mushroom, walnut, or tomato catsup, mint,
parsley, thyme, savory, sage, marjoram, tarragon, minced olives or
pickles, shrimp essence, sardine paste, chopped truffles or pimentos.
FRENCH DRESSING FOR FRUIT SALADS
Prepare according to directions given for French dressing, using
lemon-juice or wine instead of vinegar and omitting the paprika.
Fruit-juice, claret, white wine, port, sherry, Madeira, Rhine wine,
and lime-juice are all used in dressing for fruit salads. If
additional seasoning is desired, add powdered cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger
or mace, or chopped candied fruits. For some salads sweet wine may be
used in the dressing.
MAYONNAISE
Put an earthen bowl into a larger one containing cracked ice. Break
into it the yolks of two fresh eggs, add a pinch each of salt and
paprika, and half a teaspoonful or more of dry mustard. Mix thoroughly
and add oil drop by drop at first. A clear spot forming upon the egg
is the test of the proper quantity of oil. Use a silver teaspoon for
mixing and beat constantly. If the Mayonnaise should curdle, put it on
the ice for an hour, or add a few drops of lemon-juice. When a cupful
or more of oil has been used and the dressing is stiff enough to cut
with a knife, add the juice of half a lemon, or more, according to
taste. Cover with paraffine paper and keep on ice until ready to
serve. For fruit salads, omit the mustard and pepper and at the last
fold in a little cream whipped solid. Veal or chicken jelly may also
be mixed with Mayonnaise. Chopped sweet herbs, pickles, olives,
capers, onions, garlic, shrimp paste, horseradish and caviare are used
to season Mayonnaise. Chopped olives, pickles, and capers, with a
little onion or garlic, if desired, make Tartar Sauce when added to
Mayonnaise.
BOILED DRESSING--I
Bring half a cupful of vinegar to the boil, with two teaspoonfuls of
sugar, half a teaspoonful each of salt and mustard, and a dash of
pepper. Thicken with one-fourth cupful of butter creamed with a
teaspoonful of flour, and cook until smooth and thick, stirring
constantly. Take from the fire, and add the yolk of an egg
well-beaten. Cool, and if desired add a cupful of sweet or sour cream
or buttermilk.
BOILED DRESSING--II
Beat the yolks of two eggs with a tablespoonful of sugar and a
teaspoonful each of salt and mustard. Add gradually half a cupful of
melted butter or oil, the beaten whites of the eggs, and half a cupful
of lemon-juice or vinegar. Cook in a double boiler until it thickens,
stirring constantly.
CREAM DRESSING
Beat two eggs until light, add a teaspoonful of sugar, a teaspoonful
of butter, three tablespoonfuls of vinegar, with salt, mustard, and
cayenne to season. Cook until thick in a double boiler, stirring
constantly, and adding gradually four tablespoonfuls of boiling
tarragon vinegar. Take from the fire, cool, and add a cupful of
whipped cream just before serving.
SOUR-CREAM DRESSING
Mix one cupful of thick sour cream with two tablespoonfuls each of
lemon-juice and vinegar, one tablespoonful of sugar, a teaspoonful
each of salt and mustard, and pepper to taste.
EGG DRESSING
Beat three eggs, add gradually two tablespoonfuls of oil, a
teaspoonful of sugar, and salt, white pepper, and cayenne to season.
Add half a cupful of boiling vinegar, mix thoroughly, and cook in a
double boiler until thick.
GERMAN SALAD DRESSING
Mix half a cupful of sour cream with a tablespoonful of sugar, a dash
of pepper, a teaspoonful each of salt and mustard, two tablespoonfuls
of bacon fat, and half a chopped onion cooked in half a cupful of
boiling vinegar.
CLUB DRESSING
Chop very fine two hard-boiled eggs, two pimentos, half a small onion,
a small bunch of chives, and one small root of garlic. It cannot be
too fine. Rub to a paste with a spoon, add six tablespoonfuls of oil,
two of tarragon vinegar, and salt and paprika to season.
CURRY DRESSING
Rub the yolk of a hard-boiled egg smooth with four tablespoonfuls of
oil, one tablespoonful of tarragon vinegar, and a pinch of curry
powder.
RAVIGOTE DRESSING
Put into a double boiler the well-beaten yolks of two eggs and a
tablespoonful of butter. Cook until it begins to thicken, then add
another tablespoonful of butter and cook to a cream. Season with
minced chives, chervil, tarragon, and parsley.
_FISH SALADS_
ANCHOVY AND EGG SALAD
Rub a salad bowl with cut garlic and fill with crisp lettuce leaves.
Put anchovies and sliced hard-boiled eggs on top and serve with French
dressing.
ANCHOVY AND PEPPER SALAD
Skin and bone six anchovies and chop very fine. Mix with a Spanish
onion sliced very thin, two shredded sweet Spanish peppers, and a
slice of bread cut into dice. Mix with French dressing and serve on
lettuce or cress, adding more bread if desired.
CLAM AND CELERY SALAD
Cut clams into small pieces, season with onion-juice, mix with
shredded lettuce or celery, and serve on lettuce with French dressing
or Mayonnaise. Either cooked or raw clams may be used.
SARDINE SALAD--I
Arrange on a bed of lettuce, sardines and shrimps, alternately. Season
with minced onion, chopped pickle, capers, and hard-boiled eggs. Pour
over French dressing, season with tomato catsup, and serve cold.
SARDINE SALAD--II
Bone and flake drained sardines and put on tissue paper until the oil
is absorbed. Mix with three times the quantity of finely cut celery
and marinate in French dressing. Drain and serve on lettuce or cress
with Mayonnaise.
SHRIMP SALAD
Mix cooked flaked shrimps with finely shredded lettuce and French
dressing. Garnish with spoonfuls of Mayonnaise.
SHRIMP AND ASPARAGUS SALAD
Mix two cupfuls of cold cooked asparagus cut into short lengths with
one cupful of cooked flaked shrimps. Serve with French dressing to
which the pounded yolks of three hard-boiled eggs have been added.
_VEGETABLE SALADS_
ARTICHOKE SALAD
Remove the chokes and inner leaves from boiled artichokes, sprinkle
with minced parsley, and serve with French dressing.
ASPARAGUS SALAD
Mix cold cooked asparagus tips with diced or sliced cucumbers and
serve on lettuce with Mayonnaise.
ASPARAGUS À LA VINAIGRETTE
Serve cold boiled asparagus or the bleached canned asparagus on
lettuce with French dressing to which have been added chopped olives,
pickles, and capers. Onion and mustard may be added to the seasoning.
BEAN SALAD--I
Season cold cooked beans with tomato catsup and mix with half the
quantity of finely cut celery. Sprinkle with minced chives and capers
and serve very cold on lettuce with French dressing.
BEAN SALAD--II
Mix equal quantities of finely cut celery and cooked wax beans and
serve on lettuce with Mayonnaise.
BEAN SALAD--III
Mix cold cooked lima beans with crisp lettuce, sprinkle with chopped
mint and serve with French dressing or Mayonnaise.
BEET SALAD--I
Slice six cold boiled beets and one Spanish onion. Serve on crisp
lettuce with French dressing.
BEET SALAD--II
Fill a salad bowl nearly full of crisp lettuce and cover with sliced
boiled beets and hard-boiled eggs. Season with grated onion and pour
over a French dressing which has been seasoned with minced garlic and
tomato catsup.
BRUSSELS SPROUTS SALAD
Chop separately onion, olives, walnuts, and capers. Mix and blend to a
smooth paste with lemon-juice. Spread over cold cooked Brussels
sprouts. Mix thoroughly and serve with Mayonnaise.
CABBAGE SALAD--I
Marinate shredded cabbage in French dressing, drain, and serve on
lettuce with Mayonnaise.
CABBAGE SALAD--II
Mix two cupfuls of shredded cabbage with half as much celery and
season with minced chives and tomato catsup or Tabasco Sauce. Serve
on lettuce with French or Mayonnaise dressing.
CARROT SALAD--I
Boil young carrots in water to which a little sugar may be added.
Drain, cool, cut up, and serve on lettuce with French dressing or
Mayonnaise.
CARROT SALAD--II
Mix diced cooked carrots with lettuce and serve with French dressing,
sprinkling with minced cress, chervil, chives, or parsley.
CAULIFLOWER SALAD--I
Mix cooked cauliflower flowerets with Mayonnaise and serve in
red-pepper shells on lettuce with Mayonnaise on top.
CAULIFLOWER SALAD--II
Marinate cooked cauliflower flowerets in French dressing, drain, and
serve on lettuce with Mayonnaise. Garnish with diced cooked carrots or
beets.
CELERY SALAD--I
Shred crisp celery very fine and serve with French dressing or
Mayonnaise.
CELERY SALAD--II
Mix finely cut celery with sliced sour apple cut into small bits and
serve on lettuce with Mayonnaise.
CELERY SALAD--III
Cut into small bits a large bunch of celery and three-fourths pound of
blanched almonds. Serve on lettuce with Mayonnaise.
CHICKORY SALAD
Fill a salad bowl with well trimmed chickory and serve with French
dressing seasoned with onion-juice.
CHIFFONADE SALAD
Mix one cupful each of shredded lettuce, celery, and chickory, and one
teaspoonful each of chopped beets, onion, parsley, tarragon, and sweet
red pepper. Serve with crisp lettuce and French dressing, garnishing
with sliced tomatoes.
CRESS SALAD--I
Mix watercress, lettuce, sliced tomatoes, cucumbers, and onion with
shredded green pepper and celery. Serve with French dressing and
garnish with sliced hard-boiled eggs.
CRESS SALAD--II
Cut thin slices of sour apples and hard-boiled eggs into bits and mix
with watercress. Serve with French dressing.
CUCUMBER SALAD--I
Slice cucumbers thin, and soak in cold salted water until wilted.
Drain, rinse, wipe very dry, and serve with French dressing or with
thick sour cream seasoned highly with black pepper.
CUCUMBER SALAD--II
Mix one cupful of diced cucumbers with two cupfuls of finely cut
celery and half a can of drained mushrooms. Add three chopped
hard-boiled eggs and serve on lettuce with Mayonnaise.
CUCUMBER SALAD--III
Cut three cucumbers into dice. Mix with one cupful of finely cut
olives, three hard-boiled eggs, and three-fourths cupful of broken
pecans or English walnuts. Serve on lettuce with Mayonnaise. Pickled
nasturtium seeds or French peas may be added.
CUCUMBER JELLY SALAD
Slice two cucumbers and cook until soft in water to cover, with a
slice of onion and salt and pepper to season. Take from the fire, and
add half a package of soaked and dissolved gelatine. Line a mould with
thin slices of cucumber, fill with the jelly, and chill. Serve on
lettuce with either French dressing or Mayonnaise.
ENDIVE SALAD
Fill a salad bowl with small crisp leaves of endive and serve with
French dressing or Mayonnaise. Sprinkle with minced chives if desired.
LETTUCE SALAD--I
Quarter crisp heads of lettuce and serve individually with Mayonnaise.
LETTUCE SALAD--II
Cut head lettuce in quarters, sprinkle with minced chives and parsley,
and serve with French dressing which may be seasoned with onion or
garlic.
MUSHROOM SALAD
Cut canned mushrooms into small pieces and serve on lettuce with
French dressing, sprinkling with minced chives and parsley.
ONION SALAD--I
Slice peeled Spanish onions very thin, crisp in ice-water, drain, wipe
dry, and serve on lettuce with French dressing, sprinkling with minced
parsley if desired.
ONION SALAD--II
Mix sliced Spanish onion with twice the quantity of sliced and broken
sour apples. Mix with Mayonnaise and serve on lettuce.
PIMENTO SALAD
Mix shredded pimentos with quartered hard-boiled eggs, sliced olives,
and pearl onions. Serve on lettuce with Mayonnaise.
PEA SALAD--I
Mix cooked and drained peas with diced cooked carrots and finely cut
celery. Serve on lettuce with Mayonnaise.
PEA SALAD--II
Mix cooked peas with cut walnut meats, marinate in French dressing,
drain, and serve in lemon-cups on lettuce with a spoonful of
Mayonnaise on top.
PEPPER SALAD--I
Chop a very small onion fine with twice the quantity of parsley. Add
two small red peppers and eight sweet green peppers finely minced.
Pour over a French dressing, seasoning with a pinch of powdered sugar
and a teaspoonful of salt. Serve ice-cold on lettuce leaves.
PEPPER SALAD--II
Mix sliced Spanish onions with seeded and sliced sweet green peppers
and serve on lettuce with French dressing.
PEPPER SALAD--III
Slice the tops from green peppers, remove seeds and veins, and soak in
boiling water for fifteen minutes. Drain, chill, and fill with finely
cut celery mixed with Mayonnaise. Shredded cabbage may be used instead
of the celery or mixed with it.
POTATO SALAD--I
Mix diced cooked potatoes with one-fourth the quantity of diced boiled
beets. Serve on lettuce with French dressing or Mayonnaise, garnishing
with anchovies and small pickles, or in a mould of aspic.
POTATO SALAD--II
Mix two cupfuls of diced boiled potatoes with half a cupful of finely
cut celery and an apple. Marinate in French dressing and serve
Mayonnaise separately if desired.
POTATO SALAD--III
Mix sliced cold potatoes with finely cut pickled walnuts and chives or
onions. Serve with French dressing, seasoned slightly with sage.
POTATO SALAD--IV
Slice cold cooked potatoes and season with minced onion and parsley.
Pour over a French dressing and let stand two hours on ice before
serving. Serve very cold and pass Mayonnaise if desired.
POTATO SALAD--V
Mix half a cupful of vinegar, one-fourth cupful of cold water, two
eggs well-beaten, one tablespoonful of sugar, and three tablespoonfuls
of butter, with salt and pepper to season. Cook until thick in a
double boiler, stirring constantly; take from the fire, cool, and mix
with a little cream. An entire cupful of cream may be used if desired.
Mix with sliced boiled potatoes, seasoned with chopped onion and
parsley.
RADISH SALAD
Mix sliced radishes with bits of sour apple, marinate in French
dressing, drain, and mix with Mayonnaise. Serve on lettuce.
RADISH SALAD--II
Slice crisp radishes and mix with minced chives or sliced spring
onions and serve with French dressing.
SALSIFY SALAD
Cook sliced salsify in salted and acidulated water with a bit of onion
and a bay-leaf and a sprig of parsley. Drain, marinate in French
dressing, and serve on cress or lettuce with Mayonnaise. Garnish with
minced parsley and sliced oranges.
SPINACH SALAD--I
Mould cold cooked spinach in small cups. Turn out on lettuce, garnish
with hard-boiled eggs and bits of cooked ham or tongue. Serve with
Mayonnaise or French dressing.
SPINACH SALAD--II
Season cooked chopped spinach with salt, pepper, oil, and lemon-juice,
and mould in small moulds. Turn out on thin slices of cold boiled
tongue and serve with Tartar Sauce.
TOMATO SALAD--I
Peel and quarter large tomatoes and serve on lettuce with Mayonnaise.
Marinate first in French dressing if desired.
TOMATO SALAD--II
Fill a salad bowl with alternate layers of sliced tomatoes and
cucumbers and serve with French dressing or Mayonnaise. Crisp lettuce
may be added.
TOMATO SALAD--III
Mix sliced tomatoes with lettuce and fresh Roquefort cheese broken
into small bits. Serve with lettuce and French dressing to which
minced garlic has been added.
STUFFED TOMATO SALAD--I
Mix equal quantities of diced cucumber, tomato pulp, and cooked peas
with a few capers and a little chopped pickle. Add a little cooked
chicken, cut in dice, mix with Mayonnaise, fill tomato-shells, and
serve on lettuce.
STUFFED TOMATO SALAD--II
Chop cucumbers and mix with sweet green peppers, seasoning with grated
onion. Mix with thick Mayonnaise, fill tomato-shells, and serve on
lettuce with French dressing or Mayonnaise.
STUFFED TOMATO SALAD--III
Stuff tomato-shells with chopped celery and nuts, which may be mixed
with Mayonnaise, and serve on lettuce with Mayonnaise.
TOMATO JELLY SALAD
Cook eight tomatoes with a slice of onion, six cloves, and salt and
pepper to season. Rub through a sieve, and add half a package of
soaked and dissolved gelatine. Mould in small cups, and serve on
lettuce with Mayonnaise. Or, place small peeled tomatoes in moulds and
fill with any desired aspic. Turn out and serve with Mayonnaise.
Yellow tomatoes may be used in the same way.
WALDORF SALAD
Mix finely cut celery and apples with broken English walnuts. Serve on
lettuce with Mayonnaise, or fill bright red apples from which the pulp
has been removed.
_FRUIT SALADS_
ALLIGATOR PEAR SALAD
Mix sliced alligator pears with sliced or quartered hard-boiled eggs
and serve on lettuce with Mayonnaise.
APPLE SALAD--I
Slice the tops from large red apples and scoop out the pulp. Mix with
finely cut celery, broken English walnuts, and Mayonnaise made
without mustard. Fill the apple shells, put on the lids, and serve on
lettuce leaves.
APPLE SALAD--II
Mix sliced boiled chestnuts with finely cut celery and apples. Serve
on lettuce with French dressing made with lemon-juice.
APPLE SALAD--III
Mix bits of apple with an equal quantity of orange pulp and add a few
sliced maraschino cherries. Serve in the orange shells with Mayonnaise
made without mustard and whitened with whipped cream. Shredded
pineapple may be added.
APPLE SALAD--IV
Mix finely cut apples, celery, and shredded green peppers with broken
English walnuts, blanched almonds, or pecans. Serve on lettuce with
Mayonnaise made without mustard to which whipped cream has been added.
APRICOT SALAD
Peel and split apricots. Fill the hulls with chopped maraschino
cherries and nuts and serve on lettuce with French dressing made with
wine.
BANANA SALAD--I
Peel one section from the skin of ripe bananas, take out the pulp, mix
with French dressing made with lemon-juice, fill the shells and serve
on lettuce, sprinkling with chopped nuts if desired. Mayonnaise may be
used instead of French dressing.
BANANA SALAD--II
Remove one section of the banana peel and scoop out the pulp. Mix with
shredded orange or grapefruit, seeded and peeled white grapes, and a
few broken nuts. Stoned cherries may be added if desired. Mix with
Mayonnaise made without mustard and serve on lettuce in the banana
skins.
CANTALOUPE SALAD
Scoop out the pulp from ripe cantaloupes, drain, and mix with pounded
ice. Serve in the shells immediately with French dressing made without
mustard and whitened with whipped cream.
CHERRY SALAD--I
Stuff maraschino cherries or white California canned cherries or large
sweet cherries with blanched hazel nuts, and serve ice cold on
lettuce, with Mayonnaise made without mustard and whitened with
whipped cream.
CHERRY SALAD--II
Mix sliced black or maraschino cherries with shredded pineapple and
blanched hazel nuts. Serve on lettuce with Mayonnaise made without
mustard and whitened with whipped cream.
GRAPE SALAD--I
Mix peeled and seeded white grapes with finely cut celery and broken
walnut meats and serve on lettuce with French dressing made with
lemon-juice, or Mayonnaise made without mustard and whitened with
whipped cream.
GRAPE SALAD--II
Mix peeled and seeded white grapes with orange pulp, finely cut
celery, and broken nuts. Or, mix pineapple, celery, and pecans. Serve
on lettuce with French dressing made with lemon-juice or wine, or with
Mayonnaise made without mustard and whitened with whipped cream.
GRAPEFRUIT SALAD--I
Mix grapefruit pulp with broken English walnuts, hickory nuts, or
pecans. Mix with Mayonnaise made without mustard, fill the grapefruit
shells, and serve on lettuce.
GRAPEFRUIT SALAD--II
Mix the pulp of three grapefruits and one large orange with two sliced
bananas and half a cupful of maraschino cherries. Serve with French
dressing made with lemon-juice or orange-juice, or Mayonnaise made
without mustard and whitened with whipped cream. Garnish with white
grapes, or add peeled and seeded white grapes to the salad.
GRAPEFRUIT SALAD--III
Mix the pulp of one grapefruit with two cupfuls of diced apples and
serve on lettuce with French dressing made with the grapefruit juice.
Or, mix the drained grapefruit pulp with broken English walnuts and
serve in the shell with French dressing made of the juice, or
Mayonnaise made without mustard. Garnish either salad with white
grapes and nuts.
MACEDOINE SALAD--I
Mix peeled and seeded white grapes with equal quantities of
strawberries, raspberries, sliced bananas, oranges, and pineapples,
any or all. Serve with French dressing made with wine, or Mayonnaise
made without mustard, adding whipped cream if desired.
MACEDOINE SALAD--II
Mix sliced bananas with maraschino cherries and season with sherry, or
mix pineapple, oranges, white grapes, and plums, and season with white
wine. Serve on lettuce with French dressing made with lemon-juice, or
Mayonnaise made without mustard and whitened with whipped cream.
MACEDOINE SALAD--III
Mix shredded pineapple and apples with finely cut strawberries,
bananas, cherries, peeled and seeded white grapes, and bits of orange
pulp. Add chopped almonds or peanuts and serve with French dressing
made with lemon-juice.
ORANGE SALAD--I
Mix sliced oranges and bananas with broken English walnuts and serve
on lettuce with Mayonnaise made without mustard and whitened with
whipped cream. Or, use oranges, bananas, pineapple, and peeled and
seeded white grapes.
ORANGE SALAD--II
Mix shredded pineapple, sliced bananas, orange pulp, and maraschino
cherries. Season with sherry and serve on lettuce with Mayonnaise made
without mustard and whitened with whipped cream. The cherries and
bananas may be omitted.
ORANGE SALAD--III
Arrange thinly sliced oranges on cress, sprinkle with chopped nuts and
serve with French dressing made with lemon-juice, or with Mayonnaise
made without mustard.
ORANGE SALAD--IV
Arrange sliced oranges on lettuce and sprinkle with blanched and
broken English walnuts. A little chopped celery may be added. Serve
with Mayonnaise made without mustard and whitened with whipped cream.
PEACH SALAD--I
Peel and split ripe peaches, cover thickly with chopped almonds, and
serve on lettuce with French dressing made with orange juice, or
Mayonnaise made without mustard and whitened with whipped cream.
PEACH SALAD--II
Mix finely cut peaches with sliced bananas and serve on lettuce with
Mayonnaise made without mustard and whitened with whipped cream.
PEAR SALAD
Mix sliced pears with chopped candied ginger and serve on lettuce with
Mayonnaise made without mustard and mixed with a little whipped cream.
PINEAPPLE SALAD--I
Cut off the top of a ripe pineapple and scoop out the pulp carefully.
Cut it fine, mix with sliced bananas and stoned cherries, and with
stiff Mayonnaise made without mustard. Fill the pineapple shell and
put on the top. Pass with it Mayonnaise whitened with whipped cream.
PINEAPPLE SALAD--II
Mix shredded pineapple with finely cut celery and broken English
walnuts. Serve on lettuce with Mayonnaise made without mustard and
whitened with whipped cream.
PINEAPPLE SALAD--III
Mix shredded pineapple with peeled and quartered tomatoes, figs soaked
in sherry and cut into dice, and broken English walnut meats. Serve
ice cold on lettuce with Mayonnaise made without mustard and whitened
with whipped cream.
_EGG SALADS_
EGG SALAD--I
Mix finely cut celery with the shredded whites of hard-boiled eggs.
Mash the yolks to a smooth paste with sardines, moistening with oil,
and shape into balls. Serve on lettuce with Mayonnaise, using the
balls as a garnish.
EGG SALAD--II
Arrange quartered hard-boiled egg on lettuce and pour over Mayonnaise
mixed with salmon which has been rubbed to a smooth paste with a
little oil. Caviare, sardines, or anchovy paste may be used instead of
the salmon.
EGG SALAD--III
Cut fine three hard-boiled eggs and four stalks of celery. Serve on
lettuce with French dressing or Mayonnaise.
_CHEESE AND NUT SALADS_
CHEESE SALAD--I
Rub cottage cheese to a smooth paste with cream, butter, and salt. Rub
a salad bowl with cut garlic and fill with chickory or endive. Add the
cheese balls and quartered hard-boiled eggs, with onion-juice to
season. Serve with French dressing.
CHEESE SALAD--II
Mix cottage cheese with chopped olives and make to a smooth paste with
oil and lemon-juice, seasoning with salt and paprika. Shape into balls
and serve on lettuce or endive with French or Mayonnaise dressing.
Garnish with olives.
CHEESE SALAD--III
Mix one cupful of broken American cheese, three Neufchatel cheeses cut
into small pieces, ten olives or pimolas sliced, and three finely cut
pimentos. Season with salt and paprika, moisten with cream, and serve
on lettuce with French dressing to which grated horseradish has been
added. Garnish with pimentos cut in fancy shapes.
CHEESE SALAD--IV
Mix two cream cheeses to a smooth paste with chopped nuts and minced
parsley and roll into small balls. Arrange in nests of crisp lettuce
and serve with Mayonnaise.
NUT SALAD
Mix equal parts of finely cut celery and apple with half the quantity
of broken nuts, using almonds, peanuts, pecans, walnuts, or salted
almonds or peanuts. Serve on lettuce with Mayonnaise made without
mustard.
ALMOND SALAD
Stone and chop six olives. Add half a cupful of blanched almonds cut
fine and half a cupful of finely cut celery. Serve on lettuce with
Mayonnaise from which the mustard may be omitted, and to which a
little whipped cream may be added.
CHESTNUT SALAD--I
Shell and blanch large chestnuts and cook until soft. Cool and serve
on lettuce with French dressing made with lemon-juice, or with
Mayonnaise made without mustard. Serve very cold. Broken English
walnuts may be added if desired.
CHESTNUT SALAD--II
Shell, blanch, and boil until tender one pint of chestnuts. Drain,
cool, and serve on lettuce with French dressing made with
lemon-juice. Dust with hard-boiled egg yolks rubbed through a sieve,
and garnish with shredded whites.
CHESTNUT SALAD--III
Mix boiled chestnuts with bananas and oranges, or English walnuts with
cheese and celery, or with apples and figs, or with cream cheese and
figs, or pecans with apples, celery, and cream cheese. Serve with
French dressing made with wine or lemon-juice or with Mayonnaise made
without mustard and whitened with whipped cream.
PEANUT SALAD
Chop peanuts fine and mix to a smooth paste with Mayonnaise. Spread on
sliced tomatoes or fill tomato-shells and serve on lettuce.
PECAN SALAD
Mix half a cupful each of broken pecans and chopped olives with one
and one-half cupfuls of finely cut celery, and half of a red or green
pepper chopped fine. Serve on lettuce or in pepper-shells with
Mayonnaise.
WALNUT SALAD--I
Mix equal quantities of finely cut celery and broken English walnuts
or pecans and marinate in French dressing. Serve in a border of
shredded lettuce and pass Mayonnaise if desired.
WALNUT SALAD--II
Mix two cupfuls of finely cut celery with the grated rind of an orange
and a dozen chopped walnut meats. Mix with stiff mayonnaise made
without mustard and serve in apple shells, adding some of the apple
pulp if desired. Serve on lettuce and pass mayonnaise.
SIMPLE DESSERTS
BLANC MANGE
Thicken a quart of milk with four tablespoonfuls of cornstarch rubbed
smooth with a little of it. Add a teaspoonful of salt, and sugar and
flavoring to taste. Mould, chill, and serve with a sauce made of a
cupful of jam or jelly thoroughly mixed with the whites of three eggs
beaten to a stiff froth.
ALMOND BLANC MANGE
Thicken a quart of boiling milk with three tablespoonfuls of
cornstarch rubbed smooth with a little cold milk. Add four
tablespoonfuls of sugar, a pinch of salt, and a few drops of lemon
extract. When smooth and thick, add half a cupful or more of split
blanched almonds, mould, chill, and serve with whipped cream,
sweetened and flavored to taste.
CHERRY BLANC MANGE
Stone a quart of cherries and stew, sweetening heavily. Thicken with
one level tablespoonful of cornstarch rubbed smooth with a little
cold water, and cook until smooth and thick, stirring constantly.
Mould, chill, and serve with sugar and cream. Other fruits may be used
in the same way.
CHOCOLATE BLANC MANGE
Thicken a quart of milk with four level tablespoonfuls of cornstarch
rubbed smooth with a little of it, add a pinch of salt, a teaspoonful
of vanilla, sugar to taste, and a square of bitter chocolate grated
and cooked to a smooth paste in a little boiling water. Cook, while
stirring, until smooth and thick, mould, chill, and serve with custard
or whipped cream.
CREAM BLANC MANGE
Thicken one and one-half cupfuls of milk with two tablespoonfuls of
cornstarch rubbed smooth with a little milk and add two tablespoonfuls
of sugar and the stiffly beaten whites of two eggs. Take from the
fire, flavor to taste, mould and chill. Make a custard of one and
one-half cupfuls of milk, the beaten yolks of two eggs, two
tablespoonfuls of sugar, and flavoring to taste. Serve with the
custard poured around the pudding.
COFFEE BLANC MANGE
Mix a cupful of very strong coffee with two cupfuls of boiling cream,
sweeten to taste and add half a package of gelatine which has been
soaked and dissolved. Mould, chill, and serve with whipped cream.
FRUIT BLANC MANGE
Heat a quart of milk in a double boiler with half a cupful of cream
and flavoring to taste. Add a package of gelatine which has been
soaked and dissolved, and mould in layers, alternating with preserves
or jam or crushed and sweetened fresh fruit. Chill and serve with a
border of the fruit. Cover with whipped cream if desired. Cherries,
peaches, strawberries, bananas, or pineapples may be used.
PEACH BLANC MANGE
Thicken two cupfuls of boiling milk with one tablespoonful of
cornstarch rubbed smooth with a little cold water. Add two
tablespoonfuls of sugar, boil for five minutes, while stirring, take
from the fire, add a tablespoonful of butter and the yolks of four
eggs well-beaten. Butter a baking-dish, put in a pint of canned
peaches, pour the cornstarch over and bake in a quick oven for half an
hour. Take from the fire and cover with a meringue made of the whites
of eggs beaten to a stiff froth, and sweetened to taste. Serve cold.
Apples, apricots, cherries, figs, gooseberries, plums, pears,
pineapples, quinces, rhubarb, and berries may be used in the same way.
VANILLA BLANC MANGE
Sweeten a quart of boiling cream with a little syrup, add half a
package of gelatine which has been soaked and dissolved, mould, chill,
and serve with whipped cream.
BLUEBERRY CAKE
Cream a tablespoonful of butter with a cupful of sugar, add an
unbeaten egg and mix thoroughly. Add a cupful of milk, and two and
one-half cupfuls of flour sifted with three teaspoonfuls of
baking-powder. Add a pinch of grated nutmeg and stir in lightly three
cupfuls of blueberries. Turn into buttered pans and bake for
thirty-five minutes in a hot oven.
BLUEBERRY TEA-CAKES
Sift two cupfuls of flour with a pinch of salt and two teaspoonfuls of
baking-powder. Work into it a tablespoonful of butter, add the yolk of
an egg beaten with half a cupful of sugar, and one cupful of milk.
Fold in the stiffly beaten white of the egg and add a heaping cupful
of blueberries, which have been dredged with flour. Bake for half an
hour in muffin pans. Sour milk may be used with half a teaspoonful of
soda instead of the baking-powder.
CHOCOLATE CAKE
Beat the yolks of six eggs, add a cupful of sugar, and the grated rind
and juice of half a lemon. Sift in half a cake of grated bitter
chocolate, a teaspoonful of baking-powder, with a pinch each of
cinnamon, and clove, and enough flour to make a thin batter. Fold in
the stiffly beaten whites of the eggs and bake in layer-cake pans. Put
together with currant jelly. Ice with frosting made of a beaten egg, a
cupful of powdered sugar, and half a teaspoonful of vanilla.
CHOCOLATE CREAM CAKE
Cream half a cupful of butter with one cupful of sugar, add the
stiffly beaten whites of four eggs, and sift in one and one-half
cupfuls of flour with a teaspoonful of baking-powder. Flavor with
vanilla. Bake in a square tin. Boil one and one-half cupfuls of sugar
with half a cupful of milk until the syrup makes a soft ball when
dropped in cold water. Flavor with vanilla, stir until thick, spread
on the cake and pour melted chocolate on top.
COCOANUT CAKE
Cream half a cupful of butter with two cupfuls of sugar, add the
beaten yolks of five eggs, a teaspoonful of vanilla, one cupful of
milk and four cupfuls of flour sifted with a teaspoonful of soda and
two teaspoonfuls of cream tartar. Fold in the stiffly beaten whites of
the eggs, add a cupful of shredded cocoanut soaked soft in milk, and
bake in a moderate oven. Spread with boiled frosting, sprinkling
thickly with grated cocoanut.
CREAM CAKE
Beat three eggs with one and one-half cupfuls of powdered sugar, add
a tablespoonful of lemon-juice and half a cupful of cold water. Sift
in two cupfuls of flour and two teaspoonfuls of baking-powder. Bake in
layer-cake tins. Heat one and one-half cupfuls of milk in a double
boiler. Beat together one tablespoonful of flour, two-thirds cupful of
sugar, two eggs, and a pinch of salt. Add gradually to the boiling
milk, stir, and cook for fifteen minutes. Flavor to taste, cool, and
put the cake together with the filling. Ice with any preferred
frosting.
COFFEE CREAM CAKE
Cream together half a cupful of butter and a cupful of sugar. Add half
a cupful of milk and sift in half a cupful of cornstarch, one and
one-fourth cupfuls of flour, half a teaspoonful of cream tartar and a
pinch of soda. Fold in the stiffly beaten whites of three eggs and
bake in buttered layer-cake tins for half an hour. Cook in a
double-boiler one cupful of milk, one cupful of strong coffee, and a
cupful of sugar. Thicken with the yolks of three eggs and three
tablespoonfuls of flour rubbed smooth with a little cold milk. Stir
while cooking. Take from the fire, add two tablespoonfuls of butter,
and cool. Spread between the layers and ice with confectioner's sugar
moistened with coffee.
CREAM PUFFS
Bring to the boil one cupful of water, half a cupful of lard or
butter, and a pinch of salt. Add enough sifted flour to make a smooth
thick paste, sifting it in gradually and stirring it constantly. Take
from the fire and add one at a time five unbeaten eggs, beating
thoroughly each time. Drop by spoonfuls on a buttered tin sheet and
bake for twenty minutes in a moderate oven. Thicken a pint of milk and
two beaten eggs in a double-boiler with half a cupful of sifted flour
rubbed smooth with a little cold milk. Sweeten and flavor to taste.
When the puffs are cold, split with a sharp knife and fill with the
cream. Sprinkle the puffs with powdered sugar and serve.
DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE
Boil together until thick one-half cupful each of grated chocolate,
milk, and sugar, then cool. Cream one-half cupful of butter with a
cupful of brown sugar, add two eggs well-beaten, two-thirds cupful of
milk, and a teaspoonful of vanilla. Add the cooked mixture and sift in
two cupfuls of flour with a heaping teaspoonful of baking-powder. Bake
in layers and put together with chocolate frosting or boiled frosting.
FIG LOAF CAKE
Cream a cupful of butter with two cupfuls of brown sugar, add four
eggs well-beaten, one teaspoonful each of cinnamon and nutmeg, half a
teaspoonful of powdered cloves, and a cupful of water. Sift in three
cupfuls of flour with two teaspoonfuls of baking-powder and add half
a pound of finely cut figs and two cupfuls of raisins, dredging the
fruit with flour. Bake for two hours in a moderate oven.
FRUIT CAKE
Cream a cupful each of butter and sugar, add the yolks of four eggs
well-beaten, a pinch of grated nutmeg, and a cupful of flour sifted
with a teaspoonful of baking-powder. Fold in the stiffly beaten
whites, add half a cupful each of currants and blanched and shredded
almonds, and, gradually, half a cupful of sherry. Put into a buttered
tin in layers, alternating with shredded candied orange-peel and
citron. Bake in a moderate oven for three hours and ice with boiled
frosting.
HONEY TEA-CAKE
Mix one cupful of honey, half a cupful of sour cream, two eggs
well-beaten, half a cupful of butter, melted, and two cupfuls of flour
sifted with half a teaspoonful of soda and a teaspoonful of cream
tartar. Bake for half an hour in a moderate oven.
MARGUERITES
Blanch and chop a pound of almonds and mix to a stiff paste with the
stiffly beaten whites of two eggs. Beat the white of another egg to a
stiff froth and add enough powdered sugar to make a thick icing.
Spread crackers with the icing, then with the chopped nuts, and bake
golden brown in a cool oven.
NUT CAKE
Cream a cupful each of butter and sugar, add two eggs well-beaten, a
cupful of milk, a teaspoonful of vanilla, and two cupfuls of flour
sifted with two teaspoonfuls of baking-powder. Add a cupful each of
blanched and chopped nuts and stoned raisins dredged with flour and
bake in a deep buttered pan in a moderate oven.
RASPBERRY TEA-CAKE
Beat together one cupful of sugar and one tablespoonful of butter,
melted, add two eggs well-beaten, a pinch of salt, a grating of
nutmeg, one cupful of milk, and two cupfuls of flour sifted with three
teaspoonfuls of baking-powder. Bake in two layers and put together
with butter and raspberry jam. Serve hot.
SPICE CAKE
Beat an egg and add to it two-thirds cupful each of sugar, melted
butter, and molasses. Add a cupful of milk in which a teaspoonful of
soda has been dissolved, and sift in two and one-half cupfuls of flour
with a teaspoonful of cream tartar. Add a tablespoonful each of
lemon-juice and mixed spice, turn into a shallow pan, and bake for
twenty minutes in a moderate oven.
SPONGE CAKE
Mix two beaten eggs with a cupful of sugar, add one-third cupful of
water, a teaspoonful of lemon or vanilla, and fold in lightly one
cupful of flour sifted with a teaspoonful of baking-powder. Bake in a
square pan.
TEA-CAKE
Cream a tablespoonful of butter with a cupful of sugar, add one egg
well-beaten and three-fourths cupful of milk. Add three-fourths cupful
of currants or raisins which have been dredged with flour and sift in
one and one-half cupfuls of flour and a teaspoonful of baking-powder.
Bake in a buttered tin or in patty-pans.
CHARLOTTE RUSSE
Line charlotte-russe moulds or dessert glasses with lady-fingers,
split and trimmed to fit. Fill with cream whipped solid and sweetened
and flavored to taste.
ALMOND CHARLOTTE RUSSE
Arrange six small sponge cakes in a serving-dish and spread thinly
with jelly or jam. Stick blanched and split almonds into the cake and
pour over a custard made of a cupful of milk and two tablespoonfuls of
sugar, thickened with one egg well-beaten. Flavor with almond.
APPLE CHARLOTTE
Steam a quart of sliced sour apples until soft. Put into a baking-dish
with alternate layers of bread crumbs, sprinkling the apples with
sugar and cinnamon. Have crumbs on top. Beat the yolk of an egg with
two cupfuls of milk, add two tablespoonfuls of melted butter, a pinch
of salt, and two eggs well-beaten. Pour over the apples, bake until
the milk is absorbed, and serve with sugar and cream.
BLACKBERRY CHARLOTTE
Make a boiled custard with one quart of milk, the yolks of six eggs,
three-fourths cupful of sugar, and grated lemon peel to flavor. Line a
serving-dish with slices of sponge cake dipped in cream and fill with
alternate layers of cakes and blackberries crushed and sweetened. Pour
the cold custard over, cover with meringue, and decorate with
blackberries.
CREAM CHARLOTTE
Line a mould with lady-fingers. Whip a pint of cream to a stiff froth,
sweetening and flavoring to taste and adding one-half package of
soaked and dissolved gelatine. Pour into the mould, chill, and serve.
COFFEE CHARLOTTE
Thicken a cupful of milk with the yolks of four eggs beaten with a
cupful of sugar and add a cupful of very strong coffee. Add half a
package of gelatine which has been soaked and dissolved, and when cool
but not set, fold in two cupfuls of cream whipped solid. Turn into a
mould lined with lady-fingers, chill, and serve.
ORANGE CHARLOTTE
Soak and dissolve half a package of gelatine, using as little water as
possible. Add the juice of a lemon, one cupful each of sugar and
orange-juice, and a little of the grated orange peel. When cool but
not set, fold in a pint of cream whipped solid and turn into a mould
lined with slices or sections of oranges.
PEACH CHARLOTTE
Rub through a sieve enough canned peaches to make a cupful. Add the
juice of a lemon, a cupful of sugar and half a package of gelatine
which has been soaked and dissolved in as little water as possible.
When cool but not set, fold in the stiffly beaten whites of three
eggs, mould, chill, and serve with whipped cream. Pears or other
fruits may be used in the same way.
VICTORIA CHARLOTTE
Trim the frosting from a loaf of angel-food and cut it into squares.
Arrange in a serving-dish, cover with split marshmallows, minced
candied fruit, and chopped nuts, and pile high with whipped cream
sweetened and flavored to taste.
APPLE COBBLER
Sift together four cupfuls of flour, two heaping teaspoonfuls of
baking-powder, one teaspoonful of salt, and one tablespoonful of
sugar. Work into it half a cupful of butter and add enough milk to
make a dough that will roll. Line a deep buttered baking-dish with the
dough rolled thin, fill with peeled, cored, and quartered apples
sweetened and sprinkled with spice, cover the pan with the rest of the
dough rolled into a crust, and steam for two hours and a half, or
bake. Serve with a sauce made of syrup thickened with cornstarch,
seasoned with lemon-juice, grated peel, butter, and grated nutmeg or
other spice. Apricots, plums, and peaches or berries may be used in
the same way.
FRUIT COBBLER
Fill a deep buttered baking-dish with fresh or stewed fruit--apples,
peaches, apricots, rhubarb, plums, or gooseberries being commonly
used--and cover with a crust made as follows: Sift together two
cupfuls of flour and two teaspoonfuls of baking-powder. Rub into it
half a cupful of butter and add one egg beaten with a cupful of milk.
Spread over the fruit which has been previously sweetened to taste and
bake until the crust is done. Serve either hot or cold with cream or
any preferred sauce.
COMPOTE OF APPLES
Peel and core the apples and cook until soft in syrup to cover,
flavoring with lemon or spice if desired. Drain, fill the cores with
jelly, reduce the syrup by rapid boiling, pour around the apples and
chill. At serving time cover with whipped cream and sprinkle with
chopped nuts.
COMPOTE OF FIGS
Soak a pound of figs over night in cold water to cover, and simmer
over a slow fire until tender. Add half a cupful of sugar and the
juice of half a lemon. Turn into a serving-dish, cool, and cover with
whipped cream slightly sweetened and flavored with vanilla.
ALMOND CREAM
Soak and dissolve a package of gelatine. Make a custard of six cupfuls
of milk, four eggs well-beaten, a pinch of salt, and a few drops of
almond extract. Add two-thirds cupful of sugar, and, when cool, the
gelatine. Add a few blanched and shredded almonds, mould and chill.
APPLE CREAM
Peel, core, and quarter six or eight apples and cook until soft in a
thin syrup to cover, flavoring the syrup with lemon-juice and spice.
Drain, reduce the syrup by rapid boiling, pour over the apples,
arrange in a serving-dish, and chill. Cover with whipped cream just
before serving.
BANANA CREAM
Peel five bananas and rub through a sieve with five tablespoonfuls of
powdered sugar and a tablespoonful of lemon-juice. Add half a package
of gelatine which has been soaked and dissolved in a little milk, and
when cool, but not set, fold in a cupful of cream whipped solid.
Mould, chill, and serve with whipped cream.
BAVARIAN CREAM
Soak half a package of gelatine in a cupful of cream and dissolve by
gentle heat. Rub through a sieve enough canned or fresh fruit to make
a cupful. Sweeten heavily and mix with the dissolved gelatine. Whip a
cupful of cream solid and when the fruit mixture is cool but not set,
fold it gradually into the cream. When it begins to stiffen, mould,
chill, and serve with whipped cream if desired. Observing the same
proportions, Bavarian Creams may be made of apples, apricots, bananas,
cherries, chestnuts, cocoanut, figs, preserved ginger, gooseberries,
plums, huckleberries, oranges, pears, peaches, pineapple, quinces,
raspberries, strawberries, chopped nuts, chocolate syrup, maple syrup,
coffee,--indeed almost anything. When almonds are used, a little more
cream should be added. There should be one cupful of cream and
gelatine, two cupfuls of whipped cream, and one cupful of fruit pulp.
Half a cupful of chocolate dissolved in a little cold water and cooked
to a paste will be sufficient. In using coffee or maple syrup put in
only enough to flavor. Pineapple Bavarian Cream should be served as
soon as possible after making, as the pineapple contains a ferment
which softens the gelatine.
CHESTNUT CREAM
Peel, boil, drain, and mash thirty large fresh chestnuts. Rub through
a sieve and cook for ten minutes with half a cupful each of sugar and
water. Arrange in a circle on a serving-dish and fill the centre with
whipped cream sweetened and flavored to taste.
GINGER CREAM
Add a package of soaked gelatine to a cupful of hot milk and dissolve
by gentle heat. Whip a cupful of cream solid, sweetening with powdered
sugar, add a tablespoonful of ginger syrup, a few drops of essence of
ginger, and a little preserved ginger chopped very fine. When the
gelatine is cool but not set, fold in the cream carefully and beat
until it begins to stiffen. Mould and chill. Serve with whipped cream
flavored with ginger syrup.
ITALIAN CREAM
Mix two cupfuls of cream, two-thirds cupful of sugar, and two
wineglassfuls of white wine. Add the juice of two lemons, a little of
the grated peel, and a package of gelatine which has been soaked in
cold water and dissolved in a pint of hot cream. Mould and chill. Nuts
or candied or preserved fruit may be added if desired.
MACAROON CREAM
Thicken a pint of cream with one tablespoonful of cornstarch rubbed
smooth with a little cold milk. Stir while cooking. Cool, flavor with
vanilla, and pour over macaroons arranged in a serving-dish. Chill and
garnish with bits of bright jelly or candied fruit.
MARSHMALLOW CREAM
Cut marshmallows into quarters and mix with whipped cream sweetened
and flavored to taste. Serve in dessert glasses and sprinkle with
chopped nuts or garnish with marshmallows or candied cherries.
ORANGE CREAM
Heat in a double boiler the juice of six oranges and the grated rind
of two. Add to it one cupful of sugar and half a package of gelatine
which has been soaked and dissolved. Take from the fire, add the
well-beaten yolks of six eggs, and stir until cool. When cool but not
set, fold in two cupfuls of cream whipped solid. Mould and chill.
PEACH CREAM
Mash through a sieve enough fresh peaches to make a cupful. Whip a
cupful of cream solid, add two tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar and
the peach pulp. Serve immediately in dessert glasses. Other fruits may
be used in the same way.
PINEAPPLE CREAM
Drain the juice from a pint can of pineapple and add to it the juice
of one orange. Season with grated lemon-peel and add half a package of
soaked gelatine. Heat over boiling water until the gelatine is
dissolved. Take from the fire and when cool, but not set, fold in
gradually one cupful of cream whipped solid and the pineapple cut
fine. Mould and chill.
RASPBERRY CREAM
Rub a pint of raspberries through a sieve, sweeten to taste, and add a
package of gelatine which has been soaked and dissolved in a cupful or
more of water. Mix in a few drops of vanilla and when cool, but not
set, fold in a cupful of cream whipped solid. Mould, chill, and serve
with whipped cream.
SPANISH CREAM
Soak half a package of gelatine in cold water to cover, and dissolve
by gentle heat. Beat together the yolks of three eggs, three
tablespoonfuls of sugar, and a pinch of salt. Pour into a double
boiler, add a pint of hot milk and cook until thick, stirring
constantly. Take from the fire, add the dissolved gelatine and fold in
the stiffly beaten whites of the eggs. Mould, chill, and serve with
any preferred sauce.
TAPIOCA CREAM
Soak half a cupful of tapioca over night in cold water and cook until
soft in a double boiler with a quart of milk and a pinch of salt. Add
the yolks of four eggs beaten with a cupful of sugar, cook for ten
minutes, then fold in the stiffly beaten whites of the eggs, and
flavor to taste. Turn into a serving-dish, cool, and drop a few
teaspoonfuls of currant jelly upon the pudding when serving. Three
eggs may be used instead of four.
APPLE CUSTARD
Sweeten four cupfuls of stewed and mashed apples with half a cupful of
sugar, two tablespoonfuls of butter, and the juice and grated rind of
a lemon. Add half a cupful of water, two eggs well beaten, and two
cupfuls of bread crumbs mixed with one tablespoonful of flour. Add a
cup of milk, heat well, turn into a buttered baking-dish, and bake for
forty minutes in a moderate oven. Serve with Hard Sauce or with sugar
and cream.
CARAMEL CUSTARD
Brown half a cupful of sugar, add half a cupful of hot water, and
simmer for fifteen minutes. Add to a pint of milk beaten slightly with
four eggs and a pinch of salt; turn into a baking-dish and bake in a
slow oven for forty minutes. Serve cold.
CHOCOLATE CUSTARD
Dissolve four heaping tablespoonfuls of grated bitter chocolate in a
quart of hot milk. Add the yolks of six eggs beaten with a cupful of
sugar and a teaspoonful of vanilla, take from the fire, pour into
custard cups, set into a baking-dish, with an inch of hot water and
bake slowly until set. Cover with meringue, return to the oven until
puffed and brown, and serve cold.
COFFEE CUSTARD
Thicken six cupfuls of boiling milk with the yolks of eight eggs
beaten with eight tablespoonfuls of sugar, and add a cupful of strong
black coffee. Strain into custard cups, put into a pan of water to
reach to half their height, and simmer for twenty minutes. Serve cold.
CREAM CUSTARD
Heat a cupful of cream with two tablespoonfuls of sugar, boil for
fifteen minutes, and flavor to taste. Take from the fire, fold in the
stiffly beaten whites of four eggs and chill. Or, put into a
baking-dish, sprinkle with sugar, bake until puffed and brown and
serve hot.
FRENCH CUSTARDS
Add to a pint of rich boiled custard half a cupful of blanched chopped
almonds and a little shredded citron. Serve cold.
MAPLE CUSTARD
Beat five eggs with a tablespoonful of flour, a cupful of maple sugar
and a pinch each of salt and grated nutmeg. Mix with three pints of
warm milk, turn into a baking-dish or custard cups, set the dish into
a pan of hot water and bake in a moderate oven until the custard is
set.
MARQUISE CUSTARD
Thicken four cupfuls of boiling milk with the beaten yolks of eight
eggs and the whites of five, adding a pinch of salt, and sugar and
flavoring to taste. Cool, turn into a serving-dish, and beat the
whites of three eggs to a standing froth. Beat into the whites four
tablespoonfuls of raspberry or strawberry jam and drop by
tablespoonfuls upon the custard. Serve immediately.
NUT CUSTARD
Beat the yolks of four eggs with two cupfuls of milk, add half a
package of soaked gelatine, dissolve by gentle heat, add sugar to
taste, and strain. Add half a cupful of chopped nuts, stir until it
begins to stiffen, then mould and chill.
RASPBERRY CUSTARD
Beat together the yolks of two eggs, two cupfuls of milk, two
tablespoonfuls of sugar, and a tablespoonful of cornstarch, rubbed
smooth with a little milk. Cook slowly in a double boiler until
smooth and thick, stirring constantly. Put a pint of red raspberries
into a serving-dish, mash lightly with a spoon, sprinkle with powdered
sugar, pour over the custard and cool. Make a meringue of the beaten
whites and a tablespoonful of powdered sugar and tint it pink with
berry juice. Spread over the custard and serve. Other fruits may be
used in the same way.
RICE CUSTARD
Mix a pint of milk with a cupful of cream, a heaping tablespoonful of
ground rice, two tablespoonfuls of rose-water, and half a cupful of
sugar. Bring to the boil, stirring constantly, take from the fire, add
the beaten yolks of three eggs, turn into a serving-dish, sprinkle
with powdered sugar and grated nutmeg, and chill.
DOUGHNUTS
Cream one cupful of butter with two cupfuls of brown sugar, add six
eggs well-beaten, half a cupful of milk, and enough flour with
baking-powder to make a moderately stiff dough. Roll thin, cut out,
and fry in deep fat. Drain, and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
APPLE DUMPLINGS
Rub a tablespoonful of lard into a pint of flour sifted with a pinch
each of salt and soda and a teaspoonful of cream tartar. Mix to a
stiff dough with milk, roll thin, cut into squares, and put in the
centre of each a peeled and cored sour apple. Fill the cavity with
butter and sugar creamed together and season lightly with spice. Wrap
the dough around the apple, pinching firmly, and steam or bake. Serve
hot with sugar and cream or Hard Sauce.
PEACH DUMPLINGS
Peel and stone peaches, enclose in pastry, brush with beaten egg, and
bake. Serve either hot or cold with sugar or sweet sauce. Pears or
almost any other fruit may be used in the same way.
FRITTER BATTER
Beat one egg light, add a cupful of milk and one cupful of flour which
has been sifted with a teaspoonful of baking-powder and a pinch of
salt. Beat hard for three minutes, then dip prepared fruit into the
batter and fry brown in deep fat.
APPLE FRITTERS
Peel, core, and quarter small apples, sprinkle with sugar and nutmeg,
dip in fritter batter, fry in deep fat, drain, and serve with any
preferred sauce. Other fruits may be used in the same way. Sprinkle
with powdered sugar if desired.
VIENNA FRITTERS
Cut stale sponge cake into thin rounds and fry in butter. Drain,
spread with jam or jelly, and serve with cream.
_FROZEN DAINTIES_
APRICOT ICE
Rub through a sieve enough peeled apricots to make a cupful, sweeten
with syrup, add two cupfuls of water, and, if desired, the white of
one or two unbeaten eggs. Freeze. Canned apricots may be used.
BANANA ICE-CREAM
Heat a pint of cream in a double boiler with a cupful of sugar and
stir until dissolved. Cool, add eight bananas mashed through a sieve,
add another pint of cream, and freeze.
CAFÉ PARFAIT
Thicken a cupful each of milk and strong coffee with the yolks of
eight eggs beaten with ten tablespoonfuls of sugar. Cool, strain, and
fold in a cupful of cream whipped solid. Turn into a mould and bury in
ice and salt for four hours.
CARAMEL ICE-CREAM
Cook half a cupful of sugar until dark brown with a tablespoonful of
water, stirring constantly. Heat a quart of milk with half a cupful of
sugar and thicken, while stirring, with three small spoonfuls of
cornstarch rubbed smooth with a little cold water. Add a pinch of
salt, three eggs well-beaten, and the caramel. Bring to the boil,
strain, cool, and freeze. Chopped nuts may be added if desired.
CEYLON ICE
Make a quart of strong Ceylon tea, sweeten heavily while hot, and add
the juice of a lemon. Cool, strain, freeze, and serve in glasses.
CHERRY ICE
Stone a pound of black cherries and cut into bits. Sweeten the juice
heavily with syrup, add the juice of half a lemon and three cupfuls of
water, and freeze. If a pink ice is desired, add the unbeaten whites
of one or two eggs.
CHOCOLATE ICE-CREAM
Scald six cupfuls of cream with sugar to sweeten heavily and add half
a cake of chocolate grated. Add also a package of soaked and dissolved
gelatine, and two teaspoonfuls of vanilla. Strain and freeze.
COFFEE ICE-CREAM
Mix two cupfuls of cream with one cupful of very strong coffee,
sweeten heavily, add the unbeaten white of an egg, and freeze.
GRAPE ICE-CREAM
Cook a cupful of grape juice to a thick syrup with a cupful of sugar,
mix with two cupfuls of cream, and freeze. The cream will be lavender
in color. A little less sugar may be required for some tastes.
LEMON ICE
Mix two cupfuls of lemon-juice with three cupfuls of water and sweeten
heavily with thick syrup. Freeze. The unbeaten whites of two eggs may
be added if a frothy ice is desired.
LEMON ICE-CREAM
Make a syrup of a cupful of sugar, half a cupful of water, and the
juice and grated rind of two lemons. Strain, add to three pints of
cream, and freeze.
MACAROON ICE-CREAM
Dry half a pound of macaroons in the oven, cool, roll, and sift. Mix
with cream, allowing three cupfuls of cream to each cupful of crumbs.
Sweeten heavily and freeze.
MAPLE ICE-CREAM
Mix a cupful of maple syrup with two cupfuls of cream and freeze. A
beaten egg may be added.
ORANGE SHERBERT
Mix two cupfuls of orange juice, the grated yellow rind of an orange,
and the juice of a lemon. Add two cupfuls of sugar and four cupfuls of
water, let stand for two hours and freeze.
PEACH ICE-CREAM
Peel and mash through a sieve enough peaches to make two cupfuls. Add
a cupful and a half of sugar and a few drops of lemon or almond
extract. Let the fruit stand for an hour, then add a quart of cream,
and freeze.
RASPBERRY ICE
Mix three cupfuls of raspberry-juice, with one cupful of water
sweetened heavily and add if desired the juice of half a lemon. Let
stand for an hour and freeze. Cherries, strawberries, currants, and
pineapple may be used in the same way. The unbeaten white of an egg or
two may be added.
STRAWBERRY ICE
Mix two cupfuls of strawberry-juice with three cupfuls of thin syrup
and the juice of a lemon. Freeze, adding the unbeaten white of one or
two eggs, if desired.
STRAWBERRY ICE-CREAM
Rub through a fine sieve enough strawberries to make a cupful, add a
cupful of sugar, the juice of a lemon, two cupfuls of cream, and
freeze.
_JELLIED DESSERTS_
COFFEE JELLY
Sweeten heavily three cupfuls of strong hot coffee and add half a
package of gelatine which has been soaked and dissolved. Mould in a
border mould and at serving-time fill the centre with whipped cream
sweetened and flavored to taste.
CHOCOLATE CREAM JELLY
Melt half a cake of bitter chocolate in a quart of milk and thicken
with yolks of seven eggs beaten with ten tablespoonfuls of powdered
sugar and a teaspoonful of vanilla. Add half a package of gelatine
which has been soaked and dissolved. Strain, mould, and chill.
CUSTARD JELLY
Heat a pint of milk with a pinch of soda, add a cupful of sugar, the
yolks of three eggs well-beaten, and a teaspoonful of vanilla. Cook
until smooth and thick, stirring constantly, then add half a package
of gelatine which has been soaked and dissolved. When cool but not
set, fold in the stiffly beaten whites of the eggs, mould, and chill.
JELLIED APRICOTS
Rub a can of apricots through a sieve and cook to a smooth paste with
half a cupful of maraschino, the juice of two lemons, and half a
cupful of sugar, add a package of gelatine which has been soaked and
dissolved, mould, chill, and serve.
JELLIED FRUIT
Cut fine two oranges and four bananas, sweeten to taste, and add a
little wine. Pour over one-half package of acidulated gelatine which
has been soaked and dissolved, and chill. Cut into squares and serve
with whipped cream or boiled custard. Other fruits may be used in the
same way.
JELLIED RHUBARB
Cut a pound and a half of rhubarb into inch-lengths and cook slowly
until tender, sweetening with brown sugar. Add a package of gelatine
soaked and dissolved, using as little water as possible. Mould and
chill.
JELLIED WHITE CURRANTS
Cook a pint of white currants until soft in thin syrup to cover. Add
the juice of a lemon and a package of gelatine soaked and dissolved in
two cupfuls of water. Mould, chill, and serve.
LEMON JELLY
Make a strong hot lemonade, and, if desired, add a little of the
grated peel. Stiffen with gelatine which has been soaked and
dissolved, allowing half a package to each scant quart of liquid.
WINE JELLY
Soak a package of gelatine in a cupful of cold water and dissolve by
gentle heat. Add to four cupfuls of wine heavily sweetened, mould, and
chill. Coffee or fruit-juice may be used instead of the wine and the
stiffly beaten whites of four or five eggs may be folded in just
before the mixture begins to set. Strawberry, raspberry, cherry,
lemon, orange, maraschino, kirsch, chocolate, pineapple, and
numberless other jellies may be made in the same way. Fresh or
preserved fruit, small sponge cakes, or candied fruit may be moulded
in these jellies.
VANILLA CREAM JELLY
Thicken a quart of boiling milk with the yolks of eight eggs beaten
with ten tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar. Strain, flavor with
vanilla, and add half a package of gelatine which has been soaked and
dissolved. Mould, chill, and serve with whipped cream.
_PIES_
PLAIN PIE CRUST
Cut together with a knife one quart of sifted flour, half a cupful
each of lard and butter, a teaspoonful of salt, and a tablespoonful of
sugar. Add gradually three-fourths cupful of ice-water, turn out on a
floured board, roll, chill, and use as desired.
APPLE PIE
Make a rich crust of half a pound of butter, a pound of flour, and a
pinch of salt. Work with the fingers until it is like meal, and add
ice-water to mix. Roll out, pat into shape, and line a pie-tin with
the crust. Peel, core, and cut up good cooking apples, fill the pie,
dot with butter, sprinkle with sugar and spice, cover with the other
crust and bake. Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving.
APRICOT PIE
Cut fine a can of apricots and mix with half a cupful of sugar and the
beaten yolk of an egg. Bake with one crust, cover with meringue, and
return to the oven until puffed and brown.
CHOCOLATE PIE
Line a deep pie-tin with pastry and bake. Heat a cupful of milk with
half a cupful of sugar and a teaspoonful of butter. Add two
tablespoonfuls of grated chocolate, the beaten yolks of two eggs, and
thicken with one and one-half small spoonfuls of cornstarch rubbed
smooth with a little cold milk. Cook until smooth and thick, stirring
constantly, add half a teaspoonful of vanilla, fill the pastry shell,
and cool. Serve with whipped cream.
COCOANUT CUSTARD PIE
Soak half a cupful of shredded cocoanut in a cupful of milk, add two
tablespoonfuls of melted butter, one cupful of sugar, and two eggs
well-beaten. Bake with one crust, and after the pie is done, cover
with meringue and return to the oven until puffed and brown.
CRANBERRY PIE
Stew cranberries in just enough water to cover until they burst. Mash,
smooth, sweeten well, turn into a pie-plate lined with pastry, lay
strips of pastry across the pie, and bake in a moderate oven.
CREAM PIE
Beat together two cupfuls of milk, half a cupful of sugar, two
teaspoonfuls of flour, and the yolks of three eggs. Flavor with grated
nutmeg, vanilla, or lemon, and boil, while stirring, for twenty
minutes. Turn into a pie-tin lined with pastry which has been baked,
and bake until done. Make a meringue of the whites of the eggs and
three tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar. Spread on the pie and bake
until puffed and brown.
CURRANT PIE
Line a buttered pie-tin with pastry, fill with stemmed currants,
dredge with sugar, sprinkle with flour, cover with crossbars of
pastry, and bake.
GOOSEBERRY PIE
Line a deep pie-tin with pastry and fill with stewed gooseberries
sweetened to taste and flavored with grated nutmeg. Cover with crust,
bake, and sprinkle with powdered sugar in serving.
LEMON CREAM PIE--I
Line a pie-tin with pastry and bake. Make a syrup of one cupful of
sugar and two-thirds cupful of water. Thicken with a teaspoonful of
flour beaten with the yolks of two eggs and add the grated rind and
juice of a lemon. Cook until smooth and thick, stirring constantly,
fill the crust, bake for five minutes, then cover with meringue and
bake until puffed and brown.
LEMON CREAM PIE--II
Mix the juice of two lemons with the grated rind of one, a cupful each
of water and sugar and bring to the boil in a double-boiler. Thicken
while stirring with one tablespoonful of cornstarch rubbed smooth in a
little cold water, take from the fire, add a teaspoonful of butter,
and three eggs well-beaten. Turn into pie-tins lined with pastry and
bake. Cover with meringue and return to the oven until puffed and
brown.
PEACH PIE
Line a deep pie-tin with rich pastry and fill with peeled and split
peaches. Sprinkle with two tablespoonfuls of cracker crumbs, and one
cupful of sugar, fill with cream and bake for thirty minutes.
PRUNE CREAM PIE
Stew, stone, and rub through a sieve enough prunes to make a cupful of
pulp. Add one cupful of milk or thin cream, cooked with a teaspoonful
of cornstarch rubbed smooth in a little cold milk, the yolks of two
eggs well-beaten, and one-third cupful of sugar. Line a pie-tin with
pastry, fill with the mixture, and bake quickly. Cover with meringue
and brown. Serve either hot or cold.
PUMPKIN PIE
Mix a pint of stewed and strained pumpkin with a pint of milk, two eggs
well-beaten, one cupful of sugar, one teaspoonful of cinnamon,
one-half teaspoonful each of ginger and nutmeg, and the grated peel
of half a lemon. Bake for half an hour with an undercrust only.
RHUBARB PIE
Line a deep pie-tin with pastry and fill with chopped rhubarb stewed
soft in a little water, sweetened to taste and mixed with a
well-beaten egg. Sprinkle with flour, cover with crust, and bake.
STRAWBERRY PIE
Line a pie-tin with pastry, fill with fresh strawberries, dot with
butter, sprinkle with powdered sugar, cover with crossbars of pastry,
and bake.
APPLE PUDDING
Peel and grate six sour apples. Add the juice and grated rind of a
lemon, the well-beaten yolks of four eggs, and two tablespoonfuls of
butter creamed with half a cupful of sugar. Season with spice, fold in
the stiffly beaten whites of the eggs and bake in a buttered
baking-dish. Serve cold with cream.
APPLE SAGO PUDDING
Soak four tablespoonfuls of sago over night in a pint of water and
cook slowly in a double boiler until transparent, adding more water if
necessary, and sugar to taste. Fill a baking-dish with peeled and
cored apples, pour the sago over them, cover and bake until the apples
are tender. Cool, and serve with sugar and cream.
APRICOT PUDDING
Sweeten hot boiled rice and arrange in a border on a serving-dish.
Fill the centre with stewed apricots or canned apricots drained, and
sprinkle with grated lemon-peel. Cover with whipped cream and sprinkle
with chopped nuts. Almost any other fruit may be used instead of
apricots.
BALTIMORE PUDDING
Butter a baking-dish and line it with stale sponge cake cut in thin
slices. Fill nearly full with stewed peaches or cherries, cover with
cake and spread with a meringue made of the stiffly beaten whites of
two eggs and two tablespoonfuls of sugar. Bake until puffed and brown
and serve cold with cream.
BIRD'S NEST PUDDING
Peel and core eight apples and put into a buttered baking-dish,
filling the cores with brown sugar seasoned with grated nutmeg. Cover
and bake until the apples are done. Beat the yolks of four eggs, add
two cupfuls of flour sifted with three teaspoonfuls of baking-powder
and a pinch of salt, two cupfuls of milk and the stiffly beaten whites
of the eggs. Pour the batter over the apples, bake for an hour in a
moderate oven, and serve with any preferred sauce.
BLACKBERRY PUDDING
Stew a quart of blackberries with sugar and pour hot over thin slices
of buttered bread, making alternate layers, and having fruit on top.
Cover with a plate, chill, and serve with sugar and cream. Cherries
and other fruits may be used in the same way.
BLUEBERRY PUDDING--I
Sift together two cupfuls of flour, a pinch of salt, two heaping
teaspoonfuls of cream tartar and a teaspoonful of soda. Add a pint of
berries and enough milk to mix to a stiff batter. Turn into a buttered
mould, cover and steam for an hour and a half. Serve with a sauce made
by creaming half a cupful of butter with a cupful of sugar and two
teaspoonfuls of flour and cooking until thick with a cupful of boiling
water. Flavor with nutmeg or vanilla.
BLUEBERRY PUDDING--II
Sift together three cupfuls of flour, a pinch of salt, and two
teaspoonfuls of baking-powder. Add one cupful of milk, one egg
well-beaten, and two cupfuls of blueberries. Turn into a deep buttered
mould, leaving room for the pudding to swell. Steam for two hours and
serve hot with any preferred sauce. Apples, apricots, blackberries,
cherries, currants, figs, preserved ginger, plums, oranges, peaches,
pears, pineapples, raspberries, and strawberries may be used in the
same way.
BREAD AND APPLE PUDDING
Fill a buttered pudding-dish with alternate layers of thin buttered
slices of bread and sliced apples which have been peeled and cored,
seasoning the apples with sugar and spice. Add enough water to
moisten, cover and bake slowly for two hours. Serve hot or cold with
cream or Hard Sauce.
CABINET PUDDING
Butter a mould and line it with raisins or currants and bits of
citron. Fill the mould nearly full with alternate layers of stale
sponge cake and candied fruit or raisins and citron. Pour over a
custard made of three eggs beaten with a pint of milk and sweetened to
taste. Put the mould in a pan of boiling water to reach to one-third
its height and bake for an hour in a moderate oven.
CALIFORNIA PUDDING
Beat three eggs with one and one-half cupfuls of milk and half a
wineglassful of claret. Add a few drops of almond extract. Cook until
it thickens, stirring constantly. Put small pieces of stale sponge
cake into a baking-dish and sprinkle with chopped citron. Pour over
the custard and let stand for half an hour. Cream half a cupful each
of butter and sugar, spread over the pudding, bake for an hour, and
serve either hot or cold.
CARAMEL PUDDING
Make a custard of one cupful of milk beaten with the yolks of four
eggs and the white of one, and a tablespoonful of sugar. Brown half a
cupful of sugar in an iron pan, add half a cupful of water and simmer
until it is a thick syrup. Line a mould with the caramel, turning
rapidly from side to side, strain in the uncooked custard, cover and
steam for half an hour.
CHERRY PUDDING
Soak three cupfuls of stale bread crumbs until soft in milk to cover.
Add a teaspoonful of salt, a tablespoonful of sugar, grated nutmeg to
flavor, and flour to make a batter sifted with two teaspoonfuls of
baking-powder. Add three eggs well-beaten, and as many stoned cherries
as can be incorporated in the batter. Fill a buttered tin, leaving
room for the pudding to rise one-third, steam for two hours and a half
and serve hot with any preferred sauce.
CHOCOLATE PUDDING
Heat two cupfuls of milk and add slowly one-half cake of grated
chocolate, one heaping tablespoonful of sugar and one tablespoonful of
cornstarch rubbed smooth with a little cold milk. Cook until smooth
and thick, stirring constantly, take from the fire, add a few drops of
vanilla, mould, chill and serve with cream and sugar.
CHOCOLATE CREAM PUDDING
Cook to a smooth paste two squares of grated bitter chocolate, four
teaspoonfuls of sugar, and four tablespoonfuls of hot water. Add half
a cupful of cream and one-fourth cupful of milk. Bring to a boil, add
the yolks of two eggs beaten with a little milk, and cook until it
thickens, stirring constantly. Fold in the stiffly beaten whites, add
a pinch of salt, and vanilla or cinnamon to flavor. Cover and let
stand in a double boiler until light and spongy. Turn into a
serving-dish, sprinkle with powdered sugar, and serve cold with
whipped cream.
CHRISTMAS PUDDING
Open a pint can of mince meat and add to it the yolks of six eggs
well-beaten. Add enough sifted flour to make a stiff batter and fold
in the stiffly beaten whites of the eggs. Pour into a buttered mould,
leaving room to swell, cover tightly, put into boiling water and boil
rapidly for five hours. Serve with Wine Sauce.
CRACKER PUDDING
Roll six crackers to crumbs. Add a cupful of milk and the grated rind
of half a lemon and cook to a smooth paste. Add three tablespoonfuls
of softened butter, two heaping tablespoonfuls of sugar, a
tablespoonful of sherry, and four eggs well-beaten. Pour into a
buttered dish, cover and steam for half an hour. Serve with Hard
Sauce.
CORNSTARCH PUDDING
Heat two cupfuls of water and thicken with three tablespoonfuls of
cornstarch rubbed smooth with a little cold water. Cook for ten
minutes, stirring constantly, add the juice and grated rind of a
lemon, half a cupful of sugar, the yolks of two eggs well-beaten, half
a cupful of milk, and two tablespoonfuls of butter. Take from the
fire, mix thoroughly, turn into a buttered baking-dish, bake for half
an hour, cover with meringue and return to the oven until puffed and
brown. Serve either hot or cold.
COTTAGE PUDDING
Cream together one cupful of sugar and two tablespoonfuls of butter.
Add two eggs beaten separately and a cupful of milk. Sift in two
cupfuls of flour and three teaspoonfuls of baking-powder, beat
thoroughly, turn into a buttered baking-dish, sprinkle thickly with
powdered sugar, and bake in a moderate oven for forty minutes. Serve
hot with Lemon Sauce.
CURRANT PUDDING
Fill a small buttered baking-dish with thin slices of baker's bread,
buttered, and alternate layers of fresh currants, stewed and sweetened
to taste. Have fruit on top. Cover and bake for half an hour in a
moderate oven, cool, and serve with sugar and cream. Blackberries,
blueberries, raspberries, gooseberries, and strawberries may be used
in the same way.
CUSTARD PUDDING
Heat a pint of milk in a double boiler and thicken with a
tablespoonful of cornstarch rubbed smooth in a little cold milk. Add a
pinch of salt, half a cupful of sugar, half a teaspoonful of powdered
cinnamon, take from the fire, cool, and add three eggs well-beaten.
Turn into a buttered baking-dish and bake until a knife thrust into
the centre of the pudding comes out clean. Serve very cold. Any other
flavor may be used instead of cinnamon.
DATE PUDDING
Chop fine one cupful of suet. Add the yolks of two eggs beaten with a
cupful of milk, a teaspoonful of cinnamon, a pinch of salt and half a
nutmeg grated. Sift in three cupfuls of flour and a teaspoonful of
baking-powder. Add a pound of washed, stoned, and and chopped dates
dredged with flour, turn into a buttered mould, and steam for three
hours. Serve hot with Hard Sauce.
DATE CUSTARD PUDDING
Thicken a pint of milk with one tablespoonful of cornstarch rubbed
smooth with a little cold milk, add the yolks of three eggs
well-beaten with two tablespoonfuls of granulated sugar, and a
teaspoonful of lemon extract. Take from the fire, add a tablespoonful
of butter, turn into a buttered baking-dish, and bake brown. Cover
with chopped dates and almonds or English walnuts, then with meringue
flavored with lemon, and return to the oven until puffed and brown.
Serve cold.
DANISH PUDDING
Wash a cupful of tapioca and soak it over night in six cupfuls of cold
water. In the morning cook for an hour in a double boiler, stirring
frequently. Add a pinch of salt, half a cupful of sugar, and one
cupful of jelly. As soon as the jelly is melted mould, chill, and
serve with whipped cream.
FARINA PUDDING
Cook three tablespoonfuls of farina in a double boiler with a quart of
milk and a teaspoonful of salt. At the end of an hour add a cupful of
currant jelly and, if desired, a little more sugar. Mould, chill, and
serve with whipped cream.
FRUIT PUDDING
Mix one cupful of chopped beef suet, one cupful of molasses, one
cupful of sour milk, one teaspoonful of salt and one-half cupful of
raisins or currants. Sift in three cupfuls of flour, one teaspoonful
of soda and half a nutmeg grated. Turn into a buttered mould and steam
for three hours.
FRUIT AND RICE PUDDING
Boil a cupful of washed rice until soft in salted water to cover, and
drain. Spread upon a buttered pudding cloth and fill the centre with
preserved or fresh fruit sweetened to taste. Tie up, steam for two
hours, and serve hot with any preferred sauce.
GINGER PUDDING
Mix one cupful of stale cake crumbs with a cupful of freshly grated
cocoanut. Add two cupfuls of hot sweetened cream and let stand until
the crumbs are soft. Add four eggs well-beaten and turn into a
buttered mould lined with thin slices of preserved ginger. Steam for
two hours and serve with the syrup drained from the ginger.
LEMON PUDDING
Grate half a loaf of bread, pour over a cupful of boiling milk, and
cool. Add the grated peel of two lemons, half a cupful of butter
beaten to a cream, powdered sugar to sweeten, and three eggs
well-beaten. Fill a buttered baking-dish or small buttered cups and
bake for twenty minutes in a moderate oven. Serve hot with any
preferred sauce.
LEMON CUSTARD PUDDING
Make a pint of Lemon Jelly and add to it the beaten yolks of four
eggs. When cool, but not set, fold in the stiffly beaten whites of the
eggs, mould, chill, and serve with sugar and cream.
NEW ENGLAND INDIAN PUDDING
Sift a cupful of corn-meal slowly into four cupfuls of boiling milk
and cook in a double boiler for half an hour, stirring frequently.
Take from the fire, add a scant cupful of molasses, four cupfuls of
milk, one teaspoonful of salt, two tablespoonfuls of butter, and one
egg well-beaten. Pour into a deep earthen dish, and bake slowly for
four hours. Serve hot with Hard Sauce flavored with vanilla.
ORANGE PUDDING
Peel, seed and quarter six oranges, put into a baking-dish and
sprinkle with sugar. Thicken a quart of milk with two tablespoonfuls
of cornstarch rubbed smooth with a little of it, add a pinch of salt,
a teaspoonful of butter, and the yolks of three eggs beaten with half
a cupful of sugar. Add a little grated orange peel, and cook until
smooth and thick, stirring constantly. Pour the custard over the
oranges, bake for twenty minutes, then cover with meringue made of the
beaten whites of the eggs and two tablespoonfuls of sugar, sprinkle
with sugar and bake until puffed and brown. Serve cold with cream.
PEACH PUDDING
Thicken three cupfuls of boiling milk with two tablespoonfuls of
cornstarch rubbed smooth with a little cold milk. Cook until smooth
and thick, stirring constantly, then take from the fire, add a
tablespoonful of butter and the yolks of three eggs beaten to a cream
with a cupful of sugar. Drain a can of peaches, put into a
baking-dish, pour the custard over and bake for ten minutes, then
cover with meringue and return to the oven until brown.
PEACH BLOSSOM PUDDING
Blanch and shred a cupful of almonds, add to a cupful of cream and
sweeten heavily. Add half a package of gelatine which has been soaked
and dissolved in as little water as possible, and a few drops of
almond extract. Tint pink with color paste and when cool but not set,
fold in a cupful of cream whipped solid. Mould, chill, and serve with
whipped cream.
PEACH AND RICE PUDDING
Wash half a cupful of rice and soak it for two hours in cold water to
cover. Drain and cook in a double-boiler with two and one-half cupfuls
of milk, one cupful of sugar, and a pinch of salt. Cook for two hours,
then put into a buttered baking-dish in layers with stewed or
preserved peaches, having rice on top. Dot with butter, sprinkle with
sugar and spice, bake brown, and serve hot or cold with any preferred
sauce.
PINEAPPLE PUDDING
Soak half a package of gelatine in cold water to cover, add half a
cupful of milk and dissolve by gentle heat. Heat two cupfuls of milk
in a double boiler, add a cupful of sugar, a pinch of salt, and the
beaten yolks of six eggs. Cook until it thickens, stirring constantly,
then add three cupfuls of grated canned pineapple, bring to the boil,
take from the fire, and when cool but not set fold in the stiffly
beaten whites of the eggs. Mould, chill, and serve with whipped cream.
PRUNE PUDDING
Stone a cupful of stewed prunes and rub through a sieve. Beat the
whites of five eggs to a stiff froth, add five tablespoonfuls of
powdered sugar, a pinch of cream tartar, and a few grains of salt. Add
the prunes gradually, turn into a deep buttered baking-dish, and bake
in a slow oven for twenty minutes. Serve either hot or cold, with
Boiled Custard.
QUINCE PUDDING
Peel, core, and quarter five quinces and simmer until softened in
water to cover. Rub through a sieve, add a cupful of sugar and the
yolks of four eggs beaten with a pint of milk. Line a deep baking-dish
with pastry, turn in the quince, and bake for forty-five minutes.
Cover with a meringue made from the beaten whites of four eggs and six
tablespoonfuls of sugar. Return to the oven until puffed and brown and
serve cold.
RASPBERRY PUDDING
Fill a buttered baking-dish with alternate layers of raspberries and
dry bread crumbs, sweetening each layer of berries with sugar. The top
layer should be crumbs. Dot with butter, sprinkle with sugar and bake
for half an hour. Serve with cream.
RED SAGO PUDDING
Wash a cupful of sago and soak over night in four cupfuls of cold
water. Cook in a double boiler in the water in which it was soaked
until the sago is transparent. Add a pinch of salt, two cupfuls of
raspberry, cherry, strawberry, or currant-juice, and sugar to taste.
Cook for half an hour, turn into a wet mould, chill, and serve with
whipped cream. This pudding may be made with jelly instead of fruit
juice. Grape juice made tart with lemon-juice may also be used.
RICE PUDDING--I
Wash half a cupful of rice thoroughly, soak in cold water for two
hours, and drain. Add two tablespoonfuls of sugar, a teaspoonful of
salt, a little grated nutmeg, four cupfuls of milk, and half a cupful
of raisins. Bake for two hours, stirring occasionally, then add a
cupful of milk and bake for an hour longer. Serve in the baking-dish.
RICE PUDDING--II
Boil a cupful of rice in milk to cover, add two well-beaten eggs,
sugar, and flavoring to taste, with a little cream. Bake in buttered
cups and serve hot with sauce.
RICE PUDDING--III
Boil a cupful of rice until tender in milk to cover, adding a pinch
each of salt and sugar, and flavoring to taste. Take from the fire,
add the yolks of three eggs well-beaten, turn into a buttered
baking-dish and cover with a meringue made of the stiffly beaten
whites of the eggs, two tablespoonfuls of sugar, and a little grated
lemon-peel. Brown in the oven and serve cold.
RICE AND CHERRY PUDDING
Boil a cupful of well-washed rice with a pint of milk, a tablespoonful
each of sugar and butter, and a pinch of salt. Put into a buttered
baking-dish with alternate layers of canned cherries, pour the juice
over, sprinkle with sugar, and bake in a moderate oven. Peaches or
other fruits may be used.
RICE AND FRUIT PUDDING
Cook a cupful of washed rice until soft in milk to cover, sweetening
and flavoring to taste. Take from the fire, cool, and mix with a cold
boiled custard made of a cupful of milk and the beaten yolks of four
eggs. Add half a package of gelatine which has been soaked and
dissolved and fold in half a cupful of cream whipped solid. Mould in a
border mould and fill the centre with canned apricots, peaches,
cherries, or any other fruit.
SAGO PUDDING
Cook slowly for an hour two-thirds cupful of sago in a quart of salted
milk. Cool, add the yolks of four eggs well-beaten with the whites of
two, a tablespoonful of melted butter, four tablespoonfuls of sugar,
and a cupful of milk. Add a teaspoonful of vanilla and bake for half
an hour in a moderate oven. Cool, cover with meringue, and return to
the oven until puffed and brown. Serve cold.
SNOW PUDDING
Heat in a double boiler two cupfuls of water, the juice of a lemon and
half a cupful of sugar. Thicken with three small spoonfuls of
cornstarch rubbed smooth with half a cupful of water. Cook for ten
minutes, take from the fire and fold in the stiffly beaten whites of
four eggs. Mould, chill, and serve with a boiled custard made of the
yolks of the eggs cooked until thick with a pint of milk, and
sweetened and flavored to taste.
SPICE PUDDING
Mix half a cupful each of molasses and chopped suet with the juice and
grated rind of half a lemon, a teaspoonful of powdered cinnamon, and a
pinch of powdered clove. Dissolve half a teaspoonful of soda in half a
cupful of milk, mix, and sift in flour to make a stiff batter. Add
half a cupful of mixed raisins and currants, turn into a buttered
mould and steam for five hours. Serve with Wine Sauce or Hard Sauce.
SPONGE PUDDING
Butter a baking-dish and put into it two sponge cakes soaked in
sherry. Pour over a cupful of milk beaten with two eggs and sweetened
to taste. Bake in a slow oven, turn out and serve.
STRAWBERRY BATTER PUDDING
Mash a quart of strawberries slightly with two cupfuls of sugar. Make
a batter of two beaten eggs, two tablespoonfuls of melted butter, a
pinch of salt, a cupful of milk, and one and one-half cupfuls of flour
sifted with a teaspoonful of baking-powder. Butter custard cups and
fill two-thirds full with alternate layers of berries and batter,
having batter on top. Steam for half an hour, and serve with Hard
Sauce flavored with lemon or crushed and sweetened strawberries. Other
fruits may be used in the same way.
TAPIOCA PUDDING
Soak a cupful of tapioca over night in water to cover. Drain and cook
until transparent in a quart of milk with a pinch of salt. Add the
yolks of five eggs well-beaten, sugar and flavoring to taste, take
from the fire and fold in the stiffly beaten whites of the eggs. Pour
into a buttered baking-dish, set it into a pan of boiling water and
bake until it thickens, then remove it from the pan of hot water and
bake until brown. Serve either hot or cold.
TAPIOCA CREAM PUDDING
Soak a cupful of tapioca over night in two cupfuls of cold water. Cook
in a double boiler with a pinch of salt, six cupfuls of milk, and the
grated rind of an orange, until the tapioca is soft. Add the yolks of
three eggs beaten with the juice of the orange and one cupful of
sugar. Take from the fire, turn into a buttered baking-dish, and cover
with a meringue made of the beaten whites of the eggs and three
tablespoonfuls of sugar. Add also a little grated orange peel. Spread
over the pudding and bake for half an hour in a very slow oven. Serve
cold.
_PUDDING SAUCES_
BROWN SUGAR SAUCE
Thicken a pint of boiling water with one tablespoonful of butter and
one of flour cooked together. Add brown sugar, lemon-juice, and grated
nutmeg or other flavor to taste, and serve.
FOAMING SAUCE
Cream half a cupful of butter with half a cupful of powdered sugar,
add the juice and grated rind of a lemon, set the basin into a pan of
boiling water, stir until it foams, and serve immediately.
FRUIT SAUCE
Mash fresh fruit with sugar to taste, let stand for three hours, and
heat thoroughly before serving.
HARD SAUCE
Cream a tablespoonful of butter with two tablespoonfuls of sugar,
flavor with wine and grated nutmeg, and chill on ice. Fruit juice may
be used instead of wine.
_SHORTCAKES_
PEACH SHORTCAKE
Rub half a cupful of butter into one and one-half cupfuls of sifted
flour. Add a pinch of salt and enough ice-water to make a smooth
paste. Roll out, shape it into flat round cakes, and put together with
butter between. Bake brown, tear apart while hot, and fill with fresh
peaches crushed with sugar. Cover the peaches with the other cake,
spread peaches on top and pile high with sweetened whipped cream.
Strawberry, banana, blackberry, cherry, fig, blueberry, gooseberry,
orange, and raspberry shortcakes may be made in the same way.
PRUNE SHORTCAKE
Stew a pound of prunes until soft, in water to cover, with half a
cupful of sugar. When the prunes are soft, remove the stones and
simmer for ten minutes longer. Make a biscuit crust, adding a little
more shortening, and bake in two cakes with butter between. Split,
spread with butter, fill with the prunes, cover the top with prunes,
and serve hot with whipped cream.
STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE
Sift a quart of flour with two teaspoonfuls of baking-powder and a
pinch of salt. Work into it two tablespoonfuls of butter, add enough
milk to make a soft dough, and bake in large pie-tins. Cool, split,
spread with butter and crushed strawberries heavily sweetened. Pour
crushed strawberries over the cake and serve.
FRUIT SOUFFLÉS
Drain any kind of preserved fruit and rub through a sieve enough to
make a cupful. Add more sugar if required and fold in the stiffly
beaten whites of eight eggs. Turn into a buttered baking-dish, bake
for half an hour and serve immediately. Apples, apricots, bananas,
prunes, cherries, chestnuts, cocoanut, figs, gooseberries, preserved
ginger, peaches, pears, pineapples, quinces, raspberries, and
strawberries may be used in the same way.
_TARTS_
APPLE TART
Line a deep pie-tin with pastry, fill half full of apple sauce, and
cover with quartered apples cooked until soft in lemon syrup. Sprinkle
with claret and powdered sugar, bake, and serve cold.
APPLE CREAM TART
Line a deep baking-dish with pastry and put in three cupfuls of
peeled, cored, and quartered apples, the grated rind and juice of a
lemon, three-fourths cupful of brown sugar, and a sprinkle of cinnamon
or nutmeg. Bake until the apples are done, cool, and cover with
whipped cream sweetened to taste and flavored with grated lemon peel.
APRICOT TART
Butter a pastry ring, line with paste and bake. Spread with marmalade,
cover with apricots, sprinkle with sugar and maraschino, heat for a
few minutes, and serve cold with the apricot syrup. Other fruits may
be used in the same way.
CHERRY TART
Mix a cupful each of sugar and stoned cherries with one egg
well-beaten with a teaspoonful of flour. Turn into a pie-tin lined
with pastry, cover with narrow strips of crust, and bake. Other fruits
may be used in the same way.
CHOCOLATE CREAM TART
Grate a square of chocolate into a pint of milk and bring to the boil,
sweetening to taste. Thicken with one tablespoonful of flour rubbed
smooth with a little cold milk, take from the fire, add a
tablespoonful of butter and the yolks of four eggs well-beaten. Line
patty-pans with pastry, fill with the cream, and bake. Take from the
oven, cover with meringue, and brown.
FRUIT TART
Line a deep pie-tin with pastry and bake, take from the oven, fill
with fresh or stewed and sweetened fruit, and cover with a meringue
made of the whites of three eggs beaten to a stiff froth and three
tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar. Bake until brown and serve either
hot or cold. Peaches, pears, plums, rhubarb, or other fruit may be
used.
GERMAN APPLE TART
Line a shallow baking-pan with pastry and fill with peeled, cored, and
sliced apples. Sprinkle with cinnamon and powdered sugar and bake for
forty minutes in a moderate oven.
GOOSEBERRY TART
Simmer a pint of gooseberries until soft in a thick syrup. Line a
pie-tin with pastry and put on a border of the paste about an inch
wide. Press down lightly, fill with the gooseberries and cross the
tart with narrow twisted strips of paste, moistening with cold water
at each end to make them adhere. Bake for twenty minutes in a hot oven
and serve very cold with whipped cream.
GRAPE TART--I
Stem the grapes and cook in syrup until thick and soft, rub through a
sieve and cool. Line patty-pans with pastry, fill with the grapes, and
bake. Cover with meringue or whipped cream if desired.
GRAPE TART--II
Line a deep pie-tin with pastry, brush with thick syrup, and fill with
white grapes. Sprinkle with six tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar and a
wineglassful of white wine. Bake and serve either hot or cold. Other
grapes may be used in the same way.
NEAPOLITAN TARTS
Roll rich pastry thin, cut into strips, bake in a quick oven and put
together with jam or jelly between. Cover with frosting and serve
cold.
PEACH TART
Roll rich pastry thin and bake three crusts in pie-tins. Cool, put
together with crushed and sweetened peaches, chill and serve with
whipped cream. Other fruits may be used in the same way.
PEACH TART MERINGUE
Line a border mould with pastry, fill half full with peach jam, bake,
cool, cover with meringue, and return to the oven until puffed and
brown. Fill the centre with whipped cream if desired. Other jams may
be used in the same way.
PEACH CREAM TART
Line a deep pie-tin with good pastry and fill it two-thirds full with
canned peaches that have been cooked for two or three minutes in
boiling syrup. Cover with a rather thick crust and do not pinch down
the edges. When cool, remove the top crust and fill with a cream made
as follows: Boil a cupful of milk, and thicken with a tablespoonful of
sugar mixed with a teaspoonful of cornstarch wet in cold milk. When
smooth and thick, take from the fire, add the whites of two eggs
beaten to a stiff froth, and a few drops of vanilla or almond extract.
Cool, pour over the peaches, cover with the crust, sprinkle with
powdered sugar, and serve.
PLUM TART--I
Line a deep tin with pastry, fill with preserved plums, cover with
crust, brush with beaten egg, bake, sprinkle with powdered sugar, and
serve cold.
PLUM TART--II
Line a deep baking-dish with pastry and bake. Fill half full of boiled
rice cooked in milk and sweetened to taste and cover with pitted plums
which have been cooked soft in thin syrup. Sprinkle with powdered
sugar, dot with butter, bake, and serve hot.
RASPBERRY CREAM TART
Line a deep pie-tin with pastry, fill with raspberries, sprinkle with
powdered sugar, and cover with crust but do not press down the edges.
Bake in a moderate oven. Thicken a cupful of milk with a teaspoonful
of cornstarch rubbed smooth with a little cold milk, add a
tablespoonful of sugar, a few drops of vanilla, and the stiffly beaten
whites of two eggs; cook until smooth and thick. Lift the top crust
from the pie, pour in the custard, cover, sprinkle with powdered
sugar, and serve cold.
RASPBERRY AND CURRANT TART
Line a deep pie-tin with pastry and fill with alternate layers of
raspberries and currants, sprinkling each layer with sugar. Sprinkle
with sugar, dot with butter, and bake. Cover with meringue and serve
cold.
RHUBARB TARTS
Blanch and split half an ounce of bitter almonds. Cut one and one-half
pounds of rhubarb into inch-lengths without peeling, add a pound of
sugar, the almonds, and one lemon cut into bits. Cook together until
thick, stirring occasionally. Line patty-pans with pastry, fill with
the mixture, and bake in a moderate oven.
APPLES À LA NINON
Cook rice until soft in milk to cover, sweetening and flavoring to
taste. Arrange upon the rice peeled and cored apples which have been
cooked in syrup, reduce the syrup by rapid boiling, flavor to taste,
add a little chopped candied fruit, pour over the rice and apples, and
serve either hot or cold.
APPLE BROWNIES
Peel, core, and quarter five sour apples, put into a baking-dish with
three tablespoonfuls of butter, and sugar and cinnamon to taste. Bake
until tender and serve hot with cream.
APPLE FLUFF
Peel good cooking apples, cook until soft, and rub through a sieve.
Sweeten to taste, adding a little butter and lemon-juice, spice, or
wine to season. Fold in the stiffly beaten whites of two or three eggs
and serve very cold.
APPLE PUFF
Sift a cupful of flour with a pinch of salt, add two cupfuls of milk
mixed with three well-beaten eggs, and turn into a shallow buttered
pan. Cover with peeled and sliced apples, dot with butter, sprinkle
thickly with sugar, and add a little grated lemon peel or spice if
desired. Bake for forty-five minutes and serve hot. Berries or other
fruits may be used in the same way.
APPLE ROLL
Rub two tablespoonfuls of butter into three cupfuls of flour which has
been sifted with a heaping teaspoonful of baking-powder and a pinch of
salt. Mix to a soft dough with milk or water, roll into an oblong,
spread with finely cut peeled apples, and sprinkle with sugar and
spice. Roll up and put loosely into a pudding cloth which has been
wrung dry in hot water and dredged with flour. Steam for two hours and
serve with Hard Sauce.
APPLE SNOW
Cook peeled apples soft in a thin syrup to cover, and rub through a
sieve enough to make a pint of pulp. Cool, add the unbeaten white of
an egg, and beat with an egg-beater until very light. Serve cold with
boiled custard or whipped cream. Other fruits may be used in the same
way.
APPLE TRIFLE
Cook peeled, cored, and quartered apples until soft in thin syrup to
cover, seasoning with spice. Drain, arrange in a serving-dish, and
reduce the syrup half by rapid boiling. Pour over the apples, cool,
and at serving-time cover with whipped cream sweetened and flavored to
taste. Other fruits may be used in the same way.
BAKED BANANAS
Melt three tablespoonfuls of butter with three of lemon-juice and six
of sugar. Peel six bananas and lay in a shallow buttered pan, far
apart. Bake for half an hour, basting with the mixture in the bowl,
and serve hot.
BAKED PEACHES
Peel large peaches, stick a few blanched almonds into each one,
sprinkle with sugar, add a cup of water and bake, basting with the
syrup. Serve very cold with the syrup poured over.
BAKED PEARS
Put a quart of peeled, cored, and quartered pears into an earthen
baking-dish with half a cupful of sugar and a cupful of water. Cover
tightly and bake for several hours in a moderate oven. Take up the
pears, reduce the syrup by rapid boiling, pour over, chill, and serve
with cream.
BAKED QUINCES
Peel and core four or five quinces and put a bit of butter into the
core of each. Sprinkle with sugar, pour in a cupful of water, cover
and bake for two hours, basting occasionally. Serve cold with sugar
and cream.
BAKED RHUBARB
Cut unpeeled rhubarb into inch-lengths and pack closely in a bean-pot
with alternate layers of brown sugar. Cover, bake for an hour, and
serve cold.
BAKED BERRY ROLL
Sift two cupfuls of flour with two teaspoonfuls of baking-powder. Work
into it a tablespoonful of butter and mix to soft dough with a cupful
of milk. Roll into an oblong, cover with berries, sprinkle with sugar,
roll up, fasten the edges and bake or steam, basting with syrup to
which a little butter has been added. Serve hot with any preferred
sauce.
BANANAS AND CURRANTS
Crush and sweeten red currants, mix with sliced bananas, and serve
cold. White currants may also be used.
BANANAS WITH WHIPPED CREAM
Peel and slice six bananas into a serving-dish, sprinkle with sugar,
and with either orange-juice, lemon-juice, or wine. Cover with whipped
cream and serve immediately with cake.
BANANA FLOAT
Soak half a package of gelatine in cold water and dissolve in three
cupfuls of boiling milk. Add a heaping cupful of sugar and cook for
ten minutes. When cool but not stiff, stir in three bananas broken up
with a fork. Mould, chill, and serve with whipped cream.
BANANA TRIFLE
Peel and mash through a sieve enough bananas to make a cupful of pulp.
Add a cupful of cream and two tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar. Beat
with an egg-beater until very light and serve cold in dessert glasses.
BLACKBERRY SPONGE
Soak half a package of gelatine in half a cupful of cold water, add
two cupfuls of boiling water, half a cupful of sugar, and one cupful
of blackberry juice. Stir until dissolved, then strain. When cool but
not set, fold in the stiffly beaten whites of four eggs. Mould, chill,
and serve with cream. The juice of other fruits may be used in the
same way.
BOILED FROSTING
Boil two cupfuls of sugar for five minutes with one-fourth cupful of
water, pour the boiling syrup in a thin stream upon the stiffly beaten
whites of two eggs, and beat until thick. Flavor to taste.
CHOCOLATE TAPIOCA
Cook two tablespoonfuls of minute tapioca in milk to cover, using a
double-boiler. Add the yolks of three eggs well-beaten, sugar to
taste, and half a teaspoonful of vanilla. Cook until thick, and add
half a cake of grated sweet chocolate. When quite smooth mould, chill,
and serve with whipped cream.
CHOCOLATE CREAM FROSTING
Beat the white of an egg to a stiff froth, add two tablespoonfuls of
cream, and enough confectioner's sugar to make it thick enough to
spread. Melt half a cake of sweet chocolate in a double boiler with a
teaspoonful of water, and pour over the cream frosting on the cake.
FLOATING ISLAND
Beat the whites of two eggs to a stiff froth and gradually beat into
it a cupful of jelly or jam. Fill a serving dish with whipped cream
sweetened and flavored to taste, and drop spoonfuls of the frothed
jelly upon it. This may be served in dessert glasses.
FRENCH PANCAKES
Beat together four eggs beaten separately, one cupful of milk, half a
cupful of flour, one tablespoonful of sugar, a pinch of salt, the
grated rind of a lemon, and a teaspoonful of butter melted. Fry in
small pancakes, turning once, spread with jelly, jam, or marmalade,
roll up, sprinkle with powdered sugar which may be seasoned with
spice, and serve immediately.
FRUIT ICING
Mix confectioner's sugar with enough cream to make it the consistency
of thick paste. Flavor as desired adding chopped nuts, bananas,
shredded pineapple, or other fruits.
FRUIT PUFFS
Beat three eggs separately, then add one cupful of milk, a pinch of
salt, and enough flour sifted with a heaping teaspoonful of
baking-powder to make a thin batter. Fill buttered custard cups,
alternating with finely cut apples or other fruit sprinkled with
sugar, and steam for an hour. Jam or preserves may be used in the same
way. Serve hot with any preferred sauce or with cream and sugar.
FRUIT ROLL
Sift together two cupfuls of flour, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder,
a teaspoonful of sugar, and half a teaspoonful of salt. Rub into it
two tablespoonfuls of butter and add enough milk to make a dough that
will roll. Roll into an oblong, keeping the dough thin, spread with
softened butter, then with chopped fresh or preserved fruit or
berries, sweetened to taste. Roll up, pinch the ends together, and
steam for two hours, or bake until the dough is brown and crisp. Serve
hot with any preferred sauce. Apples, apricots, blackberries,
chestnuts, currants, figs, preserved ginger, plums, blueberries,
oranges, peaches, pineapples, quinces, raspberries, and cherries may
all be used in this way.
FRUIT TAPIOCA
Soak a cupful of tapioca over night in four cupfuls of cold water. Add
a pinch of salt, and three-fourths cupful of sugar, and cook slowly in
a double boiler until transparent, adding more water if necessary. Put
into a buttered baking-dish in layers, alternating with fresh or
canned fruit sweetened to taste. Have tapioca on top. Sprinkle with
sugar, dot with butter, and bake for an hour. Serve either hot or cold
with cream or any preferred sauce. Apples, apricots, blackberries,
cherries, currants, figs, gooseberries, plums, blueberries, oranges,
peaches, pears, pineapples, quinces, raspberries, and strawberries are
all used in the same way. The less tart fruits require a little
lemon-juice sprinkled on them. In making apple tapioca sprinkle each
layer of apples with sugar and spice. A delicious pudding is made of
strawberries and bananas sliced and combined with the tapioca.
GOOSEBERRY TRIFLE
Cook a quart of gooseberries to a pulp in water to cover, sweetening
to taste. Put into a serving-dish, cool, cover with boiled custard,
then with whipped cream. Other fruits may be used in the same way.
JELLIED APPLES
Peel, core, and quarter enough apples to make four cupfuls. Cook
slowly until soft in syrup to cover, flavoring with a little lemon or
spice. Add a package of gelatine which has been soaked and dissolved,
mould, chill, and serve with boiled custard or whipped cream.
JELLIED PEACHES
Peel and split a dozen peaches and cook until soft in thin syrup to
cover. Add half a package of soaked and dissolved gelatine and a
tablespoonful of claret or maraschino. Mould, chill, and serve with
whipped cream or custard. Other fruits may be used in the same way.
JUNKET
Warm a quart of milk, add a tablespoonful of rennet, cool, and serve
with powdered sugar, grated nutmeg, and cream.
LEMON SPONGE
Boil the chopped peel of one and juice of six lemons in two cupfuls of
water, strain and mix with two cupfuls of hot water in which a package
of soaked gelatine has been dissolved. Sweeten to taste, and beat
until it begins to set, then fold in the stiffly beaten whites of
twelve eggs. Mould and chill. Half this recipe is sufficient for a
small family.
MOONSHINE
Beat the whites of six eggs to a stiff froth and add gradually twelve
tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar. Beat for twenty minutes, then add
three large peaches peeled and cut into bits. Fill dessert glasses
three-fourths full, chill, and fill with whipped cream sweetened to
taste and flavored with vanilla. Other fruits may be used in the same
way.
ORANGE SNOW
Make a pint of Orange Jelly, adding the juice of a lemon and a little
grated peel. When cool but not set, fold in the stiffly beaten whites
of four eggs. Mould, chill and serve with Boiled Custard. Lemon snow
may be made in the same way.
PEACH TRIFLE
Make a boiled custard with the yolks of four eggs, one pint of milk,
and two tablespoonfuls of sugar, cool, and flavor with a few drops
each of almond and vanilla. Arrange slices of stale sponge cake in a
serving-dish, moisten with custard, cover with crushed and sweetened
peaches, pour over the custard, and cover with meringue flavored with
almond, or with whipped cream.
PEACH DELIGHT
Peel and split ripe peaches and fill a baking-dish, sprinkling each
layer with sugar. Dot with butter, add a cupful of water, and sprinkle
with flour. Make a crust of one and one-half cupfuls of flour sifted
with a pinch of salt and a teaspoonful of baking-powder, rubbing into
it half a cupful of lard, and adding ice-water to mix. Cover the
peaches, prick the crust, bake, and serve either hot or cold with
cream.
PEACH SNOW-BALLS
Peel ripe peaches, roll in powdered sugar, then dip in boiled
frosting, let dry for two minutes, and sprinkle with shredded
cocoanut.
PINEAPPLE FLUFF
Mix canned grated pineapple with chopped nuts and quartered
marshmallows, and fill dessert glasses half full. Cover with whipped
cream sweetened and flavored to taste, and garnish with candied
cherries or chopped nuts.
PINEAPPLE DESSERT
Select a large pineapple, cut off the top and scrape out the pulp with
a large spoon. Mix with finely cut strawberries, cherries, and
bananas. Sweeten to taste, fill the pineapple shell, put on the cover,
and serve.
PINEAPPLE SPONGE
Grate a fresh pineapple, add a cupful of sugar, and simmer slowly for
ten minutes. Add half a package of gelatine which has been soaked and
dissolved in as little water as possible, and when cool but not set,
fold in the stiffly beaten whites of four eggs. Serve with a custard
made of a pint of milk sweetened to taste, flavored with vanilla, and
thickened with the beaten yolks of four eggs. A can of grated
pineapple may be used instead of the fresh fruit.
PLUM ROLL
Sift a quart of flour with a teaspoonful of salt, and three
teaspoonfuls of baking-powder, rub in two tablespoonfuls of butter,
and add enough milk to make a soft dough. Roll out, spread with one
cupful of chopped raisins and half a cupful of chopped citron.
Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar, roll up, and steam for half an hour
or more. Serve hot with Hard Sauce.
PRUNE SPONGE
Beat three eggs separately and mix. Add half a cupful of sugar, half a
teaspoonful of vanilla, and three-fourths cupful of flour sifted with
a teaspoonful of baking-powder. Soak and pit fifteen prunes, drain,
chop fine, add half a cupful of sugar and the juice of half a lemon.
Put the prunes in a buttered baking-dish, cover with the batter, and
bake for twenty or twenty-five minutes.
QUINCE FLUFF
Cut up four or five quinces and boil until soft in water to cover,
then peel, and rub through a sieve. Sweeten to taste, add the unbeaten
whites of four eggs, and beat to a froth with an egg-beater. Serve
immediately in dessert dishes.
QUINCE TRIFLE
Stew four quinces until soft, rub through a colander, and sweeten to
taste. Turn into a glass dish and cover with a boiled custard made of
one pint of milk, the yolks of three eggs, and two tablespoonfuls of
sugar. Cover with a meringue and serve.
RICE BALLS WITH CUSTARD
Wash a cupful of rice and soak for an hour in cold water to cover.
Drain and cook until soft in two and one-half cupfuls of milk, adding
a teaspoonful of salt when the rice is nearly soft. Add sugar to taste
and any preferred flavoring. Wet custard cups in cold water, fill with
rice and chill. At serving time turn out on a platter, put a bit of
red jelly on each ball of rice and surround with boiled custard.
RASPBERRY SPONGE
Bring to a boil two and one-half cupfuls of raspberry juice,
sweetening to taste. Add half a package of soaked gelatine, and stir
until dissolved. When cool but not set, fold in the stiffly beaten
whites of three eggs, and beat until stiff. Mould, chill, and serve
with whipped cream. Strawberry or currant juice may be used in the
same way.
STRAWBERRY MERINGUE
Beat the whites of seven eggs to a stiff froth and add gradually a
pinch of salt and seven tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar. Put into a
buttered baking-dish in layers, spreading each layer thinly with
melted strawberry jam. Bake in a moderate oven for twenty-five minutes
and serve very cold with whipped cream. Other jams may be used in the
same way.
STRAWBERRY SPONGE
Rub a quart of strawberries through a sieve, sweeten heavily, and add
the juice of a lemon. Add half a package of gelatine which has been
soaked and dissolved, and when cool but not set, fold in the stiffly
beaten whites of four eggs. Mould, chill, and serve with sugar and
cream or with whipped cream. Other fruits may be used in the same way.
STRAWBERRY TRIFLE
Fill dessert glasses half full of sponge cake and strawberry
preserves. Cover with a meringue flavored with strawberry juice or
with boiled custard or with whipped cream, and serve with a few
preserved strawberries on top. Other fruits may be served in the same
way.
SNOW-BALLS
Wet small square cloths in cold water and spread thinly with boiled
rice. Put an apricot in the centre of each, having removed the stone.
Draw the cloths together, tie securely, and steam for ten or fifteen
minutes. Remove the cloths and serve with a sauce made from fruit
syrup. Almost any other fruit may be used instead of apricots.
SWEET PANCAKES
Mix two tablespoonfuls of flour with a few drops of orange-flower
water and a few grains of salt. Add the yolks of four eggs,
well-beaten, and the whites of two. Fry by tablespoonfuls in butter,
turning once, and sprinkling with sugar. Or, spread with jelly, roll
up, and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
STEWED PEARS WITH RICE
Peel, split, and core four large pears and cook until tender with two
cupfuls of claret and one cupful of sugar. Boil half a cupful of rice
until soft in milk to cover, sweetening and flavoring to taste. Spread
the rice in a serving-dish, arrange the pears upon it, reduce the
syrup by rapid boiling, pour over, and serve ice cold. Other fruits
may be used in the same way.
VANITIES
Beat two eggs very light, add a pinch of salt, and flour to roll. Roll
as thin as possible, cut into fancy shapes and fry brown in deep fat.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve.
VIRGINIA PUFFS
Cream half a cupful of butter with a cupful of sugar, add the beaten
yolks of four eggs, a teaspoonful of vanilla, and sift in a cupful of
cornstarch and two teaspoonfuls of baking-powder, alternating with the
stiffly beaten whites of the eggs. Bake in buttered gem-pans, hissing
hot, in a quick oven. Serve with any preferred sauce.
INDEX
Apples, served whole, 22;
à la Condé, 23;
à la Cherbourg, 23;
à la Fermière, 23;
à la Française, 23;
à la Ninon, 24;
baked, 24-26;
boiled, 27;
coddled, 27;
dried, 27;
fried, 27;
in casserole, 28;
in rice-cups, 28;
jellied, 29;
sauce, 29;
stewed, 30
Apricots, canned, 30;
dried, 31;
sauce, 31
Asbestos mats, for protection, 9
Asparagus, with eggs, 93, 114
Bacon, with eggs, 74;
broiled, 74;
breaded, 74;
with mush, 75;
fraise, 75;
à la crême, 75;
scrambled, 98;
omelet, 117
Bananas, 20, 31;
baked, 31;
au naturel, 31;
with sugar and cream, 31;
with oranges, 32;
with cereal, 32
Barley, gruel, 41;
boiled, 41;
steamed, 41
Beef, balls, 72;
hash, 72;
frizzled, 72;
à la Newport, 73;
corned, hash, 73;
creamed, 74;
with scrambled eggs, 93;
omelet, 116
BEVERAGES, how to serve, 186
Café Glacé, 189
Chocolate, 189
Cocoa, 189
Coffee, with cream, 4;
boiled, 188
Tea, 190
Birds' nests, 104
Blackberries, 20;
how to serve, 32
Breakfasts, general rules for, 12
Brewis, how to make, 41-2
Brioche, paste, 148;
rolls, 149;
buns, 149;
breakfast cake, 150
Buckwheat cakes, 162-172. See Pancakes.
Buns, brioche, 149;
bath, 150;
English bath, 151;
hot cross, 151
Calf's brains, directions for cooking, 75
Canapés, thirty-five varieties, 244-251
Canton flannel, for protection, 9
Celery, creamed with eggs, 95
Centrepieces, how placed, 10
CEREALS, soaked over night, 7;
with fruit, 22, 32, 33, 43-4;
uncooked, 39;
moulded, 40;
cold, 43
Boiled barley, 41
Corn, 89, 128-132
Farina, 40, 45
Flummery, 46
Grits, 46
Hominy, 40, 135
Oatmeal, 40, 142
Pearled barley, 40
Pearled wheat, 40
Rice, 54, 144
Rolled wheat, 40
Rye, 144
Samp, 56
Wheatlets, 54
Chafing-dish, for breakfast, 7
Charleston breakfast cake, 133
Cheese, 96;
with baked eggs, 101;
omelet, 116
Cherries, 20;
cold, 32;
iced, 32;
crusts, 33
Chicken, hash, 76;
directions for cooking, 76;
liver scramble, 96;
creamed with poached eggs, 100;
scramble, 105;
omelet, 116
China, for breakfast, 11
Chocolate, directions for making, 189
Clam, with omelet, 115
Cocoa, directions for making, 189
Codfish, balls, standing over night, 7;
how to prepare, 58;
picked up, 60;
creamed, 60;
roast, 61;
à la mode, 61;
New England salt, 62;
boiled with egg sauce, 62;
with brown butter, 62;
cutlet, 63;
flaked salt, 63;
puff, 64;
escalloped, 64;
scrambled, 107
Coffee, with cream, 4;
boiled, 188-9;
Café glacé, 189
Coffee cakes, Baba à la Parisienne, 173;
German, 174;
Austrian, 174;
Hungarian royal, 175;
French, 175;
Vienna, 176;
Berlin, 177;
quick, 178
Corn, mush, 43;
meal, 42;
how to prepare, 89;
pone, 125;
muffins, 126, 128, 129, 130, 131;
bread, 126-7;
dodgers, 127, 128, 130;
with rice, 129;
puffs, 131;
with fruit, 131;
with hominy, 132
Crabs, scrambled with eggs, 98;
omelet, 115
Crullers, directions for making, 178
Currants, 20;
how to serve, 33
Date gems, 133
DESSERTS, simple, 459-530
BAKED FRUIT, 517 _ff._
FROZEN DAINTIES, 482 _ff._
Apricot ice, 482
Banana ice-cream, 482
Café parfait, 482
Caramel ice-cream, 482
Ceylon ice, 483
Cherry ice, 483
Chocolate ice-cream, 483
Coffee ice-cream, 483
Grape ice-cream, 483
Lemon ice, 484
Macaroon ice-cream, 484
Maple ice-cream, 484
Orange sherbet, 484
Peach ice-cream, 484
Raspberry ice, 485
Strawberry ice-cream, 485
JELLIED, 485 _ff._
Chocolate cream, 486
Coffee, 485
Custard, 486
Fruit, 486
Lemon, 487
Rhubarb, 487
Vanilla cream, 488
Wine, 487
MISCELLANEOUS, 459 _ff._
Almond cream, 472
Apples à la Ninon, 516
Apple Brownies, 516
Apple charlotte, 469
Apple fluff, 516
Apple roll, 517
Apple snow, 517
Banana float, 519
Banana trifle, 519-520
Blackberry sponge, 520
Blanc mange, 459-462
Blueberry cake, 462
Charlotte Russe, 468
Charlottes, 469, 470
Chocolate cake, 462, 463
Chocolate tapioca, 520
Cobblers, 471
Cocoanut cake, 463
Compote of figs, 472
Cream cake, 463, 464
Creams, 472-477
Custards, 477-480
Devil's food cake, 465
Doughnuts, 480
Dumplings, 481
Fig loaf cake, 465
Floating island, 521
French pancakes, 521
Fritter batter, 481
Fritters, 481
Fruit cake, 466
Fruit puffs, 521
Fruit roll, 522
Honey cake, 466
Jellied peaches, 523-524
Junket, 524
Lemon sponge, 524
Marguerites, 466
Moonshine, 524
Nut cake, 467
Orange snow, 524
Plum roll, 526
Quince fluff, 527
Raspberry, 467
Snow balls, 529
Spice cake, 467
Sponge cake, 468
Strawberry meringue, 528
Tea cake, 468
Vanities, 530
Virginia puffs, 530
PIES, 488 _ff._
Apple, 488
Apricot, 489
Chocolate, 489
Cocoanut, 489
Cranberry, 489
Cream, 490
Currant, 490
Gooseberry, 490
Lemon, 490, 491
Peach, 491
Prune, 491
Pumpkin, 491
Rhubarb, 492
Strawberry, 492
PUDDINGS, 492 _ff._
Apple, 492
Apricot, 493
Baltimore, 493
Bird's nest, 493
Blackberry, 493-494
Bread, 494
Cabinet, 495
California, 495
Caramel, 495
Cherry, 496
Chocolate, 496
Christmas, 497
Cornstarch, 497
Cottage, 498
Cracker, 497
Currant, 498
Custard, 498
Danish, 499
Date, 499
Farina, 500
Fruit, 500
Lemon, 501
New England, 501
Orange, 501
Peach, 502
Pineapple, 503
Prune, 503
Quince, 504
Raspberry, 504
Red sago, 504
Rice, 505, 506
Sago, 506
Snow, 506
Spice, 507
Sponge, 507
Strawberry, 507
Tapioca, 508
SHORT CAKES, 509 _ff._
Fruit souffles, 510
Peach, 509
Prune, 510
Strawberry, 510
TARTS, 511 _ff._
Apple, 511
Apricot, 511
Cherry, 511
Chocolate, 512
Fruit, 512
German, 512
Gooseberry, 512
Grape, 513
Neapolitan, 513
Peach, 513, 514
Plum, 514
Raspberry, 515
Rhubarb, 515
Doilies, on a bare table, 9;
easily washed, 9
Doughnuts, plain, 178;
raised, 179;
light, 179;
raised fruit, 180
Early rising, its benefits, 6-7
EGGS, how to test, 91
à l'aurore, 96
à la bonne femme, 105
à la bourgeoise, 105
à la crême, 94-95
à la Espagnole, 107
à la maître d'hôtel, 103
à la Martin, 110
à la Paysanne, 96
à la St. Catherine, 106
à la tripe, 95
à la Waldorf, 109
à la Washington, 107
Au miroir, 95
Baked, 101-102, 108
Boiled, 100
Coddled, 102
Escalloped, 110
Fried, 94
In ambush, 103
In crusts, 100-101
In peppers, 106
In ramekins, 101
Japanese, 109
Mexican, 99
Omelets, 111-120
Pimento scramble, 107
Poached, 92, 106, 110
Rumbled, 109
Scrambled, 92, 93, 97-99
Spanish, 99-100
Steamed, 108
Sur le plat, 104
Surprise, 108
Swiss, 104-105
Whipped, 109
Eggplant, fried, 87
English menus, for breakfast, 1, 2
Farina, directions for cooking, 40;
apple, 44;
balls, 45;
fairy, 45;
jellied, 45;
mush, 46
Figs, 20;
for breakfast, 33;
stewed, 33
Finger-bowls, with plain water, 11
Finnan haddie, 64;
à la Martin, 65;
picked-up, 65;
creamed roast, 66
FISH, salt, 58;
balls, 58;
broiled, 58
Cod, 60
Finnan haddie, 64
Haddock, 66
Herring, 66
Mackerel, 67
Salmon, 70
Sixty ways to cook, 297-315
Bass, 297, 298
Bluefish, 299
Bouillon, 297
Codfish, 300
Finnan haddie, 301
Frogs' legs, 301
Haddock, 302
Halibut, 303
Mackerel, 304
Pike, 304
Salmon, 304-307
Salmon-trout, 308
Sardines, 308
Shad, 308, 309
Shad roe, 309, 310
Smelts, 310, 311
Trout, 311
Turbot, 311-312
Whitefish, 312, 313
Flummery, directions for cooking, 46
FRUIT, 3;
prepared for serving, 7;
various kinds of, 20;
dried, 21;
canned, 21;
combined with cereals, 22
Apples, 22-30
Apricots, 30-31
Bananas, 31-32
Blackberries, 32
Cherries, 32
Currants, 33
Figs, 33
Gooseberries, 34
Grapefruit, 34
Grapes, 34
Green gages, 35
Huckleberries, 35
Melons, 35
Oranges, 35
Peaches, 36
Pears, 36
Pineapple, 36
Plums, 32
Prunelles, 36-37
Prunes, 37
Quinces, 37
Raspberries, 37
Rhubarb, 37-38
Strawberries, 37
Tangerines, 38
Watermelon, 38
Gooseberries, 20;
how to serve, 34
Graham, biscuit, 133;
puffs, 134;
muffins, 134;
drop cakes, 134
Graham flour mush, 49;
with apples, 50
Grapefruit, 20;
how to serve, 34
Grapes, 20;
how to serve, 34
Grits, 46;
fried, 47
Haddock, baked, 66;
smoked, 66
Ham, fried, 76;
frizzled, 76;
with eggs, 76, 102;
broiled, 76;
balls, 77;
toast, 77;
réchauffé, 77;
omelet, 114
Herring, balls, 66;
Potomac, 67;
kippered, 67;
broiled, 67
Hominy, directions for cooking, 40;
boiled, 48;
balls, 48;
fried, 48;
with milk, 48;
steamed, 48;
porridge, 49;
muffins, 135;
drop cakes, 135;
griddle cakes, 168;
waffles, 182
Huckleberries, 20;
how to serve, 35
Hulled corn, directions for cooking, 43
Johnny cake, with apple, 130
Kidney, with bacon, 78;
fried, 78;
en brochette, 78;
crumbed, 79;
devilled, 79;
stewed, 79-80;
à la terrapin, 80;
maître d'hôtel, 80;
scrambled, 98;
omelet, 116
Kitchen Rubaiyat, 15-18
Lamb, minced, 80;
broiled liver, 81
Liver, with bacon, 81;
à la crême, 81;
hash, 81;
boulettes, 82
Lobster, scramble, with eggs, 97;
omelet, 115
Mackerel, broiled, 67;
creamed, 68;
baked, 69
Maple syrup, 16
MEAT AND POULTRY, one hundred and fifty ways to cook, 316-365
BEEF, 316 _ff._
à la mode, 327-328
à la Newport, 325-326
Fricadelles, 327
Liver, 324
Pie, 328
Pot roast, 319
Ragout, 321
Steaks, various varieties of, 316-319
Stews, 321-323
Turkish, 329
MUTTON AND LAMB, 329 _ff._
Blanquette of, 332
Boiled, 336
Braised, 331
Broiled, 333
Chops, 329
Croquettes, 337
Curried, 332
Cutlets, 330
Pie, 330
Ragout, 333
Shepherd's pie, 339
Tongue, 335, 336
PORK, 340 _ff._
à la Maryland, 341
Baked, 341, 344
Breaded, 342
Broiled, 342
Frankfurters, 340
Mock duck, 342
Roast, 340, 343, 344
Sausage, 340
VEAL, 345 _ff._
à la maître d'hôtel, 345
Braised, 351
Chops, 346
Croquettes, 353
Cutlets, 346, 347
Jellied, 351
Koenigsberger Klops, 352
Liver in casserole, 345
Mock terrapin, 353
Roast, 349, 350
Stewed, 348, 349
Stuffed, 349
Tongue, 346
CHICKEN, 353 _ff._
à la Créole, 358
à la Waldorf, 360
Broiled, 353
Croquettes, 360
Curried, 357
Fricassee, 355-356
Fried, 353, 354
Jellied, 359
Mayonnaise of, 359
Pie, 356
Pressed, 359
Roast, 357
Stewed, 354, 355
DUCK, 361 _ff._
Braised, 361
Roast, 361
GOOSE, 361 _ff._
Roast, 361
TURKEY, 362 _ff._
Croquettes, 363
Escalloped, 363, 364
Jellied, 362
Loaf, 364
Roast, 362, 363
PIGEON, 364 _ff._
Broiled, 365
Pie, 364
MEATS, directions for cooking, 72;
with rice balls, 82
Bacon, 75
Beef, 72
Calf's brains, 75
Chicken hash, 76
Ham, 76
Kidney, 78
Lamb, 80
Liver, 81
Pork, 83
Tripe, 85
Veal, 86
Melons, 20;
how to serve, 35
Morning labor reduced to minimum, 6
Muffins, 130, 135, 136;
with blueberries, 137;
with batter, 138;
Southern, 138;
with sour milk, 139;
with honey, 140;
Georgia, 140;
sweet, 141;
perfection, 141;
New Hampshire, 142;
with rice, 144;
with rye, 144;
with mush, 151-152
Mush, balls, 51;
velvet, 51;
with bacon, 75
Mushrooms, broiled, 87;
fried, 88;
baked, 88;
grilled, 88;
risk in picking, 89;
scramble, 97, 102
Napkins, for breakfast, 10;
of linen, 11
No breakfast theory, 3
Oatmeal, directions for cooking, 40;
gruel, 47;
mush, 49, 50;
steamed, 51;
jelly, 52;
creamed, 52;
blanc mange, 52;
light, 53;
baked, 53;
porridge, 53;
gems, 142
OMELET, directions for making, 111
à la crême, 117
Anchovy, 118
Asparagus, 114
Au fromage, 114
Aux fines herbes, 113
Bacon, 117
Blazing, 117
Bread, 117
Cauliflower, 118
Cheese, 116
Chicken, 118
Chicken liver, 116
Clam, 115
Dried beef, 116
Ham, 114
Jelly, 118
Kidney, 116
Mushroom, 114
Oyster, 115
Pea, 113
Potato, 119
Sardine, 116
Sausage, 116
Shrimp, 115
Spanish, 118
Tomato sauce, 114
Tongue, 118
Oranges, 20;
with bananas, 32;
in halves, 35;
sliced, 36
Oysters, scramble, 96
Pancakes, directions for making, 160;
Southern buckwheat cakes, 162;
Kentucky buckwheat cakes, 162;
with sour milk, 163, 171;
with crumbs, 163;
with blueberries, 163;
corn-meal, 163;
green corn, 165;
Danish, 165;
flannel, 166;
French, 166;
feather, 166;
fruit, 167;
Graham, 167;
hominy, 168;
Maryland, 168;
potato, 168;
raised, 168-169;
Southern rice, 169;
strawberry, 170;
wheat, 172
Peaches, 20;
served with cracked ice, 36
Pearled barley, directions for cooking, 40
Pearled wheat, directions for cooking, 40
Pears, 20;
how to serve, 36
Peppers, with eggs, 106
Pineapples, 20;
how to serve, 36
Plums, green gage, 20;
how to serve, 35
Popovers directions for making, 142, 143
Pork, fried salt, 83;
scrapple, 83;
sausage, 83
Porridge, made of corn and wheat, 42-43
Potatoes, twenty ways to cook, 366-372
Prunelles, how to serve, 36
Prunes, how to serve, 37
Puffs, with corn, 131;
with milk and butter, 143
QUICK BREADS, made of baking powder, 121-146
Buttermilk biscuit, 122
Colonial breakfast, 124
Corn dodgers, 127
Corn muffins, 126
Egg biscuit, 122
English buns, 125
Johnny cake, 127
Kentucky batter, 124
New York biscuit, 123
Soft batter, 124
Sour milk biscuit, 122
Southern batter, 123
Southern corn pone, 125-126
Spoon, 123
Quinces, 21;
baked, 37
Ramekins, used for eggs, 101
Raspberries, 21;
how to serve, 37
Rhubarb, 21;
stewed, 37;
baked, 38;
with raisins, 38
Rice, directions for cooking, 54;
boiled with milk, 55;
balls, 55;
steamed, 55;
waffles, 184
Rolled wheat, directions for cooking, 40
Rolls, finger, 152;
French, 153;
Kentucky, 153;
Alabama, 153;
corn, 154;
Parker House, 154;
whole wheat, 155;
Swedish, 156;
Paris, 156
Rusk, how to make, 157;
Georgia, 157
Rye crisps, 144
Rye mush, directions for cooking, 50
SALADS, 431-458
CHEESE, 455, 456
DRESSING, 431 _ff._
Boiled, 433 _ff._
Club, 434
Cream, 433-434
Curry, 435
Egg, 434
French, 431-432
German, 434
Mayonnaise, 432
EGG, 454, 455
FISH, 435 _ff._
Anchovy, 435
Clam, 436
Sardine, 436
Shrimp, 436
FRUIT, 447 _ff._
Alligator pear, 447
Apple, 447, 448
Apricot, 448
Banana, 449
Cantaloupe, 449
Cherry, 449, 450
Grape, 450
Grapefruit, 450, 451
Macedoine, 451, 452
Orange, 452, 453
Peach, 453
Pear, 453
Pineapple, 453, 454
NUT, 456-458
VEGETABLE, 437 _ff._
Artichoke, 437
Asparagus, 437
Bean, 437, 438
Beet, 438
Brussels sprouts, 438
Cabbage, 438
Carrot, 439
Cauliflower, 439
Celery, 439, 440
Chickory, 440
Chiffonade, 440
Cress, 440
Cucumber, 440, 441
Endive, 441
Lettuce, 442
Mushroom, 442
Onion, 442
Pea, 443
Pepper, 443
Pimento, 442
Potato, 444
Radish, 445
Salsify, 445
Spinach, 445
Tomato, 446, 447
Waldorf, 447
Sally Lunn, 145;
Southern, 158
Salmon, broiled, salt, 70;
smoked, 70;
kippered, 70;
fried, 71
Samp, 56
Sardines, with eggs, 99, 116
SAUCES, thirty simple, 423-430
Allemande, 423
Béarnaise, 423-424
Béchamel, 424
Brown, 424
Butter, 424
Caper, 425
Cheese, 425
Colbert, 425
Cream, 425
Curry, 425
Dutch, 426
Duxelles, 426
Egg, 426
Hollandaise, 426
Italian, 427
Madeira, 427
Maître d'Hôtel, 427
Mint, 427
Mushroom, 428
Parsley, 428
Piquante, 428
Remoulade, 428
Tartar, 429
Tomato, 429 _ff._
Velouté, 430
Vinaigrette, 430
Sausage, with eggs, 98, 116
Scones, 145;
Scotch, 146
SHELL-FISH, fifty ways to cook, 281-296
CLAMS, 281 _ff._
à la Marquise, 281
Cocktail, 282
Connecticut, 282
Creamed, 282
Devilled, 282
Escalloped, 283
CRABS, 283 _ff._
à la Créole, 284
à la St. Laurence, 284
Baked, 283
Croquettes, 285
Fricassee, 286
Stuffed, 286
LOBSTER, 286 _ff._
à la Newburg, 287
Broiled, 286
Casserole, 288
Devilled, 287
Escalloped, 287
Wiggle, 288
OYSTERS, 288 _ff._
à la Madrid, 293
Baked, 288
Broiled, 289
Creole, 289
Curried, 289
Devilled, 290
Escalloped, 290
Stew, 292
SCALLOPS, 293 _ff._
Fried, 293
SHRIMPS, 294 _ff._
à la Créole, 295
Creamed, 294
Curried, 294
Jellied, 294
Mayonnaise of, 295
Wiggle, 296
Shrimps, scrambled with eggs, 98;
omelet, 115
Snowballs, 145
SOUPS, one hundred varieties, 252-280
BEEF, 252 _ff._
Barley, 252
Black bean, 252
Boston, 252
Creole, 253
English spinach, 253
Italian, 253-254
Julienne, 254
Noodle, 254
Quick, 254-255
Rice, 255
Spanish, 255
Veal, 255
Wrexham, 256
BISQUES AND PURÉES, 256 _ff._
Clams, 256
Crab, 256
Green peas, 257
Kidney beans, 257
Rice, 258
Tomatoes, 258
CHICKEN, 259 _ff._
German, 262
Giblet, 262
Hungarian, 263
Jellied, 263
Mock chicken, 263
CREAM, 264 _ff._
Asparagus, 264
Barley, 264
Celery, 264
Clams, 264
Corn, 265
Crab, 265
Mushrooms, 265
Oysters, 265
Peas, 265
Tomato, 265
Vermicelli, 266
FISH, 266 _ff._
Clam, 266, 267
Crab, 267
French, 267
German, 268
Oyster, 268, 269
Salmon, 270
Scallop, 271
Shrimp, 270
FRUIT, 271 _ff._
Currant, 272
Gooseberry, 272
Prune, 272
Raisin, 272
Raspberry, 273
Strawberry, 273
MISCELLANEOUS, 278 _ff._
MUTTON, 273 _ff._
Asparagus, 273
Baked, 273
Lamb, 274
Quick, 275
VEAL, 275 _ff._
Austrian, 275
Chiffonade, 276
Italian, 276
Spring, 277
Vegetable, 277-278
Southern hoecakes, 128
Strawberries, 21;
how to serve, 37
Sweetbreads, directions for cooking, 84
Table, how to set it, 9;
for breakfast, 10
Tangerines, 21, 38
Tea, directions for making, 190
Toast, cream, milk, soft, 56;
French, 88;
anchovy with eggs, 103
Tomatoes, with eggs, 97, 104, 115
Tongue, scrambled with eggs, 99
Tripe, fried, 85;
fricasseed, 85;
à la Lyonnaise, 85;
à la poulette, 86
Truce of God, 5
Veal, minced with eggs, 86
VEGETABLES, one hundred and fifty ways to cook, 373-422
Artichokes, 373
Asparagus, 373, 374
Beans, 375-380
Beets, 380
Brussels sprouts, 381
Cabbage, 381-384
Carrots, 385, 386
Cauliflower, 386-389
Celery, 389-391
Corn, 391-395
Cucumbers, 395
Eggplant, 395-398
Hominy, 398
Lentils, 398
Macaroni, 399, 400
Mushrooms, 400, 401
Noodles, 401, 402
Okra, 402
Onions, 402-404
Parsnips, 404, 405
Peppers, 406
Rice, 409, 410
Salsify, 410, 411
Spaghetti, 411-413
Spinach, 413
Squash, 414-415
Sweet potatoes, 407, 408
Tomatoes, 415-419
Turnips, 419, 420
Waffles, Blue Grass, 180-181;
cream, 181;
feather, 181;
Georgia, 181;
hominy, 182;
Indian, 182;
Kentucky, 183;
Maryland, 183;
plain, 184;
rice, 184;
corn-meal, 184;
Swedish, 185;
Tennessee, 185;
Virginia, 185
Water, taken on rising, 13
Watermelon, served in slices, 38
Wheat, gruel, 47;
cracked, 49;
crushed with raisins, 57;
cold cracked, 57
White oil-cloth, for protection, 9
Zwieback, directions for serving, 159
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Transcriber's Note
Variable spelling is preserved as printed, e.g. cardamon, crême.
The recipe for Braised Flank Steak, on page 318, may have some text
missing following 'pour over,' as it is unclear as written. Since
it is impossible to determine what that text might be, it is preserved
as printed.
There seems to be a heading, _PUDDINGS_, missing from page 492,
immediately before the recipe for APPLE PUDDING. The omitted heading
has not been added.
There may be a heading missing from the beginning of page 516,
immediately before the recipe for APPLES À LA NINON. The preceding
pages covered tarts. From the index listings, it seems that page 516
is the start of a collection of 'miscellaneous' dessert recipes. The
omitted heading has not been added.
On page 535, the index lists simply 'Raspberry' for the recipe for
Raspberry tea-cake on page 467. This is preserved as printed.
Minor punctuation errors have been repaired.
For ease of searching, hyphenation and accent usage have been made
consistent where there was a prevalence of one form over another.
Otherwise, they are preserved as printed.
The following typographic errors have been repaired:
Page 20--Canteloupe amended to Cantaloupe--"Melons, Musk,
Water, Cantaloupe ... July 15 to October 15."
Page 56--Drip amended to Dip--"Dip crisp slices of toast for
a moment ..."
Page 207--acccording amended to according--"Prepare according
to directions given for Apricot Salad, ..."
Page 216--parsely amended to parsley--"Roll in very finely
minced parsley, ..."
Page 254--choppped amended to chopped--"One cupful each of
chopped onion, carrot, celery, ..."
Page 264--thoroughy amended to thoroughly--"When thoroughly
blended, add two cupfuls of cold milk, ..."
Page 362--add amended to a--"... thicken with browned flour
and a little butter cooked together, ..."
Page 408--minues amended to minutes--"... and bake for twelve
or fifteen minutes."
Page 451--whites amended to white--"Garnish with white
grapes, ..."
Page 470--woy amended to way--"Pears or other fruits may be
used in the same way."
Page 491--omitted 'a' added--"... with a pint of milk, two
eggs well-beaten, ..."
Page 501--mintues amended to minutes--"... and bake for
twenty minutes in a moderate oven."
Page 506--slowy amended to slowly--"Cook slowly for an hour
two-thirds cupful of sago ..."
Page 521--marmalde amended to marmalade--"... spread with
jelly-jam, or marmalade, roll up, ..."
Page 528--curraut amended to currant--"Strawberry or currant
juice may be used in the same way."
Page 529--stiffy amended to stiffly--"... fold in the stiffly
beaten whites of four eggs."
Page 534--470 amended to 469--"DESSERTS ... MISCELLANEOUS ...
Apple charlotte, 469"
Page 541--318 amended to 319--"MEAT AND POULTRY ... BEEF ...
Steaks, various varieties of, 316-319"
Page 546--433 amended to 432--"SALADS ... DRESSING ...
Mayonnaise, 432"
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