Around-The-World Cook Book | by Mary Louise Barroll
The culinary gleanings of a naval officer's wife,
| Title | Around-The-World Cook Book |
| Author | Mary Louise Barroll |
| Publisher | The Century Co. |
| Year | 1913 |
| Copyright | 1913, The Century Co. |
| Amazon | Around-the-world cook book |
"One homely thought prevails, the world around; 'Food well prepared;' We meet on common ground."
Preface- All the receipts embodied in this book have been tested and are therefore reliable. They have been gleaned from many sources in many lands. Some of them have been recorded under the difficulty of tran...
- French Terms Used In Cooking
- Aspic Savory jelly for cold dishes. Au gratin Dishes prepared with sauce, grated bread, or cheese, and baked. Bouchees Very thin patties, or cakes. Bouillon A clear broth, usually of beef. Bra...
- Part I. Receipts. Breads. Times For Cooking Bread And Cake
- The following table gives approximately the time for cooking bread and cake. The time will in some cases vary, owing to the quantity to be cooked, the state of the fire, and for other unforeseen reaso...
- Nut Bread
- Nut Bread, No. 1 Graham flour, 2 cups, White flour, 1 1/2 cups, Sweet milk, 2 cups, Brown sugar, 1/2 cup, Molasses, 1/2 cup, Salt, 1 teaspoon, Soda, 1 large teaspoon, Walnuts, chopped fine, 1 cup. B...
- Pulled Bread. To Serve With Salads
- Take a loaf of fresh bread, rather underdone, and still warm, and pull the inside out of it, in irregular pieces, about the size of an egg. Put it in the oven, and toast to a delicate brown. So crisp...
- Graham Loaf
- Graham flour, 1 pint, White flour, 1 pint, Sour milk, 1 pint, Molasses, 1/2 cup, Soda, 1 teaspoon. Bake for 1 hour. ...
- Parker House Rolls
- Flour, 2 quarts, Lard, or butter, 1 large tablespoon, Cold boiled milk, 1 pint, Yeast-cake, 1, Sugar, 1/4 cupful, Salt, 1/2 teaspoon. Dissolve the yeast-cake in 1/2 cupful of lukewarm water. Rub...
- Washington Rolls
- Pastry flour, 3/4 cup, Sweet milk, 1/2 cup, Sugar, 2 tablespoons, Yeast-cake, 1/2, Salt, 1/4 teaspoon, Butter, 2 tablespoons, Egg, 1, Grated lemon-rind. Scald the milk, and add the sugar and salt, an...
- Bath Buns
- Sifted flour, 1 pound, Milk, 1 cup, Salt, 1/2 teaspoon, Yeast-cake, 1/2, Eggs, 4, Melted butter, 4 ounces, Sugar, Currants, Candied orange-peel. Dissolve the yeast in warm water. Add the salt and...
- Graham Gems
- Eggs, 3, Milk, lukewarm, 3 cups, Graham flour, 3 cups, Sugar, 1 tablespoon, Melted butter, 1 tablespoon, Salt, 1/2 teaspoon, Baking-powder, 1 heaping teaspoon. ...
- Soda Biscuits
- Flour, 1 quart, Butter, 2 tablespoons, Water, 2 cups, Baking-powder, 2 teaspoons, Salt, 1/2 teaspoon. Mix well, handle as little as possible, and cut into biscuits and bake. ...
- Minute Biscuits
- Graham flour, 2 cups, White flour, 2 cups, Butter, or lard, 2 tablespoons, Brown sugar, 1 tablespoon, Milk, 3 cups, Baking-powder, 2 teaspoons, Salt, 1 teaspoon. Chop the shortening into the flour, ...
- Richmond Thin Biscuits
- Flour, well sifted, 1 pint, Butter, 1 heaping teaspoon, Eggs, 2, Salt, 1/2 teaspoon, Cream, or rich milk. Rub the butter into the flour. When the flour feels like fine meal add the well-beaten eggs,...
- Waffles
- Flour, 1 cup, Eggs, 2, Baking-powder, 1 teaspoon, Salt, 1/2 teaspoon, Milk, Sugar. Beat the eggs separately and add to them a cup of flour and thin down with sweet milk to a batter, adding half a...
- Rice Waffles
- Cold boiled rice, 1 cup, Milk, 1 1/2 cups, Eggs, well-beaten, 2, Flour, 2 cups, Salt, 1/2 teaspoon, Melted butter, 1 tablespoon, Baking-powder, 2 heaping teaspoons. Add the milk to the rice, an...
- Rice Griddle Cakes
- Boiled rice, 1 cup, Flour, 1 cup, Butter, 1/2 cup, Sweet milk, 1 quart, Salt, 1 teaspoon, Soda, 1 teaspoon. Stir the rice in the milk and let it stand for half an hour, and then add the salt, butter...
- Rice Pancakes
- Cold, boiled rice, 1 cup, Sour milk, 1 cup, Sifted flour, 2 cups, Eggs, well-beaten, 2, Soda, 1 teaspoon, Salt, 1/4 teaspoon. Dissolve the soda in a little cold water. Mix all the ingredients. Bake o...
- Sour Milk Cakes
- Sour milk, 1 quart, Flour, 4 cups, Soda, 2 teaspoons (dissolved in boiling water), Molasses, 3 tablespoons (put into the milk), Salt, 1/2 teaspoon. Put the flour into a deep bowl and mix the salt...
- German Pancakes
- Flour, 6 large tablespoons, Eggs, 6, Milk, 1/2 cup, Baking-powder, 1 level teaspoon, Salt, a pinch. The milk should be mixed with 1/2 cup of water. Beat the eggs, and mix in, slowly, the flour, milk...
- Berlin Pancakes
- Flour, 2 1/4 cups, Milk, 1 quart, Eggs, 6, Butter, 1/2 tablespoon, Baking-powder, 1 teaspoon, Salt, 1 teaspoon. Stir the flour and salt together, beat the egg-yolks, add them to the milk, mix gr...
- Whole-Wheat Cakes
- Whole-wheat flour, 1 pint, Salt, 1/2 teaspoon, Baking-powder, 1 teaspoon, Cold water, 1 pint. Mix the salt and flour, add the cold water gradually, beat quick and hard, till the batter is filled with...
- Oatmeal Wafers
- Rolled-oats, Butter, 1/2 cup, Sugar, 2 cups, Egg, 1 Milk, 2 tablespoons, Salt, 1/4 teaspoon, Baking-soda, 1 level teaspoon. Dissolve the soda in a tablespoon of warm water. Cream the butter wit...
- Sally Lunn
- Flour, 1 1/2 pints, Butter, 1 full tablespoon, Sugar, 2 tablespoons, Eggs, 5 (yolks only), Sour milk, 1 cup, Baking-powder, 1 teaspoon, Salt, 1/2 teaspoon. Mix the baking-powder with the flour. Rub ...
- Virginia Sally Lunn
- Flour, 4 cups, Milk, 1 pint, Sugar, 1 tablespoon, Butter, 1 tablespoon, Salt, 1 teaspoon, Eggs, well-beaten, 2, Yeast-cake, 1/2.. Scald the milk and cool to lukewarm. Add the salt, sugar, melted butt...
- Pop-Overs
- Flour, 2 cups, Milk, 2 cups, Eggs, 3, Salt, 1/2 teaspoon. First beat the eggs separately, then add the other ingredients, beat all together until quite smooth; pour into well-greased pans, and bake i...
- Egg Puffs. German
- Flour, 2 cups, Milk, 2 cups, Eggs, 2 (well-beaten), Salt. To the beaten eggs gradually add, beating in, the flour, milk, and salt. Have very hot buttered cups ready, fill half full of the batter, and...
- Scotch Scones
- Flour, 1 pint, Butter, 2 tablespoons, Milk, 1/2 pint, Egg, 1, Baking-powder, 1 teaspoon, Salt, 1/4 teaspoon. Mix together the flour, baking-powder, and salt while dry. Rub in the butter. Beat up t...
- English Crumpets
- Flour, 2 1/2 cups, Milk, 1 1/2 cups, Lard, 1 heaping tablespoon, Eggs, 2, Baking-powder, 3 teaspoons, Salt, 1/2 teaspoon. Melt the lard, and add to it the eggs, well-beaten, and the milk. Mix the...
- Cheese Straws
- Flour, 1 cup, Melted butter, 1 tablespoon, Baking-powder, 1 teaspoon, Grated cheese, 1/2 cup, Salt, cayenne, milk. Sift the flour and baking-powder together, add the salt, a dash; rub in the butter,...
- Yorkshire Breakfast Cake
- Flour, 3 cups, Butter, 1 heaping teaspoon, Salt, 1/2 teaspoon, Baking-powder, 3 level teaspoons, Milk. Sift the flour, salt and baking-powder together, and rub in the butter. Mix to a soft dough ...
- Yorkshire Pudding
- Eggs, 4, Flour, 6 tablespoons, Milk, 1/2 pint, Water, 1/2 pint, Salt, 1/2 teaspoon, Beef-dripping, 2 tablespoons. Mix the milk and water together. Take part of this, and with the flour make a sm...
- Boiled Connifela. German
- Sweet milk, 1 1/2 pints, Eggs, 2, Salt, 1 teaspoon, Flour, Bread-crumbs. Use enough flour to make a very stiff batter ; add the milk, and salt, and when the batter is made have a vessel of boilin...
- Fried Connifela. German
- Sweet milk, 1 pint, Egg, 1, Flour, Salt. With the above ingredients make a batter of the consistency of pancake batter. Have ready a skillet that has plenty of lard in it. Pour in the batter, all ...
- Cinnamon Coffee-Bread. German
- Flour, 1 cup, Sugar, 3/4 cup, Milk, 1 cup, Egg, 1, Butter, 1 tablespoon, Lemon, 1 (grated rind, only), Baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon, Salt. For the coating for top Sugar, 1/4 cup, Melted butter...
- Hors D'Oeuvres. Oyster Cocktail
- Small oysters (chilled), Tomato catsup, 1 tablespoon, Grated horseradish, 1 tablespoon, Worcestershire, 1/2 tablespoon, Lemon juice, 1 tablespoon, Tabasco, 1/4 teaspoon, Vinegar, 1/2 tablespoon, Salt,...
- Alligator Pear Cocktail. Hawaiian
- Alligator pear, 1, Tomato catsup, 1/2 pint, Worcestershire sauce, 1 teaspoon, Tabasco, 6 drops, Lemon, the juice of 1, Chutney pickle, 1 tablespoon, Salt, 1 salt-spoon. The alligator pear should be c...
- Fruit Cocktail
- Currant syrup, 1 pint, Oranges, 5, Lemons, 5, Pineapple (grated), 1 can. Add the juice of the lemons and oranges to the currant syrup, grate, and add the pineapple, sweeten to taste with sugar, ad...
- Caviar
- Caviar, 1/4 pound, Lemon, 1, Chopped onion, 1 tablespoon, Eggs (hard boiled), 2, Soft toast. Cut the toast into squares or rounds. Mix the caviar and lemon juice well together, and spread it on the ...
- Tomato
- Rounds of toast, Tomatoes, Anchovies, Mayonnaise, Hard-boiled eggs. Put a slice of tomato on the toast, and on top, and close around the edge, put anchovies, and in the middle put a teaspoon of thic...
- Anchovy Paste
- Anchovy paste may be used instead of caviar, in which case decorate the toast with points of lemon, and sliced pimentoes. ...
- Canape Of Chicken Livers
- Chicken, or duck livers, creamed, may be served on toast, and ornamented with chopped green, and red peppers, and hard-boiled eggs. ...
- Canape Lorenzo
- Crab-meat, 1 pound, Butter, 2 heaping tablespoons, Flour, 1 tablespoon, Cream, 1 pint, Slices of toasted bread, Chopped shallot, 1, Salt and pepper. For the paste Butter, 4 heaping tablespoons...
- Croutes Of Herring. English
- Smoked herring, 4 tablespoons, Butter, 1 tablespoon, Hard-boiled egg, 1, Rounds of buttered toast, 6, Chopped parsley, 1 teaspoon, Tomato sauce, 1 teaspoon, Cayenne pepper, a dash. The herring should...
- Italian Toast
- Rounds of bread (about 1/2 inch thick), Bacon, Grated cheese, 1 cupful, Milk, 1/2 cupful, Eggs, 2, Salt and cayenne pepper. Beat the eggs; then mix cheese, eggs, and milk together, and season with s...
- Fonds Of Artichoke
- Fonds of artichoke combined with small vegetables, such as peas, beans, and chopped carrots, placed on a leaf of lettuce, and decorated with chopped hard-boiled eggs, and mayonnaise. This also may be...
- Rings Of Onions, Or Eggs
- Rings of onions, or rings of the whites of hard-boiled eggs, placed on soft toast, may be filled with any appetizing salt, or smoked fish, or fish paste; and decorated with chopped olives, chopped har...
- Celery
- Cut the stalks in 4-inch lengths, and fill the grooved sides with cream cheese, seasoned and mixed with finely chopped green peppers. ...
- Soups. What To Serve With Soups
- Pea-soup - Serve croutons. Mulligatawny - Serve boiled rice. Hare soup - Serve red currant jelly, or cranberry jelly. Clear soup a la Colbert - Serve poached eggs in a hot dish. Turtle soup - Serv...
- Cream Op Celery
- Celery, 1 bunch (1 root), Water, 1 pint, Milk, 1 pint, Onion, 1 slice, Parsley, 1 sprig, Flour, 1 tablespoon, Butter, 1 tablespoon. Cut the celery in inch pieces, and boil it in 1 pint of water with ...
- Cream Of Mushrooms
- Chicken stock, 1 quart, Chopped mushrooms, 1/4 pound, Butter, 2 tablespoons, Flour, 2 tablespoons, Onion, 1 slice, Cream, 1 cup, Salt, baking-powder. Remove the fat from a quart of chicken stoc...
- Cream Beet Soup
- Beets, 4, Veal stock, 1 pint, Flour, 2 tablespoons, Butter, 1 tablespoon, Milk, 1 pint, Egg, 1, Salt and pepper. Wash the beets well and boil them in salted water for an hour and a quarter. Scr...
- Almond Milk, Cream Soup
- Rice, 2 tablespoons, Hot milk, 1 pint, Almond extract, 2 drops. Boil the rice until it can be pressed through a sieve, then add the hot milk, and the extract of almond. Sweeten to taste. Serve in bo...
- Cream Of Asparagus
- Asparagus, 1 bunch, Milk, 1 pint, Flour, 1 tablespoon, Butter, 1 tablespoon, Cream, 1/4 cup, Salt and pepper. Cook the stalks of 1 bunch of asparagus in water or in stock, with sufficient water to co...
- Chestnut And Celery Soup
- Chestnuts, 1 pound, Celery, 6 stalks, Milk, 1 quart, Onion, 1, Carrot, 1, Butter, 2 tablespoons, Cloves, 4, Salt. Chop the celery, onion, and carrot, and fry them in the butter until brown. Pu...
- Cream Of Carrots
- Grated carrot, 1 pint, Salt, 1/2 teaspoon, White pepper, 1/4 teaspoon, Butter, 1 large tablespoon, Flour, 3 scant tablespoons, Milk, 2 1/2 cups, Peppercorns, 6, Bay leaf. Cover the grated carrots wit...
- Cream Of Cauliflower
- Cauliflower, Onion, Milk, Salt and pepper. Soak the cauliflower head downward in salted water, and then cook it until tender. Remove some of the best flowers to serve in the soup, and press the re...
- Chestnut Puree
- Chestnut Puree, No. 1 Blanched chestnuts, 1 pint, Milk, or stock, 1 pint, Flour, 2 tablespoons, Butter, 2 tablespoons, Eggs, 2 yolks, Cream, 2 tablespoons. Cook the chestnuts in sufficient water to ...
- Taro, Or Poi. Hawaiian
- If the taro root cannot be obtained, taro flour may now be had from many druggists. Peel and boil the root until mealy. Pound in a mortar until like dough, adding a little water as you are pounding i...
- Tomato Bisque
- Tomatoes, 1 can, Butter, 1/4 cup, Onion, finely chopped, 2 tablespoons, Flour, 3 tablespoons, Milk, 2 pints, Salt, 1 1/2 teaspoons, Parsley, chopped, 1 teaspoon, Cloves, 4, Soda, 1/4 teaspoon,...
- Black-Bean Soup
- Black-beans, 1 cup, Salt-pork, 1/2 pound, Lemon, 1, Sherry, 1/2 cup, Eggs, 2, Salt and pepper. Let the beans soak for 6 hours, then boil them with 2 quarts of water, and with the salt-pork. When soft...
- Lobster Soup
- Lobster, 1, Milk, 1 quart, Butter, 2 tablespoons, Flour, 2 tablespoons. After boiling the lobster take it from the shell, and chop fine. Put the milk with 1 pint of water; boil, and then add the lobs...
- Clam Chowder
- Hard clams, 1 pint, Soft clams, 1 pint, Potatoes, 6, Onions, minced, 2, Carrots, 2, Milk, 1 pint, Salt-pork, - cut in thin strips, 1/4 pound, Water, 2 quarts. The onions and pork should be bro...
- Corn Chowder
- Corn, 6 large ears, cut from the cob, Potatoes, 4, chopped, Salt-pork, chopped, 1/4 pound, Onion, chopped, 1, Flour, 2 tablespoons, Butter, 2 tablespoons, Milk, 1 pint, Water, 1 quart, Salt and peppe...
- Chicken Gumbo
- Young chicken, jointed as for fricassee, 1, Okra, chopped fine, 1 quart, Tomatoes, sliced, 1 quart, Onion, finely minced, 1, Flour, 1 tablespoon, Butter, 2 tablespoons. Place the butter, flour, and o...
- Louisiana Gumbo
- Okra, 1 quart, Tomatoes, 6, Onion, 1, Green pepper, 1, Beef-stock, 3 pints, File (powdered sassafras), 1 tablespoon, Salt and pepper. Chop the onion, okra, tomatoes and pepper. Put in a pot and a...
- Puchero. Argentine
- Beef, 4 pounds, Carrots, 2, Onions, 2, Cabbage, 1, small, Potatoes, 6, Ears of corn, 6, Peas (in the pod), 1 quart, String-beans, 1 quart, Turnips, 3. Prepare the vegetables as for boiling, e...
- Plain Soups. Scotch Broth
- Water (in which mutton has been boiled), 1 quart, Barley, 1 cup, Carrot, 1, Turnip, 1, Onions, 1, Celery, 4 stalks, Green peas, 1/2 cupful, Beans, 1/2 cupful, Butter, 1 tablespoon, Flour, 1 t...
- Lentil Soup. German
- Dried lentils, 1/4 pound, Bouillon, or stock, 3 pints, Butter, 2 tablespoons, Flour, 1 tablespoon, Carrot, turnip, onion, celery, parsley, a small piece of each. Wash the lentils and soak them overni...
- Beef-Tea
- Lean beef, 1 pound, Water, enough to cover, Salt and pepper. Cut the meat in small pieces, sprinkle generously with salt and pour on just enough cold water to cover. Let it stand aside for from 1 to ...
- Griesmehl Soup. German
- Griesmehl (farina may be used), 1/2 cup, Milk, 1 pint, Water, 1 pint, Butter, 1 tablespoon, Egg, 1 yolk. Boil the milk and water together, then add the meal and let this simmer for half an hour, stir...
- Claret Soup. German
- Claret, 1 quart, Sago, 1 teacup, Lemons, cut thin, 2, Water, 1 quart, Cinnamon, 2 sticks, White sugar, 1 cup. The sago should be soaked for several hours, and this, with the claret, sugar, lemon, c...
- Fruit Soups
- Fruit soups are little more than the juice of stewed fruits. They are, however, very delicious during the heated season. In some cases they are served with cracked ice, but ice should undoubtedly be a...
- Lemon Soup
- Make a strong hot lemonade; thicken it slightly with cornstarch, or arrow-root, and serve cold, with a bit of preserved ginger, or a cherry in each glass. Pineapple and currant and red raspberry soup...
- Blackberry Soup
- This is but the juice of stewed blackberries, strained, slightly thickened and flavored with nutmeg. ...
- Peach Puree
- This can be made by adding a little lemon-juice, bitter almond, and thickening, to fresh or canned peaches, and straining through a sieve. ...
- Fish. Times For Cooking Fish
- The following table gives approximately the time for cooking fish. The times will in some cases vary, owing to the quantity to be cooked, the state of the fire, and for other unforeseen reasons. Bake...
- Correct Sauces To Serve With Fish
- Raw oysters - Tomato catsup, horseradish, and cut lemon. Baked bluefish - Serve Worcestershire sauce or walnut catsup. Baked halibut - Serve Worcestershire, or walnut catsup. Baked shad - Serve Wor...
- Salmon Loaf
- Salmon Loaf, No. 1 Canned salmon, 1 can, Bread-crumbs, 1 cup, Eggs, 2, Lemon-juice, 1 tablespoon, Worcestershire, 1 teaspoon, Salt and pepper. Free the salmon from bones and skin, and save all the ...
- Creamed Salmon
- Salmon, 1 1-pound can, Butter, 1 tablespoon, Flour, 2 tablespoons, Milk, hot, 1 pint, Eggs, whites only, boiled and chopped, 3, Peanuts, chopped, 1 cup, Salt and Cayenne pepper. Melt the butter...
- Deviled Salmon
- Salmon, 1 1-pound can, Butter, 1 tablespoon, Flour, 1 tablespoon, Cream, 1 cup, Eggs, hard-boiled (yolks, only), 3, Chopped parsley, 1 tablespoon, Nutmeg, salt, cayenne. Put the butter and flour in ...
- Codfish Balls
- Salt codfish, 1 pound, Potatoes, 6, Milk, 1 pint, Butter, 2 tablespoons, Eggs, 2. Boil the fish, changing the water once, so that it may not be too salty. While still hot, pick it fine, so that it is...
- Melting Codfish Cakes
- Codfish, picked up, fine, 1 large cup, Potatoes, 2 cups, mashed, Butter, 1 tablespoon, Eggs, 2, Cream, 2 tablespoons. Boil the picked codfish with the potatoes, and when the potatoes arc well don...
- Planked Shad
- Shad, one of 4 to 6 pounds, Melted butter, 1/2 cup, Salt, 1/2 teaspoon, Mustard, 1/2 teaspoon, Tabasco, 3 or 4 drops, Walnut catsup, 1 teaspoon, Worcestershire, 1/2 teaspoon. The plank used should ...
- Stuffing For Baked Shad
- Grated stale bread, 3 slices, Butter, 1 tablespoon, Capers, 1 teaspoon, Sweet marjoram, 1/2 teaspoon, Salt-pork, a small piece, chopped. Melt the butter in a saucepan, and pour it over the grated...
- Oysters A La Creole
- Oysters, 1 pint, Butter, 2 tablespoons, Onion, finely chopped, 2 slices, Flour, 1 tablespoon, Stewed tomatoes, 1 cup Tabasco, 1 or 2 drops, Salt. Melt the butter in a chafing-dish, or stewpan, add th...
- Oysters A La Poulette. Delmonico
- Large oysters, 2 quarts, Butter, 6 ounces, Flour, 2 ounces, Cream, 1/2 cup, Eggs, 4 (yolks only), Lemon, 1/2, Chopped parsley, 1 teaspoon, Salt, 1/2 teaspoon, Cayenne pepper, a dash. Put the ...
- Creamed Scallops
- Scallops, 1 quart, Milk, 1 pint, Butter, 1 tablespoon, Flour, 2 tablespoons, Sherry, 2 tablespoons. Cream together the butter and flour. Boil the scallops and milk together for 15 minutes, then strai...
- Baked Sole, Or Fillet Of Flounders. German
- Fish, Olive oil, Lemon-juice, Seasoned bread-crumbs, Eggs, Larding pork, Onions, Green olives. Remove the bone from the fish, and cut the meat into strips. Roll these and fasten with wooden to...
- Brazilian Shrimps
- Shrimps, 1 pound (or 1 can), Tomato juice, 1 pint, Green pepper, 1, Onion, 1, Butter, 1 tablespoon, Flour, 2 tablespoons, Sugar, 1 teaspoon. Cut the pepper and onion in long thin strips and pla...
- Mackerel. Chamberlin's Method
- Take one or more mackerel, and soak them for about 48 hours, changing the water once. Then put them in a pan, and cover with cream, or rich milk, or the nearest you can get to it, and put them in the ...
- Fish Cutlets
- Codfish, or salmon, 1 pound, Flour, 2 tablespoons, Butter, 1 tablespoon, Chopped parsley, 1 teaspoon, Onion juice, 1 teaspoon, Lemon juice, 1 teaspoon, Milk, 1 pint, Eggs, 2 yolks, Salt and pepper. ...
- Fish Paste. Japanese
- Halibut, cod, salmon, or pompano, 1 pound, Butter, 1 tablespoon, Flour, 1 tablespoon, Milk, 1 cup, Cream, 1 tablespoon, Lemon juice, 1 teaspoon, Onion juice, 1 teaspoon, Egg, 1. Boil the fish ...
- Stewed Terrapin. Chamberlin's Method
- Terrapin, 1, Eggs (yolks, only), 4, Butter, 1/2 cup, Cream, 1/2 cup, Madeira, or sherry, 1/2 cup. Put the terrapin in boiling water for 5 minutes, to loosen the skin; then take it out, skin it an...
- Timbale Cases For Creamed Fish
- Flour, 1 cup, Eggs, 2, Butter, 1 tablespoon, Salt, 1/2 teaspoon. Separate the whites and yolks of the eggs, and beat the yolks smooth. Add a cup of cold water and the sifted flour, and also the butt...
- Fish Timbales. Swedish
- Boiled white fish, 1/2 pound, Bread-crumbs, 1/2 pint, Milk, 1/4 pint, Cream, 6 tablespoons, White pepper, 1/4 teaspoon, Salt, 1 level teaspoon, Eggs (whites, only), 6. Boil the bread-crumbs and milk ...
- Entrees. Haddock Ramekins. English
- Smoked haddock, 1 cupful, Butter, 2 tablespoous, Eggs, 2 (yolks, only), Whipped cream, 1/4 cupful, Grated nutmeg, Salt and pepper. Scald the haddock, and put it into the oven with 1 tablespoonful of ...
- Genoa Ramekins
- Milk, 1 pint, Eggs, 2, Stale bread, 6 slices, Grated cheese, 1 cup. Cut the stale bread into thick slices and remove all the crust. Arrange them in buttered pans, or in one shallow baking-dish. For ...
- Cheese Custard
- Milk, 1 cup, Grated cheese, 6 tablespoons, Eggs, 2, Green pepper, 1, chopped. Scald the milk in a double boiler, add the cheese and stir until it melts. Then put in the eggs, slightly beaten, seas...
- Gnocchi
- Grated cheese, 1 cup, Butter, 1/4 cup, Flour, 1/2 cup, Cornstarch, 1/2 cup, Milk, 2 cups, Eggs, 2 yolks. Melt the butter in a pan, and when it is bubbling put in the flour and cornstarch; gradually a...
- Calf's Head Cheese
- Calf's head, 1, Sweet herbs, finely minced, 1 tablespoon, Sage, 1/2 teaspoon, Onion, 1, small and finely chopped. Boil the calf's head in water enough to cover it, until it leaves the bones. With ...
- English Brawn
- One small pig's head, Salt, 2 tablespoons, Bay leaf, 1, Cloves, 6, Peppercorns, 12, Cayenne, a dash. Clean the pig's head thoroughly, removing the eyes and the brain; then soak it for 1 hour in cold ...
- Pork Cheese. English
- Cold roast pork, 2 pounds, Pork fat, 1/2 pound, Onions (finely minced), 2, Gravy, 1 cup, Gelatin, 1 teaspoon, Sage leaves, 4, Salt and pepper. Cut the pork and the fat into dice, then pack into a mol...
- Italian Veal Cheese
- Veal, 3 pounds, Lemons, 2, Whole cloves, 12, Worcestershire sauce, 2 tablespoons, Gelatin, 1 tablespoon, Stuffed olives, 12, Eggs (hard-boiled), 3, Celery-salt, Salt and pepper. This should be m...
- Prepared Marrow-Rones. German
- Beef marrow-bones, Flour, Hot toast. Have the bones cut between 2 and 4 inches in length. Wash and wipe them dry. Make a stiff dough of flour and water, roll it out until about 1/4-inch thick. Cut ...
- Veal Terrapin
- Cold veal, 1 pint, Eggs, 6, Minced lemon-peel, 1 tablespoon, Cream, or cream-sauce, 1 cup, Salt, pepper, nutmeg. Cut the veal in dice. To each pint of cut veal add 6 eggs boiled fifteen minutes a...
- Veal Souffle With Mushroom-Sauce
- Butter, 2 tablespoons, Cornstarch, 3 level tablespoons, Flour, 1 tablespoon, Salt, 1/2 teaspoon, Chopped veal, 1 cup, Soft bread-crumbs, 1/4 cup, Eggs, 3, Hot milk, or stock, 1 cup. Make a sau...
- Sweetbread Croquettes
- Sweetbreads, 1 pair, Fat pork, Tongue, 1/2 pound (cold, boiled), Onion, 1/2, Eggs, 3, Parsley, bread-crumbs, Butter, Salt and pepper. Parboil the sweetbreads for 5 minutes, then trim off the s...
- Sweetbread Patties. German
- Sweetbreads, 1 pair, Milk, 1 pint, Butter, 2 tablespoons, Eggs (yolks, only), 6, Flour, 4 tablespoons, Sherry wine, 2 tablespoons, Salt, and Cayenne pepper. Parboil the sweetbreads and let them cool....
- Pate De Foie Gras
- Pate De Foie Gras, No. 1 Calf's liver, 1, Calf's tongue, 1, Melted butter, 1/2 cup, Cayenne, 1/4 teaspoon, Ground cloves, 1/4 teaspoon, Worcestershire, 1 tablespoon, Made-mustard, 1 teaspoon, Onion j...
- Casserole Of Liver And Rice
- Rice, 1 cup, Calf's liver, 1 pound, Butter, 2 tablespoons, Milk, or stock, 2 cups, Browned flour, 1 tablespoon, Salt, pepper, kitchen bouquet. Boil the rice, add the butter. Line a well-greased casse...
- Chilli Con Carne. Mexican
- Round steak, 2 pounds, Flour, 4 tablespoons, Garlic bud, 1, Melted butter, or drippings, 2 tablespoons, Dried Chilli peppers, 4 pods, Salt. Remove all seeds from the pepper pods. Soak the pods i...
- Chilli Con Carne
- Lean beef, 2 pounds, Onion, 1, Green, or red pepper, 1, Tomato juice, 1 quart, Flour, 1 tablespoon, Butter, 1 tablespoon. Cut the meat into small pieces and fry; take it from the pan and arrange on ...
- Tongue In Aspic
- Pickled beef-tongue, 1, Aspic jelly, Stoned olives. Soak, boil and skin, and then cool, the tongue. Trim it, and cut it into thin slices and press them together again, to retain the shape of the tong...
- Chicken Mousse
- Cold chicken, finely minced, 1 cup, Milk, 1/2 pint, Eggs, 2, Gelatin, 1/2 box, Salt and pepper. Scald the milk, beat the yolks of the eggs, and season with salt and pepper. Add these to the milk, and...
- Riced Chicken In Shells
- Cold, minced chicken, 1 cup, Boiled rice, 1 cup, Egg (white only), 1, Salt, 1 salt-spoon, Sweet cream, Celery-salt, Browned bread-crumbs Nutmeg. Mince the chicken fine, and mix with the boiled...
- Hassenpfeffer (Sour Rabbit). German
- Rabbit, 1, Vinegar, Pepper, Laurel leaves, Onions, Cloves, Salt, and browned flour. Clean, cut up, and wash the rabbit nicely, then put it into a deep dish and cover it with vinegar. Add pepper...
- Lobster Patties. German
- Lobster, 1, medium (2 pounds), Dry bread-crumbs (rolled fine), 4 tablespoons, Milk, 1 cupful, Butter, 2 tablespoons, Salt and Cayenne pepper. Boil the lobster, and pick the meat up fine. Dry the ...
- Lobster A La Creole
- Lobster meat (fresh or canned), 1 heaping pint, Butter, 1 tablespoon, Clear chicken broth, 1 cup, Chopped onion, 1 tablespoon, Green pepper (chopped fine), 1, Rich tomato sauce, 1/2 cup. Heat th...
- Lobster Croquettes
- Lobster, 1, Eggs, 2, Melted butter, 2 tablespoons, Bread-crumbs, Pulverized cracker, mace, Salt and pepper, Parsley for garnish. Boil the lobster. Chop up the meat, and add pepper, salt, and po...
- Spinach Loaf With Sardines
- Boiled spinach, 1 cup, Sardines, 6, large, Bread-crumbs, 1/2 cup, Melted butter, 2 tablespoons, Lemon juice, 1 teaspoon. Chop the fish and spinach together, add the crumbs, seasoning, butter and lemo...
- Tomato Souffle
- Tomatoes, Garlic, or onion, Eggs, Salt and pepper. The tomatoes must first be stewed as follows: Scald the tomatoes, remove the skins and cut off the blossoms. Cut the tomatoes into quarters. Put ...
- Stuffed Tomatoes With Baked Eggs
- Tomatoes, 6, Grated cheese, 4 tablespoons, Bread-crumbs, 2 tablespoons, Melted butter, 1 tablespoon, Raw mustard, Salt and cayenne, Eggs, 6. Cut off the tops and scoop out the middles of as man...
- Nut Croquettes
- Ground English Walnuts, 1 pound, Salt, 1 teaspoon, Lemon, the juice of 1/2, Chopped parsley, 1 tablespoon, Flour, 2 tablespoons, Butter, 1 tablespoon, Milk, 1 cup, Egg, 1, well beaten. Mix the ...
- Nut And Crumb Croquettes
- Pecans, Dried toast-crumbs, Cream sauce. Pass through the chopper enough pecan-meats to make 1 cupful. Add to the nuts an equal amount of dried toast-crumbs, also passed through the chopper. Moiste...
- Somerset Club Croquettes
- Cheese, 1 1/2 cups, Eggs, 2 yolks, Butter, 3 tablespoons, Flour, 3 tablespoons, Milk, 1 cup (scant), Salt and cayenne. Melt the butter and rub in the flour. Then add the milk, stirring constantly. Wh...
- German Globes
- Potatoes, medium, 7, Flour, 1/2 pound, Eggs, 4, Melted butter, 3 tablespoons Milk, 1/2 cup, Salt, Chopped boiled ham, Thick sour cream. Bake the potatoes in their skins, and rub them through a...
- Curry
- This, the great dish of the East, originated in India. Rice, any kind of meat, fish, or game may be used; but the accompaniments or sauces are really what make the dish. The rice should be well boile...
- Hawaiian Curry
- Grated cocoanut, 1, Milk, 1 quart, Chopped onions, 1 tablespoon, Butter, 1 tablespoon, Curry powder, 1 (scant) tablespoon, Ground ginger-root, 1 teaspoon, Fish (or chicken, or lamb), etc. Grate the ...
- Chestnut Patties
- Chestnut meats, 1 cupful, Flour, 5 tablespoons, Pulverized sugar, 1 cup, Baking-powder, 1 teaspoon, Egg, 1, Cinnamon. Put the chestnut meats through a grinder. Beat the egg and sugar together. Add th...
- Meats
- Time-Table For Cooking Meats. Roasting Beef sirloin, rare, per pound...... 8 to 10 minutes Beef sirloin, well-done, per pound. . 12 to 15 minutes Beef rolled, rib or...
- What To Serve With Meats
- Roast lamb (hot or cold) - Serve mint sauce, French salad, new potatoes, cut cucumber. Braised lamb - Serve peas, young carrots, and turnips. Roast veal - Serve thick brown gravy, rolled bacon, toma...
- Roast Turkey With Oysters
- Turkey, 1 (10 pounds), Oysters, 1 pint, Bread-crumbs, 1 quart, Butter, 2 tablespoons, Salt, 1 teaspoon, Pepper, 1 teaspoon, Thyme, a pinch. Work the butter into the bread-crumbs. Add a teaspoon of s...
- Turkey Stuffing
- Two quarts of stuffing is generally needed for a good-sized turkey. The foundation is stale bread, finely crumbled. When the crusts are used they should be soaked in water until they are soft, and the...
- Turkey Dressing
- Turkey Dressing, No. 1 Bread, 1/2 loaf, Milk, 2 cups, Pecans, or English walnuts, 1/2 cup, Butter, 2 tablespoons, Onion juice, 1 tablespoon, Celery, 1 stalk, Worcestershire, 1 tablespoon, Salt and ...
- Chestnut Stuffing For Turkey
- Chestnuts, 1 pint, Stock, 1 cup, Fowl's liver, 1, Ham, 1 slice, Onion juice, 1 teaspoon, Bread-crumbs, 2 tablespoons. Butter, 1 tablespoon, Salt, 1 teaspoon, Eggs, 2 yolks, Grated lemon-peel, Ca...
- Boiled Ham
- Put the ham in a bucket of tepid water, and let it stand all night. In the morning put it into a pot of cold water and allow it to come to a simmer - not boiling; and let it stew thus for 5 hours. Whe...
- Boiled Ham. Chamberlin's Method
- Put the ham into a tub of cold water the night before you intend to cook it. Place it in the tub with the fleshy part downward, and the skin partly up. Next morning put it into a large kettle or pot,...
- Spanish Steak
- Ham, Mustard, Sugar, Bread-crumbs. Cut a slice of ham 3 inches thick, and boil until tender. Then place it in a baking-pan, and cover thickly with mustard and sugar. Put bread-crumbs on the top, and ...
- Pigeon Pie
- Pigeons, 6, Clams, 12, Oysters, 12, Butter, 1 tablespoon, Flour, 2 tablespoons, Stock (pigeon), 1 pint, Minced parsley, 1 teaspoon, Onion juice, 1 teaspoon, Eggs, 2, Salt and pepper. Line a deep di...
- Braised Beef Heart
- The beef heart should be first thoroughly washed, running a knife well down into the cavities, and cutting through the adjacent walls, that all blood-clots may be removed. Trim off the rough ear at ...
- Baked Liver
- Take one calf's liver; wash and wipe it dry. Lard it with strips of pork. Dredge flour over it, salt it, and bake for half an hour in a hot oven. ...
- Baked Calf's Liver
- Wipe the liver and cut into 1-inch cubes. Sprinkle it with salt and pepper, cover with thin slices of lemon and sprigs of parsley. Cover and let it stand 2 or 3 hours. Saute in butter until well brown...
- Tongue Ragout. German
- Tongue, 1, fresh, Sweetbreads, 1 pair, Forced meat-balls, 1 dozen, Sherry, 1 wine-glass, Flour, 1 tablespoon, Butter, 1 tablespoon, Mushrooms, or champignons, Salt and pepper. Cook the tongue with a...
- Ox Tongue, A La Juive
- Fresh tongue, 1, Seeded raisins, 1 cup, Brown sugar, 1 pint, Lemons, 2, Allspice, 12 grains, Peppercorns, 12, Salt, 1 teaspoon, Mace, 1 teaspoon, Nutmeg, 1 teaspoon, Vinegar, 2 tablespoons. Boil the ...
- Kidneys And Bacon
- Cut the kidneys in halves, lengthwise, remove all the fat, and skin them. Wash them and lay them in cold water for half an hour and then cut them crosswise, in thin slices. Slice the bacon thin, and ...
- Stewed Kidney, A La Creole. New Orleans
- Veal kidneys, 3 (or 1 fresh beef-kidney), Butter, 1 tablespoon, Sherry, 1 wine-glass, Chopped parsley, 1 teaspoon, Bay leaf, 1, Salt, pepper, thyme. Boil the kidneys for 10 minutes in 1 cup of w...
- Stewed Rabbit
- Wash the rabbit in cold water, and joint it. Make a brown sauce and stew the rabbit in it for about 1 hour, or until it is tender. Remove the rabbit, and to the gravy add 12 French chestnuts, which ha...
- Fricandeau Of Veal
- Fillet of veal, 4 pounds, Larding pork, Onion, 1, small, Carrot, 1, small, Turnip, 1, small, Bay leaf, 1, Parsley, 1 sprig, Celery, 1 stalk, Hot stock, 1 quart. Sauce Butter, 1 tablespoon, Flour, 2...
- Boudins Of Veal
- Cold, chopped veal, 1 pint, Butter, 1 tablespoon, Cream, or milk, 1/2 .cup, Eggs, 2 (whites, only), Chopped parsley, 1 tablespoon, Salt and pepper. Melt the butter and pour it over the chopped veal. ...
- Chicken In Casserole
- Chicken In Casserole, No. 1 Chicken, 1, Butter, 1 tablespoon, Carrot, 1, Onion, 1, Consomme, or stock, 1 pint, Sherry, 1 tablespoon, Mushrooms, 1 dozen, Thyme, 1 sprig, Bay leaf, 2, Salt and...
- Fricase De Pollos. Spanish
- Chicken, 1, Onions, 2, Garlic buds, 2, Green olives, 1/2 pint, Stuffed olives, 6, Chopped parsley, 1 tablespoon, Tomato juice, 1 cup, Toasted bread (ground fine), 2 tablespoons, Spanish sage, ...
- Stewed Chicken, A L'Espagnol
- Chicken, large, 1, Butter, 1/4 cup, Onions, 2, Tomatoes, 1 can, Olives, stoned and minced, 1 cup, Green peppers, 1, Peas, 1 can, French mushrooms, 1 can, Salt, pepper, flour. Select a large f...
- Creole Chicken
- Cooked chicken, cut in cubes, 1 1/2 cups, Flour, 5 tablespoons, Chicken stock, 3/4 cup, Tomatoes, stewed and strained, 3/4 cup, Onion, butter, salt, paprika. Cook the onion and butter 5 minutes, sti...
- Luan-Ed Chicken. Hawaiian
- Chicken (jointed), 1, Pork, 1 slice, Luan or taro tops (broken), 1 pint, Ti leaves, Salt and pepper. Season the chicken, pork, and luan leaves to taste .with salt and pepper. Roll them in ti leav...
- Brunswick Stew
- Chicken, 1, Onion, 1, Tomatoes, 4, Lima beans, 1 pint, Corn, boiled, cut from the cob, 4 ears, Butter, 2 tablespoons, Salt and pepper. Joint a chicken and stew it with the onion in a little water for...
- Spanish Stew
- Chickens (jointed), 2, Salt pork, 1/2 pound, Water, 1 pint, Tomatoes, 2 quarts, Potatoes (boiled), 4, French peas, 1 can, Butter, 2 tablespoons, Salt, cayenne. Cut the pork into fine pieces and boil ...
- Jellied Chicken
- Jellied Chicken, No. 1 Veal, 1 knuckle, Chicken (6-pound), 1, Onion juice, Celery seed, Salt, pepper, paprika, Eggs, hard-boiled. Wipe the knuckle of veal and put it into a soup-kettle and cover wit...
- Cadillac Chicken
- Chicken-fat, 1 1/2 tablespoons, Cornstarch, 1 tablespoon, Chicken-stock, 3/4 cup, Milk, 1/2 cup, Cream, 1/4 Cup, Boiled chicken (cut up), 1 cup, Sauted, sliced mushrooms, 1/2 cup, Egg, yolk, 1,...
- Sour Chicken. German
- Chicken, Vinegar, Bay leaves, Cloves, Onion, Browned flour. Cut the chicken in pieces, stew it in salted water, until tender; and when the water has somewhat boiled down, pour in the vinegar, add a f...
- French Chicken
- Chicken, 1, Cabbage, 1, Carrots, cut small, 3, Sausage meat, 1/2 pound, Onions, 3, Salt pork (fat), 1/4 pound, Salt and pepper. Brown the pork, onions, and carrots in a pot; cover with cabbage ...
- Chicken Terrapin
- Chickens, 2, Cream, 2 pints, Butter, 1/2 cup, Flour, 3 tablespoons, Currant jelly, 2 tablespoons, Made mustard, 1 tablespoon, Eggs, hard-boiled, 4, Lemon juice, 2 tablespoons, Sherry, 2 tables...
- Hungarian Goulashe
- Flank steak, 2 pounds, Fresh, or canned tomatoes, 1 quart, Small potatoes, 1 quart, Onions, medium size, 4, Salt and pepper. Cut the steak into small cubes and arrange it on the bottom of a flat-bott...
- Mexican Chilli Con Carne
- Lean meat, 11/2 pounds, Kidney beans, 1 can, Red peppers, 3, cut fine, Olive oil, 4 tablespoons, Onions, cut fine, 3, Flour, 1 tablespoon, Worcestershire, 1 large tablespoon. Cut the onions fine. Put...
- Chinese Chi L0
- Lamb, 2 pounds, Onions, 2 (sliced), Lettuce, 1 small head, Dried flageolets (black beans), 1 cup, Cold water, 1 pint, Salt and pepper. Soak the beans overnight. Cut the meat into small pieces, a...
- Collops In Batter
- Cold roast beef or veal, Butter, 1 tablespoon, Stock, 1/2 pint, Flour, 1 teaspoon, Onion, 1, Salt and pepper. Batter Flour, 1 cup, Milk, 2/3 cup, Egg, 1, Baking-powder, 2 teaspoons, Salt. Cut th...
- Macedoine Loaf
- Soft stale bread-crumbs, 1/2 cup, Cold, cooked fowl, 1/2 cup, Butter, melted, 1 tablespoon, Flour, 1/2 tablespoon, Milk, 1/2 cup, Eggs, 2, Macaroni (cooked, and cut small), 1 cup, Fresh mushroo...
- Substitutes For Meats. Vegetarian's Loaf
- Vegetarian's Loaf, No. 1 Stale white bread-crumbs, 11/2 cups, Nut-meats, 1 cup, Onion, 1, Green pepper, 1, Tomato, 1, Lemon, 1 (juice, only), Apple, 1, Butter, 2 teaspoons, Egg, 1, Salt, 1 t...
- Vegetarian Cutlet
- Eggs, hard-boiled, 4, Mushrooms (field), 1/2 pound, Water, 3 tablespoons, Butter, 1 ounce, Salt, Rice flour. Peel the mushrooms, and cook them for 10 minutes in the water. Drain, and chop them with t...
- Vegetable Roast
- Cooked beans, or peas, Chopped nut-meats, Zwieback, Sweet cream, Salt and pepper, Cranberry sauce, Sage. Take a quantity of cooked beans or peas, and pass them through a colander to remove the ...
- Rice And Macaroni. Boiled Rice
- When properly boiled, the grains of rice should each one be perfect, and stand apart. The following method will ensure this result: Pick over, and wash 1 cup of raw rice, rubbing it hard, and changin...
- Rizotto
- Rice, 1 cup, Butter, 11/2 tablespoons, Salt, 1 tablespoon, Stewed tomatoes, 1 cup, Chopped onion, 1, small, Grated Parmesan cheese. Carefully pick and wash the rice, and put it into a saucepan of bo...
- Mexican Rice
- Boiled rice, 2 cups, Lard, 1 tablespoon, Onion, minced, 1, Green pepper, minced, 1, Tomato, chopped fine, 1. Put the rice with the lard in a deep frying-pan, and let it get hot; add the tomatoes, pep...
- Spanish Rice
- Rice, 1 cup, Small, fresh tomatoes, 4 (or, 1/2 a can), Green pepper, 1, large, Onion, chopped, 1/2. Chop the onion fine, and cut the pepper into quarters. Add the tomatoes, either canned or fresh,...
- Rice And Ham. Spanish
- Boiled rice, 2 cups, Chopped ham, 1 cup, Tomato sauce, 1 pint, Chopped parsley, 1 tablespoon. Spread the rice on a dish, and cover it over with the ham, moisten with the tomato sauce, and place it in...
- Rice And Chinese Pudding
- Boiled rice, 2 cups, White sauce, 11/2 cups, Eggs, well beaten, 2, Grated cheese, 1/2 cup, Butter, 1 tablespoon. Add the eggs and cheese to the white sauce, and place in a pudding dish alternate laye...
- West India Pilau
- Green peppers, 3, Onion, 1, small, Boiled rice, 1 cup, Stock, or gravy, 1 pint, Butter, 2 tablespoons. Seed the peppers, cut them in pieces, and fry in the butter. Take them out, and fry the sliced o...
- Turkish Pilau
- Boiled rice, 1 cup, Tomato juice, 1 pint, Onion, 1, cut fine, Almonds, or other nuts, a handful. After the rice has been boiled and removed from the fire, add to it the above ingredients, and let ...
- Macaroni
- The wholesome, nourishing qualities of macaroni have never been fully appreciated by the average housewife. As a nourishing food it offers much the same nutrition as white bread; but unless it is eate...
- Vegetables
- Great difference in result may be obtained in cooking vegetables, according to the method employed in preparing them. When cooking such vegetables as cabbage, sprouts, sea-kale, lettuce, spinach, cau...
- Times For Cooking Vegetables
- The following table gives approximately the time for cooking various vegetables. The time will in some cases vary, owing to the quantity to be cooked, the state of the fire, and for other unforeseen r...
- Lyonnaise Potatoes
- Cold boiled potatoes, 1 quart, Butter, 1 tablespoon, Salt, 1/2 teaspoon, Pepper, 1/2 teaspoon, White onion, 1, Parsley, 1 tablespoon (chopped fine). Peel and cut the potatoes into inch cubes. Pu...
- Potato Souffle
- Hot mashed potatoes, 2 cups, Milk, 1/2 cup, Eggs, 4 (whites only), Butter, 1 tablespoon, Chopped parsley, 1 tablespoon, Salt and pepper. Season the potato with butter, salt, pepper, and parsley. Then...
- Fried Potato Balls. German
- Mashed potatoes, 2 cups, Egg, 1, Milk, 1 tablespoon, Bread-crumbs, Lard, Salt and pepper. Beat the egg, and mix with the potatoes and milk, seasoning to taste with salt and pepper. Roll into sma...
- Sweet Potato Croquettes
- Mashed sweet potatoes, 1 pint, Hot milk, 1 cup, Butter, 2 tablespoons, Salt, 1 teaspoon, Eggs, 2 (used separately), Bread-crumbs, Lard. Mix the potatoes with the milk; stir in the butter, salt,...
- Spinach Souffle
- Cooked spinach, 2 cups, Eggs, 2 (whites and yolks beaten separately), Melted butter, 1 tablespoon, Cream, 1/2 gill, Salt and pepper. Chop the spinach line, add the beaten yolks, and the butter. S...
- Spinach Pudding. German
- Spinach, 2 quarts, Onion, small, 1, Rolls of bread, 2, Eggs, 6, Sweetbreads, 1 (or ham may be used), Milk, salt and pepper, Butter, 2 heaping tablespoons. Put the spinach in boiling water, salt...
- Creamed Onions
- Onions, Salt and pepper, Cream sauce. Select onions of medium size. The white variety is milder than the red. Peel the onions, cover with boiling water, and let them stand 5 minutes, then drain; th...
- Scalloped Onions
- Onions, Fine bread-crumbs, Butter. Boil the onions for 10 minutes in hot salted water, then drain this off, and cover with cold water, slightly salted. Bring quickly to a boil and cook until soft, ...
- Stuffed Bermudas
- Large Bermuda onions, 6 or 8, Minced cold chicken, Butter, Fine bread-crumbs, Salt and pepper, White sauce. Peel and wash the onions and arrange them in a bake-dish; cover with boiling ...
- Baked Onions
- Boil the onions in 2 waters, until well done; then drain. Butter a baking-dish and sprinkle bread-crumbs over the bottom of it, then put in a layer of onions, seasoned with salt and pepper, bits of bu...
- Red Cabbage. German
- Red cabbage, 1, Sour apples, 4, Red peppers, small, 2, Cloves, whole, 12, Allspice, 12, Vinegar, 1 cup, Sugar, 1/2 cup, Lard, 2 tablespoons. Cut the cabbage as for cold-slaw, and put it in a kettle w...
- Scalloped Cauliflower
- Cauliflower, 1, Bread-crumbs, 1 cup, Butter, 2 tablespoons, Milk, 6 tablespoons, Egg, 1. Boil the cauliflower until it is tender, and cut it into pieces and pack the pieces in a buttered pudding-dish...
- Stuffed Cucumbers
- Cucumbers, Cold boiled rice, Finely chopped meat, Onion-juice, curry powder, Salt, pepper, beef-stock. Pare large cucumbers, and cut them in 3-inch lengths; scoop the centers and save them. Add the c...
- Cucumber Fritters
- Large cucumbers, 4, Eggs, 4, Butter, 1 teaspoon, Flour, enough to make a thick batter, Salt and pepper, Baking-powder. Measure the flour, and allow 1 level teaspoon of baking-powder for each cup...
- Broiled Eggplant. French
- Small eggplants, Salt and pepper, Tomato sauce, Oil, lemon-juice, anchovy, onion, parsley. Cut the eggplants in two, score the cut sides, season with salt, pepper, and oil, and broil until tender....
- Turkish Eggplant
- Eggplant, Olive oil, Chopped meat, Onion, Tomatoes, Salt and pepper. Cut the eggplant in slices, cover with salt, weight it, to draw out the bitter juice. At end of 2 hours, fry in oil, arrange ...
- Eggplant A La Creole
- Eggplant, 1, Tomatoes, 4, Spaghetti, 1 cup, Green peppers, 1, Grated cheese, 1 cup, Butter, 2 tablespoons, Cream, 1 cup, Salt and black pepper. Cook the spaghetti in boiling water until tender, and t...
- Fried Green Tomatoes
- Green tomatoes, Flour, Boiling fat, Salt and pepper. Wash and dry the tomatoes, and cut in rather thick slices, without peeling. Cover with boiling water, and set on the back of the range, so that th...
- Fried Ripe Tomatoes
- Ripe tomatoes, Corn meal, Milk or cream, Butter, Flour, Salt and pepper. Slice large ripe, but firm fruit into medium thick slices, season with salt and pepper, sprinkle plentifully with fine co...
- Stewed Tomatoes And Okra
- Tomatoes, chopped, 1 quart, Okra, sliced, 1/3 quart, Salt and pepper. Scald and skin the tomatoes, then cut rather fine. Slice the okra, and mix together, seasoning with salt and pepper. Stew the mix...
- Deviled Tomatoes
- Tomatoes, 1 quart, Hard-boiled eggs, 3, Melted butter, 3 tablespoons, Vinegar, 3 tablespoons, Raw eggs, 2, Sugar, 1 teaspoon, Made mustard, 1 teaspoon, Cayenne, a pinch, Salt. Mash with a for...
- Stuffed Tomatoes
- Tomatoes, 6, Flaked sardines, 1 cup, Bread-crumbs, 1/2 cup, Salt, 1/2 teaspoon. Remove the centers from the tomatoes, add to the chopped centers the sardines and bread-crumbs, season with the salt, a...
- Fried Green Peppers
- Green peppers, Butter. Cut the peppers open lengthwise, taking care not to let the seeds touch the sides. Take out the seeds, slice the peppers crosswise, and lay in boiling water until they are cold...
- Stuffed Green Peppers
- Green peppers, Chopped meat, Tomatoes, Bread-crumbs, Chopped onion, Salt. Cut off the tops of the peppers with a sharp knife, remove carefully the seeds, make a filling of two parts chopped meat, one...
- Stuffed Peppers
- Peppers, Bread-crumbs, Minced shrimps, Worcestershire, and lemon-juice, Butter, milk. Take equal parts of shrimp and bread-crumbs, moisten with milk, flavor with the sauce and lemon-juice, mix and f...
- Peppers A La Creole
- Minced cold meat, Bread-crumbs, Onions, Peppers, Tomatoes, Mushrooms, Tomato sauce, Boiled rice, milk, butter. Take equal parts of the cold meat, bread-crumbs, onions, tomatoes, and mushrooms,...
- Mexican Stuffed Peppers
- Green peppers, 6, Sardines, 12, Bread-crumbs, 1 cup, Grated cheese, 1 tablespoon, Tomato sauce, 3 tablespoons. Cut the tops from the peppers, and remove carefully the seeds and white membranes. Lay t...
- Stuffed Peppers. Spanish
- Green peppers, Grated cheese, Salt, pepper and paprika, Egg, Flour, Tomato juice, Onion and chilli pepper, Lard. Slit the peppers on one side, but leaving the stems intact. After carefully tak...
- Peppers Scalloped With Fish
- Cold fish, minced, Fine bread-crumbs, Tomato sauce, Peppers. Open, empty, and scald the peppers, and when cold fill the halves with the mixture, well seasoned, and wet with rich tomato sauce. Strew o...
- Green Corn Omelette
- Corn, 4 good-sized ears, Eggs, 5, Cream, 2 tablespoons, Salt, 1/4 teaspoon, Butter, 1 tablespoon, Pepper. Score lengthwise and scrape out the pulp of the corn. Beat the yolks and whites of the e...
- Fried Corn
- Fresh corn, 6 ears, Butter, 1 heaping tablespoon, Salt, 1/2 teaspoon, Pepper, 1 salt-spoon, Cream, 1/2 cup, Nutmeg. Cut the corn from the cob; put it, with the butter, in a saucepan. Sprinkle wit...
- Corn Fritters
- Sweet corn, 12 ears, Eggs, 3, Milk, 2 tablespoons, Flour, 2 tablespoons, Salt, 1 teaspoon, Pepper. Bake in small cakes on griddle, with plenty of butter. Serve hot. ...
- Corn Pudding
- Corn, 1 pint, Eggs, 2, Flour, 1 tablespoon, Melted butter, 2 tablespoons, Milk, 1 pint, Salt, sugar, pepper. If canned corn is used, press it through a colander; if fresh corn, cut very fine fro...
- German Turnips
- Yellow turnips (medium), 3, Sugar, 1 tablespoon, Butter, 1 tablespoon, Salt and pepper. Peel, and cut the turnips small. Brown the sugar and add to it the butter and the turnips. Add enough water to ...
- Mashed Carrots
- Carrots, Butter, Salt and pepper. Scrape the carrots and cut in thin slices. Cover with boiling water, and cook gently until tender. Drain, and rub through a sieve, or put through a potato press. ...
- Browned Carrots
- Carrots, Butter, Sugar, Salt and pepper, Chopped parsley. Scrape and wash the carrots and cut them into 3-inch lengths, then downward in thin slices, then each slice into strips. Drop into boili...
- Carrot Balls
- Large carrots, 4 or 5, White sauce, 1 cup, Seasoning. Four or 5 carrots will make a dozen small balls. After boiling the carrots drain them and put them through a ricer. Add the white sauce (a thick ...
- Squash Pudding
- Squash, Melted butter, 2 tablespoons, Milk, 1/4 cup, Eggs, 2, Cream sauce, Salt, pepper, celery-salt, mace. Press the cooked squash dry through a sieve. To a half pint of the pulp add 2 tablespoo...
- Celery Fritters
- Celery, 1 bunch, Eggs, 2, Milk, 1 cup, Baking-powder, 1 teaspoon, Flour, 1 cup. Cut the celery into 4-inch lengths, stand them in boiling water for about 10 minutes, then wipe dry, and dip them in t...
- Celery Cutlets
- Cold baked beans, 1 cup, Chopped celery, 1 cup, Melted butter, 2 tablespoons, Bread-crumbs, 2 tablespoons, Eggs, 2, Lemon-juice, salt, pepper. Mix together, shape into oblong balls, roll in bread-cr...
- Hominy Croquettes
- Boiled hominy, 1 pint, Milk, 1/4 cup, Melted butter, 1 tablespoon, Chopped parsley, 1 large tablespoon, Eggs, beaten, 2, Dry bread-crumbs, Salt, pepper, onion-juice. Heat the milk and hominy in...
- Stewed Mushrooms
- Fresh mushrooms, 1 pint, Butter, 2 tablespoons, Flour, 1 tablespoon, Salt and pepper. Peel the tops of the mushrooms, scrape the stalks, cutting off the roots. Throw the mushrooms into cold water as ...
- French Chestnuts
- French chestnuts, 1 pound, Butter, 1 tablespoon, Sugar, 2 tablespoons, Bouillon, or stock, 1 tablespoon, Salt, 1/2 teaspoon. Slightly boil, and shell the chestnuts, and let them stand about 10 minute...
- Chestnuts In White Sauce
- Chestnuts, White sauce, Onion-juice, celery-salt. Shell and blanch the chestnuts, boil them in salted water, for 10 minutes. Make a white sauce, and add to it, a teaspoon of onion-juice, a dash of ...
- Chestnuts In Brown Sauce
- Chestnuts, Butter, 1 tablespoon, Browned flour, 1 tablespoon, Chicken gravy (well seasoned), 1 cup, Onion juice, Salt and pepper. Shell and blanch the chestnuts, boil them in salted water for 10...
- Stewed Chestnuts
- Chestnuts, 3 pints, Butter, 2 tablespoons, Minced onion, 1 tablespoon, Chopped celery, 1 tablespoon, Tomato catsup, 3 tablespoons, Milk, 1 pint, Flour, 1 tablespoon. Shall and blanch the chestnuts. F...
- Chestnut Croquettes
- Spanish chestnuts, 1 quart, Onion juice, 1/2 teaspoon, Butter, 2 tablespoons, Bread-crumbs, 2 tablespoons, Egg, 1 yolk, Salt and pepper. Boil and blanch the chestnuts, cook until tender, rub them thr...
- Baked Apples
- Apples, White Sugar, Lemon rind, Cinnamon, Blanched almonds, Crabapple jelly. Wash and core large apples. Put them in a pan and fill each hole with plenty of white sugar. Sprinkle more sugar over the...
- Steamed Apples
- Apples, 2 quarts, Sugar, 1 cup, Butter, 1/2 cup. The apples should be cut in quarters and cored (not peeled), then put the butter and sugar in a deep cooking-pan and when melted add the apples, and c...
- Eggs. Omelettes
- The omelette, like the pie, can be made of anything which takes kindly to flavoring. Eggs may be combined with good results with fish, meat, vegetables, cheese, etc., and the variety of sweet omelet...
- Oyster Omelette
- Oysters, stewed and chopped fine, 12, Eggs, 6, Butter, 3 tablespoons, Milk, 1 cup, Salt and pepper. Chop the oysters fine; beat the yolks and whites of the eggs separately. Heat the butter while ...
- Omelette Aux Haricots
- Cooked string beans, 2 tablespoons, Eggs, well beaten, 4, Grated Parmesan cheese, 2 tablespoons, Melted butter, 2 tablespoons, Salt and pepper. Cut the beans fine, and stir them into the eggs whi...
- Tomato Omelette
- Tomatoes, 3, Chopped onion, 1 teaspoon, Chopped parsley, 1 teaspoon, Eggs, 3, Butter, salt, pepper. Scald and skin the tomatoes, melt a small piece of butter in a saucepan, and to it add the onio...
- Baked Cheese Omelette
- Stale bread-crumbs, 1 cup, Grated cheese, 1 cup, Milk, 1 pint, Melted butter, 1 tablespoon, Eggs, 2, Salt, 1/4 teaspoon, Baking-soda, 1 salt-spoon, Cayenne. Soak the bread-crumbs in the milk, ...
- Omelette Celestine
- Eggs, 6, Thick whipped cream, 1 tablespoon, Powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon, Butter, 1 teaspoon, Macaroons (stale and crumbled), 6, Apple (or other acid jelly), 3 tablespoons. Place the crumbled ma...
- Scrambled Eggs, With Tomatoes
- Tomatoes, 1/2 can, Butter, 1 large tablespoon, Eggs, well beaten, 6, Chopped onion, Salt, pepper, herbs, Thin buttered toast. Stew the tomatoes with some chopped onion; salt and pepper herbs to seaso...
- Scrambled Eggs With Cheese
- Eggs, 6, Grated cheese, 1/2 cup, Butter, 2 tablespoons, Salt, 1/2 teaspoon, Cream, 6 tablespoons, Pepper. Beat the eggs well, and add the salt, pepper, and cream. Melt the butter in a pan, and w...
- Tomato-And-Egg-Toast
- Tomatoes, fresh, 2 (or, 4 tablespoons of pulp), Finely chopped ham, 1 tablespoon, Butter, 1 tablespoon, Eggs, well beaten, 2, Chopped onion, Buttered toast. If fresh tomatoes, put them in boilin...
- Swiss Egg Toast
- Grated cheese, 3 tablespoons, Chopped parsley, 1 dessert-spoon, Melted butter, 1 tablespoon, Eggs, 3, Salt, pepper, toast. Melt the butter on a plate or platter, and spread over it one-half of the ch...
- Creamed Eggs
- Take hard-boiled eggs, cut a slice from the base of each, so that it will stand. Then cover the eggs with a cream sauce, and garnish with sprigs of parsley and with olives. This may be served individ...
- Stuffed Eggs
- Eggs, 12, Mayonnaise, 2 tablespoons, Chopped ham, or Bologna, 3 tablespoons, Worcestershire, 1 tablespoon. Boil the eggs hard and peel them. Cut in halves, and take out the yolks, and with a fork ...
- Eggs In Molds
- Eggs, Chopped ham, tongue, Cream- or tomato-sauce, parsley. Butter small molds, or little cups, sprinkle the sides with finely chopped ham, tongue, or parsley. Break 1 egg at a time into a saucer, ...
- Mexican Eggs
- Eggs, Green peppers, Hot butter, Ham, Toast. Take 3 sweet green peppers, split them lengthwise, and remove the core and seeds. Fry them 2 minutes in hot butter. Fry very thin slices of ham and pl...
- Venetian Eggs
- Eggs, 4, Strained tomatoes, 1 cup, Grated cheese, 1 cup, Butter, 1 tablespoon. Put the butter and tomatoes into a double boiler, and when hot add the cheese and seasoning (salt and pepper). When th...
- Japanese Eggs
- Eggs, 6, Boiled rice, 1 cup, Milk, 1 cup. Butter, 1 tablespoon, Flour, 1 tablespoon. Boil the eggs hard; cut them in half and press them into the bed of rice. Over this pour a cream made from the mi...
- Huevos. Spanish Eggs
- Eggs, 6, Onions, 2, Tomatoes, 3, Green chilli peppers, 2, Chopped parsley, 1 salt-spoon, Melted butter, 1 tablespoon. Chop together the onions, tomatoes, and chilli peppers; add a salt-spoon of ...
- Fried Savory Eggs
- Eggs, 7, Bread-crumbs, Ham, chopped fine, Parsley, minced, Pepper, Tomato-sauce. Six of the eggs should be previously hard-boiled. Shell them and beat up the seventh egg, and dip the shelled eggs in ...
- Eggs With Spaghetti
- Spaghetti, boiled and chopped fine, 1 cup, Butter, 1 large tablespoon, Fresh mushrooms, 1 cup, Milk, 1 cup, Eggs, well beaten, 6, Salt, 1 teaspoon, Chopped parsley, 1 teaspoon, Pepper, and toast...
- Egg Timbales
- Eggs, 4, Milk, 21/2 cups, Salt, 1/2 teaspoon, Pepper, butter, chopped parsley. Break the eggs into a bowl and beat them enough to mix them thoroughly. Add the milk, salt, a dash of pepper, and str...
- Sauces
- Much of the former superiority of French cookery over that of other nationalities was due to their ingenious methods of preparing appetizing sauces for their various dishes. Some of these sauces are ...
- White Sauce
- Butter, 1 tablespoon, Flour, 1 tablespoon, Hot milk, 1/2 pint, Onion juice, or lemon juice, 1 teaspoon. Cream the butter and flour together, and put into them the hot milk. Let it boil for 10 minu...
- Brown Sauce
- Brown Sauce, No. 1 Butter, 2 tablespoons, Flour, 1 tablespoon, Onion, 1, small, Turnip, 1/2, Carrot, 1/2, Stock, 1 pint, Salt and pepper. Cut the vegetables into thin slices, and with the butter, pu...
- Parsley Sauce. German
- Parsley, 1 small bunch, Anchovies, 8, Onion, 1, small, Mixed mustard, 2 teaspoons, Salad oil, 6 teaspoons, Vinegar, 3 teaspoons, Saltand pepper. Chop finely together, the parsley, anchovies, and oni...
- Mustard Sauce
- Mustard, 1 1/2 tablespoons, Flour, 1 tablespoon, Vinegar, 2 tablespoons, Cold water, 3 tablespoons, Boiling water, 1/2 pint, Butter, 1 tablespoon. Mix together the mustard, flour, butter, and cold wa...
- Cucumber Sauce
- Cucumber Sauce, No. 1 Cucumber, 1 small, Butter, 1 tablespoon, Salt, pepper. To be later added, Butter, 1/2 cup, Flour, 1 tablespoon, Milk, 1/2 cup, Cold water, 1 teaspoon, Salt, a pinch. Remove t...
- Vinaigrette Sauce
- Salt, 1/2 teaspoon, Paprika, 1/4 teaspoon, White pepper, a dash, Tarragon, or plain vinegar, 3 tablespoons, Oil, 6 tablespoons, Gherkins, 1 tablespoon, Parsley, 1 teaspoon, Chopped onion, or chi...
- Hollandaise Sauce
- Hollandaise Sauce, No. 1 Butter, 1/2 cup, Eggs, 4 yolks, Lemon juice, 1 tablespoon, Boiling water, 1 cup, Salt, cayenne, nutmeg. Put the butter into a double boiler and cream it with the egg-yol...
- Sauce Tartare. French
- Sauce Tartare, No. 1. French Mayonnaise, 1 pint, Onion-juice, 1 teaspoon, Capers, finely chopped, 1 tablespoon, Olives, chopped, 1 tablespoon, Cucumber pickle, chopped, 1 tablespoon, Parsley, ch...
- Maitre D'Hotel Sauce
- Maitre D'Hotel Sauce, No. 1 Butter, 4 tablespoons, Lemon-juice, 2 tablespoons, Chopped parsley, 1 tablespoon, Salt, pepper, cayenne. Cream the butter, and mix thoroughly. Maltre D'Hotel Sauce, No. ...
- Mint Sauce
- Chopped mint, 4 tablespoons, Sugar, 2 tablespoons, Vinegar, 1/2 cup, Salt, 1/2 teaspoon, Cold water, 1/2 cup. Mix all together, and serve cold. ...
- Pepper Sauce
- Onions, 2, small, Tomatoes, 2, Green peppers, 2. Chop the vegetables all together, put them in a stewpan with water to cover. Boil until perfectly soft, and add salt. Serve cold with meat. ...
- Bechamel Sauce
- Hot butter, 2 tablespoons, Flour, or arrowroot, 2 tablespoons, Salt, 1 teaspoon, Nutmeg, a dash, Cayenne, a dash, Hot stock, 1 cup, Hot cream, 1/2 cup, Egg, 1 yolk, Lemon-juice, 1 tablespoon. ...
- Espagnol Sauce
- Hot butter, 2 tablespoons, Ham, chopped, 1 tablespoon, Onions, chopped, 1 tablespoon, Celery, chopped, 1 tablespoon, Parsley, chopped, 1 tablespoon, Flour, 3 tablespoons, Salt, !/4 teaspoon, Paprika, ...
- Bordelaise Sauce
- Espagnole sauce, Red Bordeaux wine, Sweet herbs, Beef-marrow. Prepare an espagnole sauce as given above, and when this is heated add some minced sweet herbs, and a half of a cup of red Bordeaux wine....
- Bread Sauce
- Milk 2 cups, Bread-crumbs, 1/2 cup, Butter, 2 tablespoons, Onion, 1/2, Cloves, 2, Parsley, 1 sprig, Mace, 1 blade, Salt, 1/2 teaspoon, Paprika, 1/2 teaspoon. Simmer all the ingredients together excep...
- Horseradish Sauce
- Horseradish, 4 tablespoons, Bread-crumbs, 4 tablespoons, Powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon, Vinegar, 2 tablespoons, Salt, 1/2 teaspoon, Made mustard, 1/2 teaspoon, Hot cream, or white sauce, 1/2 cup. ...
- Tomato Sauce
- Tomatoes, 6, ripe, peeled, Green peppers, 2, Onions, 4, Vinegar, 2 cups, Salt, 1 tablespoon. Chop the tomatoes, peppers, and onions, and place them, with the vinegar and salt on the fire. Boil unti...
- Chestnut Sauce For Fowls
- Chestnuts, 2 cups, Chicken stock, 1 cup, Mushrooms, 1 tablespoon, Tomato catsup, 1 tablespoon, Butter, 2 tablespoons, Flour, 2 tablespoons. Shell, blanch, boil, and put through a vegetable press, the...
- Tomato Butter
- Tomatoes, Cooking apples, Brown sugar, Cinnamon. Peel and cook tomatoes. When cool, put them through a sieve, and cook again until it begins to thicken; then add onethird as many cooking apples as yo...
- Lemon Butter
- Butter, 1 tablespoon, Salt, 1/2 teaspoon, Lemon-juice, 1/2 tablespoon, Minced parsley, 1/2 tablespoon, Pepper, 1/2 salt-spoon. Mix well, and spread on hot broiled steak or chops. This may also be use...
- Citron Sauce. German
- Eggs, 4, Sugar, 1/2 cup, Lemon, 1 (using juice and rind), White wine, sherry or rum, 1/2 wine-glass. To the yolks of the eggs add the sugar, wine, and lemon, using both the juice and the rind of t...
- Claret Sauce. German
- Claret, 1 cup, Water, 1 cup, Cinnamon, 1 stick, Sugar, 4 tablespoons. Put all of the above ingredients on the fire, and let it get hot, but not boil. This sauce is for puddings and may be served ei...
- Salads
- Salads are economical dishes, and in many cases furnish opportunity to utilize remnants, or left-overs of cold cooked meats, fish and vegetables, where these have flavors which will harmonize. The...
- Cheese Balls
- Grated cheese, 1 cup, Whites of eggs, 2, Worcestershire, 1/2 teaspoon, Salt, bread-crumbs. Beat the eggs well, mix all the ingredients together, and mold into balls. Roll them in fine bread-crumbs, a...
- Salad Dressings
- Dressings for salads are both cooked and raw. The simplest uncooked dressing is called a French dressing. Another well-known dressing is called a mayonnaise. A cooked dressing may be made with cream,...
- French Dressing
- French Dressing, No. 1 Oil, 4 tablespoons, Vinegar, 1 tablespoon, Salt, 1/2 teaspoon, Pepper, 1/4 teaspoon. Put the salt, pepper, and oil in a bowl, and mix well by stirring; add slowly the vinegar,...
- Mayonnaise Dressing
- Mayonnaise Dressing, No. 1 Eggs, 2 yolks, Olive oil, 1 pint, Vinegar, 4 tablespoons, Made mustard, 1 teaspoon, Salt, 1/2 teaspoon, Cayenne, a dash. Beat the yolks and put them in a bowl with the mus...
- Mayonnaise Without Oil
- Butter, 1 tablespoon, Vinegar, 3 tablespoons, Eggs, 2, Dry mustard, 1/2 teaspoon, Salt and pepper. Put all the ingredients in a granite saucepan, salt and pepper to taste, place the saucepan over a ...
- Green Mayonnaise
- Green mayonnaise is prepared in the following manner: First make a mayonnaise in the usual way, then at the last, add 2 or 3 tablespoons of finely chopped parsley, which has been cut to almost a powde...
- Boiled Dressing
- Boiled Dressing, No. 1 Eggs, 3, Vinegar, 1/2 cup, Butter, 3 teaspoons, Salt, 1/2 teaspoon, Warm water, 1/2 cup, Cayenne, a dash. Beat together the eggs, warm water, and vinegar, and stir over the f...
- Cream Dressing
- Sour cream, 1 cup, Vinegar, 2 tablespoons, Salt, 1/2 teaspoon, Cayenne, a dash. Beat the cream until it thickens, then add the vinegar, salt, and pepper. Lemon-juice may be used instead of the vinega...
- Japanese Salad Dressing
- Eggs (yolks only), 2, Lemon-juice, 1 teaspoon, Salt, a pinch, Oil, and paprika, Whipped cream. Beat together the egg and oil, seasoning with salt and paprika to taste, till thick, and thinning with t...
- Meat Salads. Chicken Salad
- Cold chicken, 1 quart, Celery, 1 pint, Lettuce leaves, Mayonnaise. Cut the chicken in 1/2-inch dice, and to each quart of the cut meat allow a pint of celery cut in 1/2-inch pieces. Mix in a bowl wit...
- Lamb Salad
- Take equal parts of cold chopped lamb and celery, covered with mayonnaise and garnished with mint-jelly and capers. ...
- Sweetbread Salad
- Take equal parts of sweetbread and cucumber (cut in dice), arrange on individual plates on leaves of lettuce, and cover with mayonnaise and garnish with asparagus tips. ...
- Duck And Orange Salad
- Cut cold roast duck in dice, arrange on lettuce leaves, with thin slices of orange. Use French dressing. ...
- Tongue Salad
- Tongue, cold boiled, 1 pound, Chopped olives, 1 dozen, Lettuce, 1 head, Cold string beans, sliced, 1 cup, Tomato, chopped, 1, Mayonnaise, 1 small cup. Cut the tongue in dice, chop the olives fine, sh...
- Fish Salad. Spanish
- Cut celery, 1 quart, Flaked fish, boiled, 1 pint, Tomato, cut small, 1, Chopped onion, 1 tablespoon, Chopped green pepper, 1 tablespoon. Mix with mayonnaise, and serve on lettuce leaves. ...
- Oyster Salad
- Oysters, Vinegar, Cloves and allspice, Salt and pepper, Lettuce leaves and cut celery. The oysters should be cooked in their own liquid, till they ruffle. Take them from the fire, and lay them in...
- Shad-Roe Salad
- Shad-roe, 1, Onion, cut fine, 1, Salt and bay leaves, Cucumber, Mayonnaise. Boil the roe for 20 minutes, wrapped in a cloth, and in the water put 1 onion, chopped fine, 6 bay leaves, and a tablespoon...
- Lobster Salad With Cream Dressing
- Lobster, 1 large, or 2 small, Salad oil, 1 cup, Cream, 1/2 cup (whipped very light), Lemon (juice only), 1, Eggs (yolks only), 2, Vinegar, 4 tablespoons, Powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon, Mustard (...
- Herring Salad. German
- Herring Salad, No. 1. German Cold tongue, or ham, 1/2 pound, Cold veal, or beef, 1/2 pound, Herrings (small), 3, Green apples (chopped), 1/2 cup, Cold boiled potatoes, 3, Onion, 1, French dress...
- Tomato And Crab Salad
- Tomatoes, 6, Boiled crabs, 6, Mayonnaise, Lettuce, Seasoning. Skin the tomatoes carefully and remove the centers. Fill the hollowed tomatoes with the chopped and seasoned meat of the crabs. Set the ...
- Salmon Aspic
- Cooked salmon, Aspic jelly, Mayonnaise, Mixed vegetables (chopped). Line a china mold with the aspic jelly, and when the jelly is firm, cover it with flakes of the salmon, dipping each flake separ...
- Vegetable Salads
- Vegetable salads are delicious when one needs something piquante, to encourage the appetite. These salads may be made of tomato, celery, green peas, dandelion, cauliflower, potato, cucumber, asparagus...
- German Potato Salad
- Potatoes, 6, Onions, 1, Bacon, 2 slices, Vinegar, 3 tablespoons, Salt and pepper. Boil the potatoes with the skins on. Peel them while hot, and slice thin. Add to them the onion, finely cut. Cut the...
- Alligator Pear Salad. Hawaiian
- An alligator pear, Lettuce leaves, Small red tomatoes, Small white onions, Mayonnaise. Peel the tomatoes. Peel the alligator pear, cut it around in rings, and slip these from the seed. Lay each ring ...
- Chestnut Salad
- Chestnut Salad, No. 1 Chestnuts, Lettuce leaves, French dressing. Boil and blanch the chestnuts, cook until tender, in boiling water; take them out, throw into cold water, drain, and dry on a soft c...
- Bean Salad. German
- Beans, Chopped onion, French dressing. Chop string beans into inch pieces, chop the onion, and cover plentifully with French dressing. ...
- Bahia Salad. Brazilian
- Watercress, 1 quart, Stuffed olives, 20, Onion, 1, small, French dressing. Cut the onion fine, mix with the cress and olives, and use French dressing. ...
- Pompadour Salad
- This is composed of a whole head of cauliflower, boiled, and is served with a border of tomatoes and a mayonnaise dressing. ...
- Pepper Salad. Cuban
- Sliced boiled potatoes, Shredded red cabbage, Shredded green peppers, Cold corned beef, Hard-boiled eggs, Mayonnaise, Lettuce leaves. Take equal parts of the potatoes, cabbage, and green peppers. To ...
- Radish Salad
- Red radishes, Cucumbers, French dressing, Lettuce leaves. This is a good summer salad. The red radishes, which are strong in taste, should be cut in thin slices, with a fluted vegetable cutter. Cut a...
- Spanish Salad
- Bananas, English walnuts, Lettuce leaves, Mayonnaise. The bananas should be ripe, but not soft. Cut them into thin slices, using a silver knife. Shell the walnuts, of which use one-third the quantit...
- Tomato Jelly
- Tomatoes, 1 can, Onion, 1 slice, Bird peppers, 1, small, Tarragon vinegar, 1 tablespoon, Gelatin, 1 tablespoon. Boil the tomatoes and strain. Return to the fire, and add the onion, vinegar, peppe...
- Tomato-Jelly And Cucumber
- Ripe tomatoes, 1 1/2 pounds, Gelatin, 1 tablespoon, Onion, a slice, Tarragon vinegar, 1 teaspoon, Peppercorns, 2, Salt, pepper, sliced cucumber. Make a tomato-jelly by stewing the tomatoes till soft...
- Raw Tomatoes And Cucumbers
- Cut off the tops of large firm tomatoes; carefully remove most of the pulp, and keep the pulp and tomatoes in the refrigerator, while you peel and cut into small dice, ice-cold cucumbers. Mix the cuc...
- Tomato Frappe. Hawaiian
- Tomato jelly (without gelatin), 1 quart. Cream, 1 pint, Lettuce leaves, Mayonnaise. Make a quart of tomato jelly, omitting the gelatin. Whip the cream stiffly, beat them together, and place in a free...
- Tomato And Celery Salad
- Tomatoes, 1/2 can, Cloves, 3, Gelatin, 1/4 box, Salt, 1 teaspoon, Paprika, 1 salt-spoon, Bay leaf, 1/2, Celery, finely cut, Lettuce leaves, English walnuts Mayonnaise. Place in a stewpan the tomatoes...
- Tomato Aspic
- Tomatoes, about 12, Onion-juice, 1 teaspoon, Sugar, 1 teaspoon, Gelatin, 1/4 package, Whole cloves, 2, Bay leaf, 1. Stew the tomatoes till soft, then strain through a bag, without squeezing. There sh...
- Aspic Jelly
- Clear consomme, 2 quarts, Tarragon vinegar, 1 tablespoon (lemon-juice may be used), Gelatin, 1 tablespoon, Sherry, 2 tablespoons. Dissolve the gelatin in half a cup of cold water. Boil the consomme ...
- Queen's Aspic
- Aspic jelly, 3/4 pint, Tomato catsup, 3 tablespoons, Mayonnaise, 1/4 pint, Sliced fresh tomatoes, Sliced cucumbers, Cold boiled potatoes, Vinegar and oil. * Put the aspic jelly into a basin and add ...
- Fruit Salads
- A fruit salad, is as the name implies, a mixture of several kinds of fruit. Grape-fruit, orange, pineapple, grapes, or cherries make the best mixtures. The dressing for such a salad should be made of...
- White Grapes Salad
- White grapes, Eggs, 2, Catawba wine, 2 cups, Salt, 1 teaspoon, Mustard, 1/8 teaspoon, Lettuce. Remove the stems and seeds from the grapes, halve them, then chill them thoroughly. Beat the eggs v...
- Grape-Fruit And Chestnut Salad
- Grape-fruit, Celery, French chestnuts, Mayonnaise, Tarragon vinegar. Mix equal bulks of grape-fruit, celery, and boiled French chestnuts which have been boiled in salted water 20 minutes, and bla...
- Apple, Cress, And Celery Salad
- Celery, Watercress, Apple, French dressing. Arrange on individual service plates, a bed of shredded celery and cress. In the center stand a tart tender apple, which has been pared, sliced and core...
- Apple And Banana Salad
- Large sour apples, 2, Bananas, 2, Pineapple, 1 slice, Cherries, canned, or fresh, 1 cup, Blanched almonds, 1 cup, Cream salad dressing, Lettuce leaves. Peel and cut the applies into dice, also slice...
- Celery And Pineapple Salad
- Celery And Pineapple Salad, No. 1 Celery, Pineapple, Olives and nuts, Lettuce and mayonnaise. Cut the celery in small pieces, shred the pineapple in bits, with a fork, allow equal parts of both. Ga...
- Cherry Salad
- Large cherries, Chopped nut-meats, Cherry-juice and lemon-juice, Wine and sugar, White lettuce leaves. Remove the stones of the cherries and fill the cavities with chopped nut-meats. Lay the cherries...
- Flower Salads
- These salads, which are said to be of Japanese origin, make very attractive dishes representing different flowers. They are rather difficult to make, and should always, after being prepared, be placed...
- Chrysanthemum Salad
- This is made with a bed of lettuce leaves and a hard-boiled egg to represent the center of the flower. Peel the egg under water, and then cut through the white, lengthwise, in strips, leaving a little...
- Lily Salad
- This requires cold boiled beets, egg and lettuce leaves. For each individual salad make a cornucopia of three or four sizes of lettuce leaves, the largest leaf being outside. Tie these in a roll, at b...
- Poppy Salad
- Use red beets, lettuce and hard-boiled eggs. The beets should be boiled, cooled in water, skinned and dried. Then cut from stem upward, forming petals. Gouge out the inner part, leaving half an inch a...
- Rose Salad
- Use white lettuce leaves, celery, and red tomatoes. Wash and dry the lettuce, cut the celery into small lengths, shave these lengthwise, and place in cold water to curl the shavings. Scald the tomato...
- Tulip Salad
- Use egg and white cabbage. This, like the chrysanthemum, has a hard-boiled egg to represent the center of each flower. The eggs, hard-boiled, should be put into cold water until required, to keep the...
- Pickles And Relishes. Grandmother Holt's Cucumber Pickles
- Small cucumbers, 500, Vinegar, 1 gallon, White mustard seed (whole), 1/4 pound, Whole cloves, 1 ounce, Whole allspice, 1 ounce, Bird peppers, 6, Garlic buds, 6, Mixed pickle spices, 1/4 pound. ...
- Cucumber Catsup
- Cucumber Catsup, No. 1 Ripe, yellow cucumbers, 4, Small white onions, 24, Red peppers, 3, Whole cloves, 1 ounce, Whole allspice, 1 ounce, Vinegar. Chop the cucumbers, onions, and peppers, and let th...
- Pepper Catsup
- Red peppers, 24, Onions, 6, Horseradish roots, 2, Whole mustard seed, 2 tablespoons, Salt, 2 tablespoons, Brown sugar, 1 cup, Vinegar, 3 pints, Water, 1 pint. Chop the peppers and onions, grate the ...
- Green Tomato And Onion Pickle
- Green tomatoes, 1 peck, Onions, 24, large, Salt, 1/2 pint, White mustard seed, 1/2 pound, Ground black pepper, 1/4 pound, Ground cloves, 1 ounce, Ground cinnamon, 1 ounce, Mace, 1 ounce, Must...
- Tomato Pickle
- Tomatoes, 1 peck, Onions, 1/2 peck, Cabbage, 1 large head, Peppers, chopped fine, 12, Sugar, 1 cup, Salt, 1 cup, Ground allspice, 1 tablespoon, Ground cloves, 1 tablespoon, Ground mustard seed...
- Chilli Sauce
- Chilli Sauce, No. 1 Tomatoes, large, ripe and peeled, 12, Onions, large, 2, Green peppers, large, 4, Salt, 1 tablespoon, Sugar, 1 tablespoon, Vinegar, 2 cups. Chop the tomatoes, onions, and pep...
- Mustard Pickle
- Cucumbers, sliced, 1 quart, Green tomatoes, sliced, 1 quart, Small onions, 1 quart, Cauliflower, large, 1, Green peppers, chopped fine, 4, Salt, 1 pint, Flour, 1 cup, Ground mustard, 6 tablespo...
- Red Piccalilli
- Tomatoes, 1 peck, Salt, 1 cup, Onions, chopped fine, 10, Red peppers, large and chopped fine, 6, Chilli peppers, chopped, 6 or 7, Grated horseradish, 1 cup, Whole allspice, 2 tablespoons, Cinnamon...
- Chutney
- Apples, chopped, 2 quarts, Tomatoes, chopped, 3 quarts, Onions, chopped, 1 quart, Green peppers, chopped, 1 quart, Raisins, chopped, 1 pound, Ground allspice, 2 tablespoons, Ground white mustard...
- Pickled Red Cabbage
- Red cabbage, 1 large head, Vinegar, 2 quarts, Salt, 2 tablespoons, Whole black peppers, 1 tablespoon, Mace, 2 blades, Cinnamon, 2 sticks, Whole cloves, 1 tablespoon. The head of the cabbage sho...
- Sweet Pickled Peaches
- Peaches, 7 pounds, Sugar, 4 pounds, Vinegar, 1 quart, Whole cloves, 1 tablespoon, Whole allspice, 1 tablespoon. Peel the fruit, and boil with the other ingredients until soft, but not broken. Then pu...
- Sweet Pickled Watermelon Rind
- Watermelon (medium size), 1, Vinegar, 1 quart, Brown sugar, 3 pounds, Alum, 1 ounce, Stick cinnamon, 1 ounce, Whole cloves, 1/2 ounce. Only the rind of the watermelon will be used. Pare it, and ...
- Sweet Pickled Pineapple. Hawaiian
- Pineapple, 14 pounds, Brown sugar, 7 pounds, Vinegar, 7 pints, Whole cloves, 1 tablespoon, Peppercorns, 1 tablespoon, Stick cinnamon (broken into small bits), 1 tablespoon. Out the pineapple into sli...
- Spiced Grapes
- Grapes, 7 pounds, Sugar, 4 pounds, Vinegar, 1 quart, Ground cloves, 1 tablespoon, Ground cinnamon, 2 tablespoons. Slip the pulp from the skins, and save the skins. Boil the pulp until soft, and t...
- Venison Jelly
- Grapes, 1 peck, Vinegar, 1 quart, Whole cloves, 1 ounce, Cinnamon (stick), 1/4 ounce, Sugar, 6 pounds. Boil the vinegar, grapes, and spices together until the grapes are soft. Drain off the juice and...
- Tomato Preserves
- Ripe, firm tomatoes, 5 pounds Sugar, 4 pounds, 192 ...
- Arouxd-The-World Cook Book Pickles And Relishes
- Lemons, sliced thin, 2, Candied ginger,1 1/2 ounces. The candied ginger should be cut fine, and the lemons sliced very thin. Mix, and cook for from 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 hours; until quite thick. Cook very...
- Currant Bar-Le-Duc
- Large currants, or gooseberries, 1 pound, Currant, or gooseberry juice, 1 pint, Sugar, 3 pounds. Select a pound of the largest and finest berries, and stem them without breaking. From the other ordin...
- Ginger Pear
- Candied ginger-root, \1/2 pounds, Pears, 8 pounds, Granulated sugar, 8 pounds, Lemons, 4. Pare the fruit and cut and slice into small pieces. Slice the ginger, and place the pear, ginger, and sugar ...
- Rhubarb Marmalade
- Rhubarb, 7 pounds, Sugar, 7 pounds, Figs, 2 pounds, Ginger-root, 1 large piece. Cut the rhubarb in 3/4-inch lengths, and pour on it the sugar, and then let it stand overnight. In the morning add the...
- Dundee Scotch Marmalade
- Oranges, large, 14, Granulated sugar, 4 pounds, Lemon, the juice of 2. Wash and peel seven of the oranges, selecting the largest, taking care not to use any pithy membrane. Put the peelings into a de...
- California Orange Marmalade
- Oranges, 12, Lemons, 5, Sugar. Slice the oranges and lemons very thin, and cover with 8 quarts of cold water. Let it stand for 24 hours. Cook for 1 hour after the boiling-point has been reached, sti...
- Baked Quinces
- Peel and core the fruit, and put into a deep earthen dish, and fill the cavities with sugar and a little grated lemon-rind. Add water in abundance, for the quince is a dry fruit. Cover closely, and ba...
- Baked Peaks
- Peel and cut the pears in halves, and pack as tightly as possible in an earthenware jar or casserole, with as much sugar as will be needed to sweeten them to desired taste, add half a teacup of water ...
- Salted Almonds
- Almonds, shelled and blanched, 1 pound, Olive oil, 3 tablespoons, Salt. Put the oil in a pan and let it get hot, then put in the nuts, sprinkled generously with salt. Toss them about lightly, until...
- Salted Peanuts
- Peanuts, 1 pound, Butter, Salt. Buy the unroasted peanuts and shell, blanch by pouring boiling water over the shelled nuts, let them stand for a few minutes, when the brown inner hulls are easily r...
- Chafing-Dish Receipts. Panned Oysters
- Oysters, 3 dozen, Butter, 2 tablespoons, Salt, 1/2 teaspoon, Paprika or white pepper, 1/4 teaspoon, Mace, a small pinch, Lemon-juice, 1 teaspoon. Place the upper dish, or blazer, directly over t...
- Curried Oysters
- Oysters, 1 quart, Curry powder, 1 teaspoon, Flour, 1 tablespoon, Butter, 1 tablespoon, Salt and pepper. Cook the oysters over a slow fire, in their own juice; if this is not sufficient to cook add a ...
- Creamed Oysters
- Oysters, 3 dozen, Butter, 2 tablespoons, Milk, 1 1/2 cups, Salt, 1/2 teaspoon, Flour, 2 tablespoons, White pepper, 1/4 teaspoon, Lemon-juice, 1 teaspoon, Nutmeg, mace. Have the hot-water pan undernea...
- Oysters A La Parisienne
- Cold veal cutlet, Oyster soup, or creamed oysters, Paprika, Tabasco sauce, Cream, 1/2 cup, Butter, Madeira, or sherry. Chop the veal and oysters together, mixing in the cream sauce, or soup, as the ...
- Hard-Shell Clams
- Clams, Egg, 1 yolk, Cream, 1 tablespoon, Sherry, 1/2 wine-glass. Put in the liquor of the clams, the cream, egg (stirred by itself). When hot, add the clams, chopped fine, cook a few moments, then ad...
- Soft-Shell Clams
- Clams, Chopped onions, 1 teaspoon, Chopped parsley, 1 teaspoon, Butter, 1 heaping tablespoon, Egg, 1 yolk, Cream, 1 tablespoon, Madeira, or sherry, 1 wine-glass. Put the liquor of the clams into the...
- Lobster A La Newburg. Chamberlin
- Lobster meat, 2 pounds, Butter, 1 tablespoon, Flour, 1/2 tablespoon, Cream, 1 cup, Salt, 1 teaspoon, Eggs (yolks only), 2, Sherry, 2 tablespoons, Cayenne, 1/4 teaspoon. Melt the butter in the chafing...
- Creamed Shrimps
- Eggs, 2 yolks, Anchovy sauce, 1 teaspoon, Shrimps, 1 bottle, Cream, 1/2 cup, Toast Mix the eggs with the anchovy sauce, in the dish, also the cream. Put in some of the shrimps, let them get hot, ...
- Scrambled Eggs And Sausage
- Eggs, 6, Sausages, 2, Butter, 1 tablespoon, Milk, or cream, 4 tablespoons, Salt and pepper. Cut the sausages in small pieces and warm them over, - pouring off all the fat. Add the butter, eggs, w...
- Egg And Tomato Scramble
- Butter, 1 tablespoon, Tomato sauce, 1 pint, Chopped onion, Eggs, 6, Seasoning, Salt, 1/2 teaspoon. Melt the butter, add the tomato sauce which has been previously stewed with a little chopped on...
- Welsh Rarebit
- Welsh Rarebit, No. 1 American cheese, 1 pound, Butter, 1/2 teaspoon, Paprika, 1 teaspoon, Beer, 1/2 cup. To add later Beer, 1 teaspoon, Salt, 1 salt-spoon, Cayenne, mustard, a pinch each. Put the b...
- Spanish Rarebit
- Spanish Rarebit, No. 1 Cheese, 1/2 pound, Butter, 1 tablespoon, Tomato soup, 1 can, Eggs, 2, Onion, chopped fine, 1, small, Worcestershire, 1 tablespoon, Dry mustard, 1/2 teaspoon, Cayenne, a dash. ...
- American Woodcock
- Cream, or rich milk, 1 1/2 cups, Worcestershire, 1/2 teaspoon, Cream cheese, cut fine, 1/2 pound, Egg, well beaten, 1, English walnut-meats, chopped, 3/4 cup, Olives, chopped, 1/3 cup, Butter (o...
- Scotch Woodcock
- Flour, 1 1/2 tablespoons, Butter, 3 tablespoons, Milk, 1 cup, Eggs, hard boiled and chopped, 4, Salt, 1/2 teaspoon, Cayenne, anchovy sauce. Melt the butter, add the flour, and stir until well ble...
- English Monkey
- Stale bread-crumbs, 1 cup, Cold milk, 1 cup, Butter, 1 tablespoon, Cheese, cut in dice, 1/2 cup, Egg, beaten, 1, Salt, 1/2 teaspoon, Cayenne, a dash, Toasted crackers. Soak the bread-crumbs i...
- Cheese Fondue
- Cheese, 1/4 pound, Flour, 1 tablespoon, Butter, 1 tablespoon, Milk, 3/4 cup, Bread-crumbs, 1/2 cup, Eggs, well beaten, 3, Dry mustard, 1/4 teaspoon, Baking-soda, 1/4 teaspoon, Paprika, 1/4 teaspoon,...
- Mock Terrapin
- Cooked chicken, or veal, Butter, 1 tablespoon, Flour, 2 tablespoons, Milk, 1 cup, Eggs, 2, Sherry, 1 wine-glass, Cayenne, a pinch. Rub the flour and butter together, and stir them into a cup of...
- Barbecued Ham
- Cold boiled and sliced ham, Butter, 2 teaspoons, Tomato catsup, 5 tablespoons, French mustard, 1 tablespoon, Sherry, 3 tablespoons. Make a sauce by stirring together in the chafing-dish, the butter,...
- Shrimp, With French Peas
- Shrimps, 1 small can, French peas, 1 small can, Sauce Milk, 1 cup, Flour, 2 tablespoons, Butter, 2 tablespoons, Salt and pepper. Turn the shrimps and peas from the cans, and allow them to stand in t...
- Sandwiches
- An almost endless variety of fillings may be suggested for sandwiches: Fruit, vegetables, nuts, eggs, cheese, fish, meat, olives, jams, and preserves, - almost any combination is good if well put toge...
- Desserts. Rice Pudding
- Rice, 1/2 cup, Milk, 1 pint, Eggs, 3, Sugar, nutmeg, Salt, vanilla. Put the milk and rice on the fire and let it cook until the rice has become tender. Set it off and let it stand until nearly cold; ...
- Cold Rice Pudding
- Rice, 1/4 pound, Butter, 1 teaspoon, Vanilla bean, 1 pod, Preserved peaches or apricots, Whipped cream, Salt and milk. Cook the rice, butter, and vanilla bean together, adding a pinch of salt, and se...
- Russian Rice
- Boiled rice, 1/4 pound, Sugar, 1/4 pound, Jamaica rum, or arrack, 1 wine-glass, Canned pineapple, or maraschino cherries. Put the rice, which has been previously boiled, in a glass dish. Take a gi...
- Trautmansdorf Rice Pudding. German
- Cold boiled rice, 2 cups, Granulated gelatin, 2 tablespoons, Hot milk, 1 cup, Sugar, 1 cup, Cream, 1 1/2 cups, Vanilla extract, 1/2 teaspoon, Salt. Soak the granulated gelatin in the cup of hot...
- Bread Pudding
- Baker's bread, 1/2 loaf, Hot milk, 1 quart, Eggs, 3, Butter, 1 heaping tablespoon, Vanilla, or lemon, Salt and sugar. Pour the hot milk over the bread, let it stand till partly cold, and then ma...
- St. Denis Indian Pudding
- Indian-corn meal, 1/4 pound, Sugar, 1/2 pound, Eggs, 5, Milk, 1 pint, Molasses, 2 tablespoons, Ginger, or nutmeg, 1 tablespoon, Salt. Cook the milk and Indian meal together, add the other ingre...
- Graham Pudding
- Molasses, 1 cup, Sweet milk, 1 cup, Graham flour (not sifted), 2 cups, Melted butter, 1 tablespoon, Mixed and chopped, raisin, currants and citron, 1 cup, Soda, 1 scant teaspoon. Stir all the ingred...
- German Balloons
- Flour, 1 cup, Butter, 1 tablespoon, Eggs, 3, Lard, Lemons, 1 1/2, Powdered sugar. Put a cup of water in a saucepan, and when it is boiling, add the butter. When the butter is melted, add the flour, ...
- Batter Pudding
- Milk, 2 cups, Flour, 2 cups, Eggs, 4, Melted butter, 1 tablespoon, Baking-powder, 1 heaping teaspoon, Salt. Sift the baking-powder into the flour, add the salt and butter, then add the milk, grad...
- Egyptian Pudding
- Gelatin, 1/2 box, Rice, 1/2 cup, Figs, 2, Dates, 4, Preserved ginger, chopped, 3 pieces, Orange juice, Lemon juice, Cream, 1 pint, Pulverized sugar, 2/3 cup. Cover the gelatin with a cup of c...
- Steamed Blueberry Pudding
- Flour, 2 cups, Baking-powder, 4 teaspoons, Milk, 1 cup, Blueberries, 1 cup, Salt, 1/2 teaspoon. Stir all together, and after mixing, turn it into a buttered mold, and steam for \1/2 hours. Serve it w...
- Cherry Pudding
- Canned cherries, 1 can, Milk, 1 cup, Sugar, 1 tablespoon, Melted butter, 1 tablespoon, Sifted flour, 2 1/2 cups, Eggs, 2, Baking-powder, 1 heaping teaspoon, Salt, 1/2 teaspoon. Beat together a...
- Steamed Blackberry Pudding
- Blackberries, 1 pint, Flour, 1 cup, Milk, 1 pint, Eggs, 2, Baking-powder, 1 teaspoon, Salt. Sift the flour into a basin, add the salt and baking-powder, and then gradually add the eggs, well bea...
- Fig Pudding
- Chopped suet, 1 cup, Chopped figs, 1 pound, Eggs, 3, Bread-crumbs, 2 cups, Sugar, 1 cup, Milk, 2 cups. Sauce Tart wine, or sherry, 1 cup, Butter, 1/2 cup, Powdered sugar, 1 cup. Wash, and pick over...
- Washington Pudding
- Flour, 3 cups, Molasses, 1 cup, Butter, 1/2 cup, Milk, 1 cup, Chopped raisins, 1 cup, Baking-powder, 1 heaping teaspoon, Cloves, 1 teaspoon, Cinnamon, 1 teaspoon, Nutmeg and salt. Mix the ing...
- Brown Betty
- Bread-crumbs, 1 cup, Sugar, 1/2 cup, Chopped sour apples, 2 cups, Chopped raisins, 1 cup, Butter, 2 tablespoons. Butter well, a deep pudding-dish, and put into it a layer of the apples, and raisins, ...
- Pumpkin Pie
- Pumpkin, 1 cup, Egg, 1, Sugar, 1 cup, Cinnamon, 1 teaspoon, Ground ginger, 1/2 teaspoon, Salt, 1/2 teaspoon, Milk, enough to thin as desired. The pumpkin should be peeled, cubed, stewed till te...
- Apple Custard Pie
- Tart apple-sauce (strained), 1 quart, Butter, 1/2 cup, Sugar, 1 cup, Eggs, 4, Cinnamon. Beat the eggs, and mix them with the sauce. Melt and stir in the butter, then add the cinnamon and sugar. L...
- Chocolate Pie
- Milk, 2 cups, Eggs, 3, Sugar, 4 tablespoons, Grated sweet chocolate, 1/2 cup, Vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon. Make a custard by scalding the milk and pouring over it gradually the eggs, which have been...
- Ingredients For Mince-Meat
- Cold boiled fresh tongue, 2 pounds (chopped very fine), Finely chopped suet, 1 pound, Tart apples, finely chopped, 5 pounds, Seeded raisins, 2 pounds, Sultana raisins, 1 pound, Cleaned currants, 2 po...
- Caramel Custard
- Sugar, 1/2 cup, Salt, 1/2 teaspoon, Vanilla, 1 teaspoon, Hot milk, 1 quart, Eggs, 3. Put the sugar in an omelette pan and stir until it melts and is light brown. Add 2 tablespoons of water to the su...
- Lemon Pudding
- Sugar, 2 cups, Butter, 1 cup, Sweet milk, 1 pint, Eggs, 5, Lemons, 2. Cream the butter and sugar; beat the eggs separately, and put in first the yolks, then the whites. Stir in the milk. Grate the ou...
- Strawberry Sponge
- Gelatin, 1/2 box, Sugar, 1 cup, Strawberry-juice, 2 cups, Eggs, 4, Cream, 1/2 pint, Vanilla, 1/2 teaspoon. Soak the gelatin in a half-cup of cold water for half an hour. Then pour on to it 1 cup of b...
- Souffle Custard
- Flour, 1/2 cup, Sugar, 2 tablespoons, Milk, 1 pint, Butter, 2 tablespoons, Eggs (beaten separately), 5, Salt. Mix the flour, salt, and sugar to a paste with a little cold milk. Turn this quickly...
- Pineapple Sponge
- Gelatin, 1/4 box, Pineapple, 1 can, Thick cream, 1/2 cup, Eggs, 2. Cover the gelatin with 1/4 cup of cold water. Drain the syrup from the can of pineapple, measure it, and add enough water to it to m...
- Prune Souffle
- Prunes, 1 pound, Eggs, 6 or 7, Sugar, Whipped cream. The prunes should be soaked overnight, and then cooked until they are soft. Put through a sieve, and mix with the whites of the eggs beaten stiff....
- Apple Souffle
- Tart apples, 5, Melted butter, 2 tablespoons, Sugar, 1/2 cup, Eggs, 3, Lemon (juice and grated rind), 1, Nutmeg. Pare and grate the apples, add the butter, sugar, lemon-juice, and rind, then the...
- Frappeed Figs. Hawaiian
- Ripe figs, 1 quart, Cream, 1 quart, Sugar, 1 cup, Sherry, 1/2 cup. Whip the cream until very stiff; add the sugar and sherry. Cut the figs in pieces, and put into a freezer, in alternate layers of fr...
- Guava Sherbet. Hawaiian
- Ripe guavas, 24, Eggs (whites, only), 3, Sugar, 1 cup, Lemon, 1 (juice only), Sherry, 1/2 cup, Pass the guavas through a sieve, add the whites of the eggs, beaten stiff, also the sugar, lemon, and...
- Rothe Gruetze. German
- Currants, 2 quarts, Raspberries, 1 quart, Lemon, 1, Sago, or tapioca, 1 cup, Sugar. Mix the berries, currants, and the grated rind of the lemon with enough water to thoroughly cover all, then coo...
- Chocolate Pudding. German
- Unsweetened chocolate, 1/4 pound, Gelatin, 1/2 package, Milk, 1 quart, Eggs, 3, Sugar, 4 heaping tablespoons, Vanilla. Cook the chocolate with the milk; stir in the yolks of the eggs, and also t...
- Chocolate Pudding With Creamy Sauce
- Chocolate, 2 tablespoons, Powdered cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon, Hot milk, 3 cups, Scalded milk, 1 cup, Stale bread-crumbs, 2 cups, Eggs, 2, Sugar, 1/2 cup, Salt, a pinch. Sauce Butter, 1/2 cup, Po...
- Lemon Cream
- Lemon, 1, Cornstarch, 2 tablespoons (dissolved in cold water), Eggs (beaten separately), 3. Sugar, 1 scant cup, Put the grated rind and the juice of the lemon into 2 cupsful of water, and when it b...
- Florentine Cream. Italian
- Lemons, 2 (the juice only), Oranges, 2 (the juice only), Gelatin, 1 heaping tablespoon, Sugar, 1 1/2 cups, Cream, 1 pint, Milk, 1/2 cup. Boil the fruit juices and the sugar together, for about 5 minu...
- Molded Farina
- Milk, 1/2 pint, Farina, 1 large tablespoon, Sugar, 1 tablespoon, Vanilla, or almond extract, 1 teaspoon, Egg, 1, Salt, a pinch. Scald the milk in a double boiler, add the farina and stir until it has...
- German Farina Pudding
- Farina, 4 ounces, Milk, 1 quart, Chopped almonds, 2 tablespoons, Grated rind of 1 lemon, Eggs, 4, Sugar, 4 tablespoons, Almond extract, 1 teaspoon, Salt, 1 salt-spoon. The yolks and whites of ...
- Cream Chocolate
- Unsweetened chocolate, 2 tablespoons, Eggs, 2, Cream, 1/2 cup, Milk, 1/4 cup, Granulated sugar, 4 heaping tablespoons, Salt, vanilla, and cinnamon. Cook the sugar and chocolate together with 4 table...
- Almond Blancmange
- Powdered gelatin, 1 1/2 heaping tablespoons, Milk, 2 pints, Sugar, 3 tablespoons, Almond extract, 1/2 teaspoon. Dissolve the powdered gelatin in a half pint of the milk, add the sugar, the almond ext...
- Almond Velvet Cream
- Gelatin, 1/4 box, Milk, 2 pints, Eggs, 3, Sugar, 2/3 cup, Vanilla and almond extracts. Soak the gelatin in a cup of the milk for 1 hour. Heat a pint of the milk in a double boiler. Beat the eggs ...
- Tunis Fruit Cream
- Cream, 1 pint, Dates, 1/2 cup, Figs, 1/2 cup, Sherry, 1/2 cup. Cut the fruit into small pieces and stew until soft, in just enough water to cover it. When cool, put it into glasses (six), and over ea...
- Chestnut Snow
- Chestnuts, Orange-juice, Sugar, Whipped cream. Boil, shell, and blanch the chestnuts and pound them in a mortar, moistening them from time to time with orange-juice. To each pint of chestnut-pulp, a...
- Chestnut Cream
- Chestnuts, 2 quarts, Powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon. Brandy, or good sherry, 1 wine-glass, Vanilla. Shell and blanch the chestnuts, and put them over the fire in boiling water and cook until tender eno...
- Chestnut Compote
- Chestnuts, 1 pound, Granulated sugar, 1/2 pound, Water, 1 gill. Boil, shell, and blanch the chestnuts. Make ready a syrup by cooking together in a saucepan, a gill of water and half a pound of granul...
- Jellied Cherries
- Red cherries, 1 can, Gelatin, 2 tablespoons, Whipped cream. This should be made the day before you wish to serve it. Dissolve the gelatin in a little cold water, add to it 1 1/2 pints of the liquid d...
- German Fruit Tarts
- Flour, 2 cups, Sugar, 1/3 cup, Butter, 3 level tablespoons, Milk, 1/3 cup, Egg, 1, Baking-powder, 1 teaspoon. Mix all the dry ingredients. Rub the butter in with the finger-tips until it crumble...
- Porcupine. German
- Lady-fingers, Creamed butter, 1 cup, Eggs, 8, Sugar, 8 tablespoons, Strong coffee, 8 tablespoons, Almonds. Stir slowly together; spread a layer half an inch thick of the mixture on a plate, then ...
- Apple Cake. German
- Flour, 1 pint, Sugar, 3 tablespoons, Butter, 2 tablespoons, Egg, beaten, 1, Milk, 1/2 cup, Salt, 1/2 teaspoon, Baking-powder, 1 teaspoon, Apples, quartered and peeled, Cinnamon. Mix together the flou...
- Apple Florentine
- Large firm apples, 12, Sugar, 1/4 pound, Eggs, 4, Sherry, 1 gill, Butter, 1/4 pound, Nutmeg. Peel, core, and slice the apples, and stew them in as little water as possible. When cooked, mash them thr...
- Cake. Remarks
- Handling cakes - To turn out a cake from a tin without breaking, wrap a damp cloth around it for a few moments. This will prevent its sticking to the tin. Icing cake - Cake icing will not crack when ...
- Yellow Frosting
- Eggs, 2, Sugar, 1/2 cup, Lemon-extract, 1/2 teaspoon. Beat the yolks thoroughly, add half a cup of sugar (powdered), half a teaspoon of lemon-extract. Use on a small white cake. ...
- Black Fruit Cake
- Brown sugar, 2 cups, Butter, 1 cup, Eggs, 3, Molasses, 1 cup, Soda, 1 teaspoon, Ground cloves, 1 teaspoon, Powdered cinnamon, 1 teaspoon, Flour, 5 cups, Sour milk, 1 cup, Raisins, 1 pound, C...
- Dark Fruit Cake
- Flour, 3 cups, sifted, Sugar, 1 pound, Dried peaches, 1 pound, Dried prunes, 1 pound, Butter, 1/2 pound, Eggs, 5, Oranges, 2, Cloves, 1/2 teaspoon, Ginger, 1 teaspoon, Cinnamon, 1 teaspoon, Salt, 1/2...
- Composition Cake
- Flour, 1 1/2 pounds, Sugar, 1 1/4 pounds, Butter, 3/4 pound, Eggs, 4, Milk, 1 pint, Soda, 1 (large) half-teaspoon, Cream of tartar, 1 half-teaspoon, Brandy, 1 wine-glass, Sherry, 1 wine-glass, Raisin...
- Fruit Cake
- Browned flour, 1 pound, Sugar, 1 pound, Butter, 1 pound, Seeded raisins, 2 pounds, Eggs, 12, Stemmed currants, 2 pounds, Candied orange-peel, 1/4 pound, Citron, 3/4 pound, Shelled almonds, 1 pound, F...
- White Fruit Cake
- Butter, 1 pound, Granulated sugar, 1 pound, Eggs, 10, Grated lemon-rind, 1, Seeded raisins, 1 pound, Citron, thinly sliced, 1 pound, English walnut kernels, 1/2 pound, Flour, 1 pound, Soda, 1/...
- Spice Cake
- Flour, 2 cups, Granulated sugar, 1 cup, Sour milk, 1 cup, Seeded raisins, 1 cup, Soda, 1 teaspoon, Egg, 1 yolk, Butter, a piece size of an egg, Cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon, Cloves, 1/2 teaspoon, Nutmeg, a...
- Coffee Cake
- Flour, 2 cups, Sugar, 1 cup, Butter, 1/2 cup, Molasses, 1/2 cup, Eggs, 2, Seeded raisins, 1 cup, Cinnamon, 1 teaspoon, Cloves, 1 teaspoon, Mace, 1 teaspoon, Baking-soda, 1 teaspoon, Cold coffee, 1/2 ...
- Pound Cake
- Pound Cake, No. 1 Flour, 1 pound, Butter, 1 pound, Sugar, 1 pound, Eggs, 12, Brandy, 1 tablespoon, Mace, 1 salt spoon. Cream the butter and sugar; beat the whites and the yolks of the eggs separate...
- White Cake
- Flour, 2 cups, Sugar, 1 cup, Baking-powder, 2 teaspoons, Egg, 1 (white only), Milk, 1 cup, Butter, 2 tablespoons, Salt. Sift the flour, sugar, baking-powder, and a pinch of salt together twice. Tak...
- Bridget Cake
- Butter, 1 cup, Sugar, 2 cups, Flour,3 1/2 cups, Milk, 1 cup, Baking-powder (mixed with the flour), 1 teaspoon. Stir well, bake in a loaf in a slow oven. ...
- Dried Apple Cake. German
- Dried apples, 3 cups, Molasses, 3 cups, Sugar, 1 cup, Sour milk, 1 cup, Flour, 3 cups, Eggs, 2, Butter, 3/4 cupful, Stoned raisins, 1 cup, Soda, 2 teaspoons, Ground cloves, 1 teaspoon, Ground cinnamo...
- German Loaf Cake
- Flour, 4 pounds, Butter, 1 3/4 pounds, Sugar,1 1/2 pounds, Sweet almonds, 1/2 pound, Bitter almonds, 1/4 pound, Citron, 6 ounces, Eggs, 4, Raisins, 1 pound, Currants, 1 pound, Warm milk, 1 qu...
- Soft Gingerbread
- Flour, 4 cups, Sugar, 1 cup, Molasses, 2 cups, Butter, 1 cup, Sour milk, 1 cup, Eggs, 3, Soda, 1 teaspoon, Ginger, 1 teaspoon, Ground cloves, 1 teaspoon, Mace and salt. Mix all together, and bake in...
- Measured Angel Cake
- Flour, 1 cup, Sugar,1 1/2 cups, Eggs, 9, or 11, according to size, Cream of tartar, 1 teaspoon, Salt. Take 1 glassful of the whites of the eggs, which will be 9, or 11, according to the size of t...
- Cakes With Fillings. Minnehaha Cake
- Butter, 1/2 cup, Sugar,1 1/2 cups, Eggs, 3, Milk, 1 cup, Flour, 2 1/2 cups, Baking-powder, 2 teaspoons, Vanilla. Mix all the dry ingredients. Cream the butter and the sugar together, and add to...
- Caramel Cake
- Eggs, 6, Sugar, 2 cups, Flour, 2 1/2 cups, Milk, 1 cup, Baking-powder, 1 teaspoon, Vanilla, 1 teaspoon. Bake in 3 layers, and when cool fill and ice with Caramel mixture. Caramel Filling Brown sug...
- Marshmallow Cake
- Butter, 1 cup, Sugar, 2 cups, Milk, 1 cup, Eggs, 4, Flour, 4 cups, Baking-powder, 3 large teaspoons, Vanilla, 1 teaspoon, Salt, 1/4 teaspoon. Bake the layers in 3 thick, or 4 thinner layers. ...
- Fudge Cake
- Butter, 1 cup, Sugar, 1 cup, Milk, 1 cup, Flour, 3 cups, Pecan nuts, 1/2 cup, Grated chocolate, 1/4 cup, Eggs, 2, Baking-powder, 1 teaspoon. Cream the butter with the sugar, add the milk, and ...
- Lady Baltimore Cake
- Butter, 1 cup, Sugar, 2 cups, Flour, 3 1/2 cups, Sweet milk, 1 cup, Eggs, 6 (whites only), Baking-powder, 2 level teaspoons, Rosewater, 1 teaspoon. Mix it as you would a white cake, and bake in 3 la...
- Sand Tarts
- Butter, 1/2 pound, Granulated sugar, 1 pound, Eggs, 3, Vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon, Flour, Nutmeg. Beat the butter to a cream and then add the sugar. Then add the yolks of the eggs and the white...
- Fruit Drops
- Flour, 2 cups, Sugar,1 1/2 cups, Butter, 1 cup, Eggs, 3, Dates, 3/4 pound, Figs, 1/4 pound, English walnuts, 1 1/2 pounds, Soda, 2 teaspoons, Cinnamon, 1 teaspoon, Allspice, 1/2 teaspoon, Sa...
- Surprise Macaroons
- Shredded cocoanut, 1 cup, Brown sugar, 1 cup, Butter, 1 cup, Eggs, 2, well beaten, Oatmeal, 1 1/2 cups, Chopped raisins, 1 cup, Chopped pecans, 1 cup, Soda, 1 level teaspoon, Cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon. ...
- Oatmeal Bock Cakes
- Oatmeal, 3 cups, Butter, 4 tablespoons, Sugar, 10 tablespoons, Eggs, 2. Mix together, and drop from a teaspoon upon paper placed in a buttered pan. Bake in a moderate oven until quite brown. ...
- Oatmeal Spiced Cookies
- Butter, 1/2 cup, Lard, 1/2 cup, Granulated sugar, 2 cups, Sweet milk, 10 tablespoons, Rolled oats, 3 1/2 cups, Chopped nut-meats, 3/4 cup, Flour, 3 cups, Salt, 1/2 teaspoon, Cinnamon, 1 level teaspoon...
- German Rings
- Flour, 1/2 pound, Sugar, 1 pound, Butter, 1 pound, Eggs, 2 (yolks and whites beaten separately), Ground cinnamon, 1 tablespoon. Beat the yolks and whites separately. Make a dough of the flour, bu...
- Russian Rock Cake
- Butter, 1 cup, Sugar, 1/2 cup, Eggs, 3, Flour, 3 1/2 cups, Ground cinnamon, 1 teaspoon, Nut-meats, 1 cup, Dates, 1 pound. Mix the butter, sugar, and eggs, and beat all to a cream; add the spice...
- Marzipan. German
- Almonds, 1 pound, Powdered sugar, 1 pound, Rosewater. Blanch the almonds, and when perfectly dry, pound them, or grind them fine in a meat chopper, and add to this gradually, the sugar and rosewater....
- Scotch Short-Cake
- Butter, 3/4 pound, Flour, 1 pound, Powdered sugar, 1 pound, Cinnamon, 1 tablespoon, Eggs, 3. Rub the butter and flour together; mix in the powdered sugar and the cinnamon. Mix into a dough with the 3...
- Superior Cookies
- Butter, 1 cup, Sugar, 2 cups, Eggs, 2, Cream, 4 tablespoons, Baking-powder, 2 teaspoons, Flour. Use only as much flour as may be required to roll them out. Roll thin, and bake quick. ...
- Sugar Cookies
- Sugar, 2 cups, Butter, 1 cup, Eggs, 2, Baking-soda, 1 teaspoon, Carraway seed, 1 teaspoon, Flour. Use just enough flour to roll out. Bake in a moderate oven. ...
- Ginger Snaps
- Butter, 1/2 pound, Flour, 2 pounds, Ground ginger, 1 tablespoon, Brown sugar, 1/2 pound, Molasses, 1 pint. Rub the butter into the flour, and add the ginger and the sugar. Mix thoroughly, then ad...
- Jackson Snaps
- Butter, 1/2 pound, Sugar, 1 pound, Egg, 1, Lemon, 1, Flour (sifted), 1 quart. Beat the butter to a cream, adding the sugar and egg well beaten, also 1 cupful of water and the juice of 1 lemon, al...
- Hermits
- Sugar, 11/2 cups, Butter, 3/4 cup, Eggs, 2, Soda, 1 teaspoon, Cinnamon, 1 teaspoon, Cloves, 1 teaspoon, Nutmeg, 1 teaspoon, Chopped raisins, 1 large cupful, Flour. Use only enough flour to ro...
- Cake. Crullers
- Sugar, 1 cup, Eggs, 2, Sour milk, 1 cup, Melted shortening, 3 tablespoons, Salt, 1 level teaspoon, Cream of tartar, 1 level teaspoon, Baking-soda, 1 1/2 teaspoons, Flour, nutmeg, cinnamon. Use...
- Grandmother Holt's Crullers
- Sugar, 10 tablespoons, Melted butter, 5 tablespoons, Lard, 6 tablespoons, Sweet milk, 1/2 cup, Eggs, 3, Soda, 1/4 teaspoon, Flour, nutmeg, salt. Mix together, using only enough flour to make rolling...
- Candy. Molasses Candy
- Molasses, 1 quarts Vinegar, 1/2 cup, Sugar, 1 cup, Butter, 1 heaping tablespoon, Vanilla, 1 teaspoon, Soda, 1 teaspoon. Dissolve the sugar in the vinegar. Mix it with the molasses, and boil, sti...
- English Molasses Candy
- Molasses, 1 pound, Brown sugar, 1 pound, Butter, 1/2 pound, Vanilla, or peppermint, 1 teaspoon. Boil the sugar and molasses slowly together, until the mixture becomes stringy, then stir in the but...
- White Sugar Candy
- Granulated sugar, 3 cups, Cream of tartar, 1 salt-spoon, Vinegar, 2 tablespoons, Butter, 1 teaspoon, Cold water, 2/3 cup. Place over a slow fire the vinegar, sugar, and water, and beat slowly until t...
- Sea Foam
- Loaf sugar, 1 pound, Thick cream, 1 cup, Nut-meats, finely chopped, 1 cup. Bring the sugar and cream to a soft boil, then take off the fire, and whip with an egg-beater, until soft and fluffy, like...
- Butter Scotch
- Brown sugar, 1 pound, Butter, 1/4 pound, Ground ginger, 1/2 ounce. Dissolve the sugar, add the butter, and keep stirring over the fire until it sets lightly, then add the ginger, stir it well in, and...
- Peppermint Drops
- Granulated sugar, 1 large cup, Hot water, 4 tablespoons, Confectioner's sugar, 4 tablespoons, Oil of peppermint, a few drops. Put the cup of sugar in a granite saucepan, together with the hot water, ...
- Cream Peppermints
- White sugar, 1 pound, Cream of tartar, 1/4 teaspoon, Oil of peppermint, 3 drops. Dissolve the cream of tartar in a teacup of cold water, add to it the sugar, and place over the fire, and boil until a...
- Mint Drops
- Sugar, 1 pound, Oil of peppermint, 3 drops, Cream of tartar, 1/2 salt-spoon. Dissolve the cream of tartar in half a cup of water, and put this, together with the sugar, over the fire, and stir unti...
- Sauerkraut Candy
- Take 2 cups of brown sugar, half a cup of boiling water, boil until it will harden in cold water; add cocoanut, grated, and pour, after beating well, upon a buttered dish. ...
- Cocoanut Drops
- Grated cocoanut, Granulated sugar, White of egg. To 1 grated cocoanut add the half of its weight of granulated sugar, and the white of 1 egg, beaten to a stiff froth. Stir and mix well together, dro...
- Peanut Brittle
- Peanuts, 1 cup, Granulated sugar, 1 pint. Roast, shell, and blanch the peanuts. Put the sugar in a frying-pan, place on a moderate fire. Add no water, or any kind of liquid. Stir often with a metal s...
- Peanut Candy
- Molasses, 2 cups, Sugar, 1 cup, Vinegar, 1/2 (small) cup, Butter, 1 tablespoon, Water, 1 cup, Peanuts (roasted). Place all except the peanuts in a kettle, and boil until brittle, then stir in the pea...
- Nut Candy
- Nut-meats, 1 cup, Sugar, 1 cup, Molasses, 1 cup. Boil together until the mixture is brittle when dropped into cold water. Add the meats of either peanuts, hickory-nuts, walnuts, almonds, etc. Then ta...
- Penotchie
- Light-brown sugar, 3 cups, Milk, 1 cup, Butter, 1 teaspoon, Vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon, Nut-meats, 1 cup. Any of the various nut-meats may be used. Put the sugar and milk over the fire, and boil til...
- Nougat
- Sweet almonds, 1 pound, Loaf sugar, 1 pound, Lemons (juice only), 3. Blanch the almonds, and with a sharp knife split each into several parts. Spread them over a large dish and place in a slow oven. ...
- French Fondant
- As fondant forms the base for many candies, it is of importance that in the making of such candies care in making the fondant be always exercised. Fondant can be used at any time for the foundation o...
- Chocolate Coating
- Chocolate coating for almonds and creams is made by melting sweetened chocolate in a double-boiler. Run a thick skewer into each nut, and dip into the melted chocolate until thoroughly coated. Sprea...
- Chocolate Bonbons
- Sweetened chocolate, 1/2 pound, Gum arabic, 1 ounce, Confectioner's sugar, 2 ounces. The gum arabic should be dissolved in 1 1/2 tablespoons of hot water. Put the chocolate into a boiler and cook unt...
- Chocolate Creams
- Chocolate Creams, No. 1 Vanilla chocolate, 1 cake, Vanilla extract, 2 tablespoons, Powdered sugar, 3 cups, Cornstarch, or arrowroot, 2 tablespoons, Butter, 1 tablespoon. Wash the salt from the bu...
- Burnt Almonds
- Brown sugar, 1 1/2 cups, Shelled and blanched almonds, 1 cup, Water, 3 tablespoons. Put the sugar and water into a saucepan, place on the fire, and stir until the sugar is dissolved. When the sugar...
- Chocolate Almonds
- Chocolate Almonds, No. 1 Sweet chocolate, Almonds, Vanilla extract. Blanch the almonds. Grate or shave the chocolate into a bowl, set in a pan of boiling water. When the chocolate is melted put an a...
- Chocolate Taffy
- Granulated sugar, 2 cups, Grated chocolate, 3 cups, Boiling water, 1/2 cup, Butter, 1 tablespoon, Vanilla extract, 2 teaspoons. Cook until it will nearly crack when dropped into cold water, then add ...
- Chocolate Chips
- Chocolate, Molasses, 1 cup, Sugar, 2/3 cup, Butter, 1 heaping tablespoon, Vanilla extract. First mix a candy of molasses for the filling. This should be made as follows: Boil together molasses, s...
- Chocolate Caramels
- Chocolate Caramels, No. 1 Light brown sugar, 3 pounds, Chocolate, 1/2 pound, Butter, 1/4 pound, Cream, 1/2 cup, Vanilla extract, 3 tablespoons. Put into a porcelain kettle all except the vanilla...
- Chocolate Nut Candy
- Cocoa, or chocolate, 1 pound, Pulverized sugar, 2 cups,. Cream, 1/2 cup, Butter, 1 tablespoon, Vanilla, 1 teaspoon, Nut-meats, 1 cup. Any nut-meats may be used except peanuts. Put the sugar, cream, c...
- Chocolate Fudge
- Chocolate Fudge, No. 1 Unsweetened chocolate, 1 cake, Brown sugar, 3 pounds, Milk, 1 cup, Butter, 1/2 pound, Vanilla, 1 teaspoon. Let the sugar, milk, and butter come to a boil, then add the cake of...
- Nut Fudge
- Sugar, 3 cups, Milk, 1 1/2 cups, Butter, 1 large tablespoon, Vanilla, 1 teaspoon, Nut-meats, 1 cup. Break the nut-meats in bits. Boil the sugar and milk together, slowly until perfect drops will form...
- Maple Caramels
- Maple sugar, 2 pounds, Cream or milk, 1 quart. Break the sugar into the milk, - half cream if so preferred, - and boil steadily till a little dropped in cold water will harden. Then pour it into gre...
- Coffee Caramels
- Brown sugar, 1 pound, Strong coffee, 1 cup, Cream, 1/2 cup, Butter, 1 tablespoon. Cook until brittle when dropped into cold water, then pour into buttered tins, and when nearly cold, mark off in squa...
- Mexican Kisses
- Brown sugar, 2 cups, Sweet milk, 1/2 cup, Butter, 1 heaping tablespoon, English walnuts (broken in bits), 1 pound. Put the sugar, and milk in a stewpan, and cook gently till a little dropped in co...
- Gum-Drops
- Gum arabic, 1 pound, White sugar, 1 pound, Cornstarch and flavoring, Granulated sugar, Coloring if desired. Dissolve the gum arabic in a pint and a half of water, strain, and add the pound of white s...
- Lemon-Drops
- Lemon-juice, Loaf sugar. Squeeze some lemon-juice into a pan and with it mix some of the best loaf sugar, pounded and passed through a sieve. Make a paste so thick that it can scarcely be stirred, an...
- Candied Mint Leaves
- Prepare fondant, and when the syrup is boiled, so that it hairs, remove it from the fire, stir a little, and dip each small spray of mint into it, laying them afterwards on buttered paper to harden....
- Candied Violets
- Candied violets may be prepared in the same way as candied mint leaves. The syrup may be colored by using grape juice, and the stems made green with spinach leaves crushed, and the juice added to fon...
- Decorating Cakes
- Crystallized mint leaves, and violets, and candied fruits may be formed into most attractive decorations for cakes. ...
- How To Fasten Candles On Cakes
- Push a hot hat-pin, or a knitting needle into the bottom of the candle; remove, and put in a wooden toothpick while the wax is still soft. After the wax is hardened around the toothpick the candle may...
- Marrons Glaces
- Fresh chestnuts, 1 quart, Butter, 2 teaspoons, Lemon-juice, 2 tablespoons. Syrup Sugar, 2 quarts, Vanilla bean, 1-inch length. Use freshly gathered chestnuts if possible. Score each nut on one side ...
- Chestnuts Glaces
- Chestnuts, 1 quart, Granulated sugar, 1 pound, Water, 2 cups. Put a quart of fine large chestnuts into a frying-pan and roast, then skin them, and stick a wooden tooth-pick into each one. The chestnu...
- Candied Orange-Peel
- Oranges, 6, Granulated sugar, 1/2 pound, Water, 1 cup, Brandy. Slice the oranges in pieces about a quarter of an inch thick. Remove all the pulp, and soak the rinds overnight in water sufficient t...
- Orange Balls. California
- Orange peel, Sugar. Soak the orange peel for 3 days in cold water, changing the water each day. Then put the peel in hot water, and boil until soft. Squeeze as dry as possible; chop fine and weigh it...
- Beverages. Punches. Punch
- Plain soda-water, 4 bottles, Claret, 4 quarts, Brandy, 1/2 pint, Bum, Medford or Jamaica, 1 pint, Moselle, or Rhine wine, 1 pint, Vermouth, 1 gill, Pineapple, sliced, 1, Oranges, sliced, 4, Mi...
- Fish-House Punch
- Brandy, 1 pint, Jamaica, or Medford rum, 2 pints, Lemon-juice, 1 pint, Strong green tea, 1/2 pint, Water, 3 pints, Loaf-sugar, \1/2 pounds. Mix, strain, and before serving, add ice. ...
- Philadelphia Fish-House Punch
- Peach brandy, 1/4 pint, Cognac, 1/2 pint, Jamaica, or Medford rum, 1/4 pint, Lemon-juice, 1/3 pint, Apollinaris, 1 quart, White sugar, 3/4 pound. Dissolve the sugar in one-half its volume of water ...
- Navy Punch
- Jamaica rum, 2 quarts, Brandy, 2 quarts, White wine, 2 quarts, Tea, 1 quart, Lemons, the juice of 24, Oranges, the juice of 6, Water, 1 pint, Soda-water, 6 bottles, Light brown sugar. Squeeze the jui...
- U. S. S. Richmond Punch
- This celebrated punch is made from a stock, which can be kept in bottles, and at any time will produce an excellent punch by the addition of soda-water or champagne and ice, and is very useful in that...
- Champagne Punch
- Champagne, 2 quarts, Brandy, 1 pint, Rich lemonade, 1 pint, Curagao, 1 gill, Syphon soda, 1 quart. First make the lemonade, and to this add the curagao and the brandy, a few minutes before the punch ...
- Chamberlin
- Champagne, 2 bottles, Brandy, 1/4 bottle, Rum, 3/4 tumbler, Strong black tea, 1 tumbler, Lemons, 3, strained, Powdered sugar, to taste. ...
- Congressional Punch. Chamberlin
- Lemon-juice, 1 quart (very sweet), Whisky, 1 quart, Brandy, 1 pint, Claret, 1 quart, Champagne, 1 quart and 1 pint, Oranges, bananas, etc., sliced, Sweeten to taste. ...
- Regent Punch
- Strong green tea,1 1/2 pints, Jamaica rum, 1 pint, Brandy, 1 pint, Batavia arrack, 1 pint, Curacao, 1 pint, Champagne, 1 quart, Lemon-juice, 1 1/2 pints, Capillaire, 1 1/2 pints, Pineapple, 1, sliced,...
- Claret Punch
- Claret, 1 quart, Sherry, 1/2 pint, Maraschino, 1 liqueur-glass, Pulverized sugar, 1/4 pound, Seltzer (siphon), 1 quart, Ice, and the peel of 1 lemon. Mix well, strain the punch, and add the ice and s...
- Made Drinks. Apple Toddy. Virginia
- Old apple-brandy, 1 gallon, Water, 1 gallon, Loaf-sugar, 2 pounds, Apples, large and sour, 8. Bake the apples thoroughly without burning, and pour the gallon of scalding hot water over them. Let them...
- Apple Toddy. Maryland
- Sour apples, well roasted, 18, Boiling water, 1 gallon, Sugar, 2 quarts, Brandy, 1 quart, Rum, Medford or Jamaica, 1 quart, Sherry, 1 quart, Madeira, 1 pint, Arrack, 1/2 pint, Peach brandy, 1/...
- Egg-Nog. Chamberlin
- Pulverized sugar, 1 1/4 pounds, Eggs, strictly fresh-laid, 12, Best cognac, 1 quart, Champagne, 1/2 pint, Powdered nutmeg, 1 even tablespoon, Fresh sweet milk, 2 quarts, Sweet cream, 1 quart. Thoroug...
- Cherry Bounce
- Wild cherries, 6 quarts, Medford rum, 1 1/2 gallons, Loaf-sugar, 1 pound, Water, 2 quarts. Put all into a 3-gallon demijohn. Shake well together, let stand for at least 3 months, sampling once in awh...
- Mixed Single Drinks. Milk Punch
- Brandy, 1 liqueur-glass, Jamaica rum, 1 liqueur-glass, Powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon, Milk, 2 gills (1 tumblerful), Nutmeg and lemon-peel. Pour the liquors into the mixer first, then pour in the milk an...
- Gin Fizz
- Powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon, Lemon-juice, 4 dashes, Gin, 1 liqueur-glass, Carbonated water, and fine ice. Mix the gin, lemon-juice and sugar in a glass, stir, shake thoroughly, in the mixer, strain in...
- Rickey
- Put a small piece of ice in a thin glass, and squeeze over it 1 lime. Put half the lime in the glass, and add a liqueur-glass of either whisky or gin, and fill the glass with carbonated water. ...
- Whisky Sour
- Squeeze the half of a lemon into the bottom of a glass, add a dash of carbonated water, and a little sugar. Mix this well, then fill the glass two-thirds full with shaved ice. Add a liqueur-glass of w...
- Mint Julep
- Mint Julep, No. 1 Whisky, 1/2 gill, Sugar, 1 teaspoon, French brandy, a dash, Cracked ice, Mint. Fill a tall thin glass with finely cracked ice, and leave it for a few moments to become frosted on t...
- Poet-Wine Sangaree
- Port-wine, one claret-glass, Pulverized sugar, 1 teaspoon, Cracked ice, Grated nutmeg. Mix, shake well, and serve with the grated nutmeg on top of the mixture, which should be put in a tall glass. Sh...
- Orange Cocktail
- Large oranges, 3, Lemon, 1, Sherry, 1 wine-glass. Mix the juice of the oranges with that of the lemon, add the sherry, strain through cheese-cloth and chill. Add a cherry to each glass. ...
- Shandy Gaff
- Put 2 or 3 pieces of ice in a large pitcher, and pour together, Bass and Ginger-ale at the same time. ...
- Bamboo
- This is made from equal proportions of sherry and Italian Vermouth. ...
- Remsen Cooler
- Remove the peel from a lemon, cutting it around, so that it will be in 1 piece and curl. Put this rind in a tall glass, around a piece of ice. Add a liqueur-glass of gin, and a bottle of soda. ...
- Cordials.. Mint Cordial
- Mint leaves (bruised), 1 small cup, Oranges, large, 3, Lemons, 6, Sherry, 1/2 pint, Sugar, 5 cups, Water, 1 quart, Red raspberries, 1 pint, Siphon seltzer. Soak the leaves in the juice of the orange...
- Orange Cordial
- Apple brandy, 2 quarts, Oranges (skins only), 15, Loaf sugar, 2 pounds. Put the orange peel in the brandy, and let it stand for 3 weeks. Then take out the skins, and add 2 pounds of loaf sugar to the...
- Wines. Elder-Blow Wine
- Blossoms (pressed down), 1 quart, Cold water, 1 gallon, Sugar, 4 pounds, Lemons, sliced, 3, Yeast, 1 cake. Pick from the stems enough blossoms to fill a quart measure when pressed down. Add a gallon ...
- Currant Wine
- Currants, 4 pounds, Sugar, 3 pounds, Water, 1 gallon. Wash the currants, stems and all, in a large vessel; add the water and place in a cool cellar, stirring occasionally during 3 days. Press the cur...
- Fruit Punches.. California Fruit-Punch
- Take equal quantities of unfermented white grape-juice, and apollinaris water. Serve in a punch-bowl with a large lump of ice on which is laid grape leaves and a bunch of malaga grapes; - or a small ...
- Strawberry Punch
- Strawberries, 1 quart, Raspberries, 1/2 pint, Sugar, 2 cups, Port-wine, 1 tumbler, Water, 1 1/2 cups. Pick the stems off of the berries and crush, and pass the juice through a fine sieve or cloth. Ma...
- Orange Punch
- Oranges, 4, White sugar, 1 pound, Lemon, 1, Water, 1 pint. Take the rind from two of the oranges, grate it, and add to it the sugar and water. Stir together until the sugar is entirely dissolved, ...
- Fruit Punch
- Lemons, 12, Oranges, 6, Pineapple, 1/3, Sugar, Strawberries, or raspberries. Squeeze the lemons and oranges, grate the pineapple, using only 1/3 of it, sugar to taste, strain the whole through a ...
- Tutti Frutti Cup
- Stoned cherries (cut in halves), 1 cup, Pineapple (shredded), 1, Crushed strawberries, 1 pint, Bar-le-duc jelly, 1 small glass, Powdered sugar, Grated nutmeg, Orange rind, Granulated sugar, 3 c...
- Claret Cup
- Claret Cup, No. 1 Claret, 1 quart, Brandy, 2 liqueur-glasses, Benedictine, or Curacao, 2 liqueur-glasses, Lemons, 2, Siphon soda, 1 quart, Cucumber rind, 1, sliced, Mint, 4 stalks, Sugar, ice. Mix ...
- Sauterne Cup
- Sugar, 3 heaping tablespoons, Boiling water, 1/2 pint, Sugar, again, 1 cup, Lemon, 1, Oranges, 2, Sauterne, 2 quarts, Seltzer, 1 bottle, Ice, mint, Pineapple and strawberries. Put the sugar (...
- Tea Punch
- Strong tea, 12 quarts, Apollinaris, 12 pints, Granulated sugar, 12 cups, Lemon-juice, 3 pints, Chipped, and lump ice. In making the tea, allow at least 4 teaspoonfuls of good tea to each quart of boi...
- Fruit Syrups. Pineapple Syrup
- Loaf sugar, 3 pounds, Eggs (whites only), 2, Pineapple juice, 1 quart. Put the sugar into a granite pan or kettle, over the fire. Beat the whites of the eggs, and add them to 2 cups of clear water. P...
- Lemon Syrup. For Bottling
- Lemons, 18, Water, 2 quarts, Sugar, 6 pounds, Eggs (shells and whites only), 2. Scrub well 6 of the lemons, and chip off the thin yellow rind. Pour over this 1 pint of water and steep for an hour ...
- Fruit Syrup
- Red raspberries, 1 pint, Ripe currants, 1 quart, Granulated sugar, 2 cups, Cold water, 2 quarts. Bruise the fruit in a preserving kettle, with a potato-masher, add to it the water and sugar, and let ...
- Summer Drinks. Raspberry Shrub
- Red raspberries, 4 quarts, Vinegar, White sugar. Cover the raspberries with vinegar in a closed stone jar. Keep them in a cool place for 24 hours, then strain through a sieve or cloth, not pressing...
- Currant Water
- Raspberries, 1 cup, Currants, 2 cups, Sugar syrup, 1 cup. Mash the raspberries and currants together, add a cup of water and bring to a simmer over the fire. Make a sugar syrup of sugar and water bo...
- French Creole Drink
- Pineapple, 1, Lemon, 1, Milk, 1 quart, Sugar, Ice. Crush the pineapple, press the lemon, and strain the juices of both through a fine sieve, or through a piece of linen. Add the milk, a piece of ice,...
- Ginger-Ale Julep
- Granulated sugar, 1 scant cup, Lemons, 6, Mint, 6 stalks, Pounded ice, 1 cup, Ginger-ale, 2 bottles. Put the sugar in a glass pitcher and squeeze upon it the juice of the lemons. When the sugar has d...
- Old Colonial Ginger Cup
- Sultana raisins, 1/2 pound, Currants, 1 cup, Almond extract, 1 teaspoon, Preserved ginger, 1/2 cup, Oranges, 4, Lemons, 2, Powdered sugar, 2 cups, Grated cocoanut, 3 tablespoons, Ground cinnam...
- Grape-Juice
- Grapes, 10 pounds, Sugar, 3 pounds, Water, 1 cup. Put the grapes and water in a granite stewpan, heat until the pulps and stones separate, then strain through a jelly bag. Add the sugar to the juice,...
- Bottling Lemon-Juice
- Lemons, White sugar. Use 1 pound of sugar to each pint of lemon-juice. Squeeze the juice of the lemons, strain free from pulp and pits, add powdered white sugar and stir till the sugar is dissolved, ...
- Pineapple Lemonade
- Pineapple, 1, Lemons, 5, Sugar, 1 pound. Peel and grate the pineapple and pour over it the juice of the lemons. Make a syrup of the sugar with a pint of water, boiling them together for 10 minutes. ...
- Egg Lemonade
- Lemon, 1, Eggs, 2, Sugar and ice, Water. Make a good plain lemonade, with half a lemon in each of 2 tumblers, add enough sugar to make it sweet as desired, beat an egg for each tumbler, and when well...
- Chocolate Parfait Amour
- Rich milk, 1 pint, Grated chocolate, 1 small cup, Granulated sugar, 5 tablespoons, Eggs, 3, Vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon, Whipped cream, 1 pint, Finely chopped ice, 2 cups, Apollinaris water, V...
- Havana Amande
- Sweet almonds, 3 dozen, Milk, 2 quarts, Vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon, Sugar, 1/2 pound. Peel the almonds, and pound them to a pulp, and boil in the milk. Add the vanilla, and sweeten with the sugar. ...
- Root-Beer
- Root-beer extract (Williams'), 1 bottle, Compressed yeast cake, 1, Sugar, 3 cups, Warm water, 8 quarts, Salt. Dissolve the yeast cake in 1 cup of the warm water, mix with the sugar, and extract, ...
- Ginger Beer
- Green ginger, sliced thin, 1 1/2 ounces, Yeast cake, 1/2, Cream of tartar, 1 ounce, Light-brown sugar, 1 pound, Lemons, 2, Boiling water, 1 gallon. Scrub and slice the lemons very thin without par...
- Part II. Useful Information. Cleaning And Removing Stains. Javelle Water
- Javelle water is excellent for removing stains from table linen, or other linen, and if carefully used is quite harmless, but the bleach is a strong one, and if permitted to stand for an instant after...
- Javelle Water. Second Method
- Cold water, 1 gallon, Chlorid of lime, 1 pound (1 can), Sal-soda (common washing-soda), 4 pounds. Place all on the fire and allow it to boil for 10 minutes. Take off and cool, and when cool put int...
- Javelle Water. Third Method
- Chlorid of lime, 1/2 pound, Sal-soda, 1 pound. Put the lime and soda into a wooden pail, pour on boiling water till the pail is full, to dissolve the soda. Let it remain for some hours, and next day ...
- Oxalic Acid
- Oxalic acid may be used in the same manner as javelle water to remove stains, unless they are very deep-seated. It is prepared as follows: Crystals of oxalic acid, 2 ounces, Water, 1 gill. Place the...
- Removing Stains With Sulphur Matches
- Very small spots on white linen may be removed by wetting the heads of sulphur matches, one after the other, and rubbing them over the discoloration. It is the sulphur in the composition which acts a...
- How To Clean Decanters Or Water-Bottles
- Mix half a gill of vinegar with a handful of salt, and put a little of the liquid in each decanter, and shake well then rinse in clear water. Milk bottles should be washed first with cold water. ...
- Soft Soap
- Potash, 3/4 pound, Grease, 1 pound. Soak the potash in cold water overnight, and next day boil it until the potash dissolves, then while still boiling hot, pour it over the grease which has been plac...
- How To Remove Spots From Clothing
- Sometimes the application of soap, ammonia, or gasoline to fabrics that have been soiled seems only to make the stains more prominent. This is partly because the cleaning agent was not suitable to the...
- Grease Spots On Linen Or Cotton
- To remove grease spots from linen or cotton, use soap or weak lyes, and rub well with glycerin, and wash them out in warm water. ...
- How To Remove Grease Spots From Woolens
- To remove grease spots from woolen goods use soapsuds, or ammonia. ...
- How To Remove Grease Spots From Silks
- To remove grease spots from silks, use benzine, ether, magnesia, chalk, or ammonia. ...
- Tweed And Serge Garments
- For cleaning tweed and serge garments, a mixture of pure alcohol and salt is very useful. As much coarse common salt should be used as the alcohol will absorb, and the liquid should be applied as even...
- How To Remove Mildew From Linen
- To remove mildew from linen rub the linen well with soap, and then add a scraping of fine chalk. Cover well with the soap and chalk, and rub it well into the fabric. Put it in the air, and as it dries...
- Iron-Rust Stains
- Iron-rust stains are removed by using cream of tartar. If this be sprinkled on the stain and the damaged fabric be allowed to remain in the sun for a little while, the spot will disappear. If the firs...
- How To Remove Ink-Spots
- To remove ink-spots from fabrics make a thick paste of milk and starch, and spread this on the spots and leave it for 2 days; and at the end of that time the spots will be hardly visible when the past...
- How To Remove Grass-Stains
- Grass-stains may be removed from clothing with common cooking-molasses, or with glycerin, by allowing the stained cloth to remain for 2 or 3 hours with either of these spread over the stained spot, th...
- How To Take A Scorch-Mark Out Of Linen
- A scorch-mark on linen, if not too brown, may sometimes be removed by moistening the linen with water, and laying in the sun. Repeat the moistening two or three times, and the mark will disappear. ...
- How To Remove Paint-Stains
- Turpentine is generally a very good liquid to use for removing paint-stains, and in this case it is always well to use if possible, the surrounding cornstarch, to prevent the turpentine from spreading...
- Stains Made By Tar
- Stains made by tar are always best removed by the use of turpentine; and the spot should be surrounded with cornstarch, to prevent the spreading of the cleanser. ...
- How To Remove Coffee And Tea Stains
- To remove stains of coffee and tea, rub the spots with a little borax, and soak for half an hour in cold water; then hold the fabric over the mouth of a deep bowl, and pour boiling water through the s...
- How To Remove Blood-Spots
- Blood-spots may be removed from the most delicate fabrics by dropping cold water quickly over the stains (that is, immediately after the blood-spots are made), and then covering the place with a thick...
- Kerosene For Washing Clothes
- The washing of clothes can be made much easier by soaking them overnight, especially clothes that are particularly soiled, in water to which has been added a tablespoon of kerosene. In the morning wri...
- How To Remove Stains Of Peaches
- To remove peach-stains, place a tablespoon of sulphur on a plate, add a few drops of pure alcohol and ignite. Over this place a tin funnel, mouth downward, and wet the stain and hold over the smaller ...
- How To Remove Berry- Or Fruit-Stains From The. Hands
- To remove fruit-stains from the hands, use the fumes from a few sulphur matches, lighting them one by one, and holding the fingers over the fumes. If the stains are large, light a bunch at a time. ...
- How To Remove Fresh Fruit-Stains From Fabrics
- To remove fresh fruit-stains from fabrics, first try by pouring boiling water over them; if this fails, then rub them with a half-lemon, dipped into salt, and then wash the garment. Javelle water wil...
- Removing Spots On Woolen Cloth
- Spots on woolen cloth may be removed by using sulphuric ether, which should always be applied with a piece of the same material as that of the goods being cleaned if possible. This method is recommend...
- How To Clean Ivory Handles Of Knives
- Knives which have ivory handles that may have become darkened, may be cleaned by rubbing the handles with half a lemon, which has been dipped in salt. After treating them thus, then wash in warm water...
- How To Clean Chamois Gloves
- Make a strong lather, put the gloves on the hands, and go over all parts of the gloves with this lather, squeezing and rubbing as if washing the hands. Rinse them in the same manner, always in cold wa...
- How To Clean White Plumes
- Cut some soap (white) into small pieces, and put it into boiling water, adding a little pearl-ash. When the mixture has dissolved put the plumes into it, and draw them through the hand till they look ...
- How To Wash Fine Lace
- Sew the lace to a piece of white cotton cloth and wet thoroughly, and rub copiously with naphtha soap. Let it stand for several hours - overnight if possible. Gently wash until the lace is clean. Whe...
- How To Restore Black Lace
- Water, 1/2 cup, Borax, 1 teaspoon, Alcohol, 1 teaspoon. Squeeze the lace through this mixture, then rinse in a cup of hot water in which an old kid glove has been boiled. Pull out the edges till almo...
- How To Clean Jet Passementerie
- To clean jet passementerie, rub it with a cloth or a soft brush, dipped in equal parts of alcohol and water, and then dry it with a clean cloth. ...
- How To Clean Soiled Silk Embroidery
- To clean soiled silk embroidery use spirits of wine, and dip a camel's-hair brush in it and brush the trimming until all the dirt is removed. ...
- How To Use Magnesia
- When using magnesia as a cleanser, first dampen the stained place, then moisten the magnesia, and rub it vigorously on the stain, and allow it to dry thoroughly, when the magnesia powder may be easily...
- How To Dry-Clean A Rug
- Beat the rug till no more dust flies from it, then lay it flat on the floor, and spread over it, powdered fuller's earth. Rub the powder in with a brush as if you were scouring, and then roll the rug ...
- How To Clean An Oil-Painting
- Take the picture from the frame, and lay it on the table face upward. Prepare a bowl of tepid water and go carefully over the entire surface of the picture using a soft sponge. Then take a large whit...
- How To Clean Gilt Frames
- Beat up the white of an egg, add to it a pinch of soda, and brush this mixture over the frames. Then wash with soft water and dry with a white flannel cloth. ...
- How To Clean A Mirror
- First rub the surface with a rag dipped in a little methylated spirit, then sprinkle with a little finely powdered blue. Wipe quite clean, and polish with a silk duster. ...
- How To Clean Brass And Silverware
- Take half a cup of whiting and fill the cup with cold water; pour this into a bottle, and add 1 ounce of ammonia; shake well, before using. Wet a flannel cloth with this, and rub the silver or brass. ...
- Care Of Furniture. Furniture Polish
- Furniture Polish, No. 1 A pood furniture polish is easily made as follows: Turpentine, 1 tablespoon, Vinegar, 1 tablespoon, Olive-oil, 2 tablespoons. This should always be well shaken just before u...
- Cement
- A good cement can be made by mixing powdered rice with a little cold water, slowly adding to it boiling water, till the right consistency is obtained, then pour into a saucepan, and boil it for a minu...
- Cement For Broken Glass
- Plaster of Paris, mixed into a paste with white of egg, makes a strong cement for mending broken glass or china. Another excellent cement is made as follows: Into a small bottle press as much isingla...
- Chinese Cement
- Orange shellac (broken small), 4 ounces, Rectified spirits, 3 ounces. Digest together in a warm place till dissolved, then apply to the broken parts and these will adhere so that should the article b...
- Waterproof Glue
- Waterproof glue may be made from 3 parts gum shellac, and 1 part india rubber; these being dissolved separately, in ether, under the influence of heat, and the two solutions afterward mixed and kept f...
- Lacquer For Toilet Silver
- Methylated spirits, 1 pint, Shellac, 1 ounce. Put the shellac in a bottle and dissolve with the methylated spirits, cork the bottle tightly, and let it stand for 24 hours, then pour off the clear liq...
- Painting Brass Work With Shellac
- If brass chandeliers, stair rails, and so forth, are painted with a coating of shellac, they will long keep their polish. While the fixtures are still bright and fresh they should be given a coating ...
- How To Clean Tarnished Silver
- Water, 1 gallon, Cyanid of potassium (fused), 1 pound. This preparation is used by a noted firm of silverware manufacturers. The same proportions made in smaller quantities will be of great use, as ...
- How To Clean Aluminum
- Dissolve 20 grammes of borax in water, and a third as much ammonia as you have of water. Shake well together, apply, and polish until the white glittering effect is seen that is always on new aluminum...
- Gilding Mixture
- Take equal parts of copal varnish and turpentine, and enough Japan drier to give a glisten. Add bronze powder enough to bring to the consistency of mucilage and apply with a sizing brush. ...
- How To Write On Metals
- Muriatic acid, 1 ounce, Nitric acid, 1/2 ounce, Beeswax. To write on iron, steel, silver or gold, mix the above acids and use as follows: Cover the place in which you wish to write with melted beeswa...
- Imitation Of Ground Glass
- In many rooms, especially in apartments, where windows or door should have been furnished with ground glass, a good imitation of ground glass may be made as follows: Take a soft piece of putty and ti...
- How To Clean Spots From Mahogany
- Mahogany tables and desks are frequently disfigured by white marks caused by the standing of hot dishes upon them without a mat between. To remove the stains, rub on a few drops of sweet oil, and afte...
- Putting Rods In Curtains
- When running brass rods through window, or sash curtains, put an old glove-finger over the end of the rod that is being pushed through the hem. It will prevent the rod from tearing the material. ...
- How To Destroy Silver-Bugs
- Oil of pennyroyal, 2 ounces, Oil of sassafras, 2 ounces, Alcohol, 4 ounces. Let it mix well and then sprinkle where the bugs have been congregating. ...
- How To Rid A Closet Of Moths
- Place some bricks in the closet, and take a tin or iron pan and after having heated the pan red hot, pour into it hot vinegar, and placing the pan on the bricks, close the door as soon as the vinegar ...
- Care Of The Hair. Falling Hair
- Glycerin, 1/2 ounce, Eau de Cologne, 1/4 pint, Liquid ammonia, 1 dram, Oil of rosemary, 1/2 dram, Oil of organum, 1/2 dram, Tincture of cantharides, 1 ounce. Mix and agitate well for 10 minutes. A fe...
- Powder For Oily Hair
- A powder to clean oily hair is made as follows: Powdered orris, 1/4 pound, Bergamot rind, 1 1/3 drams, Cassia flowers, 1 1/2 drams, Coarsely ground cloves, 1/4 drams. Mix all, and put through a siev...
- Hair Tonic
- Hair Tonic, No. 1 Cologne, 8 ounces, Tincture of cantharides, 1 ounce, Oil of lavender, 1/2 dram, Oil of rosemary, 1/2 dram. Apply to the roots of the hair daily. It is necessary that the scalp b...
- How To Keep The Hair Curled
- The following mixture will keep the hair curled: Gum arabic, 1 ounce, Moist sugar, 1/2 ounce, Hot water, 3/4 pint, Alcohol, 2 fluid ounces, Bichlorid of mercury, 6 grains, Sal-ammoniac, 6 grains. Th...
- Egg Shampoo
- A good egg shampoo can be easily made as follows: Egg, 1, Hot rain-water, 1 pint, Spirits of rosemary, 1 ounce. Beat the mixture thoroughly and use it warm. Rub it well into the scalp, and rinse s...
- Henna As A Stain Foe The Hair
- Henna is a vegetable stain, quite harmless, and producing an attractive reddish tint to the hair. For home use it will be found much safer than anything else. Shampoo the hair and dry, and then apply...
- Care Of The Eyebrows
- Before brushing the eyebrows rub them with vaseline. This will help them to run in the one direction. ...
- How To Grow Heavy Eyebrows
- The following recipe for promoting the growth of the eyebrows is very good, and is perfectly harmless: Vaseline, 2 ounces, Cantharides, 1/8 ounce, Oil of rosemary, 15 drops, Lavender extract, 15 drop...
- How To Darken The Eyebrows
- Make a strong brew of sage tea, strain it through a muslin, and to a pint of the liquid add a tablespoon of alcohol. Apply this to the eyebrows with a brush. It is perfectly harmless, and will, in fac...
- Chinese Eyelash Stain
- Gum arabic, 1 dram, India ink, 1/2 dram, Rose-water, 4 ounces. Powder the ink and gum, and triturate small quantities of the powder until there is obtained a uniform black liquid in a powder, and the...
- Cake Of The Skin. Almond Meal
- Orris-root, powdered, 4 ounces, Wheat flour, 4 ounces, White Castile soap, powdered, 1 ounce, Borax, 1 ounce, Oil of bitter almonds, 10 drops, Oil of bcrgamot, 2 drams, Tincture of musk, 1 dram....
- Almond Milk
- Jordan almonds, 30, Distilled water, 1/2 pint, Sugar. Blanch the almonds, and bruise them to a fine powder, by-pounding in a mortar, in which has been placed also the distilled water. Add also a lump...
- The Lemon Bath
- The lemon bath is a great invigorator, an excellent cleanser, and has a most soothing, refreshing, and softening influence on the skin. It is prepared as follows: Cut five lemons in slices, and leave...
- Bath Bags
- Oatmeal, 4 pounds, Bran, 2 quarts, Almond meal, 1 1/2 pounds, White Castile soap, 1 pound, Violet sachet, 3 ounces. Have the soap dried and powdered. Mix all together, and keep in glass jars, fro...
- Rouge
- A simple preparation of rouge is made as follows: Carmine, 1/2 dram, Oil of almonds, 1 dram, French chalk, 2 ounces. Mix thoroughly, and it will be found that the chalk absorbs the oil, making an ...
- Face Powder
- Rice flour, 3 ounces, Rice starch, 3 ounces, Carbonate of magnesia, l 1/2 ounces Pulverized boric acid,3/4 ounce Powdered orris 3/4, dram, Essence of citron, 7 drop Essence of bergamot, 7 drops. Mix ...
- Lip Salve
- Spermaceti ointment, 1/2 ounce, Balsam of Peru, 7 1/2 grains, Alkanet, 7 1/2 grains, Oil of cloves, 2 drops. Mix the alkanet with the spermaceti ointment, in a bottle or in a dish, and let it stand o...
- Cold Cream
- Sweet oil of almonds, 75 grains, Virgin wax, 20 grains, Spermaceti, 8 grammes, Perfume. Melt all together, and stir for 20 minutes, and when cooling add any desired perfume. ...
- Orange-Flower Cream
- Oil of sweet almonds, 4 ounces, White wax, 6 drams, Spermaceti, 6 drams, Borax, 2 drams, Glycerin,1 1/2 ounces, Oil of neroli, 15 drops, Oil of orange-skin (bigarde), 15 drops. Melt the sweet a...
- For Moist Hands
- Tincture of belladonna, 1/2 ounce, Eau de Cologne, 3 ounces. Mix the two well, and use when desired during the day, always washing the hands in hot water and drying them quickly just before applying ...
- Orris Powder For Perspiration
- Phenic acid, 3 fluid drams, Alcohol, 5 1/2 fluid drams, Starch, 6 1/4 ounces, Florentine orris, 5 1/2 ounces, Essence of violet, 32 minims. Dissolve the acid in the alcohol, add the violet essence, ...
- How To Remove Tan
- Bathe in pure lemon-juice. First wash the skin thoroughly with warm water and a pure soap; then after drying thoroughly with a soft towel, apply the lemon-juice with a wad of absorbent cotton. Peroxi...
- Peroxid As A Face Bleach
- When using peroxid as a face bleach it should be left on the face for an hour or two after it dries. Instead of washing it off with water, rub the skin with a good cold cream, and the skin will be muc...
- How To Remove A Moth-Patch
- Cocoa-butter, 2 1/2 drams, Castor oil, 2 1/2 drams, White precipitate of mercury, 1 1/2 grains, Essence of rose, 10 drops. Apply the mixture to the moth-patch night and morning. ...
- Perfumes. Cologne
- The following is a very good recipe for making cologne: Essence of lemon, 10 grammes, Essence of cedrat (citron), 10 grammes, Essence of bergamot, 10 grammes, Essence of fine lavender, 10 grammes, Es...
- Blending Of Perfumes
- In making sachet-bags, the blending of the perfumes is of much importance. The two odors that mix most perfectly are violet and heliotrope; and the addition of a little sandalwood to these will produc...
- Scent-Bags
- An old-fashioned filling for scent-bags is made as follows: Coriander seed, 14 pound, Powdered orris-root, 1/4 pound, Aromatic calamus, 1/4 pound, Damask-rose leaves, 1/4 pound, Lavender blossoms, 2...
- Violet Sachet-Powder
- The following is a very good recipe for making a pleasant sachet-powder. Powdered orris, 1 ounce, Powdered bergamot-peel, 1/4 ounce, Powdered acacia, 1/4 ounce, Musk, 20 grains. Bottle for 10 days, ...
- Rose Sachet-Powder
- Lavender leaves, 1/8 pound, Dried rose-leaves,1/2 pound, Powdered orris-root, 3/4 pound, Civet, 8 grains, Powdered musk, 10 grains. Mix thoroughly and keep air-tight until ready to make up into sache...
- Rose Sachet
- Dried rose-leaves, 1/2 pound, Ground sandal-wood, 1/4 pound, Attar of rose,1/8 ounce. Keep in a tightly corked bottle when not needed for use to fill the bags. ...
- Heliotrope Sachet
- Dried rose-leaves, 1/4 pound, Powdered orris-root, 1/2 pound, Powdered tonka bean, 2 ounces, Vanilla bean, 1 ounce, Attar of almonds, 2 drops. Powder all and mix by sifting them together. ...
- Lavender Smelling-Salts
- Carbonate of ammonia, 8 ounces, Oil of cloves, 1 fluid ounce, Oil of lavender, 1/2 fluid ounce, Oil of bergamot, 1/2 fluid ounce, Oil of cassia, 1/2 fluid ounce. Crush the ammonia into very small pie...
- How To Make Potpourri Jars
- Whole allspice (crushed), 2 ounces, Stick cinnamon (broken coarsely), 2 ounces, Orris-root (bruised and shredded), 1 ounce, Lavender flowers, 2 ounces, Oil of rose, 5 drops, Good cologne, 1/4 pin...
- Perfumed Beads
- Old-fashioned perfumed beads are made in the following manner: Powdered red-rose petals, 4 ounces, Carmine, 20 grains, Tincture of musk, 1 dram, Gum tragacanth. Mix all the ingredients together, and...
- Attar Of Rose
- Rose leaves, Salt, Olive oil. Pick enough rose leaves to make a quart when closely pressed down. Put a layer of these in a 2-quart glass fruit-jar, and sprinkle lightly with salt, then cover with a t...
- Simple Remedies, And First Aids. Uses For Hot Water
- In case of colic - Apply to the abdomen a large square of house flannel which has been dipped into boiling water and wrung out by twisting it in a towel. After twisting or wringing, the flannel should...
- Vegetables As Medicine
- Asparagus benefits the kidneys. Potatoes contain salts and potash. French beans and lentils give iron. Celery is good for rheumatism and neuralgia. Tomatoes stimulate the healthy action of the liver...
- Mustard Plasters
- To make a mustard plaster take equal parts of mustard and flour; stir together with a little warm water, just sufficient to make it into a thick paste. Spread it on a piece of linen that is large enou...
- Cure For Seasickness
- A glass of hot milk with a generous dash of cayenne will often cure seasickness. ...
- Sick Headache
- The juice of half a lemon, in a cup of black coffee, without any sugar, has been found to cure a sick headache. ...
- How To Cure A Bilious Attack
- A strong, unsweetened lemon, taken before breakfast, will prevent and will cure a bilious attack. ...
- Grape And Pineapple-Juice
- These are great blessings in the sickroom. Only the juice of either should be swallowed. It allays thirst, and is nourishing, acting beneficially upon the liver and kidneys. ...
- For Sprains
- If the ankle is sprained, rest is all important. Bandage the part and keep this bandage soaked with water as hot as the patient can bear, or with witch-hazel. For a sprained wrist, use the same treat...
- For Nose Bleed
- Lay the sufferer on his back, with arms elevated above the head, and apply the coldest water obtainable to the nose, forehead, and back of the neck. ...
- Fainting
- Lay the patient on his back, and do not raise the head, but allow it to remain at the same level as the rest of the body. Loosen the collar, and anything tight about the neck and body, and apply smell...
- Hiccoughs
- Severe cases demand drastic treatment, such as hot mustard plasters laid directly on the pit of the stomach. For milder cases cloths dipped in either hot vinegar, brandy, or whisky, will sometimes giv...
- How To Stop The Flow Of Blood
- In case of an accident when the flow of blood from a wound is excessive, an application of equal parts of flour and sugar, mixed well, will effectually check the flow until the arrival of a physician....
- Relief For Burns
- Slight burns and scalds may be relieved by wrapping the parts in a soft cloth saturated with a strong solution of borax. A dressing of carbolized vaseline, olive-oil, or the white of egg, are all exc...
- How To Remove A Splinter
- To extract a splinter from the flesh with but little pain, nearly fill a wide-mouthed bottle with hot water, place the injured part over the mouth of the bottle, and press tightly down. The suction wi...
- Stings Of Insects
- To relieve the stings of insects apply ammonia, or peroxide to the affected part. An old-time cure was as follows: Take the sting out with a needle and then with the place tightly squeezed, suck, and...
- For Burning Feet
- Arnica diluted with warm water is soothing for tired and burning feet. After the lotion has dried in, rub the feet gently, using a good toilet-cream of sweet-almonds. Always draw the blood from the a...
- Lime-Water
- Put a heaping teaspoon of pure slaked lime into 1 quart of boiled or distilled water. Cork, and shake several times during the first hour. Then let the lime settle, and after 24 hours pour off the cle...
- Tooth-Powder
- The following recipe gives an excellent tooth-powder, easily made, and pleasant to use: Peruvian bark, 1/2 ounce, Myrrh, 1/2 ounce, Powdered Orris-root, 1/2 ounce, Chalk, 1 ounce. Flavor very strong...
- Weights And Measures Used In Cooking Liquid Measures
- 15 drops make one salt-spoon, 4 salt-spoons make one teaspoon, 4 teaspoons make one table-spoon, 4 table-spoons make one gill, 2 gills make one cup (or 1 halfpint), 4 gills make one pint, 2 pints make...
- Proportionate Weights And Measures
- In measuring for weights, those articles which are not liquid, such as flour, lard, sugar, etc., the heaping spoonful equals 2 level or liquid spoonfuls. 1 heaping table-spoon of butter weighs 1 ...
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