Dainties | by Mrs. S. T. Rorer
This book is about appetizers, cocktails, punches, candies, puddings, ice cream sauces and other desserts. Enjoy!
| Title | Dainties |
| Author | Mrs. S. T. Rorer |
| Publisher | Arnold And Company |
| Year | 1912 |
| Copyright | 1904, 1912 Mrs. S. T. Rorer |
| Amazon | Dainties |
How To Make Appetizers- These are served at dinner or luncheon in the place of shell-fish, immediately before the soup, or they may precede the shell fish. Anchovy Canapes Mash three anchovies, add a teaspoonful of...
- How To Make Vegetable Cocktails
- These, as well as fruit cocktails, are served at the beginning of a dinner in the place of shell-fish. At a summer luncheon they take the place of both shell-fish and soup. All sorts of vegetables may...
- How To Make Fruit Cocktails
- Orange and Rose Cocktails Cut three nice oranges into halves; scoop out the pulp and remove the white membrane, leaving the shells clean. Wash and place them on the ice. To the pulp add three level...
- How To Make East Indian Cocktails
- The day before you expect to serve these, grate a cocoanut, and pour over it a pint of boiling water. Stir it well; put it in a cloth or bag and press thoroughly. Stand the milk thus obtained aside to...
- How To Make Punches
- Cranberry Punch Wash one pint of cranberries; add one pint of cold water, cover and cook five minutes. Press them through a sieve, add a half pint of sugar, and when the mixture is cold, freeze it ...
- How To Make Frappes
- Strawberry Frappe 1 quart of mashed strawberries Juice of one orange 1 quart of water 1 pound of sugar Mash the berries, add the orange juice, sugar and water, and stand aside for an ho...
- How To Make Squashes
- Lemon Squash 1 lemon 1/2 pint of soda or seltzer 2 rounding teaspoonfuls of powdered sugar Roll the lemon in the sugar. The better way to do this is to put the sugar on paper and then roll...
- How To Make Syrups
- Lemon Syrup This is exceedingly nice to make when lemons are plentiful, to be put aside to use during the summer months. Squeeze sufficient lemons to make one quart of strained juice. Put six pound...
- How To Make More Punches
- Horse Neck Pare a lemon around and around without breaking the peel; put it, in the shape of a corkscrew, in a long tumbler, and fill the tumbler with cold ginger ale. William's Medley Wa...
- How To Make Cakes
- Velvet Cake 1/2 cupful of butter 1 1/2 cupfuls of powdered sugar 1 cupful of water 1/2 cupful of cornstarch 1 1/2 cupfuls of flour 3 level teaspoonfuls of baking powder 5 whites o...
- How To Make Cakes . Continued
- Old Fashioned Pint Cake 1 pint of light bread dough 1/2 pint of sugar 1/2 pint of butter 1/4 pint of eggs 1/2 pint of raisins 1 teaspoonful of mixed spices Put the bread dough int...
- How To Make Fruit Cookies and Crackers
- Fruit Cookies 1/2 cupful of butter 1/2 pound of raisins 4 tablespoonfuls of milk 1 teaspoonful of cinnamon 2 cupfuls of sugar 2 eggs 1 rounding teaspoonful of baking powder Bea...
- How To Make Tarts
- Raspberry Tarts 2 eggs 1 cupful of butter 2 ounces of rice flour 2 cupfuls of pastry flour 2 cupfuls of granulated sugar Raspberry jam Put the flour, the sugar and rice flour into...
- How To Make Mocha Tart
- 2 eggs 1/2 cupful of powdered sugar 1/2 cupful of flour 1 level teaspoonful of baking powder 1 tablespoonful of lemon juice Separate the eggs, beat the yolks, add sugar gradually until ...
- How To Make Cakes with Pecans
- Nut Drop Cakes 1 cupful of brown sugar 1 cupful of pecan meats 2 eggs 1/2 cupful of pastry flour 1/2 teaspoonful of baking powder Put the nuts through the meat chopper. Beat the eggs...
- How To Make Ginger Cookies and Nuts
- Ginger Nuts 1 pound of flour 1 pint of New Orleans or Porto Rico molasses 1 cupful of brown sugar 1 tablespoonful of good ground ginger 1/2 saltspoonful of cayenne 1/2 pound of butte...
- How To Make Crumb Cakes
- Crumb Cake Make a lining according to the preceding recipe. Roll the mixture into a thin sheet and put it in the bottom of three or four shallow baking pans. Beat six eggs, without separating, then...
- How To Make Almond Cookies
- 1/2 cupful of almonds 1 1/2 cupfuls of sugar 1 cupful of thick sour milk 1/4 cupful of butter 2 eggs 1 level teaspoonful of soda 1 teaspoonful of almond extract Blanch, dry and c...
- How To Make Anise Drops
- 1 cupful of powdered sugar 1 level teaspoonful of anise seed 5 eggs 1/4 pound of Jordan almonds 1/2 pint of bread or cracker crumbs Beat the eggs, without separating, and the sugar for ...
- How To Make Chocolate Wafers
- 1 cupful of sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoonful of vanilla 1/4 cupful of butter 4 ounces of grated chocolate 2 cupfuls of pastry flour 1/2 teaspoonful of soda Beat the butter to a cream; ad...
- How To Make Nut Cream Cakes
- 2 rounding tablespoonfuls of butter 1/2 pint of pastry flour 1/2 pint of water 3 eggs filling 1/2 pint of mixed nuts 2 yolks of eggs 1/2 cupful of powdered sugar 1 teaspoonful of ...
- How To Make Dew Drops
- 1 cupful of powdered sugar 1/2 cupful of milk 1/2 teaspoonful of yellow grated rind of lemon 1/4 cupful of butter 2 whites of eggs 1 rounding teaspoonful of baking powder 1 1/2 cupfu...
- How To Make Almond Squares
- 6 tablespoonfuls of butter 2 eggs 1 1/2 cupfuls of sugar 2 1/2 cupfuls of flour 1 cupful of water 4 level teaspoonfuls of baking powder 1/2 pint of marshmallow whip 1 cupful of al...
- How To Make Mahogany Cake
- 1 1/2 cupfuls of sugar 1/2 cupful of butter 1/2 cupful of water 2 cupfuls of flour 3 eggs 3 level teaspoonfuls of baking powder 2 ounces of grated chocolate 1 teaspoonful of vanil...
- How To Make Lady Baltimore Cake
- 6 eggs 1/2 pound of sugar 5 ounces of flour 1 level teaspoonful of baking powder 1 grated rind and juice of a lemon Separate the eggs, beat the yolks until creamy, then add gradually th...
- How To Make Lady Baltimore Cream Cake
- 1/2 cupful of butter 1 1/2 cupfuls of sugar 1 cupful of water 5 whites of eggs 4 level teaspoonfuls of baking powder 2 1/2 cupfuls of pastry flour Sift the baking powder and flour. B...
- How To Make Colonial Tea Cake
- 1 quart of flour 4 level teaspoonfuls of baking powder 2 level tablespoonfuls of butter 1 1/2 cupfuls of water 1/2 teaspoonful of salt Sift the baking powder, salt and flour together, t...
- How To Make Hermits
- 1/2 cupful of butter 1 cupful of sugar 1/2 cupful of thick sour cream 3 eggs 2 1/2 cupfuls of flour 1 level teaspoonful of baking soda 1 ounce of chocolate 3 cupfuls of flour 1...
- How To Make Swiss Tea Cakes
- 1 pound (one quart) of pastry flour 1/2 cupful of powdered sugar 1 cupful of milk 1 lemon's yellow rind, grated 1 cupful of butter 1 egg Put the flour and sugar into a bowl, add the ...
- How To Make Simple Candies
- Maple Panocha 2 cupfuls of grated maple sugar 1 tablespoonful of butter 1/2 cupful of milk 1/2 pint of pecan meats Put the milk, sugar and butter over the fire to boil; as soon as the m...
- How To Make Creamed Candies
- Creamed Cherries 1/2 pound of granulated sugar 1 saltspoonful of cream of tartar 1/2 cupful of water Put the sugar, water and cream of tartar over the fire and stir until the sugar is diss...
- How To Make Stuffed Candies
- Stuffed Dates 1/4 pound of almonds 1/4 pound of pine nuts 1/4 pound of pecans 1/4 pound of Brazilian nuts 2 pounds of dates Blanch and dry the almonds; shell and peel the Brazilian n...
- How To Make Rose Candies
- Syrup of Roses Pick sufficient petals from any of the large sweet roses to make one pound; pour over them a quart of boiling water, cover and let stand over night. Bring to boiling point; turn them...
- How To Make Divinity Fudge
- 2 cupfuls of granulated sugar 1 cupful of golden syrup 1 cupful of water 1 cupful of nut meats Mix the sugar and water, and stir in the syrup. Stand this over the fire and boil, without st...
- How To Make Dainties To Take The Place Of Candies
- Fruit Marguerites Put through the meat chopper a small quantity of candied cherries, candied pineapple, apricots and figs; add sufficient orange juice to moisten. Finish as directed in the precedin...
- How To Make Nut Marguerites
- Blanch and dry a quarter pound of almonds; wash and dry a quarter pound of pine nuts; add to them a pound of shelled and peeled Brazilian nuts and the same amount of grated cocoanut; put the mixture t...
- How To Make Desserts
- White Marmalade 2 pounds of quinces 1 pound of sugar 1 tumbler of quince jelly Pare the quinces, core and cut in thin slices. Put them into a preserving kettle, cover with the sugar, add a...
- How To Make Deserts With Jelly
- Cider Jelly with Whipped Cream 1 quart of cider 1/2 cupful of cold water 1 box of gelatin Juice of three lemons 1 1/2 cupfuls of sugar Cover the gelatin with cold water and soak for ...
- How To Make Cherries in Jelly
- 1 quart of ripe red cherries 1/2 pint of cold water 1 level tablespoonful of granulated gelatin 1 cupful of sugar 1 lemon's juice Stone the cherries, saving the liquor that drops from t...
- How To Make Deserts With Apple
- Apple Cream 1/2 pound of apples 2 tablespoonfuls of sugar 1/2 pint of cream Wash and core the apples, cut them into slices, put them in a saucepan with the sugar and not more than two tabl...
- How To Make Deserts With Custard
- Macaroon Custard 4 eggs 1/2 cupful of powdered sugar 1 pint of milk 1 teaspoonful of almond extract 1 dozen macaroons Beat the yolks of the eggs and sugar until light; add the milk a...
- How To Make Compote of Pineapple
- 1 good-sized pineapple 1/2 cupful of cold water 2 good-sized oranges 2 tablespoonfuls granulated gelatin 1 cupful of granulated sugar 1/2 pint of cream Pare, remove the eyes, and gra...
- How To Make Compote of Pears and Cherries
- 6 pears 1 slice of candied pineapple 1/2 cupful of sugar 1/4 pound of candied cherries 1 teaspoonful of arrowroot 1 tablespoonful of maraschino 1 drop of cochineal If the pears ar...
- How To Make More Compote Recipes
- Cherry Compote Stone a pint of sour cherries. Boil a cupful of rice; drain, have it perfectly dry, each grain separate, and arrange it in the form of a bed or mound in the center of the serving dis...
- How To Make Rice a l'lmperatrice
- 1/2 cupful of rice 1 pint of milk 2/3 cupful of sugar 2 tablespoonfuls of gelatin 1 pint of cream 1 lemon's yellow rind, grated 1 quart of strawberries Wash the rice, rubbing it w...
- How To Make Raglets
- 1/2 pint of water 1 cupful (four ounces) of flour 2 rounding tablespoonfuls of butter 3 medium-sized eggs Put the butter and water over the fire, and when boiling, add hastily the flour; s...
- How To Make Pineapple Hulnah
- 1 large pineapple 1/2 cupful of granulated sugar 1 tablespoonful of butter 4 level tablespoonfuls of cornstarch 2 ounces of candied violets 1/2 pint of cream Pare and remove the eyes...
- How To Make East Indian Charlotte
- 1 pint of cream 1/2 cupful of granulated sugar 4 level tablespoonfuls of cornstarch 1 cupful of grated cocoanut 1 pint of milk 1/4 box of gelatin 3/4 cupful powdered sugar 1 teasp...
- How To Make Venetian Biscuits with Whipped Cream
- Separate five eggs, add to the yolks a half pound of powdered sugar, and beat continuously for twenty minutes; then fold in carefully the well-beaten whites of the eggs, and last a quarter pound of pa...
- How To Make Small Cheese Cakes
- 2 quarts of milk 3 eggs 1 saltspoonful of nutmeg 2/3 cupful of sugar 2 junket tablets 1 cupful of cream 1 cupful of milk 6 stale macaroons 1 teaspoonful of vanilla Heat the ...
- How To Make Almond Cheese Cake Custard
- 1/2 pound of almonds or two ounces almond paste 2/3 cupful of sugar 2 ounces butter 4 eggs 1 pint of milk 1 teaspoonful of grated lemon rind 2 quarts of milk 2 junket tablets W...
- How To Make Steeple Cream
- 1/4 box of gelatin 2/3 cupful of sugar 1 teaspoonful of vanilla 1 1/2 pints of cream 1 tablespoonful of caramel 4 tablespoonfuls of maraschino Cover the gelatin with a half cup of wa...
- How To Make Barley Cream
- 2 ounces of pearl barley 3 yolks of eggs 1 pint of cream 1 orange 2/3 cupful of sugar Wash the pearl barley, cover it with a pint of water, and let it simmer gently until the water ...
- How To Make Flummery
- Gelatin Flummery 1/3 box of gelatin 1/2 pint of cream 1/2 cupful of sugar 1/2 pint of cold water 4 tablespoonfuls of sherry or orange juice 1/4 pound of almonds Cover the gelatin with water, and...
- How To Make Hedgehogs
- For the jelly 1 box of gelatin 1/2 cupful of cold water 3 lemons 1 quart of boiling water 1 1/2 cupfuls of sugar Cover the gelatin with cold water, and soak a half hour; then add the...
- How To Make Puddings
- Banana Pudding 6 bananas 4 eggs 1/2 pint of milk 2 1/2 cupfuls of flour 2 teaspoonfuls of baking powder Press the bananas through a colander, add the milk, the flour and baking powde...
- How To Make Eve's Pudding
- 1/2 cupful of grape juice 1 pint of bread crumbs 1/2 pound of apples 1/2 pound of raisins 1/2 pound of suet 1/4 nutmeg 6 ounces of currants 1 teaspoonful of allspice 1 teaspoon...
- How To Make Love's Wells
- Beat a quarter cup of butter to a cream; add one cupful of sugar and the yolks of two eggs; beat well. Measure a half pint of tepid water. Sift two teaspoonfuls of baking powder with two and a half cu...
- How To Make French Coffee Custard
- 3 eggs 1/2 cupful of strong coffee 1/2 pint of milk 1 teaspoonful of vanilla 1/2 cupful of sugar Put the coffee and milk in a double boiler; beat the yolks of the eggs and the sugar tog...
- How To Make Apple Gateau
- 1 pound of apples 1/2 lemon's juice and rind 2 tablespoonfuls of granulated gelatin 2 ounces of candied cherries 1/2 pint of water 4 tablespoonfuls of sugar 1/2 pint of cream 2 ou...
- How To Make Apples with French Custard
- 1 pound of apples 1/2 pint of milk 1/2 cupful of sugar 1 tablespoonful of lemon juice 2 eggs 12 almonds Pare and core the apples, do not slice them; stand them in a saucepan, add the...
- How To Make Peach Cobbler
- 1 pint of flour 1 level tablespoonful of butter 2 level teaspoonfuls of baking powder 2/3 cupful of milk Sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl, rub in the butter and add the milk. R...
- How To Make Frozen Puddings
- Quince Pudding 3 eggs 1 cupful of powdered sugar 1/2 pint of quince marmalade 1 pint of cream 1 pint of milk Beat the eggs, without separating, until light; add the sugar, and beat a...
- How To Make French Cherry Pudding
- 1 pint of milk 6 egg yolks 1/2 pound of sugar 1 teaspoonful of vanilla 1 teaspoonful of caramel 1 pint of cream 1/2 pint of maraschino cherries Put the milk in a double boiler; be...
- How To Make Peach Souffle
- 12 peaches 1 pint of cream 1 cupful of granulated sugar 1/2 pint of water Peel the peaches by plunging them in hot water; remove the stones and press the peaches through a colander. Add th...
- How To Make Frozen Fig Pudding
- 1 tablespoonful of granulated gelatin 1 pint of milk 3 egg yolks 1 pint of cream 1/2 cupful of sugar 1/2 pound of preserved figs or pulled figs 1 teaspoonful of caramel Cover the ...
- How To Make Ice Cream Sauces
- Chocolate Sauce Put four ounces of chocolate, with a cupful of sugar and a half cup of milk, over the fire in a saucepan; stir and boil until it forms a very thick syrup when dropped in cold water;...
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