This section is from the book "The Old And New Cook Book", by Martha Pritchard Stanford. Also available from Amazon: The old and new cook book.
1 pt. fruit syrup. 1/2 teaspoon butter.
1 teaspoon flour.
Boil syrup, add flour and butter creamed.
6 eggs, (yolkes only). 1 lb. butter. Juice of 1 lemon.
Salt.
Pepper.
1/2 teaspoon minced parsley
Whip the eggs slightly and put into a double boiler, gradually add the butter until it is all dissolved, pass through a sieve and add lemon juice, salt, pepper and parsley.
1 1/2 horse radishes.
1 pt. milk.
1/2 teaspoon flour.
1/2 teaspoon salt. 1/2 teaspoon sugar.
Peel and grate horse radish, put into a sauce pan with milk, sugar, salt and flour and cook about 20 minutes. Serve with boiled meats.
2 cups sugar. 1 gill water.
Whites of 2 eggs. 1 teaspoon vanilla.
Moisten sugar with water and let boil exactly 4 minutes, then stir in beaten whites of eggs and vanilla. Serve with pudding.
2 cups white sugar.
3 lemons.
1 gill water.
2 eggs, white only.
Wet sugar and boil with the rind of 1 and the juice of 3 lemons, then stir in whites of eggs whipped to a stiff froth. Serve with puddings.
1/2 cup minced mint, 1 tablespoon sugar.
1 cup vinegar. 1/2 cup water.
Put the vinegar and sugar into boiling water and then add the mint, cook about 5 minutes. Serve with lamb.
1 pt. sweet milk.
Yolk of 1 egg.
1/2 teaspoon arrow-root dissolved in 2 tablespoons milk.
2 tablespoons sugar. 1 teaspoon vanilla.
Boil milk and thicken with arrow-root, then add eggs and sugar well whipped. Flavor with vanilla.
2 1/2 doz. oysters.
1 cup milk.
1 tablespoon flour.
1/4 pod minced pepper.
1/2 teaspoon minced parsley.
1/4 teaspoon grated onion. 1 tablespoon butter. 1 cup cream. 1/2 teaspoon salt.
Boil milk and cream with onion and pepper, thicken with flour and butter, when nearly cooked add oysters,-cook 5 minutes longer and then put in the parsley and salt.
1/2 pt. vinegar. 1 teaspoon sugar. 1/2 onion, minced. 1 tablespoon butter. 1 tablespoon flour.
1 cup pickles, minced.
Salt.
Cayenne pepper.
1 pod minced red pepper.
1/2 teaspoon minced parsley.
Boil vinegar with sugar and onion, add butter and flour creamed, pickles, seasonings and parsley.
2 cups sugar.
1/2 cup butter.
2 eggs (yolks only).
1 1/2 teaspoons flour. 1 pt. boiling water. 1 wine glass brandy.
Cream butter, sugar, eggs and flour; stir this into boiling water and cook about 10 minutes, then add brandy. Serve hot.
1 cup sugar.
1/2 cup butter.
1/2 coffeespoon grated nutmeg.
1 cup cream.
2 wine glasses sherry.
Boil cream with sugar and butter, add wine and nutmeg.
1 cup sugar. 1/2 cup butter.
Yolk of 1 egg.
1 wine glass brandy.
Cream butter and sugar, add egg and brandy. Whip white with 2 tablespoons sugar and put on top.
1 teaspoon Worcestershire.
1 pod red pepper (cut fine).
1 teaspoon sugar.
1 qt. tomatoes.
1/2 teaspoon grated onion.
1 cup stock.
2 tablespoons butter.
1 1/2 tablespoons flour.
1 pinch soda.
1 teaspoon minced parsley.
Heat butter and put the tomatoes, flour, onion, pars-ley, soda, salt, stock, sugar, sauce and pepper into it, boil about 1 hour and strain.
1/2 pt. white wine.
1/2 pt. stock.
1 bay leaf.
1 teaspoon flour.
1/2 teaspoon minced parsley.
2 tablespoons olive oil. 1/2 teaspoon mustard. 1 teaspoon salt. 1 pod red pepper, minced.
Boil stock and wine with bay leaf, oil, salt, pepper, flour, mustard and parsley. Serve with cold turkey or birds.
 
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