This section is from the book "Practical Cooking And Serving", by Janet McKenzie Hill. Also available from Amazon: Practical Cooking and Serving: A Complete Manual of How to Select, Prepare, and Serve Food [1919].
Cut the bread in slices from one fourth to three eighths an inch thick; remove the crusts, and cut in small cubes, or in finger-lengths; then sauté in hot butter, or spread with butter and brown in the oven, turning frequently that all sides may be evenly browned.
Croutons may be used as a garnish for scalloped oysters or spinach, for meat or fish in a sauce; triangular pieces, acute angled, or those with a broad base, are the choice; after shaping prepare as other croutons.
 
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