Tested Recipes for the Modern Hostess | by Daisy Wilson Barnet
This is a book with tested simple recipes. It is not intended in any way to be a general cook-book but to assist the modern hostess with simple tested recipes.
| Title | Tested Recipes for the Modern Hostess |
| Author | Daisy Wilson Barnet |
| Publisher | Regan Printing House |
| Year | 1906 |
| Copyright | 1906, Daisy Wilson Barnet |
| Amazon | Tested Recipes for the Modern Hostess |
Canape Recipes- Canapé of Caviare, Egg and Cucumber Butter rounds of Boston brown bread; press upon them rings of hard boiled egg whites. Fill the ring with a mixture of 1 teaspoon minced onion, 1 tablespoon cavia...
- Lobster Canape Recipe
- 1 live lobster. 4 tablespoons flour. 1 teaspoon salt. 6 slices bread, fried. A little cayenne. 8 tablespoons grated cheese. 4 tablespoons butter. 1/2 cup white broth. 2 tablespoons fine chopped (Parme...
- Oyster Cocktail Recipes
- Juice of 2 lemons. 1 cup strained oyster liquor. 1/2 teaspoon onion juice. 4 tablespoons tomato catsup. 1/2 grated cucumber. 1 tablespoon green pepper vinegar. 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce. Salt ...
- Soups
- Cream soups are dainty, delicious, and nourishing. The same rule will serve alike for celery, asparagus, peas, spinach, potato, cabbage, turnips and parsnips. The vegetables may be freshly prepared, o...
- Corn Soup Recipe
- 1 can of corn (B. & M.) 2 tablespoonfuls flour. 1 pt. boiling water. 2 tablespoonfuls butter. 1 qt. of milk. 1 teaspoonful salt. 1 slice of onion. 1/2 teaspoonful sugar. 1/4 teaspoonful white pepper...
- Green Pea Soup Recipe
- 1/2 pk. peas. 1/2 teaspoonful salt. 1 doz. spinach leaves. 1/2 teaspoonful sugar. 1 head lettuce. 1/2 a cucumber. 1/4 teaspoonful white pepper. A slight grating of nutmeg. 2 tablespoonfuls flour. 2 ta...
- Salsify Soup Recipe
- 1 bunch oyster plant. 1 pt. milk. 2 tablespoonfuls flour. 6 whole allspice. 1/4 blade of mace. 1/2 a bay leaf. 2 tablespoonfuls butter. Scrape and slice the salsify and drop immediately into cold w...
- Orange Soup Recipe
- 1 pint orange juice. 4 tablespoonfuls arrowroot. 1 pint water. 4 tablespoonfuls sugar. Bring the orange juice and water just to the boiling point. Add the arrowroot, moistened with a little col...
- Black Bean Soup Recipe
- 1 pt. black beans. 3 slices each of turnips and carrot. 3 qts. boiling water. 1/4 blade of mace. 1 pt. stock. Celery, or celery seed. 6 whole cloves. 2 tablespoonfuls butter. 6 whole allspice. 2 table...
- Julienne Soup Recipe
- 1/2 cup each of carrots, turnips, onions, beets and celery. 1 pt. soup stock. Salt and pepper. 2 tablespoonfuls butter. 6 string beans. 1 cup peas. Cut the string beans into tiny rings, crosswise, ...
- Lentil Soup Recipe
- 1 1/2 cups lentils. 1/2 an onion. 1/4 teaspoon celery seed. 4 whole cloves. 2 tablespoonfuls butter. 1/4 bay leaf. 1 tablespoonful flour. Pepper and salt. Soak the lentils over night. Drain the nex...
- Palestine Soup Recipe
- 1 lb. Jerusalem artichokes. 1 qt. water. 2 onions. 1 sprig of parsley. 2 tablespoonfuls of butter. A little celery, salt and white peper. 1 tablespoonful of flour. 1 pt. boiling milk or cream. Yolks o...
- Pistachio Soup Recipe
- 1 pt. milk. 1 pt. spinach leaves. 1 oz. chopped pistachio nuts. 2 tablespoonfuls butter. 2 tablespoonfuls arrowroot. 1/2 teaspoonful almond paste. Salt and white pepper. Put 1 pt. of milk over the ...
- Recipes For Entrees
- Shrimps, à la Creole 2 tablespoonfuls butter. 2 cups tomato pulp. 1 small onion, chopped. 1/2 teaspoon celery salt. 1/4 green or red pepper, chopped fine. 1 pt. fresh shrimps. 2 tablespoonfuls flou...
- Chicken Recipes
- Chicken, a la Terrapin Cut up a cold boiled chicken into small pieces, removing all skin and gristle. Put into a skillet with 1/2 pt. of cream. As soon as warm add 2 tablespoons of butter creamed t...
- Shad Roe, with Peas Recipe
- Boil the roe, in boiling salted water, 10 minutes, adding 1 sliced onion. Drain carefully. Drop the roe into boiling salted water and simmer 20 minutes. Remove and drain. Butter a tin plate and lay th...
- Calf's Liver, Marinated Recipe
- 2 onions. 4 slices salt pork. 6 tablespoonfuls olive oil. Pepper and salt. Vinegar, 3 tablespoonfuls. 1 glass of claret. 1 calf's liver, larded. Slice the onions and lay in the bottom of a crock, a...
- Pork Tenderloin and Mushrooms Recipe
- Plunge the whole round tenderloin into boiling water, to cover, in a deep skillet, and let it boil hard 2 minutes, then reduce the heat and let it simmer, closely covered, for 3/4 of an hour. Then pou...
- Chicken Casserole Recipe
- Take a tender broiling chicken, wash dry, and cut into four pieces. Put into an earthen casserole with a generous piece of butter on each. Put on the cover and stand the dish in a hot oven for an hour...
- Ragout of Mutton Recipe
- For 6 persons use 2 lbs. of mutton-the trimmings of a roast, chops, or any of the cheaper parts (as the shoulder). 2 onions. 6 potatoes. 2 tablespoonfuls butter. 2 tablespoonfuls flour. 6 white turnip...
- How To Cook Brain Recipes
- Baked Brains Soak for 1 hour in cold, salted water, changing the water several times. Parboil for 15 minutes. Plunge into ice water to blanch and remove all membrane. Cut each in two, lay in a b...
- Fish or Chicken Timbals Recipe
- 1/2 cup milk. 1 1/2 teaspoonfuls lemon juice. 1/2 cup bread crumbs. 2 cups of chopped meat, fish, or 1 can of salmon. Whites of 5 eggs. 1 teaspoonful of salt. White fish, fresh halibut, finnan hadd...
- Filled Peppers Recipe
- 1 cup minced chicken, or veal. 2 tablespoonfuls of minced ham. 2 slices of onion. Salt, cayenne. 1 cup soup stock. 1 1/2 cups bread crumbs. 2 tablespoonfuls of hot water. 1 large tomato. 1 tablespoon ...
- Potted Pigeons Recipe
- Draw and clean. Break the legs, just above the feet, leaving enough below the joint to tie to the tail. Wash and wipe. Cover with vinegar spiced and flavored with onion and let them stand several hour...
- Stewed Hare Recipe
- 2 rabbits. 1 onion. 1 bay leaf. 4 tablespoonfuls of flour. 1 tablespoonful any catsup. 1 teaspoonful salt, pepper. 3 tablespoonfuls of butter. 2 tablespoonfuls of lemon juice. 3 cups of water. Ski...
- Pate de Foie Gras Recipe
- 1 calf's liver. 1 teaspoonful of made mustard. Butter. Speck of Cayenne. 1 teaspoonful of Worcestershire sauce. 1/2 grated nutmeg. 1 tablespoonful of onion water. Level saltspoon of ground cloves. Sal...
- Jellied Tongue and Veal Recipe
- Take an ox tongue out of pickle and let it soak in cold water 12 hours. Boil it slowly until tender 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Remove the skin and cut off all the root and slender tip. Have a breast of veal bo...
- Crab Olio Recipe
- (A Southern Recipe.) Scald and skin 6 large tomatoes and drain on a sieve until water is out. Chop fine the meat of four large, boiled crabs, the inside of an egg-plant which has been boiled, a...
- Cream Chestnut Croquettes Recipe
- 50 Spanish chestnuts. 4 eggs. 1/2 cup of cream. 1/2 teaspoonful of salt. 4 tablespoonfuls of butter. Shell the nuts and boil 15 minutes. Take up and remove the skins, and boil 15 minutes longer. Dr...
- Tomato Recipes
- Sliced Baked Tomatoes Slice fresh tomatoes and spread in layers in a baking dish. Sprinkle each layer with salt, pepper, curry powder, sugar and dots of butter, and lastly a layer of crumbs and but...
- Onion Recipes
- Baked Onions Peel the onions and boil very slowly 15 minutes. Drain and arrange in a greased baking dish. Season with pepper and salt, and pour over a White Sauce to which a beaten egg has been add...
- Egg Plant Recipes
- Egg-Plant and Cheese Boil 3 egg-plants and when tender peel and mash them, adding a thick slice of bread soaked in cold water. Fry in hot lard until the water disappears, seasoning with salt, peppe...
- Salad Recipes
- Pepper Salad Select sweet peppers. Let them stand in ice water several hours. When crisp, remove the seeds through the stem end and cut across in thin even rings. Heap these in the center of a flat...
- Plain And Rice Charlotte Recipes
- Rice Charlotte 2 level tablespoonfuls of rice. 5 teaspoonfuls of sugar. 1/2 cup cold water. 1 1/2 teaspoonfuls of vanilla. 1/2 cup cold milk. 1/2 pt. heavy cream. 4 sheets druggists' gelatine. Soak...
- French Charlotte Recipe
- 9 apples. 1/2 cup sugar. Bread 2 days old. Grated peel of 1/2 lemon. Juice of lemon. 2 tablespoonfuls of butter. 1 teacup water. Core and slice the apples, without peeling. Put them in a saucepan w...
- Cream Prune Pie Recipe
- 1 lb. prunes. 1/3 cup of sugar. Cream. 4 tablespoonfuls of fine sugar. Whites of 2 eggs. Yolks of 4 eggs. Wash the prunes and soak over night. Put in double boiler and simmer until tender. Stone an...
- Bonnie Squash Pie Recipe
- 1 cup of cooked squash. 2 level tablespoonfuls of flour. 1 tablespoonful of rose-water. 1 tablespoonful of brandy. Rind of 1/2 lemon grated. 1/2 teaspoonful of ginger. 1 cup sugar. 2 eggs. 1 pt. rich ...
- Apple Shortcake Recipe
- 10 apples. 1/2 cup of sugar. Juice of 1 lemon. Grated peel of 1/2 lemon. 1 teacup water. 2 tablespoonfuls of butter. A little cinnamon or nutmeg. Wash and quarter the apples without paring. Remove ...
- Jellied Prunes Recipe
- 1 lb. prunes. Juice of 2 oranges. 1 1/2 pints water. 1/2 box gelatine. 1 cup sugar. 1/2 cup cold water. Wash the prunes in several waters, rubbing them well between the hands. Put them in a stew pa...
- Perfect Charlotte Russe Recipe
- 1 pt. whipping cream. Whites of 2 eggs. 2 tablespoonfuls of gelatine. 1/2 cup powdered sugar. 1 cup cold water. 1 dozen ladyfingers. 1 teaspoonful vanilla. 20 Maraschino cherries. Dissolve the gela...
- French Trifle Recipe
- 6 bananas. 1 wine glass white wine. 1/2 cup powdered sugar. 1 wine glass tepid water. 1 lump of sugar. 3 drops eau de cologne. 1 cup whipped cream. 1 doz. preserved violets. Put in a glass dish a l...
- Cream Recipes
- Trilby Cream 1 qt. whipped cream. 1/2 cup sugar. 3 tablespoonfuls of sherry. 1/2 lb. marshmallows. 1/4 lb. chopped pecans. 1/4 lb. candied cherries. Whip the cream stiff, add sherry, cut the mar...
- Peaches in Jelly Recipe
- 1/2 box gelatine. 2 cups sugar. 1 1/2 cups water. 12 halves of peaches. Juice of 1 lemon. 1/2 cup boiling water. Soak the gelatine in 1/2 cup cold water 1 hour. Put 1 cup of water, and 1 cup of sug...
- Nut Patties Recipe
- 1 cup powdered sugar. 3 yolks of eggs. 3 whites of eggs. 2 tablespoonfuls of cream. 1 cup of raisins. 1 cup hickory nuts. Beat the 3 yolks and 1 white, adding 1 cup of powdered sugar gradually, the...
- Pudding Recipes
- Macaroon Pudding 1 doz. (stale) macaroons. 6 bananas. 1 qt. of milk. 1/2 teaspoonful almond extract. 1 cup granulated sugar. 4 tablespoonfuls fine sugar. 4 eggs. Crumble the macaroons and spread...
- Recipe Suggestions
- All references to recipes begin with capital letters. With raw oysters - Cocktail sauce, New York sauce, sliced lemon, tomato catsup. Soups - Egg balls, force-meat balls, egg dumplings, cheese c...
- Fish And Meat Sauce Recipes
- Currant Jelly Sauce (duck and venison.) Break 3 inches of cinnamon into bits, add 6 cloves, 4 tablespoons of sugar, the thin yellow peel of 1/2 lemon, 1/2 cup of port wine, and keep warm 1/2 hou...
- Horseradish Sauce Recipes
- Horseradish Sauce (roast goose.) Put 1 cupful of hot apple sauce through a sieve, add 2 tablespoons of sugar, 1/4 cup grated horseradish and the same amount of whipped cream. Horseradish Sauce (...
- Pickle Recipes
- Oil Pickles One hundred cucumbers, finger length and size, sliced in 1/2 inch pieces without paring. Mix in layers, with large cup of salt, over night. Three pints of small onions in cold water 1 h...
- Soy Recipes
- Ripe Tomato Soy (sweet.) Pour boiling water over 1/2 peck ripe tomatoes. Let stand 3 minutes, remove skins, slice thin and add 6 medium-sized onions (peeled and sliced), and 1 cup of salt. Let s...
- Jam And Marmalade Recipes
- Conserves Cut in pieces 1 qt. rhubarb, add 1 pt. red raspberries, 1 pt. red currants, 1 lb. seeded raisins, 1 lb. chopped English walnuts, 2 oranges and 2 lemons, with peel. To each pound of fruit ...
- Cucumber Preserve Recipe
- Take young cucumbers, a little longer than your middle finger, allowing 1 pt. of salt for every hundred. Sprinkle in layers, pour on boiling water and let stand one week (with a weight to keep them un...
- Scone Recipes
- Scotch Potato Scones Sift together 2 cupfuls Swansdown flour, 1/2 teaspoonful of salt, and 2 of baking powder, rub in 1/2 cupful of mashed potatoes, add 1 beaten egg and enough milk to make a soft ...
- Cake Recipes
- Tea Cake 2 1/4 cups Swansdown flour. 1 teaspoonful of salt. 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder. 2 tablespoonfuls of butter. 1/2 cup sugar. 1/2 nutmeg. 3/4 cup currants. 1/2 cup milk (more or less) Pa...
- Spiced Fruit Cake Recipe
- 1 cup butter. 1 cup brown sugar. 1 teaspoon ground allspice. 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg. 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon. 1 teaspoon soda put into the molasses. 2 cups seeded raisins. 1 cup warm coffee. 1 eg...
- Cookie Recipes
- Sour Cream Cookies 1 teaspoon soda. 1 cup butter. 1 cup sour cream. 2 cups of sugar. 2 eggs. 3 1/2 cups flour. Cream the butter and gradually add the sugar, beating all the time. Add 2 well-beat...
- Miscellaneous Recipes
- Okra Soup Fry 6 slices of onion and 8 or 10 okra pods (cut in two lengthwise) a golden brown. Put in a kettle and pour over 1 qt. boiling water, slightly salted. Simmer until tender, add 1 pt. of m...
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