The recipe for "Extra Fine" Baking Powder Biscuits has been a traditional favorite for many years. Biscuits have been a staple in many cultures throughout history, and they have ev...
Boil 3 ozs. of butter in 1/2 a pint of water and add flour enough to make the mixture stiff enough to leave the sides of the pan, then add the yolks of three eggs and beat the mixt...
Take a pound of Hamburg steak, a minced onion, a minced mango pepper, a leaf or two of mint or coriander, a little salt and pepper, and very few bread or cracker crumbs. Mix all to...
1 pint milk, boiled, and stir in while boiling 2 tablespoons meal, with a little salt and a piece of butter. Butter dish and bake. Before baking, add 1 cup cold milk.
Beat the yelks of eight eggs, and the whites of two, to a froth, then stir in half a pound of powdered white sugar--add half a pint of wine, and the juice of six fresh oranges, and...
Chop fine slices of cold roast beef and the same amount each of cold boiled potatoes and beets, a few slices of tomatoes and a few leaves of lettuce. Mix well. Cover with mayonnais...
Take half a loaf of stale bread, crumb, and soak in cold water. When soaked, squeeze dry in a cloth. Chop a very little onion fine, add two tablespoonfuls of butter; stir together...
Put a pint of apple sauce, made of tart cooking apples, slightly sweetened, into a pudding dish. Beat the whites of four eggs to a stiff froth and stir into it a cup and a quarter...
Empty the chicken, and singe it till the flesh gets very firm. Carve it as neatly as possible; divide the legs at the joints into four separate pieces, the back into two, making in...
One cup of Armour's Star Ham boiled and chopped fine, one cup of potato mashed, one cup of cracker or bread crumbs. Season well and mix all together with water and one fourth teasp...
Make the pasties small, the length of a finger; put in large pieces of marrow, first dipped in egg, and seasoned with sugar, beaten cloves, mace, and nutmeg. Strew a few currants o...
(Risotto coi gamberi) For this risotto either lobster or crab meat can be used: the former is, however, considered more tasty. The lobster or crab meat ought to be about half the w...
Boil 1 cup of rice rapidly for half an hour, drain in a colander and stand in the oven for a few minutes to dry out the rice. Put 2 tablespoonfuls of butter and a slice of onion in...
Wash the peas before shelling, and save the pods. Cover the pods with as little water as will cover them, let boil until tender, strain all and press through a colander. Add to thi...
Shell 1 pt. of shrimps. Into a stewpan put one oz. of butter and when melted add 1 tablespoonful of ground rice, and 1/2 a pt. of milk. Stir until smooth, then add the shrimps. Whe...
1/2 cup sharp vinegar 2 tablespoons Colman's Mustard a little Tabasco Sauce 2 tablespoons Horse Radish 1/2 cup butter melted very hot Pepper and salt to taste A warmed-up dinner wa...
2 cups of oil yolks of 3 eggs 1/2 cup of vinegar Make this carefully into a smooth and well blended mayonnaise. It will take fully 1/2 hour, but the success of the dressing depends...
Broil an inch-thick sirloin steak, remove to platter, spread with butter, sprinkle with salt and pepper; cover steak with one pint of oysters, sprinkle with salt and pepper, dot wi...
Boil the pods first, then remove and boil peas in same water until soft enough to mash easily. Add a quart of milk, and thickening made of a tablespoonful of butter and 1 of flour....
One pound of raisins, one pound of suet, chopped fine, four spoonfuls of flour, four of sugar, four of good milk, and four eggs, whites and all, two spoonfuls of brandy or sack, an...
Custard: Two tablespoonfuls cornstarch, yolks of three eggs, one cup milk, one and one-third cup pulverized sugar; boil in double boiler, stirring constantly. Whip one quart cream,...
2 cups milk Salt to taste 1 tablespoon butter 1/2 cup of cream 1/2 cup white corn meal 2 to 5 well beaten eggs Put in double boiler 2 cups of milk and 1/2 cup of cream. When this r...
Heat 1 pt. of milk blood warm, add 3 tablespoonfuls of butter, melted, 2 well-beaten eggs, and 1/2 a yeast cake dissolved in 3 tablespoonfuls of cold water. Pour gradually on the f...
Whose appetites would soon devour Each cabbage, _artichoke_, and flower. CAWTHORNE. Soak them in cold water, wash them well, then put them into plenty of boiling water, with a hand...
Soak a third of a box of gelatine in a very little cold water. Put a cup and a half of milk in a saucepan with four ounces of sweet, fine chocolate grated, let it boil until dissol...
Cover a small piece of finnan haddie with cold water, place on back of range and allow water to heat gradually to boiling point, then keep below boiling point for twenty minutes. D...
Put two tablespoonfuls of butter in a spider, when hot add a tablespoonful of flour, stir until smooth, then add a teaspoonful of finely minced parsley and a heaping tablespoonful...
a zesty citrus dressing made with fresh lemon juice and honey. Toss it all together and you have a delightful Nut Salad that combines the refreshing flavors of grapefruit with the...
One-third red currants, two-thirds raspberries, three-fourths pound sugar to a pound of fruit. Boil until done.
Put three-quarters of a cup of milk in a saucepan over the fire, with a generous tablespoonful of butter, a heaping teaspoonful of sugar, and when it comes to a boil add a cup and...