Good L--d! to see the various ways Of dressing a calf's head. SHENSTONE. Wash and clean it well, parboil it, take out the bones, brains, and tongue; make forcemeat sufficient for t...
Boil 2 or 3 strings of chicken giblets (about 1 pound) until quite tender, drain, trim from bones and gristle and set aside. Boil one cup rice in one quart water for fifteen minute...
2 lbs. rice 1 chicken 1 can mushrooms 1 lump butter Parmesan cheese Cut up chicken and cook in water as for stewing, seasoning to taste. When almost done add mushrooms and cook a l...
For this purpose you must have some kind of fat. Either lard, butter, or dripping fat, would be excellent; but they must be bought, and cost a little money. True; but then, if you...
Wash 1 pt. of small oysters in a little water, drain into a saucepan and put this water on to heat. As soon as it comes to a boil skim and set back. Put 3 tablespoonfuls of butter...
Take ripe apricots, pare, stone, and quarter them, and put them into a skillet, setting them on embers, and stirring them till all the pieces are dissolved. Then take three quarter...
_Charlotte_, from rennet apples first did frame _A pie_, which still retains her name. Though common grown, yet with white sugar stewed, And butter'd right, its goodness is allowed...
Put half a pound of well washed rice into a double kettle, with one pint of milk or water, one heaping teaspoonful of salt, and quarter of a medium sized nutmeg grated; boil it unt...
This is the basis of all kinds of soup and sauces. Shin of beef or ox-cheek make excellent stock, although good gravy-beef is sometimes preferred; the bones should always be broken...
Take the remains of a cold roast turkey, trim off all the meat, break up the bones, and put them into a saucepan; cover them with two quarts of veal stock; salt and cayenne to tast...
In short, dear, "a Dandy" describes what I mean, And Bob's far the best of the gems I have seen, But just knows the names of French dishes and cooks, As dear Pa knows the titles an...
3 cups corn meal, 3 cups of Graham meal, 2/3 cup syrup, 1 teaspoonful soda, and salt to taste. Sufficient milk to make a thin batter. Boil three hours.
Take a pint of water, the juice of two lemons, the rind of half a lemon pared as thin as possible from the white, a blade of mace, and some bread shred very small; sweeten to your...
History of Barbabietola Alla Parmigiana (Beetroot Alla Parmigiana): Barbabietola Alla Parmigiana, also known as Beetroot Alla Parmigiana, is a delicious and colorful Italian dish t...
History of Scalopini Di Riso: Scalopini Di Riso, also known as beef with risotto, is a delicious and hearty dish that combines the rich flavors of beef, rice, mushrooms, and truffl...
30 large tomatoes 8 large onions 8 large red peppers 5 tablespoons salt 10 tablespoons sugar 9 cups vinegar Cut the tomatoes and onions and boil one hour with the sugar, vinegar an...
Beat very light the yolks of three eggs, add one cup of sugar, half a cup of cold water, one and one-half cups of flour sifted several times with two scant teaspoonfuls of baking p...
Take twelve Pound of ston'd Cherries, boil them, break them as they boil; and when you have boiled all the Juice away, and can see the Bottom of the Pan, put in three Pound of Suga...
(Sformato di carciofi) Remove the outside leaves of the artichokes, the harder part of all leaves, and clean the stalks without removing them. Cut each artichoke into four parts an...
If you mix celery root, which has been dried and grated as above, with one fourth its quantity of salt, it makes a nice seasoning and keeps a long time.
These may either be rolled in one piece or divided into several, as in the foregoing recipe. In either case egg and crumb them thoroughly, place them in the wire-basket as you do t...
Three eggs, one cup granulated sugar, one and one-half cup flour, four tablespoonfuls cold water, one teaspoonful baking powder. This is enough for two cakes, baked in pie pans, to...
sugar, 2 tablespoonfuls of butter, 1 teaspoonful of baking powder, 1/4 of a cupful of milk, 2 eggs, sufficient flour to make a thick batter; cream the butter and sugar, add the wel...
_Time was_, when John Bull little difference spied 'Twixt the foe at his feet or the friend at his side; When he found, such his humor in fighting and eating, His foe, like _beefst...
Steep an ounce of the best isinglass two hours in a pint of boiling water. Take a pint of white wine, the yolks of eight eggs well beaten, the juice of four lemons and one Seville...
Many housewives imagine that green turtle is too expensive, and too difficult to prepare for household use, and for these reasons it is seldom met with in private families, except...
Into half a pound of double-refined sugar, beat fine and sifted, grate the yellow rind of a large lemon. Whip up the white of an egg to a froth, and wet it with the froth, till it...
English cooks generally err in making both mulligatawny and curries too hot. It is impossible to give the exact quantity of the powder, because it varies so much in strength, and t...
Coniglio Arrostito Alla Corradino (Roast Rabbit) Recipe - History and Fun Facts - Coniglio Arrostito Alla Corradino, or Roast Rabbit, is a traditional Italian dish that dates back...
Scald as many fine large quinces as you would use, and grate as many small ones as will make a quart of juice, or according to the quantity you want. Let this settle; after you hav...