Take double-refined sugar and sift it very fine; beat the white of an egg to a froth; take gum-dragon that has been steeped in juice of lemon or orange-flower water, and some amber...
1/2 pound cooked sprouts. 1/2 pound mashed potatoes. 3 eggs. 1 tablespoon flour. 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper. 1/2 ounce butter. Mix thoroughly the sprouts, potatoes, flour an...
Take three pounds of flour, six ounces of butter, six ounces of sugar sifted fine, six eggs, both yolks and whites. Beat your eggs till they will not slip off the spoon; melt the b...
Pound some boiled potatoes in a mortar, with the yolks of two eggs, a little pepper, and salt; make them in balls about the size of an egg; do them over with yolk of egg and crumbs...
Peel and wash some potatoes, scoop out into little balls with a potato scoop, which is made for the purpose. Boil for five minutes, put in melted butter in a saucepan until each po...
3 lbs. dried prunes 2 lbs. large chestnuts 1/2 lb. Sultana raisins 1 table spoon butter 1/2 cup of sugar 1/3 cup of vinegar Pinch of cloves 2 tea spoons of flour Peel chestnuts and...
Stir to a cream a tea cup of butter, with two of brown sugar, then add a wine glass of wine, or cider--flavor it with nutmeg, rose-water, or essence of lemon. If you wish to have i...
Season the pigeons high; lay a puff paste at the bottom of the dish, stuffing the craws of the birds with forcemeat, and lay them in the dish with the breasts downward; fill all th...
1 pint fresh shrimps 1 heaping cup hot boiled rice 1 medium size green pepper 1 tablespoonful Worcestershire sauce 2 tablespoons tomato catsup 1 scant pint cream with heaping teasp...
Cut into small pieces one pound of beef or mutton or a part of both. Boil it gently in two quarts of water. Take off the scum and when reduced to a pint, strain it and season with...
Twelve eggs, the weight of ten in powdered sugar, the weight of six in sifted flour, the grated rind and juice of one lemon. Beat the yolks of the eggs to a cream, add the sugar an...
(Pesche ripiene) Six big peaches not very ripe. Four or five lady-finger biscuits. Granulated sugar, three ounces. Two ounces sweet almonds with three peach kernels. Candied fruit...
Take two Spoonfuls of Sego, boil it in two Waters, straining the Water from it; then put to it half a Pint of Milk, boil it 'till 'tis very tender, and the Milk wasted; then put to...
Beat the White of an Egg, and dip the Fruit in it; let it lye on a Cloth that it may not wet; then take fine sifted Sugar, and rowl the Fruit in it 'till 'tis quite cover'd with Su...
Take a calf's liver, lard it with fat bacon, braise it with the _bourgeoise_ garnish--carrots and turnips. After it is cooked and dished, stir some demi-glaze into the sauce, pour...
Rub two bananas through a fine sieve. Put half a cup of granulated sugar in a saucepan with one cup of boiling water, add the banana pulp to it, let it come to a boil, and skim if...
3 medium-sized cucumbers grated, but not peeled, 1 large onion grated, 1 tablespoon salt, 3 teaspoons white pepper, 1 tablespoon grated horse radish, 1 pint vinegar. Bottle for use...
One-half pint milk, one-half pint warm water, one-half cake yeast, one heaping tablespoonful sugar, one teaspoonful salt, one egg. Flour enough to make a soft dough. Let rise in wa...
Put a cupful of granulated sugar in a saucepan, pour over it two and a half cupfuls of boiling water, let it boil a few minutes, then add two heaping tablespoonfuls of butter, two...
Boil and skin a loin of mutton; take the bones, two onions, two anchovies, a bunch of sweet-herbs, some pepper, mace, carrot, and crust of bread; stew these all together for gravy;...
Scald a pint of milk, add a pint of water, a teaspoonful of salt, and when lukewarm, one compressed yeast cake moistened in a little warm water. Add sufficient whole wheat flour to...
Cut green tomatoes in slices, and to every 16 pounds add 4 quarts vinegar, 5 pounds sugar, 1/2 pound white mustard seed, a teacup of flour of mustard, mixed with a little vinegar,...
Ingredients: Pheasant, butter, truffles, larding bacon, Madeira. Make a mixture of three tablespoonsful of chopped truffles, three ounces of butter and a little salt, and with this...
Put a pint of boiling water in a saucepan over the fire; mix two heaping teaspoonfuls of the flour with a little cold water and stir into the boiling water. Let it boil twenty minu...
This is an elegant sweetmeat, and with clear jelly and care in moulding, can be made by inexperienced persons, particularly if Nelson's Bottled Jelly is used. If the jelly is home-...
Pare a medium-sized pumpkin and cut into inch cubes. Let steam until tender, but not broken. Or cut the pumpkin into large pieces and let steam a short time and then cut the cubes....
Work 1 cup of bread dough, 1/4 cup butter and 1/4 cup lard, using the hands. When thoroughly blended, toss on floured board and knead, using enough flour to prevent sticking. Cut o...
An Accidental Discovery I put too much water with my rhubarb and had a whole dishful of beautiful pink juice left over, about a quart. In this I cooked some apples, quartered, and...
Two boiled potatoes pressed through a sieve, one spoonful mustard, two of salt, three of olive oil, one of vinegar, yolks of two hard-boiled eggs, a little onion chopped fine, one...
These are slices of bread cut into fancy shapes, toasted or quickly fried in hot oil, or they may be spread with butter and browned in a quick oven. One slice only is used for each...