For an inexpensive spice cake, take one-half cup of butter, one cup of sugar, one egg, (white beaten separately), one and one-half cups of flour, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder,...
To a quarter of a pound of citron pounded put three gills of cream: mill it up with a chocolate-stick till the citron is mixed; put it in sugar if needful.
Gather the currants dry, without picking them from the stalks; break them with your hands, and strain them. To every quart of juice put two quarts of cold water, and four pounds of...
Small piece of butter in pan, add apple sauce, then cover with crust and bake; add apple and crust and bake again, and so on until pan is filled. Serve with hot sauce.--Mrs. Paxton...
The potatoes are boiled and cut in small pieces, covered with milk or cream. Put bread crumbs and cheese over the top. Add butter and bake till brown.
Soak in water one-half a box of gelatine. Stew half a pound of prunes until tender, then remove the stones. To liquid add gelatine and one cup of sugar, and enough hot water to mak...
Before beginning the work, the child should read over her recipe and lay out all ingredients needed. She should have the mixing bowl on the table with the mixing spoon, the teaspoo...
Butter a slice of bread before you take it off the loaf; cut it about a half inch thick and remove the crusts. First of all, cover each slice with a thin layer of hard-boiled egg t...
Rub ripe fruit through a seive, with a wooden spoon, and then strain it free from skins and seeds; to every pound add quarter of a pound of loaf sugar; mix well; put into wide-mout...
1 dozen roots of salsify. 1 ounce butter. 1/2 ounce flour. 1 slice of lemon. 1/2 pint water. 1 gill of milk. 1/2 teaspoon salt. Scrape the salsify, and throw it into cold water, cu...
Take thirty pounds of coarse sugar to ten gallons of water; boil it half an hour; skim it clean, and, when cool, put to every gallon one quart of ale, out of the vat; let it work w...
Boil artichokes till soft. When cold, scrape leaves and cut out the hearts. Chop and mix in 1 tablespoonful Worcestershire sauce, 1 egg, 1/4 cup butter, pinch of salt, red and blac...
Remove skin from small tomato. Chill and cut in halves crosswise. Spread with mayonnaise, sprinkle with finely chopped chives, and serve on lettuce leaf.
Take half a pint of pearl barley, and two quarts of water. Boil it half away, and then strain it out. Put in some juice of lemons; sweeten it to your taste. Steep two ounces of swe...
Take half a quarter of a pound of butter, three pounds of veal, cut into small slices, a quarter of a pound of ham, some trimmings of mushrooms, truffles, and morels, two white oni...
1 pound cherries. 1/4 pound white sugar. 1/2 pint water. Short paste. Place the sugar and water in an enamelled stewpan over a gentle heat; remove the stalks, and place the cherrie...
1/2 cup chicken stock 1/2 teaspoon Sauterne 1/8 teaspoon beef extract 1-1/2 tablespoons cream Salt and pepper Heat stock to boiling point and add remaining ingredients.
Boil a quart of old peas in five quarts of water, with one onion, till they are soft; then work them through a sieve.--Put the pulp in the water in which the peas were boiled, with...
Let them be boiled in salt and water, and, when you think them done enough, pour part of the water from them, and put a pint of red wine, two onions sliced, some nutmeg, salt, and...
Break three eggs, put four ounces and a half of flour, and a little milk, beat it into a smooth batter; then add by degrees as much milk as will make it the thickness of good cream...
One cup sugar, two cups flour, six eggs, six teaspoons of water, and one of baking powder. Beat the eggs and sugar very light, add the rest of the ingredients and beat rapidly unti...
After having killed the turtle, divide the back and belly, cleaning it well from the blood in four or five waters, with some salt; take away the fins from the back, and scrape and...
Cut the apples in quarters, removing imperfections. Barely cover with boiling water, put on a cover and let cook, undisturbed, until soft throughout. Turn into a bag to drain. For...
Capers are the produce of, a small shrub, but preserved in pickle, and are grown in some parts of England, but they come chiefly from the neighbourhood of Toulon, the produce of wh...
Take three cloves, four scruples of coriander seed, bruised ginger, and saffron, of each ten grains, three cloves of garlic, and one pint of white wine vinegar. Infuse all together...
Serve a dropped egg with one tablespoon tomato puree. For tomato puree, stew and strain tomatoes, then let simmer until reduced to a thick consistency, and season with salt and pep...
Make a good stock for your soup of beef, mutton, and veal; season to your palate; let it stand till cold, then take off all the fat. Take some old peas, boil them in water, with a...
Cut the kidneys, season, and stew them as above, making meantime a crust from one pound of flour, two teaspoonfulls of salt, and one of baking powder, sifted together; mix into the...
Have your pig cut down the back, and bone and wash it clean from the blood; dry it well, and season it with spice, salt, parsley, and thyme, and roll it hard in a collar; tie it cl...
Cut a pike in several pieces, according to its size, after having scaled, gutted, and washed, it. Lard all the upper part with bacon cut small, and put it into a stewpan with a gla...