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The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Novel Chapters
List of most recent chapters published for the The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) novel. A total of 157 chapters have been translated and the release date of the last chapter is Apr 02, 2024
Latest Release: Chapter 1 : The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887).by Mrs. F.L. Gillette.PREFACE In presenting to the public
The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887).by Mrs. F.L. Gillette.PREFACE In presenting to the public the "WHITE HOUSE COOK BOOK," the publishers believe they can justly claim that it more fully represents the progress and present perfection of the culinary art than
- 157 An ordinary tumblerful equals 1 coffeecupful, or half a pint. About 25 drops of any thin liquid will fill a common sized teaspoon. 1 Pint of finely chopped meat, packed solidly, equals 1 pound. A set of tin measures (with small spouts or lips), from a gal
- 156 When seating yourself at the table, unfold your napkin and lay it across your lap in such a manner that it will not slide off upon the floor; a gentleman should place it across his right knee. Do not tuck it into your neck like a child's bib. For an old
- 155 SILKS._Black:_--Make a weak lye as for black or woolens; work goods in b.i.+.c.hromate of potash a little below boiling heat, then dip in the log-wood in the same way; if colored in blue vitriol dye, use about the same heat._Orange:_--For one pound goods,
- 154 2 Square biscuit pans.1 Apple corer.1 Lemon squeezer.1 Meat cleaver.3 Kitchen knives and forks.1 Large kitchen fork and 4 kitchen spoons, two sizes.1 Wooden spoon for cake making.1 Large bread knife.1 Griddle cake turner, also 1 griddle.1 Potato masher.1
- 153 MISCELLANEOUS.FRENCH WORDS IN COOKING._Aspic:_--Savory jelly for cold dishes._Au gratin:_--Dishes prepared with sauce and crumbs and baked._Bouchees:_--Very thin patties or cakes, as name indicates--mouthfuls._Baba:_--A peculiar, sweet French yeast cake._
- 152 Bad breath from catarrh, foul stomach, or bad teeth, may be temporarily relieved by diluting a little bromo chloralum with eight or ten parts of water, and using it as a gargle, and swallowing a few drops before going out. A pint of bromo chloralum costs
- 151 PHALON'S INSTANTANEOUS HAIR DYE.To one ounce of crystallized nitrate of silver, dissolved in one ounce of concentrated aqua ammonia, add one ounce of gum arabic and six ounces of soft water. Keep in the dark. Remember to remove all grease from the ha
- 150 Never use water which has stood in a lead pipe over night. _Not less than a wooden bucketful should be allowed to run._ Never use water from a stone reservoir for cooking purposes.Never allow fresh meat to remain in paper; it absorbs the juices.Never keep
- 149 _To Take out Paint:_--Equal parts of ammonia and turpentine will take paint out of clothing, no matter how dry or hard it may be. Saturate the spot two or three times, then wash out in soap-suds. Ten cents'worth of oxalic acid dissolved in a pint of
- 148 Six pounds of was.h.i.+ng soda and three of unslaked lime. Pour on four gallons of boiling water, let it stand until perfectly clear, then drain off, and put in six pounds of clean fat. Boil it until it begins to harden, about two hours, stirring most of
- 147 When freshly spilled, ink can be removed from carpets by wetting in milk. Take cotton batting and soak up all the ink that it will receive, being careful not to let it spread. Then take fresh cotton, wet in milk, and sop it up carefully. Repeat this opera
- 146 Another paste answers the same purpose: Take two parts of soda, one of pumice stone and one of finely-powdered chalk. Sift these through a fine sieve and mix them into a paste with water. Rub this well all over the marble and the stains will be removed; t
- 145 CLEANING OIL-CLOTHS.A dingy oil-cloth may be brightened by was.h.i.+ng it with clear water with a little borax dissolved in it; wipe it with a flannel cloth that you have dipped into milk and then wring as dry as possible.TO CLEAN BLACK LACE. No. 1.A teas
- 144 Avoid purgatives or strong physic, as they not only do no good, but are positively hurtful. Pills may relieve for the time, but they seldom cure.Powdered resin is the best thing to stop bleeding from cuts. After the powder is sprinkled on, wrap the wound
- 143 Take half a pound of dry h.o.a.rhound herbs, one pod of red pepper, four tablespoonfuls of ginger, boil all in three quarts of water, then strain, and add one teaspoonful of good, fresh tar and a pound of sugar. Boil slowly and stir often, until it is red
- 142 A simple remedy for felons, relieving pain at once, no poulticing, no cutting, no "holes to the bone," no necessity for healing salve, but simple oil of cedar applied a few times at the commencement of the felon, and the work is done.REMEDY FOR LOCKJAW.
- 141 The worst toothache, or neuralgia, coming from the teeth may be speedily and delightfully ended by the application of a bit of clean cotton saturated in a solution of ammonia to the defective tooth.Sometimes the late sufferer is prompted to momentary laug
- 140 Pure air is strictly essential to maintain perfect health. If a person is accustomed to sleeping with the windows open there is but little danger of taking cold winter or summer. Persons that shut up the windows to keep out the "night air" make a mistak
- 139 TOAST WATER, OR CRUST COFFEE.Take stale pieces of crusts of bread, the end pieces of the loaf, toast them a nice, dark brown, care to be taken that they do not burn in the least, as that affects the flavor. Put the browned crusts into a large milk pitcher
- 138 One cupful of boiling water, one scant tablespoonful of arrowroot, mixed with a little cold water, one tablespoonful of sugar, a pinch of salt, one tablespoonful of brandy, or three tablespoonfuls of wine.Excellent for a sick person without fever.HOMINY.P
- 137 Dishes for invalids should be served in the daintiest and most attractive way; never send more than a supply for one meal; the same dish too frequently set before an invalid often causes a distaste, when perhaps a change would tempt the appet.i.te.When pr
- 136 Fillet of Beef.Game Pig.Saddle of Venison, Currant Jelly.Russian Salad.Neapolitaine Ice-cream.Water Ices.Nesselrode Puddings.Claret and Champagne Jellies.Biscuits Glacee.Charlotte Glacee.a.s.sorted Cakes.a.s.sorted Candies.Tea.Coffee.Lemonade.MANAGEMENT A
- 135 Radishes. Olives. Accompanied by: Amontillado. Caviar sur Toast. Pompano Maitre dHotel. Ba.s.s a la Regence. Pommes Parisienne. Accompanied by: Moselbluemchen. Cotelettes dAgneau a la Puree de Colen. Filet of Boeuf a la Pocahontas. Accompanied by: Moet &
- 134 Lettuce and Tomato Salad. Artichauts, Sauce Hollandaise. Creme Bavaroise au Chocolat. Fruits. Cafe. Fromage. MENU FOR 8 COVERS. Huitres en Coquille. Accompanied by: Haute Sauterne. Bisque of Lobster. Lamb Broth with Vegetables. Radishes. Olives. Accompani
- 133 Consomme Imperatrice Bisque de Crabes. Accompanied by: Amontillado. VARIES HORS DOEUVRE VARIES. Bouchees a la Regence. POISSON. Fruites de riviere Hollandaise vert pre. Pommes de terre a la Parisienne. Coucombres. Accompanied by: Johannisberger. RELEVe. F
- 132 Tapioca Cream Soup 41. Lamb Stew 143. Mashed Potatoes 192. Creamed Parsnips 204. Boston Pork and Beans 149. Cold Slaw 173. Apple Fritters 267, Sugar Sauce 418. Lemon Pie 328. Nuts. Raisins. Coffee 458. SPECIAL MENUS. STATE DINNER AT WHITE HOUSE. Blue Poin
- 131 THURSDAY. BREAKFAST. Stewed Peaches. Cracked Wheat 275. Mutton-Chops Broiled 139, Tomato Sauce 159. Saratoga Chips 193. New England Corn Cake 246. Bakers Doughnuts 317. Wheat Bread 240. Coffee 458. LUNCHEON. Cold Spiced Tongue 125. Cheese Cream Toast 223.
- 130 Codfish Steak 66. Lyonnaise Potatoes 196. Hashed Beef on Toast 280. French Rolls 253. Brown Bread 244. Coffee 458. LUNCHEON. Cold Roast Goose 86. Scalloped Cheese 222. Ham Salad 172. French Bread 246. Apple Meringue Pie 327. Chocolate 461. DINNER. Onion S
- 129 DECEMBER. CHRISTMAS DAY. BREAKFAST. Oranges. Boiled Rice 275. Broiled Salt Mackerel 60. Poached Eggs a la Creme 228. Potato Fillets 196. Feather Griddle-cakes 262. Wheat Bread 240. Coffee 458. SUPPER. Cold Roast Goose 86. Oyster Patties 75. Cold Slaw 173.
- 128 Coffee 458. LUNCHEON. Beef Croquettes 121. Fish Omelet 233. Celery Salad 174. Raised Biscuit 251. Feather Cake 300. Canned Peaches 439. Tea 460. DINNER. Squirrel Soup 37. Roast Loin of Mutton 136. Boiled Potatoes 192. Mashed Squash 212. Fried Cabbage 201.
- 127 DINNER. Vermicelli Soup 42. Leg of Mutton a la Venison 138. Steamed Potatoes 194. Ladies Cabbage 201. Stewed Onions 199. Mixed Pickles 187. Pumpkin Pie 236. Orange Jelly 374. Nut Cakes 318. Cheese. Coffee 458. TUESDAY. BREAKFAST. Stewed Prunes. Oatmeal wi
- 126 Wheat Bread 240. Coffee 458. SUPPER. Cold Roast Turkey 82. Scalloped Oysters 76. Potato Salad 175. Cream Short-cake 269. Eclairs 308. Preserved Egg Plums 425. Tea 460. DINNER. Oysters on Half Sh.e.l.l. Cream of Chicken Soup 34. Fried Smelts 58, Sauce Tart
- 125 Pot Roast 112. Steamed Potatoes 194. Lima Beans 209. French Cabbage 201. Lettuce Salad 174. Plum Puff Pudding 411. Blanc Mange 359. Dominoes 310. Fruit. Coffee 458. FRIDAY. BREAKFAST. Stewed Plums. Oat Flakes 275. Eels Fried 56. Beef Hash 123. Potato Fill
- 124 TUESDAY. BREAKFAST. Baked Pears 370. Cracked Wheat 375. Calfs Liver and Bacon 134. Fried Eggs 228. Lyonnaise Potatoes 196. Dry Toast 276. New England Corn Cake 246. Coffee 458. LUNCHEON. Cold Roast Pheasant 101. Potato Croquettes 196. Lobster Salad 171. G
- 123 Potato Croquettes 273. Tomatoes with Mayonnaise 169. Twist Bread 246. Sponge Drops 312. Hukleberries and Cream Tea 460. DINNER. Gumbo Soup 41. Roast Lopin of Veal 126. Browned Potatoes 192. Succotash 208. Mashed Squash 212. Bean Salad 175. Baked Custard 3
- 122 String Beans 208. Baked Tomatoes 205. Lettuce 176, with Mayonnaise 169. Boiled Lemon Pudding 400. Peach Meringue 354. Feather Cake 300. Coffee 458. THURSDAY. BREAKFAST. Whole Pears. Hominy 276. Hamburger Steak 123. Bread Omelet 234. Saratoga Chips 193. Li
- 121 BREAKFAST. Peaches and Cream. Graham Mush with Maple Syrup 273. Broiled Lamb Chops 139. Fried Tomatoes 205. Baked Potatoes 197. Raised m.u.f.fins 257. Dry Toast 276. Coffee 458. LUNCHEON. Salmi of Game 103. Cold Beef Tongue 124. Potato Croquettes 196. Wat
- 120 DINNER. Corn Soup 35. Baked Salmon Trout 59, Bechamel Sauce 160. Potato Croquettes 196. Spinach with Eggs 212. Hashed Mutton 138. Tomatoes with Mayonnaise 169. Grape Pie 334. Peach Cream 353. Wafers 310. Cheese. Coffee 458. SAt.u.r.dAY. BREAKFAST. Fresh G
- 119 Cookies 315. Fruit. Coffee 458. WEDNESDAY. BREAKFAST. Fresh Pears. Cracked Wheat 276. Brain Cutlets 133. Meat Omelet 231. Lyonnaise Potatoes 196. Huckleberry Griddle-cakes 265. Wheat Bread 240. Coffee 458. LUNCHEON. Broiled Salmon 52. Sliced Pressed Lamb
- 118 Wheat Bread 240. Coffee 458. SUPPER. Cold Boiled Chicken 87. Pickled Salmon 53. Potato Salad 175. French Rolls 253. Raspberries. White Mountain Cake 301. Tea 460. DINNER. Consomme Soup 33. Baked Pickerel 51. Egg Sauce 156. Stewed Ducks 97. Potatoes a la D
- 117 Gumbo Soup 41. Roast Beef Pie with Potato Crust 116. Potatoes a la Delmonico 197. Cauliflower 200. Stewed Green Peas 211. Lettuce 176, with Mayonnaise 169. Cherry Roley Poley 411. Syllabub 355. Boston Cream Cakes 307. Coffee 458. FRIDAY. BREAKFAST. Fresh
- 116 TUESDAY. BREAKFAST. Raspberries. Cracked Wheat 275. Beefsteak Broiled 110. Cream Toast 277. Lyonnaise Potatoes 196. Light Biscuit 252. Brown Bread 244. Coffee 458. LUNCHEON. Cold Sliced Beef 112. Cheese Souffle 222. Tomato Salad 174. Graham Bread 243. Gre
- 115 Water-cress Salad 176. Cheese Toast 277. Graham Bread 243. Sponge Cake 292. Blackberries. Tea 460. DINNER. Clam Soup 47. Boiled Cod 65, with Lobster Sauce 157. Roast Lamb 142. Mint Sauce 160. New Potatoes Boiled 192. Green Peas 211. Spinach with Eggs 212.
- 114 Pound Cake 294. Coffee 458. FRIDAY. BREAKFAST. Sliced Tomatoes. Boiled Rice 275. Broiled Spanish Mackerel 60. Scalloped Eggs 226. Lyonnaise Potatoes 196. French Rolls 253. Wheat Bread 240. Coffee 458. LUNCHEON. Clam Chowder 79. Cold Pressed Beef 119. Mixe
- 113 Raspberries and Cream. Oat Flakes 275. Soft Sh.e.l.l Crabs Fried 71. Ham Omelet 233. Warmed Potatoes 195. Pop-overs 262. Toast 276. Coffee 458. LUNCHEON. French Stew 262. Cold Sliced Tongue 125. Bean Salad 175. Milk Biscuits 254. Cold Custard Pie 331. Ice
- 112 DINNER. Ox-tail Soup 34. Spiced Beef 112. Boiled New Potatoes 192. String Beans 208. Spinach with Eggs 212. Radishes 175. Pineapple Pie 334. Dessert Puffs 366. Fruit. Coffee 458. JUNE. SUNDAY. BREAKFAST. Strawberries and Cream. Hominy 276. Fried Brook Tro
- 111 Lettuce Salad 174. Chocolate Pudding 401, Whipped Cream 349. Nuts. Raisins. Coffee 458. THURSDAY. BREAKFAST. Sliced Pineapple. Hominy 276. Tripe Lyonnaise 126. Plain Omelet 230. New Potatoes a la Creme 193. Plain Crumpets 272. Wheat Griddle-cakes 262. Cof
- 110 Rice Croquettes 274. Lobster Salad 171. Cabinet Pudding 398. Custard Ice-cream 377. Jelly Kisses 371. Fruit. Coffee 458. MONDAY. BREAKFAST. Oranges. Boiled Rice 275. Broiled Lamb Chops 139. Lyonnaise Potatoes 196. Egg m.u.f.fins 257. Milk Toast 277. Coffe
- 109 Coffee 458. LUNCHEON. Rissoles of Chicken 88. Potted Fish 62, Nuns Toast 277. Potato Biscuit 254. Lemon Cake 295. Peach Jelly 434. Tea 460. DINNER. Vermicelli Soup 42. Baked Shad with Dressing 55. Scalloped Potatoes 194. Spinach with Eggs 212. Veal Croque
- 108 Celery Soup 43. French Stew 119. Potato Puffs 193. Mashed Turnips 214. Brain Cutlets 133. Pickled Cabbage 182. Golden Cream Cake 300. Orange Cocoanut Salad 368. Nuts. Raisins. Coffee 458. WEDNESDAY. BREAKFAST. Baked Apples 515. Boiled Rice 275. Mutton Cho
- 107 SUNDAY. BREAKFAST. Stewed Apples 370. Oatmeal with Cream 274. Veal Cutlets Broiled 129. s.h.i.+rred eggs 227. Warmed Potatoes 195. French Rolls 253. Wheat Bread 240. Coffee 458. SUPPER. Cold Roast Chicken 86. Mayonnaise Fish 62. Welsh Rarebit 224. Baking
- 106 Cream Toast 277. Crullers 318. Grape Jelly 433. Chocolate 461. DINNER. Oyster Soup 46. Spiced Beef 112. Potato Croquettes 196. Spinach with Eggs 212. Scalloped Tomatoes 204. Olives. Plain Charlotte Russe 362. Jam Tarts 343. Fruit. Coffee 458. FRIDAY. BREA
- 105 Stewed Beets 210. Mixed Pickles 187. Superior Bread Pudding 389. Plain Sauce 420. Orange Tarts 340. Fruit. Coffee 458. TUESDAY. BREAKFAST. Bananas. Fried Mush 273. Fried Veal Chops 128. Hasty Cooked Potatoes 195. Egg Biscuit 252. Wheat Bread 240. Coffee 4
- 104 Coffee 458. LUNCHEON. Dried Beef with Cream 121. Cheese Fondu 222. Potato Salad 174. Grafton Milk Biscuits 254. Corn Meal Puffs 395. Lemon Sauce 418. Cocoa 461. DINNER. Turtle Bean Soup 37. Beef a la Mode 113. Baked Potatoes 197. Sourcrout 202. Macaroni a
- 103 Fried Apples 147. Corn Meal Mush 273. Fried Pork Chops 148. Newport Waffles 260. Favorite Warmed Potatoes 195. Brown Bread 244. Coffee 458. LUNCHEON. Sliced Ham 151. Scalloped Oysters 76. Fried Sweet Potatoes 198. Sweet Pickle 188. Lemon Toast 367. Tea 46
- 102 Old-fas.h.i.+oned Apple Sauce 162. Graham Mush 273. Broiled Ham 152. Potato Croquettes 196. Fried Eggs 228. Virginia Corn Bread 247. German Doughnuts 318. Wheat Bread 240. Coffee 458. DINNER Ox-tail Soup 34 Baked White Fish (Bordeaux Sauce) 56. Braised Du
- 101 Scalloped Oysters 76. Stewed Tomatoes 204. Fried Salsify 209. Suet Plum Pudding 413. Brandy Sauce 417. Sponge Drops 312. Fruit. Coffee 458. SAt.u.r.dAY. BREAKFAST. Apple Sauce 162. Cracked Wheat 275. Beef Hash 123. Fried Raw Potatoes 194. Buckwheat Cakes
- 100 Old-fas.h.i.+oned Apple Sauce 162. Fried Mush 273. Pork Tenderloins 147. Fried Sweet Potatoes 198. Parker House Rolls 253. Omelet 230. Wheat Bread 240. Coffee 458. LUNCHEON. Cold Roast Pork 145. Stewed Codfish 64. Green Tomato Pickles 181. Rusks 256. Stra
- 99 Citron Cake 295. Tea 460. DINNER. Oysters on Half Sh.e.l.l. Mock Turtle Soup 39. Boiled Halibut 57, Sauce Maitre dHotel 160. Roast Haunch of Venison 104, Currant Jelly 431. Potato Croquettes No. 1 196. Creamed Parsnips 204. Celery. Pickled White Cabbage 1
- 98 MEATS.--Beef, veal, mutton, pork, venison. POULTRY AND GAME.--Rabbits, hares, grouse, pheasants, woodc.o.c.k, snipe, partridges, turkey, fowls, chickens, pullets, geese, wild geese, ducks, wild duck, tame duck, canvas-back duck, quails. FISH.--Turbot, stu
- 97 MEATS.--Beef, veal, mutton, lamb, pork.POULTRY AND GAME.--Chickens, turkeys, ducks, rabbits, snipes, wild pigeons, capons.FISH.--Striped ba.s.s, halibut, salmon, live codfish, chicken halibut, live lobster, Spanish mackerel, flounders, sheep's-head,
- 96 LEMONADE.Three lemons to a pint of water makes strong lemonade; sweeten to your taste.STRAWBERRY WATER.Take one cupful of ripe hulled berries; crush with a wooden spoon, mixing with the ma.s.s a quarter of a pound of pulverized sugar and half a pint of co
- 95 BLACKBERRY CORDIAL.Warm and squeeze the berries; add to one pint of juice one pound of white sugar, one-half ounce of powdered cinnamon, one-fourth ounce of mace, two teaspoonfuls of cloves. Boil all together for one-fourth of an hour; strain the syrup, a
- 94 Many drop a tiny piece of sweet b.u.t.ter into their cup of hot coffee as a subst.i.tute for cream.TO MAKE TEA.Allow two teaspoonfuls of tea to one large cupful of boiling water.Scald the teapot, put in the tea, pour on about a cupful of _boiling_ water,
- 93 Halve the peaches and take out the stones; pare. Have ready some powdered white sugar on a plate or dish. Roll the peaches in it several times, until they will not take up any more. Place them singly on a plate, with the cup or hollow side up, that the ju
- 92 CURRANT DROPS.Use currant juice instead of water, to moisten a quant.i.ty of sugar.Put it in a pan and heat, stirring constantly; be sure not to let it boil; then mix a very little more sugar, let it warm with the rest a moment, then, with a smooth stick,
- 91 Havana is the cheapest grade of white sugar and a shade or two lighter than the brown.Confectioners' A is superior in color and grain to the Havana. It is a centrifugal sugar--that is, it is not re-boiled to procure its white color, but is moistened
- 90 CANNED MINCE MEAT.Mince meat for pies can be preserved for years if canned the same as fruit while _hot_, and put into gla.s.s jars and sealed perfectly tight, and set in a cool, dark place. One gla.s.s quart jar will hold enough to make two ordinary-size
- 89 BRANDIED PEACHES OR PEARS.Four pounds of fruit, four pounds of sugar, one pint of best white brandy. Make a syrup of the sugar and enough water to dissolve it. Let this come to a boil; put the fruit in and boil five minutes. Having removed the fruit caref
- 88 Cherries, strawberries, sliced pineapple, plums, apricots, gooseberries, etc., may be preserved in the following manner--to be used the same as fresh fruit.Gather the fruit before it is very ripe; put it in wide-mouthed bottles made for the purpose; fill
- 87 PRESERVED CRANBERRIES.The cranberries must be large and ripe. Wash them and to six quarts of cranberries allow nine pounds of the beat loaf sugar. Take three quarts of the cranberries and put them into a stewpan with a pint and a half of water. Cover the
- 86 Place over the fire a saucepan; when it begins to be hot, put into it four tablespoonfuls of white sugar and one tablespoonful of water.Stir it continually for three or four minutes, until all the water evaporates; then watch it carefully until it becomes
- 85 A ROYAL DESSERT.Cut a stale cake into slices an inch and a half in thickness; pour over them a little good sweet cream; then fry _lightly_ in fresh b.u.t.ter in a smooth frying pan; when done, place over each slice of cake a layer of preserves or you may
- 84 SPONGE CAKE PUDDING. No. 1.Bake a common sponge cake in a flat-bottomed pudding-dish; when ready to use, cut in six or eight pieces, split and spread with b.u.t.ter and return them to the dish. Make a custard with four eggs to a quart of milk; flavor and
- 83 Wash a teacupful of rice and boil it in two teacupfuls of water; then add, while the rice is hot, three tablespoonfuls of b.u.t.ter, five tablespoonful of sugar, five eggs well beaten, one tablespoonful of powdered nutmeg, a little salt, one gla.s.s of wi
- 82 One quart of milk, fourteen even tablespoonfuls of grated bread crumbs, twelve tablespoonfuls grated chocolate, six eggs, one tablespoonful vanilla, sugar to make very sweet. Separate the yolks and whites of four eggs, beat up the four yolks and two whole
- 81 Soak one pound of stale bread in a pint of hot milk and let it stand and cool. When cold, add to it one-half pound of sugar and the yolks of eight eggs beaten to a cream, one pound of raisins, stoned and floured, one pound of Zante currants, washed and fl
- 80 CREAM MERINGUE PUDDING.Stir to a cream half a cupful of sugar with the white of one egg and the yolks of four. Add one quart of milk and mix thoroughly. Put four tablespoonfuls of flour and a teaspoonful of salt into another dish, and pour half a cupful o
- 79 Pie-plant, cut up in small pieces with plenty of sugar, is fine made in this manner.BREAD AND b.u.t.tER PUDDING. No. 2.Place a layer of stale bread, rolled fine, in the bottom of a pudding-dish, then a layer of any kind of fruit; sprinkle on a little suga
- 78 If the water boils down and more must be added, it must be done so carefully that the mold will not hit the side of the kettle, and it must not be allowed to stop boiling for an instant.Batter should never-stick to the knife when it is sent to the table;
- 77 TUTTI FRUTTI ICE-CREAM.Take two quarts of the richest cream and add to it one pound of pulverized sugar and four whole eggs; mix well together; place on the fire, stirring constantly, and just bring to boiling point; now remove immediately and continue to
- 76 WINE JELLY.One package of gelatine, one cupful of cold water soaked together two hours; add to this three cupfuls of sugar, the juice of three lemons and the grated rind of one. Now pour over this a quart of boiling water and stir until dissolved, then ad
- 75 ORANGE COCOANUT SALAD.Peel and slice a dozen oranges, grate a cocoanut and slice a pineapple. Put alternate layers of each until the dish is full. Then pour over them sweetened wine. Served with small cakes.When oranges are served whole, they should be pe
- 74 One cupful of sweet almonds, blanched and chopped fine, half a box of gelatine soaked two hours in half a cupful of cold water; when the gelatine is sufficiently soaked, put three tablespoonfuls of sugar into a saucepan over the fire and stir until it bec
- 73 TAPIOCA BLANC MANGE.Half a pound of tapioca soaked an hour in one pint of milk and boiled till tender; add a pinch of salt, sweeten to taste and put into a mold; when cold turn it out and serve with strawberry or raspberry jam around it and a little cream
- 72 APPLE FLOAT.One dozen apples, pared and cored, one pound and a half of sugar. Put the apples on with water enough to cover them and let them stew until they look as if they would break; then take them out and put the sugar in the same water; let the syrup
- 71 STRAWBERRY BAVARIAN CREAM.Pick off the hulls of a box of strawberries, bruise them in a basin with a cup of powered sugar; rub this through a sieve and mix with it a pint of whipped cream and one ounce and a half of clarified isingla.s.s or gelatine; pour
- 70 Eggs should always be thoroughly well beaten separately, the yolks first, then the sugar added, beat again, then add the beaten whites with the flavoring, then the cooled scalded milk. The lighter the eggs are beaten, the thicker and richer the custard.Eg
- 69 Mix well together the juice and grated rind of two lemons, two cupfuls of sugar, two eggs and the crumbs of sponge cake; beat it all together until smooth; put into twelve patty-pans lined with puff paste and bake until the crust is done.ORANGE TARTLETS.T
- 68 STEWED PUMPKIN OR SQUASH FOR PIES.Deep-colored pumpkins are generally the best. Cut a pumpkin or squash in half, take out the seeds, then cut it up in thick slices, pare the outside and cut again in small pieces. Put it into a large pot or saucepan with a
- 67 Take medium-sized tomatoes, pare and cut out the stem end. Having your pie-pan lined with paste made as biscuit dough, slice the tomatoes _very thin_, filling the pan somewhat heaping, then grate over it a nutmeg; put in half a cup of b.u.t.ter and a medi
- 66 One-quarter cake of Baker's chocolate, grated; one pint of boiling water, six eggs, one quart of milk, one-half cupful of white sugar, two teaspoonfuls of vanilla. Dissolve the chocolate in a very little milk, stir into the boiling water and boil thr
- 65 PUFF PASTE OF SUET.Two cupfuls of flour, one-half teaspoonful of salt, one teaspoonful of baking powder, one cup of chopped suet, freed of skin, and chopped very fine, one cupful of water. Place the flour, sifted with the powder in a bowl, add suet and wa
- 64 Three eggs, three tablespoonfuls of melted lard or b.u.t.ter, three tablespoonfuls of sugar; mix very hard with sifted flour, as hard as can be rolled, and to be rolled very thin like pie crust; cut in squares three inches long and two wide, then cut seve
- 63 LITTLE PLUM CAKES.One cup of sugar and half a cup of b.u.t.ter beaten to a smooth cream; add three well-beaten eggs, a teaspoonful of vanilla extract, four cups of sifted flour, one cup of raisins and one of currants, half of a teaspoonful of baking soda
- 62 SWEET STRAWBERRY CAKE.Three eggs, one cupful of sugar, two of flour, one tablespoonful of b.u.t.ter, a teaspoonful, heaped, of baking powder. Beat the b.u.t.ter and sugar together and add the eggs well beaten. Stir in the flour and baking powder well sift
- 61 FRUIT LAYER CAKE.This is a delicious novelty in cake-making. Take one cup of sugar, half a cup of b.u.t.ter, one cup and a half of flour, half a cup of wine, one cup of raisins, two eggs and half a teaspoonful of soda; put these ingredients together with
- 60 _Filling._--One pound sweet almonds, whites of four eggs whisked stiff, one heaping cup powdered sugar, two teaspoonfuls rose-water.Blanch the almonds. Let them get cold and dry; then pound in a Wedgewood mortar, adding rose-water as you go. Save about tw
- 59 CITRON POUND CAKE.Stir two cups of b.u.t.ter to a cream, then beat in the following ingredients each one in succession: one pint of powdered sugar, one quart of flour, a teaspoonful of salt; eight eggs, the yolks and whites beaten separately, and a wine-g
- 58 Peel two large oranges, remove the seeds, chop them fine, add half a peeled lemon, one cup of sugar and the well-beaten white of an egg.Spread between the layers of "Silver Cake" recipe.No. 13. FIG FILLING.Take a pound of figs, chop fine, and pu