Cookbooks and Cooking

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Chapters

1. Chapter 1

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2. Chapter 2

64. +Sabayon Sauce.+-- Put the yolks of 4 eggs and 1 whole egg in a lined saucepan and beat them with an egg beater to a froth; add 4 tablespoonfuls sugar, a small piece of lemo...

3. Chapter 3

133. +Cream (with Pineapple).+-- Prepare the cream in the same manner as the foregoing; pare a ripe sugar-loaf pineapple and break it from the stalk into pieces with a silver fo...

4. Chapter 4

176. +Neapolitan Blanc-Mange.+-- Prepare an almond blanc-mange, strain and divide it into 4 equal parts; add to first part 1 tablespoonful grated chocolate and let it boil for a...

5. Chapter 5

209. +Chestnut Pudding a la Dauphine.+-- Boil 1 pound chestnuts for a few minutes, throw them into cold water and remove outside and inside brown skin; then boil the chestnuts i...

6. Chapter 6

241. +Pineapple Cream for Bombe a la Parisienne.+-- Place a saucepan with the yolks of 6 eggs and 1 pint pineapple syrup over the fire and stir until nearly boiling; remove from...

7. Chapter 7

273. +Tea Ice Cream.+-- 1 ounce of the very best tea, 1 quart cream, the yolks of 6 eggs and 3/4 pound sugar; boil the cream, put in the tea, cover and let it stand 5 minutes; s...

8. Chapter 8

320. +Fine Cherry Pudding (of fresh fruit, for a family of 6).+-- 1/4 pound finely chopped suet, 1/2 pound flour, 2 eggs, 2 tablespoonfuls sugar, 1/2 pint milk or water, 1-1/2 t...

9. Chapter 9

354. +Potato Pudding.+-- Boil 8 large potatoes with their skins in water until done; take from the water and set them for a few minutes in the oven to dry; then set them in a co...

10. Chapter 10

383. +Apple Soufle, No. 3.+-- Strain 1 quart apple sauce through a sieve, sweeten to taste and add the juice and grated rind of 1 lemon, the yolks of 5 eggs and lastly the white...

11. Chapter 11

426. +Zwieback Koch.+-- Boil 1 pint milk and add 3 ounces rolled zwieback and 1/2 tablespoonful butter; continue boiling, stirring constantly, until it has formed into a smooth...

12. Chapter 12

466. +Orange Omelet.+-- Prepare an omelet the same as for Strawberry Omelet; pare and cut fine 4 oranges, remove pits and white skin, mix the pulp of oranges with sugar and fini...

13. Chapter 13

502. +Rice Radetzky.+-- Put 1/2 pound rice covered with cold water over the fire, boil 5 minutes, drain in a colander and rinse with cold water; return rice to saucepan, cover w...

14. Chapter 14

532. +Brioche Dough.+-- Put 1 pound flour into a dish, add 1/2 teaspoonful salt, make a hollow in the center, pour 1 cup warm milk in which 1 yeast cake has been dissolved into...

15. Chapter 15

571. +Fruit Custard (with Cake).+-- Cut some sponge cakes several days old into square pieces; drain off the liquor from a can of peaches; dip each piece of cake into the liquor...

16. Chapter 16

607. +Apples (with Custard).+-- Pare, core and cut into quarters 6 large pippin or greening apples; put 1/2 cup sugar with 1 cup water in a wide, low pan over the fire and boil...

17. Chapter 17

656. +Compote of Apples.+-- Choose medium sized tart apples, pare and cut them into halves, take out the cores, round the edges and lay them in cold water with lemon juice; boil...

18. Chapter 18

679. +Tutti Frutti Pie.+-- Pare and cut fine 10 large tart apples, put them with 2 tablespoonfuls butter in a saucepan over the fire and add 6 tablespoonfuls sugar, 2 tablespoon...

19. Chapter 19

716. +Tartelettes of Cherries.+-- Roll out 1 pound short paste 1/4 inch in thickness and cut out with a tumbler or round cake cutter 20 rounds about 2 inches in diameter; roll o...

20. Chapter 20

754a. +Strudel Paste.+-- Put 1/2 teaspoonful butter with 1/2 cup warm milk, a little salt and the yolk of 1 egg into a bowl and mix it with sufficient sifted flour to make a sof...

21. Chapter 21

782. +Baked Apple Dumplings, No. 3.+-- 1 pint flour, 1/2 teaspoonful salt, 1/2 cup cold water and 3/4 cup lard; mix flour, salt and water to a paste and work it for a little whi...

22. Chapter 22

812. +Jelly Cake, No. 1.+-- 3 eggs, 1 cup powdered sugar, 1 cup sifted flour mixed with 1 teaspoonful baking powder, 2 tablespoonfuls water and the grated rind of 1/2 lemon; sti...

23. Chapter 23

842. +How to Serve Blackberries.+-- Put blackberries into a colander, let cold water run over them and set colander for a few minutes into a dishpan to drain; put the berries in...

24. Chapter 24

888. +Potato Salad.+-- Wash and boil 12 medium sized potatoes with the skins on; when done drain off the water and pare off the skins; put into a deep bowl 2 finely cut onions,...

25. Chapter 25

927. +Sugar Glaze.+-- Mix 1 cup powdered sugar with 2 tablespoonfuls water and put it over the fire to get lukewarm; pour over the cake and let it dry, which will take but a few...

26. Chapter 26

+Banana Cake.+-- Three bananas, 1 cup of currant jelly, 1/2 pint of whipped cream, 3 ounces butter, 3/4 cup sugar, 1-1/2 cups of flour, 1 teaspoonful baking powder, the whites o...

27. Chapter 27

+Pear farcis fromage a la Rocquefort.+-- Peel a nice mellow ripe pear, remove core after cutting it carefully in half, cream, put Rocquefort cheese through a potato ricer, add l...

28. Chapter 28

309. Plum Pudding 79 310. English Plum Pudding 79 311. Biscuit Pudding 80 312. Cottage Pudding (baked) 80 313. Cottage Pudding (boiled) 80 314. Cottage Apple Pudding 81 315. Bat...

29. Chapter 29

598. Apples au beurre 167 599. Apple Meringue 168 600. Apples with Whipped Cream 168 601. Peches a la conde 168 602. Apricots a la parisienne 169 603. Pineapple Croutes 169 604....

30. Chapter 30

921. How to Use Icing 269 922. White Icing 270 923. Clear Icing 270 924. White Icing with Wine or Liquor 270 925. Almond Icing 271 926. Fruit Icing 271 927. Sugar Glaze 271 928....

31. Chapter 31

Alligator Pear Salad 915 Allnumettes 710 Almond Blanc-Mange 170 Almond Cream 142 Almond Icing 925 Almond Koch 435 Almond Koch with Snow Sauce 427 Almond Paste 668 Almond Pudding...

32. Chapter 32

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