Dishes & Beverages of the Old South

_Angel's Food_: Beat to a stiff froth with a pinch of salt, the whites of eleven eggs. Mix in gradually a cup and a half of powdered sugar, then add a cup of flour sifted twice...

_Cheese Cakes_: Beat until very light the yolks of twelve eggs with a pound of sugar, add to them a tablespoonful cornstarch, then three-quarters of a pound of butter, washed an...

_Shrimp Pie_: Boil and pick from shells one hundred shrimps, mix well with two large slices stale bread free of crust, moistened with two glasses white wine, and highly seasoned...

Let the boiling liquor stand until cold, covered only with a cloth. Skim off the oil--hog's foot oil is a fine dressing for any sort of leather--then dip off carefully the jelly...

_Salt Rising Bread_: (As Mammy Made It.) Scald a tablespoonful of sifted cornmeal, and a teaspoonful--heaped--of salt with a pint of boiling water, let stand ten minutes, then s...

_Rabbit or Squirrel Smothered_: Leave whole, rub over with fat, season highly, lay in a pan or skillet, with slices of bacon, add a cup of hot water, cover close, set over the f...

_Cherries Piquant_: Wash well, and stem but do not pit, half a gallon ripe Morello cherries. Drain well, strew spices well through them, lay thin sliced lemon on top, add a doze...

_Nut Bread for Sandwiches_: (Mrs. Petre.) Beat two eggs very light, with a scant teaspoonful salt, half cup sugar, and two cups milk. Sift four cups flour twice with four teaspo...

Wedding salad is set forth in its proper chapter, but not the turkey hash that was to some minds the best of all the good eating. It was served for breakfast--there was always a...

It took eight bushels of ripe fruit, to make one of dry--this when the peaches were big and fleshy. Small, seedy sorts demanded ten bushels for one. Unpeeled, the ratio fell to...

_Lemon Punch_: Bring a gallon of fresh water to a bubbling boil in a wide kettle, and as it strikes full boil throw into it a tablespoonful of tea--whatever brand you like best....

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There was water to drink, also cider in season, also milk, sweet and sour, and the very best of the homemade wine. Decanters of it sat up and down the table--you could fill up a...

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