Part 5

Boil 2 good-sized sweet potatoes, weighing about a pound; strain and mash through a sieve; 1 tablespoonful of butter must be put in them; sweeten to taste; 1 pint of boiling milk, 5 yolks of eggs, must be well beaten into the potatoes; stir the hot milk in on them. Grate in a little lemon peel; nutmeg to taste; put in 1 teaspoonful essence of lemon; beat up the whites of eggs into the potatoes, make a puff paste, roll out and make pies without tops.

Custard pies can be made in the same way, leaving out the potatoes.

In lemon pies use same quantity of ingredients as above, using 3 lemons.

No. 142.

MERINGUE PIE.

One cup of sugar, yolks of 3 eggs, 1-1/2 cups of milk, 2 teaspoonfuls of corn starch, juice and grated peel of 1 lemon. Beat the yolks light and add the sugar, rub the cornstarch in with milk, and add that, and then the lemon, and beat well together. Line some pans with a rich paste, and then fill with the custard, and bake. When done take the whites of 3 eggs and beat them with a tablespoonful of sugar to a stiff froth, which spread over the top, and brown in the oven.

No. 143.

SWEET POTATO PUDDING.

Half pound of butter, 1/2 pound of sugar, 5 eggs, 2 tablespoonfuls of brandy, same of rose-water; add 1 pound of sweet potatoes, boiled and mashed fine, with a pinch of salt and a little milk to make it moist. Beat the butter and eggs and sugar till light, to which add the potatoes, a small quantity at a time; whisk the eggs till thick, and stir in gradually; then add the brandy and rose-water. Mix all well together, and set aside in a cool place for awhile. This is enough for 3 or 4 puddings, soup-plate size. Line your plates with a nice paste, fill and bake in a quick oven. Nutmeg or cinnamon can be substituted for the rose-water if desired.

No. 144.

COCOANUT PUDDING.

Half pound of sugar, 1/2 pound of butter, 1/2 pound of grated cocoanut, the whites of 6 eggs, 1 tablespoonful of rose-water, 2 tablespoonfuls of brandy; beat the sugar and butter to a cream, whisk the whites of the eggs till they are stiff, which beat into the butter and sugar; stir the whole together and add gradually the nut, brandy, and rose-water; do not beat it. This will make two full-sized puddings. Line your plates with rich paste; fill and bake in a quick oven.

No. 145.

PUFF PUDDING.

Mix 2 cups of flour with 2/3 of a cup of butter, and 2 cups of sugar. Dissolve 3 teaspoonfuls of good baking powder in 1 cup of milk and 1 teaspoonful of essence of lemon and half a nutmeg. Take 4 eggs--keep the whites of 2 for frosting--and beat the others thoroughly; then mix all together, and bake in a quick oven. When done frost the top with the reserved whites, well beaten, with a small quantity of powdered sugar.

No. 146.

PUFF PASTE.

Take 1 pound of best quality of flour, sifted, 1 pound of good, firm, sweet butter or lard, or equal parts of each; divide the shortening into quarters; take one quarter and chop it fine, and mix it with the flour with a knife, as the warmth from the hands will make the butter soft; then with a small quantity of cold water make into a stiff dough; flour the board, turn out the paste, dredge with flour, and roll thin; then cut another quarter of the shortening into thin slices, and lay on the paste, dredge with flour, fold over the sides, forming a square; then roll again and add another quarter of the shortening, and so continue till all the shortening is rolled in. Handle as little as possible. When done, roll about half inch thick, cut into quarters, place on a plate, and set aside in a cool place for 2 hours. Take only as much as you want for one crust, dredge the board, and roll out, making it thinner at the middle than on the edges, which should be one quarter of an inch thick; grease the pans, lay on the paste, pressing it lightly into form, and trim the edge with a knife; put in the filling, cover with another paste as before, trim and ornament the edges, if desired, and bake in a quick oven.

No. 147.

FILLET OF CHICKENS.

Take the breasts of 4 chickens (tender). This is sufficient for twelve persons. Take 4 fillets out of each chicken; then cut them into a shape something like the breastbone of a chicken; take the skin off, flatten them with a mallet; butter a skillet; lay them close together in it; then pour 1/2 pint of milk and 1/2 pint of stock over them; put a weight over them and let them simmer till tender; after they are done, slice some mushrooms and truffles and put one of each, forming a row, on each breast; round them on a platter, then take the essence and put 1/2 pint of cream in it, making a rich sauce; 3/4 of a pint of spinach; take all the stems off and parboil the leaves; take them out of the hot water and put them into cold water; then squeeze them dry out of this and chop very fine; 1 tablespoonful each of flour and butter and mix them up into the chopped spinach; 1 teacup of stock is poured over this and thoroughly mixed in it; pepper, salt, grated nutmeg; then put it on the fire, stewing slowly for 20 minutes; boil hard three eggs; cut in slices; put spinach in the center of the dish, chicken around it; pour sauce all round; put sliced egg around the spinach; serve hot.

No. 148.

JURY PIE.

Steam and boil some mealy potatoes; then mash them with some butter or cream; season to taste and place a layer at the bottom of a pie dish; upon this put a layer of fine-chopped cold meat or any kind of fish well seasoned; then another layer of potatoes and more chopped meat, alternately, till the dish is filled; smooth down the top; strew breadcrumbs upon it and bake till well browned. This will make a nice little dish. Chopped pickles may be added. Should you use fish instead of meat, first beat it up in raw egg. It will taste better. Dressed spinach, tomatoes, asparagus tops may be used in place of meat, but there should be more potatoes than anything else in the pie.

No. 149.

POTATO PIE.

Four large potatoes boiled and mashed with butter and cream; 1/2 pound of butcher's meat; 1/4 pound of ham or bacon cut small or chopped; hard boiled eggs; season it and cover with a light crust; bake 3/4 of an hour. Uncooked potatoes may be used in slices; put first a layer of them, then a layer of meat or fish; add butter, and season with onion, catsup or pickles; pour over two beaten eggs; lay on upper crust; bake 1 hour.

No. 150.

POTATO BISCUITS.

Peel and steam 4 good-sized potatoes; mash them and pour in a mortar; moisten with a little raw egg; then add loaf sugar to make them sweet; beat the whites of 4 eggs to a snow and mix with the potatoes; add a tablespoonful of orange flower water; place on paper so as to form either round or oblong biscuits; bake slowly till of a fine color; remove paper when done.

No. 151.

BAKED APPLE PUDDING.

Put in a well-buttered pan a layer of breadcrumbs, then a layer of apples cut small; a sprinkling of grocer's currants, some brown sugar; repeat this process till pan is full; then pour over melted butter; finish by putting breadcrumbs on top. Bake 1 hour.

No. 152.

APPLE OMELETTE.

Peel apples; take out cores; cut them in thin slices and dip in brandy, and dust over finely-grated lemon peel; put in frying-pan of boiling lard; shake a few minutes over a lively fire, and take them up; beat some eggs; sweeten to taste; stir in the fruit and fry. When done, double up the omelette, dust it with sifted sugar, and, if possible, glaze it.

No. 153.

SWISS APPLE PIE.

Peel, core, and quarter some apples. Boil the peel and the cores with a few cloves in 1/2 pint of water, and sugar enough to sweeten it. Lay the apples in a pie-dish, mixing with them 1/4 pound grocer's currants which have been washed and dried in a cloth. Add to the liquor a glass of red wine and the grated rinds and juice of two lemons. Put this over the apples; slice in 2 ounces of butter; line the edges and top with light tart paste; bake 1 hour. When done, sift powdered loaf sugar on crust.

No. 154.

PUDDING A LA MODE.

Take 1/2 dozen good-sized apples; peel, core, and cut into quarters; boil in very little water till soft; mash them to a pulp, with grated rind and juice of a lemon; beat up the yolks of 4 and the whites of 2 eggs; add 2 sponge-cakes soaked in raisin-wine, 6 ounces of butter just melted over the fire; mix the whole together. Line the pudding-dish with a light butter-paste. Bake 1 hour, and turn out to serve.

No. 155.

APPLE CAKE.

Take 1 pound pulped apples, 1 pound flour, 1/2 pound sugar, 1/2 pound melted butter, powdered cinnamon, 6 eggs well beaten and strained, 2 ounces candied citron-chips, and 4 spoonfuls ale-yeast. Knead it well, let rise, put in mould, and bake in quick oven. After cake has risen, add currants if needed.

No. 156.

PUDDING A LA MARINIERE.

Half pound each of flour and beef-suet, 1/4 pound currants, and 4 eggs. Mix it into a paste with a little water, and roll it out flat; then empty a small preserving-pot of apple-jam in the middle; fasten up to make a round pudding; tie in cloth; boil 1 hour.

No. 157.

FISH PUDDING.

Line a small dish with a thin, yet rich, paste, and fill with small collops of boned fish, with bruised bay-leaf, chopped parsley, onion, pepper, fish-sauce. Put on top crust, tie in cloth, and boil according to size of pudding.

No. 158.

APPLE STUFFING.

Take a good half pound of the pulp of tart apples, which have either been baked or scalded; add 2 ounces of bread crumbs, some powdered sage, onion, and season it with cayenne pepper. This is a fine stuffing for roast geese, ducks, pork, etc.

No. 159.

APPLE JAM.

Pare and core 2 dozen full-grown apples; put in a saucepan with water enough to cover them; boil to a pulp, mash with a spoon till smooth, and to every pint of fruit put half pound of white sugar; boil again 1 hour; skim, if necessary. When cold put in preserving jars.

No. 160.

BAKED APPLE DUMPLINGS.

Make a rich paste with butter and flour, peel some apples, stick 3 or 4 cloves in each, and cover the fruit entirely with paste. If the oven is too hot they will burn outside. When done sift fine white sugar over and serve hot.

No. 161.

POTATO PUDDING.

Boil 1 pound of potatoes, mash while hot, stir in 3 ounces fresh butter, 2 ounces of pounded loaf sugar, rind and juice of half a lemon, and a little cream; butter a dish, lay all into it, and bake 30 minutes in a moderately hot oven; the yolks of 4 raw eggs may be added, and brandy or Madeira used instead of lemon juice--or 1 pound of currants can be added. This pudding can be boiled or baked; if boiled serve with wine sauce, if baked use thin puff paste to line and cover dish.

No. 162.

PUDDING A LA FECULE DES POMMES DE TERRE.

Bruise a couple of bay leaves and boil them in 1 pint of water or milk; mix two dessertspoonfuls of potato flour and powdered loaf sugar; when smooth pour over them the hot liquid, stirring all the time. Put in a buttered dish, bake quarter of an hour in a hot oven; when done pour over a half pint of cream. If to be eaten cold pour on fresh cream before sending up; strew crushed loaf sugar on top.

No. 163.

POTATOES IN MEAT PUDDINGS AND PIES.

It has been found that there is a general improvement in meat puddings and pies when potatoes are used with them. They seem to take away much of the overrichness and renders them much more palatable.

No. 164.

STUFFED POTATOES.

Wash and peel five large-sized potatoes, scoop them out hollow from one end to the other, and fill this opening with sausage or forcemeat, then dip the potatoes in melted butter and put them on a baking-dish. Let them bake in a moderately hot oven about 30 or 40 minutes; serve just as soon as done. You can use sauce with them if you choose.

No. 165.

CURRIED POTATOES.

Curry the potatoes by slicing them, raw or cold boiled, frying them in butter; mixing curry powder in gravy, stewing them a little. Little pieces of ham should be stuck over the surface of the potatoes when put on a dish. Lemon juice or pickles can be added.

No. 166.

SWEET POTATOES BAKED OR ROASTED.

Peel and put on a roaster beneath the meat or in a dripping-pan, besides turning them now and then so as to brown evenly. Place them in the oven when the meat is nearly done, so that both may be served and ready at the same time.

No. 167.

POTATO SOUFFLEE.

One pint cream, boiled; mix 2 tablespoonfuls of potato flour with the yolks of 4 eggs, add 1 ounce butter, 2 ounces powdered loaf sugar, lemon peel; pour cream over all. Put in a stewpan on the fire; keep stirring and take off just as it comes to a boil. Let it get cold, then mix in it 6 yolks of eggs; beat 6 whites to a snow, stir them in lightly, place on dish and put in oven till properly risen. Serve in same dish; can be flavored with chocolate.

No. 168.

POTATOES AND KIDNEY.

Take a sheep's kidney, or piece of calf's liver of same size, chop and season with salt, spices, and a few herbs, chopped; add 2 ounces fresh butter in small pieces, chop 4 good-sized potatoes (raw), washed and peeled, and mix with the meat. Put all on baking-dish, sift crumbs over it, bake 3/4 hour in slow oven. Serve on same dish. A little onion may be added.

No. 169.

POTATO PATTIES.

Butter the pans, strew breadcrumbs over the insides and fill with nicely mashed potatoes flavored with mushroom catsup, grated lemon peel, savory herbs, chopped; add olive oil or fresh butter, sift over more breadcrumbs; place in oven till brown, take out of pans and serve. Very thin puff paste may line the pans instead of the breadcrumbs.

No. 170.

WHOLE BONED HAM.

Take a ham, split it down on the inside, not through the skin, as that must not be broken; but cut it down on the side that goes next to the dish. Take out all the bone. One can mushrooms, half-sized can truffles, 1 small clove of garlic, 2 stalks celery, teaspoonful of thyme; chop this all up, not very fine, and put this stuffing where the bone has been taken out; sew the ham up and put it in a close bag so it will keep its shape. Put in the pot 1 dozen cloves and let ham boil slowly 3 hours; when done put in a close pan to press till very cold. Take skin off; 1-1/2 pints of ham water, 1-1/2 pints of any soup stock, 1 box gelatine dissolved in a cup of cold water; put all these together, add pepper and salt, beat up whites and shells of 2 eggs and put in the stock and ham water to clear it. Put all on the fire and stir till it boils; do not allow any fat to come on it; skim it well; strain the jelly through a flannel bag after boiling 10 minutes. If you have no ham mould take some jelly, cut in diamond shape, and put around the dish, and the rest cut fine and put all over the ham. Garnish your dish with carrots, beets cut into flower forms, parsley, a little here and there on either side of the ham.

No. 171.

WHOLE CHICKEN IN GLACEE.

Take out all the bones in a medium-sized chicken; 1/4 pound ham, 1/2 pound veal, 1/2 can mushrooms, 1/4 can truffles, small piece of onion, a little thyme and parsley. Chop the meat, parsley, thyme, celery, very fine together. Cut the mushrooms in slices; skin the truffles and cut them and put these into the chopped meat; pepper and salt to taste. Where the bones have been taken out stuff tightly with this stuffing; pepper and salt to taste. Tie it in a bag tightly. When done press it over night under a heavy press. Next morning take it out; cut off each end and put it into either a melon mould or charlotte mould. Now take 3 pints of the chicken water, skim off all the grease, put salt and pepper and nutmeg in it. Melt 1 box of gelatine in cold water; take 2 whites of eggs with their shells and put all in chicken water. Put on fire; stir it; let it boil 10 minutes. Strain through a flannel bag. Let it get nearly cold--enough to be dipped up with a spoon. Boil hard 2 eggs; cut the eggs in 6 slices; 1 sprig of parsley in center of egg and put at 4 sides of the chicken with parsley turned down. Pour the jelly all over it; put in ice-box to get cold. Turn it out of mould and garnish dish with water-cresses or celery, frizzed. Duck in glacee can be put up in the same way.

No. 172.

DEVILED CRABS.

Take 1-1/2 dozen crabs; boil them done; pick them carefully out of shell; take 1/2 dozen crackers; 1 pint of milk is poured over the crackers, mashed fine. Strain the crackers through a fine sieve. Beat up 3 eggs light, and put into the strained crackers salt and cayenne pepper (strong); nutmeg to taste. Now put the crab meat in this. Wash the crab shells clean and wipe perfectly dry. One and one-half dozen will make 1 dozen crabs. Brown to a handsome shade 2 crackers. Mash them fine and put them through a sieve. Put a tablespoonful of wine in the crab meat. Fill the shells; over each crab sift some of this brown cracker dust. Ten minutes before the time for serving put in a quick oven. Lay a napkin on your dish; put them on the napkin and lay parsley round them. Serve perfectly hot.

No. 173.

OX TONGUE GLACEE.

Put the tongue to soak over night. Steady boil for 2-1/2 hours. Take out of pot and take root off of it before it gets cold. Then let it get cool. Skin it and cut it in slices. Make the jelly as directed to make chicken jelly. Let it get cool enough to work. Take 2 jelly moulds; put a layer of jelly just stiff enough on the bottom of moulds; then a layer of tongue; then a layer of jelly and continue till moulds are full. This quantity will fill the two moulds. Put on ice and let it get cold. This is served with salad with Mayonnaise dressing.

No. 174.

PICKLED OYSTERS.

Take 50 large oysters, 1/2 pint of the liquor, 1/2 pint of vinegar, 1 tablespoonful of allspice and cloves mixed, 1/2 dozen leaves of mace, salt to taste, cayenne pepper. Put the liquor and vinegar on the fire. As soon as this boils drop a few oysters in at a time and let them stay just long enough to curl, not over two minutes. Put the oysters, as soon as taken out, in a jar. When all have been taken out, pour the liquor on them and cover up tightly.

No. 175.

RED CABBAGE PICKLE.

Cut the cabbage up in slices, sprinkle salt over it, for 3 days set it in the sun or warm place; 1/2 pint of vinegar and 1/2 gallon of water put on to boil together; pour this on the cabbage and let it soak for 1 day. When it feels crisp and the salt is out, take 2 tablespoonfuls each of mustard and celery seed, horseradish grated, 1 tablespoonful of brown sugar, pepper and salt to taste, 1 quart of vinegar, teaspoonful tamarack, 3 small white onions cut up fine. Mix all together and put in a pot and then pour the boiling vinegar, with sugar and tamarack, over the cabbage. Then fasten up in jars tightly, and in a few weeks this will be ready for use.

No. 176.

PEACH MARMALADE.

Take soft peaches. One-half pound of peaches to 1/2 pound of sugar. Peel the peaches over night and sprinkle the sugar over them. The peaches must not be cling-stone. Next morning pour all the juice off and put the juice in a kettle and let it get hot, then put in the peaches, nutmeg, cloves, allspice to taste. When it boils, stir and mash them up well. Let boil slowly for 1-1/2 hours. When thick enough, put into pots, without covering them, till next day. Put a little brandy over them and seal up tightly.

No. 177.

QUINCE PRESERVES.

One peck quinces; peel, core, and weigh them. It will require just so many pounds of sugar. Put on the peelings of the quinces and let them boil perfectly done. Then put the preserves in and the rind of 4 lemons. Let all boil 1/4 hour, till soft enough to allow a straw to pass partly through them. One-half pint of water (quite clean and clear) to 1 pound of sugar; make a syrup and let it commence to boil; skim it and then put in the fruit. Let the fruit boil 1/2 hour exactly; then take out the fruit and lay on a dish. Let your syrup boil steadily 3/4 hour longer. Put your jars in hot water on the stove. Put the fruit in them clear of syrup. Then pour in the syrup and stop the jars up tightly while standing in the boiling water. Let them stand in 1/4 hour.

No. 178.

BEEF A LA MODE.

Take 10 pounds of beef, tie it up perfectly round with strings and skewers; take a tablespoonful of butter and put it in a pot large enough to hold the beef, put the meat in it and let it come to a light brown; 1 bunch of carrots, 1/2 bunch of thyme; cut the carrots up into large quarters; 3 turnips cut into 4 quarters, 3 onions peeled and stuck full of cloves, 1/2 bunch each of parsley and celery tops; cover the meat in the pot with water, and put in all the vegetables; let them boil slowly 1 hour with salt and pepper; make the liquor as thick as gravy, then let it boil 1-1/2 hours longer; put in two medium-sized pickles sliced in four quarters; before dishing up put in wine-glass of wine; when ready to go to the table put the vegetables all around the dish, and send the sauce up in a sauce-bowl; if the meat should be tough let it boil 1 hour longer.

No. 179.

GOOSE PORK.

Take a fresh ham, score the skin nicely; take the inside of a loaf of bread, 1/2 can of mushrooms, 1 onion, 1/2 bunch of parsley, not quite 1/2 bunch of thyme, nearly 1/2 bunch of sage; cut the parsley and onion very fine, also the mushrooms; rub the thyme and sage together very fine; 1 tablespoonful of butter must be put in the breadcrumbs, and all the above must be mixed up well with it; make 5 or 6 pockets in the ham, stuff this dressing tightly in them, tie a string around them to keep the dressing in, put pepper and salt on it and dust over a little flour. Put the ham in a dressing-pan in an oven, baking slowly for 4 hours. Be sure to baste and dust it well with flour until done. When done take all fat off of gravy, which if not thick enough must be thickened. Boil rice enough to garnish the dish with, boiling in half milk and half water; when done let it get cool, beat 2 eggs, pepper and salt, a little of the mushroom water, 1 tablespoonful of sugar; put these in rice, roll out in croquettes, put them first in beaten egg and then in breadcrumbs; fry a light brown. Make apple sauce and serve with it.

No. 180.

YOUNG BROILED CHICKENS.

Take spring chickens, dress them well, split them down the back, broil without burning, baste with butter and cream, replace on gridiron and let broil a little more, and the essence left from basting will be the gravy to put over them. Season with salt and pepper. When done, cut in 4 parts; place in a dish and garnish with parsley. Serve with salad with Mayonnaise dressing.

No. 181.

BROILED QUAILS.

Take quails and serve as the spring chicken, only use currant jelly with the cream and butter. Serve as above.

No. 182.

FRICASSEE RABBIT.

Clean a rabbit, cut in 4 quarters, pepper, salt and flour it, fry a delicate brown, dust flour in frying-pan; cut in it, very fine, 1 small onion, and parsley, 1/2 pint each of milk and and cream, and pour in frying-pan; then put rabbit in to stay 1/4 hour. Boil rice dry and put it round the dish with rabbit and gravy in the center.

No. 183.

EASTER HAM.

Take a smoked ham, make pockets in it; take 1/4 peck cabbage sprouts, 1 bunch celery, chop them up fine. Skin the ham and stuff the pockets with the above, then put the skin on again. The pockets should not be cut till the skin is taken off, because that must be kept whole. Tie up in a bag which fits the ham, let 2-1/2 hours be the time for boiling it; when done, take out of bag, take off the skin, stick in top of the ham 2 dozen cloves. Baste with a little melted sugar and sift some fine breadcrumbs over it; put in oven to get a light brown. Serve it with cabbage sprouts or cauliflower.

No. 184.

VENISON CUTLETS.

Give the cutlets the shape of a ham; broil them on a gridiron. Take 1 tumbler currant jelly, 1 tablespoonful butter, 1 wineglass of wine, salt and pepper to taste and make a hot sauce. Heat the dish to put the cutlets on, and pour the sauce over them. Serve hot. Serve Saratoga potatoes with it, placing them in center of dish.

No. 185.

HICKORY-NUT CAKE.