Part 1
PRACTICAL
VEGETARIAN COOKERY
EDITORS
THE COUNTESS CONSTANCE WACHTMEISTER KATE BUFFINGTON DAVIS
“Thus the King’s will is: There hath been slaughter for the sacrifice And slaying for the meat, but henceforth none Shall spill the blood of life nor taste of flesh, Seeing that knowledge grows, and life is one, And mercy cometh to the merciful.”
--_Light of Asia._
FOR SALE BY
Mercury Pub. Co., 414 Mason St., San Francisco, Cal. Theosophical Book Concern, 26 Van Buren St., Chicago, Ill. Theosophical Pub. Co., 65 Fifth Ave., New York. K. Buffington Davis, Minneapolis, Minn. Theosophical Pub. Co., 26 Charing Cross, London, Eng.
COPYRIGHT, 1897 BY KATE BUFFINGTON DAVIS
All rights reserved
Electrotyped by The Printers Electrotyping Co. Minneapolis, Minn.
INDEX.
PREFACE 1
INTRODUCTORY 3
SOUPS.
Soup Stock 5
Stock for Clear Soup 5
Tomato Bouillon 5
Julienne 6
Macaroni 6
Toronto Bisque 6
Tomato 7
Cream of Tomato 7
Dutch 8
Cream of Potato 8
Potato with Dumplings 8
Rice Potato 9
Clear Soup with Nouilles 9
Bean Purée with Nouilles 10
Bean Purée with Tomato 10
Red Kidney Bean 10
Black Bean 10-14
Split Pea 11
Cream of Celery 11
White Soup 12
Cream of Corn 12
Corn Chowder 12
Cream of Green Peas 13
Cabbage 13
Cauliflower 14
Cream of Asparagus 14
Summer Vegetable 14
Carrot 15
Mock Turtle 15
Scots Broth 15
White Turnip 16
Cream of Lima Beans 16
Bean Purée with Tomato 10-17
SAVORIES AND RELISHES.
Savory Hash 19
Nut Loaf 19
Vegetable Sweet Breads 19
Stuffed Squash 20
Stuffed Cucumbers 20
Vegetable Cutlets 21
Celery on Toast 21
Turnip Soufflé 21
Farina Croustades 22
Rice Croquettes 22
Italian Macaroni 23
Macaroni Pie 23
Macaroni Cheese 23
Vegetable Hot Pot 23
Winter Vegetable Pie 24
Vegetable Hash 24
Nut Croquettes 24
Biscuit Patês 25
Yorkshire Pudding 26
Fried Apples 26
Vegetable Sausages 26
Chinese Rice 27
Curried Rice with Eggs 27
Banana Fritters 27
Curried Rice 27
Irish Stew 28
Chestnut Croquettes 28
MUSHROOMS.
Grilled 31
Escaloped 31
Mushroom Pie 31
Aunt Susan’s Mushroom Pie 32
Stewed 32
Baked 32
Mushrooms in White Sauce 33
Mushrooms with Lemon 33
EGGS.
Curried 35
Baked 36
Scrambled 36
Shirred 36
Hard Boiled 36
Lyonaised 37
With Mushrooms 37
Savory 37
Fricasseed 37
Forced 38
Egg Cutlets 38
Roasted 38
In Cream 38
Escaloped 39
Poached, Spanish Style 39
Swiss Eggs 40
OMELETS.
French 40
French with Tomato 40
French with French Peas 40
French with Mushrooms 41
Foamy Omelet 41
Sweet 41
Savory 41
Bread Omelet 41
Vegetable Omelet 42
Cheese Omelet 42
Eggs and Asparagus 43
Devilled Eggs 43
Eggs on Toast 43
SAVORY SAUCES AND GRAVIES.
Brown Sauce 45
Tomato Sauce 45
White Sauce 46
Cheese Sauce 46
Dutch Sauce 46
Drawn Butter 46
Butter Sauce 47
Brown Butter Gravy 47
CHEESE DISHES.
An English Monkey 49
Rice and Cheese 49
Welsh Rarebit 49
Cheese Pudding 50
Cheese Straws 50
Potato with Cheese 50
Cheese Patês 51
Cheese Relish 52
Cheese Puff 52
Cheese Wafers 52
Cheese Custards 53
SALADS AND SALAD DRESSINGS.
Cream Dressing 55
Plain Dressing 55
Mayonaise Dressing 56
French Dressing 56
Cooked Salad Dressing 56
Aunt Susan’s Salad Dressing 56
Salad Cream 57
SALADS.
Spring Salad 57
Stuffed Tomato 57
Plain Tomato 58
Tomato Aspic 58
Summer Salad 58
Italian Salad 58
String Bean Salad 59
Lima Bean Salad 59
Nut and Celery Salad 59
Plain Celery Salad 60
Potato Celery Salad 60
Potato Salads 60
Beet Salad 61
Cabbage Salad 61
Salad of Grape Fruit and Walnuts 61
A Sweet Salad 62
Orange Salad 62
Salmagundi 62
Salad of Lettuce and Grape Fruit 63
VEGETABLES.
Creamed Vegetables 65
Escaloped Onions, Cauliflower, or Asparagus 65
ASPARAGUS.
Baked 65
Asparagus on Toast 66
Asparagus with White Sauce 66
Asparagus Pie 66
Asparagus Pudding 66
BEANS.
Creamed String Beans 67
Wax Beans 67
Boston Baked Beans 67
Dried Lima Beans 68
Fresh Lima Beans 68
Succotash 68
CORN.
Roasted 69
Cut Corn 69
Green Corn, Steamed 69
Corn Fritters 69
Baked Corn 70
Corn Pudding 70
Corn on Toast 70
Corn Patês 71
CABBAGE.
Boiled 71
Cabbage in White Sauce 71
Cabbage in Milk 72
Hot Slaw 72
Baked Cabbage 72
EGG PLANT.
Escaloped 72
Baked Egg Plant 73
Fried Egg Plant 73
Egg Plant with Egg and Cracker 73
Egg Plant Balls 74
PEAS.
Boiled 74
Peas in White Sauce 74
Patês with Peas 75
Pastry with Peas 75
POTATOES.
Boiled 75
New Potatoes 75
Mashed Potatoes 76
Potato Croquettes 76
Potato Patês 76
Saratoga Chips 77
Princess Potatoes 77
Wachtmeister Potatoes 77
Potatoes in White Sauce 78
Lyonaised Potatoes 78
Escaloped Potatoes 78
French Fried Potatoes 79
Fried Potatoes 79
Potato Scones 79
Potato Pears 79
Potato Pancakes 80
SWEET POTATOES.
Baked 80
Escaloped 80
Sweet Potato Curry 81
Sweet Potato Croquettes 81
Glaced Sweet Potatoes 81
Fried 81
Browned Sweet Potatoes 81
Warmed Up Sweet Potatoes 82
ONIONS.
Steamed 82
Stewed 82
Young Onions in White Sauce 82
Baked 83
Fried 83
Onions in Milk 83
SPINACH.
Boiled 84
Chopped with Eggs 84
Spinach Souffle 84
TOMATOES.
Tomatoes on Toast 85
Stuffed Baked Tomatoes 85
Fried Tomatoes 86
Fricasseed Tomatoes 86
Escaloped Tomatoes 86
Tomato and Rice Fritters 86
Devilled Tomatoes 87
BREAD STUFFS.
Home Made Yeast 89
Three Hour Bread 89
Whole Wheat Bread 90
English Unfermented Griddle Bread 91
Tea Rolls 92
Whole Wheat Muffins 92
Corn Muffins 93
Graham or Rye Gems 93
Baking Powder Biscuit 93
Puffs 94
Pop-Overs 94
Waffles 94
Boston Brown Bread 95
Bannocks 95
GRIDDLE CAKES.
Hominy 96
Raised Graham 96
Indian Meal 96
Bread 96
Rice 97
Sour Milk 97
BREAKFAST FOODS.
Whole Wheat 97
SANDWICHES.
Cheese and Egg 99
Egg 99
Nut 99-100
Plain Cheese 100
Cottage Cheese 100
Olive and Caper 100
Cheese and Mustard 101
Boiled Egg 101
Tomato 101
Tomato and Egg 101
Chocolate 101
Mushroom 102
Pine-apple 102
Italian 102
Fruit 103
Graham 103
Russian 103
CAKES AND ICINGS.
CAKES--
One Egg Cake 105
Orange Cake 106
Ida’s Cake 106
Angel Food 106
Water Sponge Cake 107
Tea Cakes 107
Poor Man’s Cake 107
Coffee Cake 108
Cream Cake 108
Fried Cakes 108
Sugar Cookies 108
Jumbles 109
Ginger Snaps 109
Macaroons 109
Lady Fingers 110
Eclairs 110
Cream Puffs 111
Fruit Jumbles 111
Chocolate Strips 112
Miss Farmer’s Sponge Cake 112
Velvet Cake 112
ICINGS--
Soft Frosting 113
Cream Icing 113
Orange Icing 113
Opera Caramel Frosting 113
DESSERTS.
Pastry 115
Puff Paste 115
Mince Pies 116
Fruit Pie 116
Cream Pie 117
Custard Pie 117
Lemon Pie 117
Squash Pie 118
Ripe Currant Pie 118
Neufchatel Cheese Pies 118
Pine-apple Tart 119
Almond Peach Pie 119
PUDDINGS.
Irish Moss Jelly 120
Sago Milk 120
Sago Jelly 120
Orange Foam 121
Neapolitan Pudding 121
Fruit Mange 122
Lemon Snow 122
Orange Soufflé 122
Orange Custards 123
Chestnut Cream 123
Peach Cake 123
Steamed Cabinet Pudding 123
Cold Cabinet Pudding 124
Prune Whip 124
Washington Pie--Chocolate Filling 124
Strawberry Cream Cake 125
Charlotte Russe Pie 125
Steamed Fruit Pudding 126
Charlotte Russe 126
Connecticut Indian Pudding 126
Chinese Pudding 127