Category: Humour

The Stag Cook Book: Written for Men by Men

who have at one time or another tried to “cook something”; and who, in the attempt, have weakened under a fire of feminine raillery and sarcasm, only to spoil what, under more favorable circumstances, would have proved a chef-d’œuvre.

Chapters

5. Part 5

My favorite dish, and the best food in the world, is King Canute Pudding, but I shall not tell anybody how to make it, because that is a family secret. I am descended from Canut...

6. Part 6

The beauty of hash is that, no matter how it tastes, you think it is all right. There is no standard flavor for hash. Hash is fundamentally accidental, so it has no traditions t...

7. Part 7

Place the casserole in a hot oven, uncovered. When the breasts are brown, cool oven to a moderate heat, cover the casserole and cook for two hours. Then remove the casserole and...

4. Part 4

One large tablespoon of butter beaten to a cream. Add gradually one and a half cups powdered sugar and the beaten white of one egg. Beat till very light and just before serving...

3. Part 3

If you don’t have wine jelly—it’s all off—no use beginning. If you can get the wine then you put some cut-up oranges in wine jelly with an inch layer of beaten whites of eggs on...

2. Part 2

ARTICHOKES MISTER ANTONIO 57 ASPARAGUS 78 BEANS (VARIOUS STYLES) 123, 167 BURACHKI (POLISH) 117 EGGPLANT AU GRATIN 162 EGGPLANT SAUTÉ Á L’ALEXANDER 63 FRENCH FRIED ONIONS 138 IT...

8. Part 8

The filling: In a cup full of sugar mix thoroughly a heaping tablespoonful and one-half of flour. Grate the skin of one lemon, and add the juice. Then add the yolks of two eggs...

1. Part 1

who have at one time or another tried to “cook something”; and who, in the attempt, have weakened under a fire of feminine raillery and sarcasm, only to spoil what, under more f...