Excelsior Cook Book and Housekeeper's Aid

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Mason, Baker & Pratt, 1870 - 288 Seiten
 

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Seite 216 - To candy any sort of Fruit. When finished in the syrup, put a layer into a new sieve, and dip it suddenly into hot water, to take off the syrup that hangs about it ; put it on a napkin before the fire to drain, and then do some more in the sieve. Have ready sifted double-refined sugar, which sift over the fruit on all sides till quite white.
Seite 102 - Jamaica peppers, a grated nutmeg, the peel of a lemon cut as fine as possible, and half a pound of almonds blanched and beaten with orange-flower water. Melt two pounds of butter in a pint and quarter of cream, but not hot, put to it a.
Seite 43 - Parboil it ; take off the skin, and then put it down to roast ; baste it with butter, and make a savoury powder of finely minced, or dried and powdered sage, ground black pepper, salt, and some bread-crumbs, rubbed together through a colander; you may add to this a little very finely minced onion : sprinkle it with this when it is almost roasted. Put half a pint of made gravy into the dish, and...
Seite 45 - They come in lengths of 9 to 18 inches and an inch and a half in width, and half an inch thick.
Seite 102 - ... melt two pounds of butter in a pint and a quarter of cream, but not hot, the whites and yolks of twelve eggs, beaten apart, and half a pint of good yeast. Beat them together a full hour.
Seite 86 - The eatable mushrooms at first appear very small and of a round form on a little stalk. They grow very fast, and the upper part and stalk are white. As the size increases, the under part gradually opens, and shows a...
Seite 172 - ... and add a gill of sweet white wine; whisk it well till you have raised a good froth; then pour a pint of thick cream into a china dish, take one French roll, slice it thin, and lay it over the cream as lightly as possible then a layer of clear calves...
Seite 49 - ... crumbs of bread, mixed up with raw eggs ; put this forcemeat under the skin in the thickest part of the leg of mutton, under the flap, and at the knuckle. For sauce, some oyster-liquor, a little red wine, an anchovy, and some more oysters slewed, and served under the mutton. MUTTON LOIN. Roast it; some people think it eats much better if cut lengthways like a saddle. It may also be used for steaks, pies, or broth, only taking care to cut off as much fat as possible.
Seite 275 - ... of lavender flowers ; half a handful of rosemary flowers ; bay and laurel leaves, half a handful of each ; three Seville oranges, stuck as full of cloves as possible, dried in a cool oven, and pounded ; half a handful of knotted marjoram; and two handfuls of balm of Gilead dried. Cover all quite close. When the pot is uncovered, the perfume is very fine.
Seite 86 - ... which continues more or less till the mushroom has gained some size, and then turns to a dark brown. These marks should be attended to, and likewise whether the skin can be easily parted from the edges and middle. Those that have a white or yellow fur should be carefully avoided, though many of them have the same smell, but not so strong, as the right sort.

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