Ice Creams, Etc
Chocolate Ice Cream
To two heaping tablespoons of best grated chocolate add one quart of thick cream, one cupful of sugar; mix the chocolate into a thin paste…
Cocoanut Ice Cream
Take a fresh cocoanut; grate it fine, one cupful and a half of sugar, rind and juice of a lemon; mix this with one quart of sweet cream…
Apricot Ice Cream
Cut in halves and stone one and a half dozen of ripe apricots; take the meats out of the stones; blanch them in hot water and put them with…
Strawberry Ice Cream
To one quart of the juice of fresh strawberries add two pounds of fine white sugar and two quarts of cream ; mix well and freeze…
Crushed Strawberry Ice Cream
To three pints of sweet cream, twelve ounces pulverized sugar, twe whole eggs, one spoonful vanilla. Mix, place over the fire, stirring…
Coffee Ice Cream
One quart of good cream, half a pint of strong coffee, fourteen ounces of pulverized sugar, yolks of six eggs; mix well sugar, eggs and…
Tea Ice Cream
To one pound granulated sugar put one pint of strong green tea, one and a half pints of cream, two quarts of milk and very little cinnamon…
Peach Ice Cream
Make the cream as for "vanilla ice-cream." Procure nice soft peaches and chop in small pieces; sweeten to taste, mix with your cream, and…
Banana Ice Cream
To three pints of rich cream add one pound of pulverized sugar. Grate six large bananas into the cream and freeze.
Nesselrode Ice Cream
Take one pound of chestnuts, boil until tender, peel and grate, then mix well with a pint of milk. Beat until light the yolks of thirteen…
Vanilla Ice Cream
Cut a vanilla bean into small pieces, boil it in a teacup of fresh milk; when it cools add to two quarts of sweet thick cream (first strain…
Lemon Ice Cream (Take one quart of sweet rich)
Take one quart of sweet rich cream, eight ounces of pulverized sugar, three whole eggs, one teaspoonful extract of lemon; put on the fire…
Lemon Ice Cream (To one gallon of rich cream)
To one gallon of rich cream add six lemons; sqeeze the juice from the lemons; first grate the yellow rind off, and put in a piece of thin…
Ice Cream (Two quarts of good cream)
Two quarts of good cream, one-half pint of milk, fourteen ounces of white sugar, two eggs; beat the eggs and sugar together, as for cake…
French Vanilla Ice Cream
One quart of very rich sweet cream, half a pound of granulated sugar, and the yolks of six eggs. Put the cream and sugar in a porcelain…
Pure Ice Cream
Take pure sweet cream; to two quarts of cream add one pound of sugar; beat up, flavor to taste, and freeze.
Italian Orange Ice Cream
To one pint of the best cream add twelve ounces of pulverized sugar, the juice of six oranges, rind of three grated, and put in a muslin…
Fruit Ice Cream (Procure well ripened fruit)
Procure well ripened fruit; when well picked put into an earthen bowl; mash the fruit with a wooden spoon, pass it through a hair sieve…
Tutti-Frutti Ice Cream
Add to one pound of pulverized sugar two quarts of pure rich cream; beat four eggs very light and add to the above, after mixing well; put…
Pistachio Ice Cream
Blanch and grate one pound pistachio nuts. Put one quart of spinach in a kettle and boil, drain and pound until reduced to a pulp. Squeeze…
Caramel Ice Cream
Three pints of sweet cream, one pint of good brown sugar; put in a saucepan and stir constantly until dissolved. Stir well or it will burn…
Bisque Ice Cream
Three pints of very rich cream, one quart of fresh clabber; boil in a teacup of sweet milk one vanilla bean; sweeten to taste; one can of…
Bisque
To one gallon of very rich boiled custard add three and a half pounds of macaroon almonds; the latter must be put in before removing…
Strawberry Sherbet
Select sweet fresh strawberries, one quart; mash the fruit smoothly; three pints of water, the juice of one lemon added to it and strained…
Pineapple Sherbet
Grate two pineapples. Boil together one quart of granulated sugar and two quarts of water; when thick, pour it over the grated pineapple…
Lemon Sherbet
Mix with the juice of six lemons, one and three-fourths pounds of good white sugar. Pour over the rinds of lemons two quarts of water…
Pink Sherbet
Take one pint of currant jelly and dissolve in one quart and a half of boiling water; two cups of sugar, juice of three lemons, dissolve…
Watermelon Sherbet
Boil down pale sherry with loaf sugar until quite a thick syrup. When cold mix with fine sweet melon chopped very fine (using only the…
Milk Sherbet
One quart of rich milk sweetened to suit your taste; flavor with vanilla and freeze. When nearly frozen, squeeze the juice of one lemon…
Lemon Ice
One quart of water, juice of four lemons, one pound of sugar; strain the syrup, and when ready to freeze beat the whites of three eggs to a…
Orange Ice
Squeeze the juice of six good oranges and two lemons; pour over the broken peel and pulp five gills of boiling water, let it cool; strain…
Pineapple Ice
Grate fine one pineapple, strain through a sieve, add the juice of two lemons, one cup of water, sweeten to taste. Strain into the freezer…
Raspberry Ice
Mix with the juice of one quart of ripe raspberries half pint ripe currants, one and three-quarter pounds of fine white sugar, three pints…
Currant Ice
To one pint of currant juice add one pound of sugar, one pint of water; when partly frozen add the whites of two eggs well beaten, and…
Apricot Ice (Take two dozen apricots pare)
Take two dozen apricots, pare and grate, blanching a few of the kernels; when well pounded add to the fruit which has been grated. Pour…
Apricot Ice (Over one box of gelatine put)
Over one box of gelatine put enough cold water to cover, let stand half an hour, then add one quart of boiling water, the juice of six or…
Some Useful Recipes
I. VEGETABLE SOUP. II. CLEAR BEEF SOUP. III. SOUPS OF VARIOUS MEATS. - IV. FISH SOUPS. V. BOILED DISHES. - VI. STEWING. - VII. HOW TO MAKE…
BAKED HAM
XVI. BAKED BEANS. XVII. BROILING AND FRYING. - XVIII. PREPARED DISHES BAKED. XIX. PASTRY FOR MEAT PIES. - XX. INGREDIENTS FOR MEAT PIES…
Eggs. Xxii. Steamed Dishes
I. Vegetable Soup. THIS is the soup most commonly made in the United States; it is excellent with the family dinner. Take a beef shank…
Skillet And Lid
the soup is half done, add a pint of peeled tomatoes for each gallon of soup, and in an hour more half a pint of young okra sliced. Half an…
One Useful Recipes
add two or three thin strips of pork and a tablespoonful of butter, two onions, stuck with six cloves each, and a blade of mace. Continue…
Mutton Broth
To six pounds of neck of mutton take three quarts of water, carrots, turnips and potatoes. Soak the mutton in cold water for an hour; cut…
Okra Soup (Take two chickens three strips)
Take two chickens, three strips of sweet bacon, or a quarter of a pound of ham, one quart of tomatoes, four pints of okra and two onions…
Cabbage Soup
Take a large cabbage, three carrots, two onions, five slices lean bacon, salt and pepper to taste, two quarts of medium stock. Scald the…
Corn Soup
Take eight large ears, cut off the grains and scrape the cobs. Cover this with water, (not too much) and boil until perfectly done. Add two…
Bean Soup (One teacupful of beans soaked)
One teacupful of beans soaked over night is to be used with each quart of water and half a pound of meat. Simmer for four hours. Take out…
Brass Kettle
Soup may be made of any hard-fleshed fish. They should be carefully cleaned, skinned and cut into fillets Then cut out of the fillets, with…