Consolidated Library of Modern Cooking and Household Recipes

Christine Terhune Herrick's 1905 subscription set, Books Three and Four complete - soup stock to cheese straws, with the famous chefs of the United States listed on the title page.

Cheese Dishes

11 recipes in this part of Consolidated Library of Modern Cooking and Household Recipes.

Welsh Rarebit

Brillat Savarin, the famous French gourmet, gives the following recipe taken from the papers of M. Trollet, bailiff in Meudon, in the…

Welsh Rarebit-No. 2

Butter toast, keep it hot. Into a saucepan or chafing-dish put 1 pound young cream cheese that has been grated; season with a dash of red…

Welsh Rarebit without Ale

1/4 pound grated cheese, 1 ounce butter, 1/2 cupful of milk, and yolks of 2 raw eggs beaten together, 1 saltspoonful of salt, 1…

Cheese Fondue

Put into a saucepan 1 tablespoonful butter, 1 of flour, and stir until they bubble, then add a gill of milk or cream. This now makes a very…

Cheese Souffle

Into a cup of hot cream stir the beaten yolks of 3 eggs, a half cupful of soft bread crumbs, and a cupful of grated American cheese; season…

Cheese Omelet (Whisk eggs thoroughly Allow)

Whisk 2 eggs thoroughly. Allow a pinch of salt, the same of pepper, half a teaspoonful of finely chopped parsley, and a teaspoonful of…

Cheese Fritters

Cheese which has become a little dry will answer for this purpose, though, of course, fresh cheese will be better. Put 3 ounces of cheese…

Parmesan Cheese and Oysters

Lay the drained oysters in a well-buttered baking-dish, sprinkle over with minced parsley, and season with pepper and salt. Pour half a…

Cheese Pudding

Put a breakfast-cupful of milk into a saucepan, with a piece of butter the size of a large egg. Let it remain until the butter is melted…

Cheese Straws

Mix 2 ounces of grated Parmesan cheese, 2 ounces of fresh butter, 2 ounces of flour, an ounce of Cheddar cheese, and the yolk of an egg…

Cherry Cheese

Take some sound, ripe, small cherries, stoned or not, as preferred; put them into a stone jar, cover it closely, and place this in a…

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