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.

Doughnuts and Crullers

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

Doughnuts

Beat well together 2 eggs and 2 cupfuls granulated sugar. Add 1 pint milk and 1 quart flour in which are mixed and sifted 3 teaspoonfuls…

German Doughnuts

Scald 1 pint milk; pour hot over 1 pint flour, and beat till smooth; add 1/2 teaspoonful salt, and let cool. Add beaten yolks 4 eggs, 1…

Crullers

1-1/2 cupfuls sugar, 1 cupful milk, 2 eggs, 2 tablespoonfuls butter, melted; 1 teaspoonful vanilla, 1 teaspoonful powdered cinnamon, 1/2…

Fried Cakes

Cream 1 cupful sugar, 2 tablespoonfuls unmelted lard. Add 2 eggs, 1 1/2 teaspoonfuls grated nutmeg, 1 3/4 cupfuls sweet milk, 1 level…

Swanenhalse (from Holland)

Make eclair batter; bake in S shape; fill with sardelles free from bones and skin, seasoned with chopped sour pickles, Dutch mustard, and…

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