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.

Entrees

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

Stewed Ox Kidney

Cut the kidney in thin slices and soak a few minutes in lukewarm water; drain and dry in a cloth. Sprinkle the slices with salt and pepper…

Sheep's Tongues in Aspic

Soak 6 sheep's tongues in cold water for 2 or 3 hours. Boil until tender enough to remove the skin. Put them in a stewpan with 6 cloves, a…

Moulded Meat

Cut slices of cold roast veal or lamb, and slices of lean cooked ham very thin. Lay them in a baking-dish of good shape for moulding; a…

Mexican Chile con Carne

Cut into dice sufficient cold lamb, beef, or veal to make 2 1/2 cupfuls. Season with a tablespoonful of onion juice and a teaspoonful of…

Beef Tongue Fillets, Sauteed

Cut cold boiled tongue into slices a third of an inch thick. Marinate for half an hour in Worcestershire sauce. Roll in cracker crumbs…

Stuffed Calf's Heart

Soak 2 hearts in cold water for fifteen minutes to draw the blood out of the veins and arteries; remove as many of these as can be done…

The Same--Baked

Prepare the hearts as in the preceding recipe, and lard them with strip of salt pork or bacon, or lay thin slices of bacon over the top and…

Chicken Timbales, Supreme

Chop very finely 1 cupful of white chicken-meat, 1/2 cupful mushrooms, 6 truffles. Mix all together with a tablespoonful of butter; add…

Lobster Croustades (to Serve Hot)

Mix 1 cupful of very finely minced lobster-meat with a tablespoonful of lemon juice, a dash of cayenne, and a teaspoonful of Worcestershire…

To Serve Cold

Prepare the lobster the same as directed, substituting mayonnaise for the cream sauce; and do not heat it, but, after mixing, put it on the…

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