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.

Meats

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

To Broil A Steak

SIRLOIN and porterhouse are the choicest cuts, but the top round is juicy and often very tender. A steak should be cut from one inch to one…

Pan-Broiled Steak

While broiling over coals is supposed to be, par excellence, the method for cooking a steak, very nearly the same result may be obtained by…

Hamburg Steak

Take a thick slice from the top of the round. Have the butcher put in with it a small piece of marrow. Pound the steak enough to loosen the…

Beefsteak with Mushrooms

Before putting the steak on to broil, prepare the mushrooms. If canned, open and turn them out of the can; 1/2 a can will be sufficient for…

Beefsteak and Onions

A steak from the rump or the top round will answer very well; by laying it on the meat board and beating it for two minutes with a meat…

Roast Beef

In the days of open fires for cooking purposes, the roasting of a large joint of meat meant frequent turning on the spit to allow all the…

Roast from the Round

The top of the round, if not as tender as the better cuts, is usually juicy, and if well-done meat is preferred, will be very palatable. A…

Rib Roast

It is more convenient to have your butcher remove the ribs and roll and tie the roast into a nice shape. This done, wipe it carefully…

Stuffed or Farcied Roast Beef

The round is good for this. Have a top round two or more inches in thickness. Trim off the skin, dust with salt and pepper. Make a stuffing…

Yorkshire Pudding (to be Eaten with Roast Beef)

1 pint milk; 4 eggs; 1 scant cupful flour; 1/2 teaspoonful salt. Beat the egg yolks and whites separately. To the well-beaten yolks add the…

Beef a la Mode

Get a thick piece of beef of 4 or 5 pounds from the round or rump. Trim the edges into good shape, wipe, and put it into a deep earthen…

Beef Stew with Dumplings

Use the flank ends cut from roast or steak, chuck, or a shin piece. There should be some bone and fat with the lean, as these give a richer…

Beef Hash

Cut the fat and every atom of gristle from cold roast or boiled beef and chop fine. Add a little less quantity of cold chopped potatoes…

Rissoles Of Beef

Use either remnants of cold steak or roast beef. Trim off and discard all bits of gristle and leave very little, if any, of the fat meat…

Ragout of Beef

Put in a stewpan slices of cold roast or boiled beef. To each pound of meat add 3 small onions, salt and pepper. Cover with boiling water…

Spiced Pressed Beef

Take a shin bone and a pound or two of other good stewing piece, the lower round or rump will do. Have about 3 pounds of meat in all. Wash…

Meat and Potato Pie

Cut any cold cooked meat into small pieces, there may be more than one kind. Carefully remove all gristle and any stringy fat; put it in a…

Pot Roast of Beef

Get a 4- or 5-pound piece of rump or round of beef. If not a solid, well-shaped piece, skewer it closely, and fasten in between the…

Breaded Beef's Liver

See that the liver is a fresh one. Have the slices cut thin, and let them stand ten minutes in boiling water. Fry slices of bacon very…

Irish Stew

Use the back ribs or neck of mutton, the fleshy part of which must be cut into cutlets. Flatten these pieces of meat with a roller, and dip…

An Old-Fashioned Boiled Dinner

Wash 6 pounds of corned beef and put into a kettle with plenty of water. Boil until tender, but not long enough to fall to pieces. It will…

Creamed Dried Beef

Shave 1 pound of beef very thin and put it into a stewpan with enough water to cover, to which 1/4 of a teaspoonful of soda has been added…

Dried Beef with Eggs

Shave 1 pound of beef and put it into tepid water for half an hour, with a pinch of soda in the water to counteract the sour in the dried…

Rechauffe Of Beef a la Jardiniere

Put yesterday's piece of meat in a roasting-pan, sprinkle with pepper and salt, cover with thick slices of tomatoes. Pour a cupful of…

Beef Balls

Chop cold roast beef very fine, leaving in the fat, but removing all pieces of gristle. To 1 cupful of meat put a small cupful of fine…

Curried Beef

Cut 3 onions into slices, and fry. Pour over them a little stock, and add a sliced sour apple and simmer until tender. Rub through a sieve…

Steak a la Bordelaise

Put 1 tablespoonful of butter in a saucepan, and 6 fresh mushrooms; cover and set on the back of the stove until the mushrooms are tender…

Beef Loaf

Chop 4 pounds of the round very fine; add 2 cupfuls of bread crumbs, 2 tablespoonfuls of chopped parsley, 1 teaspoonful of pepper, 1 large…

Smothered Beef

Chop 2 pounds of lean beef very fine. Put it into a hot iron pan and set in a hot oven for fifteen minutes, stirring two or three times…

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