Cooking for Two

A handbook for two at table, 1909 — Janet MacKenzie Hill scales the whole art of cookery down to the newlywed kitchen.

Table of Contents

A Talk on Food

4 pages

The Gas Range, Tables of Measures, Etc

2 pages

Water, Making of Tea, Coffee, Etc

3 pages

Cooking of True Proteids, Tissue Builders, Milk and Cheese

4 pages

Cooking of True Proteids Continued: Eggs

4 pages

Cooking of True Proteids Continued: Fish

9 pages

Cooking of True Proteids Continued: Meat

7 pages

Left - Overs of Meat, Fish, Etc

4 pages

Gelatinous Soups and Jellies. Proteid Sparers

3 pages

CHAPTER X

5 pages

CHAPTER XI

11 pages

Introducing the Great Fuel Foods: Fats

6 pages

CHAPTER XIII

7 pages

Sugar: a Great Source of Heat and Energy

7 pages

Preservation of Fruit and Vegetables by Canning, Etc

7 pages

Flour Mixtures: Quick Breads

9 pages

Flour Mixtures Continued: Bread and Other Yeast Mixtures

10 pages

Flour Mixtures Continued: Pastry and Pies

5 pages

Flour Mixtures Continued: Cake

9 pages

Other Sweet Dishes

12 pages

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