Cooking for Two

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

CHAPTER XI

11 pages in this part of Cooking for Two.

Chapter XI

CARBOHYDRATES (WORK FOODS) CONTINUED "Few things show the difference between comfortable and slovenly housekeeping more quickly than the…

CHAPTER XI: Vegetables

All wilted vegetables should be revived in cold water before cooking. All dried vegetables should be soaked in cold water several hours, or…

CHAPTER XI: Starch

VEGETABLES WITH ONLY SLIGHT TRACE OF STARCH Vegetables, like lettuce, endive, celery (inner blanched stalks), tomatoes, cucumbers, and…

CHAPTER XI: Potatoes

VEGETABLES CONTAINING MUCH STARCH POTATOES PREPARATION OF POTATOES FOR BOILING New potatoes: Scrape off the skin, scrub with a vegetable…

CHAPTER XI: Rice

RICE, SOUTHERN STYLE Put half a cup of rice over a quick fire in a quart of cold water and stir while heating the water to the boiling…

CHAPTER XI: Squash

STEAMED SQUASH Prepare as for boiling. As the squash is cooked over and not in the water, a longer time for cooking is required. Season and…

CHAPTER XI: Celery

VEGETABLES CONTAINING LITTLE STARCH CELERY, HOLLANDAISE STYLE 1 cup of cooked celery (nearly a pint of uncooked) 1/4 teaspoonful of salt 2…

CHAPTER XI: Spinach

SPINACH Carefully cut off the roots, discard discolored leaves, but retain the inner heart-leaves that are not fully opened. Wash in many…

CHAPTER XI: Green

GREEN SHELL BEANS (Lima, Cranberry, Kidney, etc.) Put the shelled beans over the fire in boiling, salted water to cover; let boil five…

CHAPTER XI: Tomatoes

STEWED TOMATOES Pare two ripe tomatoes, cut in slices, and set over the fire in a small saucepan; cover and let cook while one-fourth a cup…

CHAPTER XI: Parboil

BOSTON BAKED BEANS 1 pint of pea beans 2 tablespoonfuls of molasses 1 teaspoonful of bi-carbonate 1 teaspoonful of mustard of soda 1…

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