Cooking for Two

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

Gelatinous Soups and Jellies. Proteid Sparers

3 pages in this part of Cooking for Two.

Gelatinous Soups and Jellies. Proteid Sparers

IN the first chapter we spoke of "the gelatinoids," a group of proteids that were not as important as the group containing albumin, gluten…

Gelatinous Soups and Jellies. Proteid Sparers: Season

SOUP 2 Reheat the soup stock in a double boiler; beat the yolk of an egg -- two are better -- add half a cup of thin cream and stir into…

Gelatinous Soups and Jellies. Proteid Sparers: Tomato

CHICKEN - AND - TOMATO SOUP 1 tablespoonful of butter or fat 3 cups of chicken or veal broth from stock 1 tablespoonful of cornstarch 2…

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