Cooking for Two

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

Left - Overs of Meat, Fish, Etc

4 pages in this part of Cooking for Two.

Left - Overs of Meat, Fish, Etc

IN families of two, it is often advisable, even during the summer, to prepare enough of certain articles of food for two or more meals at…

Left - Overs of Meat, Fish, Etc: Salt

HASH, CREOLE STYLE 1 slice of onion 3/4 cup of cold, boiled potatoes 1/4 green or red pepper (in cubes) 2 tablespoonfuls of butter 1/2 cup…

Left - Overs of Meat, Fish, Etc: Creamed

CREAMED HAM WITH POACHED EGGS Put three-fourths a cup of milk in a double boiler with half a stalk of celery and a slice of onion; let cook…

Left - Overs of Meat, Fish, Etc: Chicken

CREAMED CHICKEN 1 1/4 cups of cooked chicken cut 1/4 teaspoonful of salt in cubes 1/4 teaspoonful of pepper 2 tablespoonfuls of butter 1…

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