Five Roses Cook Book

Two thousand Canadian cooks sent in their best recipes; the mill printed them, and put its own flour in every one.

Pudding Sauces

30 recipes in this part of Five Roses Cook Book.

Chocolate Sauce No. 2

1 pint milk Yolks of 2 eggs ½ cup sugar 1 square chocolate Put the milk to scald in top of double boiler, and add chocolate and sugar. Beat…

Milk Chocolate

1 cup rich milk 4 teaspoons cocoa or grated chocolate. 1 tablespoon butter 2 cups granulated sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Mix well…

Cornstarch Sauce No. 1

2 cups boiling water ¾ cup sugar Butter size of walnut 2 heaping teaspoons cornstarch Pinch of salt.

Cornstarch Sauce No. 2

1 cup sweet milk 1 teaspoon cornstarch 3 teaspoons white sugar 2 eggs (yolks only) Stir until cooked, then add the yolks of the 2 eggs…

Eclair Custard

1 ounce sugar 1½ gills milk ½ ounce ground almonds 2 eggs (yolks) ½ ounce corn flour Grated lemon rind Mix the corn flour with a half gill…

Orange Custard

Strain the juice of 5 oranges and sweeten with powdered loaf sugar. Stir it over the fire until quite hot, then remove and allow to cool…

Fruit Sauce

1 cup raisins and currants (chopped finely) 1¼ cups boiling water 1 cup sugar ½ cup butter Vanilla Bring to a boil and flavor with vanilla…

Fruit Juice Sauce

Take ½ pint of any kind of fruit juice (apricot, peach, etc.) and add 1 teaspoon Five Roses flour and½ cup sugar. Mix well, boil 5 minutes…

Hard Sauce

1 cup sugar (fruit sugar) Cream together and flavor to taste.

Lemon Sauce

4 tablespoons water 4 teaspoons cornstarch 1 tablespoon butter. Boil sugar, then add cornstarch and butter, lastly the lemon, also grated…

German Sauce

To the whites of 2 eggs add the juice of 1 lemon and sugar enough to beat up to a proper consistency for serving.

How to Peel Lemons

Peel with a sharp knife clear to the white skin before putting in squeezer. The work is easier and more juice is thereby obtained.

Maple Syrup Sauce

1 tablespoon melted butter 1 tablespoon (heaping) Five Roses flour ½ cup brown sugar ½ cup maple syrup 2 cups boiling water.

Rhubarb Sauce

4 pounds rhubarb (cut in squares) 2 pounds brown sugar 1 cup vinegar 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon cloves 1 teaspoon allspice 1 teaspoon…

Spanish Cream

¼ package gelatine 2 eggs 4 tablespoons sugar 1 pint milk 1 teaspoon vanilla. Soak gelatine in milk, put on fire and stir until dissolved…

Tapioca Cream

Soak 1 cup tapioca over night in 2 cups milk, then add 4 cups milk. Boil till clear, then add salt, yolks of 4 eggs, 1 cup sugar, vanilla…

Wine Sauce No. 1

1 pint white sugar ¼ pound (scant) butter 1 glass wine 1 nutmeg 1 tablespoon warm water. Beat steadily for ½ hour. Put saucepan on fire…

Wine Sauce No. 2

2 cups white sugar 2 eggs Butter size of egg ½ cup wine 2 tablespoons sweet cream. Beat sugar, eggs and butter to a cream Add wine and…

Mock Maple Syrup

Take 2 quarts very small potatoes. Wash very clean, without breaking skins. Cover with water and boil till done, but be sure to drain…

Pumpkin Syrup

Take 1 good-sized pumpkin (ripe), wash well and remove most of the seeds and soft center. Cut the flesh with skin on into small cubes, and…

Maple Mousse

1 cup maple syrup 1 pint whipped cream Yolks of 4 eggs (or 2 whole eggs) Boil the syrup and pour it over the well-beaten eggs. When cold…

Orange Float

1 quart water Juice of 2 lemons 1 cup sugar 4 tablespoons cornstarch Oranges Boil the water, lemon juice and sugar. While boiling, add the…

Raspberry Crown

2 tablespoons water 2 tablespoons cornstarch 1 cup boiling raspberry juice 1 egg Pinch of salt Lemon extract Cook until creamy. Put into…

Red Currant Snow

2 cups boiling water 1 cup sugar 2 tablespoons cornstarch 2 eggs (whites) When cooked thick, remove from fire and add the juice of 2 cups…

Apple Snow

Take 2 cups of apple sauce cooked as dry as possible. Press through sieve and sweeten. Add the white of 1 egg beaten stiff, and beat…

Cheese Entree

1 tablespoon butter 1 tablespoon Five Roses flour 1 cup cream Salt and pepper 3 eggs (beaten separately) 1 cup grated cheese Put the butter…

Lemon Foam

2 cups hot water 1 cup sugar 2 tablespoons (rounding) cornstarch 1 lemon 3 eggs (whites) Put the hot water and sugar into double boiler or…

Charlotte Russe (Make a custard of pint milk)

Make a custard of 1/2 pint milk and 3 eggs, adding a pinch of salt. When cold, dissolve nearly half a package jello (or like product) in a…

Cocoanut Souffle

1 cup milk Pinch of salt 3 tablespoons Five Roses flour 2 tablespoons butter 4 eggs 4 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup shredded…

Omelet Souffle

Yolks of 7 eggs Whites of 8 eggs ¼ pound sugar 2 dessertspoons Five Roses flour Vanilla extract Pinch of salt Beat the yolks with the flour…

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