Good Things to Eat and How to Prepare Them

From the Larkin Kitchen-Laboratory in Buffalo, 1907 — the soap-and-premium empire's own book of over two hundred recipes.

Desserts

THE "PRETTY LITTLE TINY KICKSHAWS."-Shakespeare.

THE dessert course of a luncheon or dinner is a sweet of some preferred kind usually. This includes the Custards, the Gelatine combinations, the Charlottes, and the Ice-creams, Ices, Frozen Puddings. These are separated into groups according to the thickening agent-as Corn Starch, Gelatine, eggs, Tapioca, etc.

A • Dining Room, The Setting the Table Table Linen China Glassware Silver Arranging the Table The Meals The Menu Eggs, Preparation of Food, The Value of Ice Cream and Ices Icings . .

The Recipes

Baked Custard

Soak Larkin Pearl Tapioca in one cup of milk for several hours. Scald the remainder of…

Tapioca Cream

Soften three tablespoons of Larkin Pearl Tapioca in water over night. Add to one quart of…

Apple Tapioca

Thoroughly wash one-half cup of Larkin Pearl Tapioca in several waters. Cook in water to…

Indian Tapioca

Into a pint of scalded milk stir one-third of a cup of Larkin Pearl Tapioca that has been…

Enporters

BUFFALO Stir until Tapioca becomes transparent; then stir in one-half cup of molasses…

Cocoanut Tapioca Cream

Follow directions for making Tapioca Cream, stirring into the cream one-half cup of…

Strawberry Sago

Soak one cup of Larkin Sago in three cups of cold water for two hours, and cook in a…

Grape Sago

Wash one cup of Larkin Sago and soak in three cups of cold water for two hours. Cook…

Apple Sago

Use the same proportions of Larkin Sago and water as used above. Prepare in the same way…

Sago Cream

Soften three tablespoons of Larkin Sago in water over night. Add to one quart of scalded…

Apple Batter Pudding

One egg One cup of milk One and one-half teaspoons of Larkin Baking Powder One-fourth…

Brown Betty

Put a layer of bread crumbs into a well-buttered baking-dish; on the crumbs small bits of…

Caramel Pudding

One tablespoon of butter One pint of milk One egg Two-thirds of a cup of sugar Three…

Cottage Pudding

Two tablespoons of butter One-half cup of sugar One egg Three-fourths cup of milk One and…

Fig Pudding

One cup of figs (chopped) One cup of sweet milk One cup of molasses One and one-half cups…

Pudding

One cup of chopped suet Two and one-half cups of flour One cup of molasses One cup of…

Orange Pudding

One-half cup of sugar Two eggs One pint of milk One orange Three tablespoons of Larkin…

Steamed Cup Pudding

Make a batter of one cup of milk, one egg, one teaspoon of Larkin Baking Powder…

One-Kalp Pound

One cup of milk One egg One teaspoon of Larkin Soda One teaspoon of Larkin Allspice One…

Vanilla Blanc-Mange

One quart of milk, six level tablespoons of Larkin Corn Starch, moistened in eight…

Chocolate Blanc-Mange

In one-half cup of milk soften one-fourth box of Larkin Gelatine. Scald one and one-half…

Chocolate Pudding From Larkin Prepared Chocolate Pudding

Moisten the contents of the package in three-fourths of a cup of cold milk. Scald the…

Plain Bavarian Cream

Moisten the contents of one-half box of Larkin Gelatine in onehalf cup of cold water, one…

Almond Bavarian Cream

Follow directions for making Plain Bavarian Cream, adding a cup of finely blanched…

Snow Pudding

Moisten the contents of one-half box of Larkin Gelatine in onehalf cup of cold water. Add…

Cocoanut Cream Pudding

Scald one pint of milk and add one cup of Larkin Shredded Cocoanut; stir in three…

Cloves

ABSOLUTELY PORE Lastin Ca cruduses ars BUFFALO BEA sugar until light and add to the milk…

Plain Lemon Jelly

One package of Larkin Gelatine Three pints of freshly boiled water One cup of cold water…

Orange Jelly

Moisten one-half package of Larkin Gelatine in one-half cup of cold water. Dissolve in…

Coffee Jelly

One-half package of Larkin Gelatine One-half cup of cold water One and one-half pints of…

Fruit Jelly

Follow directions for making Plain Lemon Jelly, varying the amount of sugar according to…

Banana Whip

Three bananas Juice of one lemon One-half package of Larkin Gelatine One pint of freshly…

Prune Sponge

Soak one pound of French prunes over night in enough water to cover them. In the morning…

Velvet Cream

One-half box of Larkin Gelatine One-half cup of cold water One cup of boiling water Two…

Hard Sauce

Use two parts of pulverized sugar to one part of butter. Cream the butter and add the…

Lemon Sauce

Two tablespoons of butter One-half cup of sugar One tablespoon of Larkin Corn Starch…

Foamy Sauce

One cup of milk One tablespoon of Larkin Corn Starch Two tablespoons of butter One-half…

Hot Chocolate Sauce

One cup of cream Two squares of unsweetened chocolate One-half cup of sugar Blend the…

Cold Chocolate Sauce

One cup of milk One egg One tablespoon of butter One-half cup of sugar One square of…

Chocolate Fudge

Two cups of granulated sugar, two-thirds cup of milk, one ounce of butter, two ounces of…

Cocoa Fudge

Two cups of granulated sugar, one ounce of butter, two-thirds cup of milk, two ounces of…

Old-Fashioned Cocoanut Creams

Boil two cups of granulated sugar and two-thirds cup of water. When boiling rapidly, add…

Cocoanut Fudge

Two cups of brown sugar, one-half cup of milk, two ounces of butter, one-half teaspoon of…

Wintergreen Creams

Wintergreen Creams are made by boiling two cups of sugar, two thirds of a cup of water…

Peppermint Creams

Two cups of granulated sugar, two-thirds cup of boiling water, one teaspoon of Larkin…

Peanut Brittle

Shell, measure and chop a quart of nuts. Measure an equal portion of granulated sugar…

Sultana Fudge

Melt one-fourth cup of butter, and stir into it two cups of sugar, one-fourth cup of…

Chocolate Peppermints

Follow the formula for Peppermint Creams adding one and onehalf ounces of unsweetened…

Butter Scotch

One cup of sugar One-quarter cup of molasses One tablespoon of vinegar Two tablespoons of…

Ice-Cream

LL creams should be carefully mixed before putting into the can of the freezer. Be sure…

Coffee Ice-Cream

Add to the cream one-half cup of strong Larkin Coffee and an additional half cup of…

Fruit Ice-Cream

Using either of the Vanilla Ice-Cream recipes any fruit may be added to the mixture when…

Chocolate Ice-Cream

Two desserts-spoons of Larkin Gelatine One quart of milk Two eggs Two cups of sugar One…

Italian Tutti Frutti

Soften one-fourth box of Larkin Gelatine in one-half cup of cold water. Make a syrup of…

Frozen Custard

One quart of milk, four eggs, one cup of sugar, two teaspoons of Larkin Orange Flavoring…

Iced Rice Pudding

Cook one-half cup of rice in a quart of boiling salted water; when soft, drain, and pour…

Ginger Ice

Make a syrup of a quart of water and the juice of four lemons and two cups of sugar. Pour…

Currant Ice

Boil two cups of water with two cups of granulated sugar until it strings, and cool. Into…

Pure and Wholesome

One cup of grape juice Juice of one orange Juice of one lemon One cup of sugar PRICE 10…

Index

Miscellaneous Recipes Meals, The • Menu, The Pastry • Preserving • • Processes and…

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