Hot Weather Dishes

Philadelphia, 1888: what to eat when it is too hot to cook, from the cooking-school teacher who taught the city.

Meats

27 recipes in this part of Hot Weather Dishes.

Breslau of Beef

I tablespoonful of parsley I pint of cold, chopped beef 1/2 pint of cream 1½ pint of cream I gill of stock 2 tablespoonfuls of butter 1½…

Collared Beef

Take six pounds of tender round, wipe it carefully. Stand an earthen dish of salt in the oven to heat. When hot, rub it into the meat; rest…

Collops of Beef

I nice rump steak I small onion I tablespoonful of butter I teaspoonful of salt I small cucumber 1/2 pint of stock or water I I…

Dried Beef Relish

This is a way to use up the hard. small ends of dried beef, that you cannot cut. Grate the meat, and to every cupful allow four…

Fricassee of Dried Beef

Cook the same as Frizzled Beef, but use two even tablespoonfuls of flour instead of one. Add the beaten yolks of two eggs just as you take…

Dried Beef Frizzled

Chip dried beef very thin. To every half-pound allow a large tablespoonful of butter, a half pint of milk and one tablespoonful of flour…

Broiled Fillet of Beef

Cut a fillet of beef into slices about one inch thick, moisten them with olive oil and sprinkle with a little lemon juice or vinegar. Stand…

Fillet in Jelly

Make an Aspic Jelly and stand away to cool. Trim and lard the fillet. Place one onion and one small carrot sliced, in the bottom of a…

Pressed Corned Beef

Take six pounds of the brisket of beef, remove the bones and tie it tightly in a cloth. Put it in a kettle and cover with cold water…

Beef's Heart with Veal Stuffing

Soak the heart three hours in cold water, remove the muscles from the inside, and take out every atom of blood. Make a filling as follows…

Soused Tripe

2 pounds of boiled tripe (honeycomb) 18 whole cloves 12 pepper-corns I pint of vinegar I blade of mace 18 whole allspice 1/2 teaspoonful of…

To Boil Smoked Beef's Tongue

Wash the tongue well, and soak it in cold water over night. In the morning put it into a kettle full of cold water, stand it over a very…

Tongue on Toast

I cup of cold, boiled tongue or ham Yolks of two eggs 1/4 teaspoonful of mustard Dash of cayenne Chop the tongue or ham very fine. Beat the…

Cold Mutton Cutlets

Trim one dozen rib cutlets neatly, remove every particle of fat. Lard them thickly on one side, place them in the bottom of a stewing-pan…

Scallop of Mutton

Cut into small pieces, scraps of cold cooked mutton; put a layer in the bottom of a baking dish, then a layer of stewed tomatoes, then a…

Sheeps' Tongue in Jelly

Wash thoroughly six fresh sheeps' tongues. Throw them into boiling water and simmer very gently for one and a half hours. At the end of the…

Cutlets for Breakfast

Cut a cutlet of veal into pieces about two inches square, and season with salt and pepper. Dip first into beaten egg, then into chopped…

Galantine of Veal

I breast of veal I knuckle of veal ½ box of gelatine 2 cups of cold boiled ham, chopped fine 8 tablespoonfuls of dried bread crumbs I pint…

Jellied Veal

I knuckle of veal 2 onions I blade of mace I bay leaf I gill of good vinegar 12 whole cloves 6 pepper-corns 1/2 teaspoonful of ground…

Veal Loaf

I cup of bread crumbs I teaspoonful of salt I teaspoonful of onion juice ½ pound of ham 2 eggs 1½ teaspoonful of pepper 1/2 teaspoonful of…

Calf's Head Cheese

I calf's head I teaspoonful of salt I teaspoonful of sweet marjoram I teaspoonful of summer 1 tablespoonful of chopped savory parsley 1/4…

Italian Cheese

I 1/2 pounds of calf's liver 1/2 pound of ham I small onion 1/2 teaspoonful of powdered sage 2 tablespoonfuls of chopped parsley 14 box of…

Blind Hare

1/2 pounds of veal cutlet I 1½ teaspoonful of grated nutmeg I even teaspoonful of cinnamon 1/2 pounds of round steak 4 eggs 2 cups of stale…

Bewitched Veal

3 pounds of veal cutlet 14 pound of ham I tablespoonful of onion 14 teaspoonful of grated juice nutmeg I teaspoonful of salt I large…

Marbled Veal

Chop very fine one salt boiled beef's tongue, also two pounds of cold cooked veal. Season both with pepper, nutmeg, and the veal with salt…

Collared Calf's Head

Clean and simmer an unskinned calf's head until very tender. When tender, remove the bones carefully and flatten the head, cover it with a…

Aspic Jelly

I pound of uncooked beef I large tablespoonful of A knuckle of veal 14 pound of bacon I slice of turnip I slice of parsnip 2 cloves I blade…

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