Hot Weather Dishes

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

Puddings And Desserts

23 recipes in this part of Hot Weather Dishes.

Cream Chocolate Pudding

I pint of milk 1/2 cup of sugar 4 eggs 4 tablespoonfuls of corn starch 2 ounces of chocolate I teaspoonful of vanilla Put the chocolate in…

Queen Mab's Pudding

1½ box of gelatine I pint of cream I teaspoonful of vanilla I pint of milk 4 eggs 2/3 of a cup of sugar Cover the gelatine with cold water…

Snow Pudding

1½ box gelatine 2 cups of sugar Juice of three lemons I quart of milk 4 eggs I teaspoonful of vanilla I pint of boiling water Cover the…

The Sauce (Put the milk on to boil beat)

Put the milk on to boil, beat the yolks of the eggs and a half cup of sugar together until light, and stir them into a the boiling milk…

Strawberry Pudding

I pint of strawberry juice The whites of three eggs 4 even tablespoonfuls of corn starch 1½ cup of powdered sugar Put the strawberry juice…

Montrose Pudding

Yolks of six eggs I quart of good cream I cup of granulated sugar I tablespoonful of vanilla I pint of strawberry water ice Put one pint of…

The Sauce (I heaping tablespoonful)

I heaping tablespoonful of gelatine I pint of cream Yolks of three eggs I teaspoonful of vanilla 1/4 cup of pulverized sugar Cover the…

For the Cake

4 eggs 4 ounces of butter 2 cups of sugar I cup of milk 2 cups of flour 2 teaspoonfuls of baking powder Beat the butter, sugar and yolks of…

For the Filling

For the filling, make a Frozen Custard, and stand it away until ready to serve. When the cake is cold and you are ready to serve, cut off…

Iced Strawberry Pudding

I pound of sugar I pint of water I pint of strawberry juice. Boil the sugar and water together for thirty minutes, watching carefully that…

Peach Bavarian Cream

I pint can or nine fresh peaches 1/2 box of gelatine 1/2 pint of cold water I pint of cream Cover the gelatine with the water and let soak…

Raspberry Bavarian Cream

1/2 box of gelatine 1/2 cup of sugar I pint of raspberry juice I pint of cream 1/2 cup of water Cover the gelatine with the water, and soak…

Strawberry Bavarian Cream

I quart of strawberries I cup of sugar 1½ box of gelatine I pint of cream 1/2 cup of cold water Cover the gelatine with the water, and soak…

Charlotte Russe

I quart of good cream 3/4 cup of powdered sugar I teaspoonful of vanilla 1/2 pound of lady fingers 1/2 box of gelatine 1½ gill sherry (if…

Croquante of Peaches

18 nice ripe peaches I pound of sugar I pint of small strawberries 1½ pint of water The recipe for Charlotte Russe Boil the sugar and water…

Croquante of Strawberries

I quart of strawberries I tablespoonful of gelatine Charlotte Russe Cover the gelatine with cold water and let it soak a half hour, then…

Apple Sponge

1½ box of gelatine I pound of apples I pound of sugar Grated rind of one and 3 eggs juice of two lemons 1/2 pint of boiling water Boil the…

Blackberry Sponge

1½ box of gelatine 1½ pint of blackberry juice 1/2 cup of sugar 4 eggs I pint of boiling water Cover the gelatine with a half cup of cold…

Currant Sponge

Make the same as Blackberry Sponge, using a half pint of currant juice, a half pint of sugar, a half pint of boiling water, a half box of…

Strawberry Sponge

Make same as Blackberry Sponge, using one pint of strawberry juice, one cup of sugar, a half box of gelatine, a half pint of boiling water…

Vanilla Sauce

I pint of milk 2 tablespoonfuls of sugar Yolks of four eggs 1 teaspoonful of vanilla Put the milk on to boil in a farina boiler. Beat the…

Junket

I quart of milk I tablespoonful of rennet wine 3 tablespoonfuls of sugar I teaspoonful of vanilla Warm the milk slightly, add the sugar and…

Cold Custard

1 Cold Custard is made precisely the same as Junket adding two well beaten eggs to the milk before warming.

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