Vegetables
French or Globe Artichokes
This artichoke is a plant resembling a thistle, with a large scaly head like the cone of a pine. The receptacle underneath and the lower…
Jerusalem Artichokes
This artichoke is a species of sunflower, being a tuber, like a potato. Wash well in cold water, throw them into clean (1) cold water and…
Pickled Jerusalem Artichokes
Boil the artichokes as directed in preceding recipe, drain and place them in a stone jar. To each quart of artichokes allow one pint of…
Lyonnaise Artichokes
Boil, drain and slice one pint of artichokes. Put two ounces of butter in a frying pan, slice into it one small onion, then add the…
Scalloped Artichokes
Boil one quart of artichokes as directed. Drain 'and cut into slices. Make one pint of Cream Sauce. Put a layer of this sauce in the bottom…
Ragout of Asparagus
Clean and boil one bunch of asparagus, and then cut into pieces one and a half inches long. Cut one head of lettuce and one onion into…
Stewed Asparagus
Wash the asparagus well in cold water, cut into pieces about an inch long, rejecting all the tougher parts. Put it in a kettle, cover with…
Asparagus in Ambush
I quart of asparagus tops 9 stale breakfast rolls I pint of milk 4 eggs I large tablespoonful of butter Salt and black pepper to taste Wash…
Fried Asparagus
Wash and scrape the asparagus, cover with boiling water and let it stand five minutes; drain and dry on a soft towel. Sprinkle well with…
Scalloped Asparagus
Wash and scrape the asparagus and cut into pieces a half inch in length, throw into boiling salted water, and boil rapidly twenty minutes…
Lima Beans
Cover the beans with freshly boiled soft water, and boil thirty minutes, drain, add salt, pepper and butter, or to every pint of beans a…
String or Butter Beans
Break the blossom end of the bean and pull it back to remove the string. Then pare a thin strip from the other end of the pod. In this way…
Stewed Kidney Beans
Cook one quart of kidney beans the same as lima beans. When done, drain. Put two ounces of butter in a saucepan, and place it on the fire…
Boiled Beets
Wash carefully but do not cut or scrape them. If the skin is broken before cooking they lose their flavor and color in the boiling water…
Broccoli
Pick off all the leaves and cut the stalk close to the bottom of the bunch. Lay in cold water a half-hour. When ready to cook wrap…
Kohl-Rabi
Kohl-rabi or kale-turnip, is a cultivated variety of kale or cabbage, distinguished by the swelling of the stem, just above the ground, in…
Boiled Cauliflower
Pick off the outer leaves, and cut off the stem close to the bottom of the flowerets. Wash well in cold water, then place it top downward…
Stewed Cauliflower
Soak in cold Choose those that are close, fine and white. Pick off the outer leaves and break the flowerets apart. Soak in water a half…
Cauliflower with Cheese
Boil the cauliflower as directed in recipe for Boiled Cauliflower. Make a half pint of Cream Sauce, add to it four tablespoonfuls of grated…
Corn Boiled in the Husks
Remove the green outside husks; strip down the inner husks and carefully remove the silk from the corn. Then replace the light husks and…
Cold Corn
Cold corn left from dinner may be cut from the cob, covered with milk, and stewed five minutes. Season with a bit of butter, salt and…
Roasted Corn
Husk the corn and carefully remove the silk. Brush each ear with melted butter, and dust with salt and pepper. Line a baking dish with…
Stewed Corn
Remove the husks and silk from a dozen ears of corn. Score the corn down the centre of each row of grains, then with the back of the knife…
Corn Fritters
I dozen ears of corn 2 eggs I teaspoonful of baking powder I cup of flour 1½ pint of milk 1/2 teaspoonful of salt 2 dashes of black pepper…
Corn Omelet
I pint of grated corn I gill of cream 5 eggs I teaspoonful of salt 1/4 teaspoonful of pepper Throw the corn into a kettle of boiling water…
Corn Oysters
Score and press the corn as directed in preceding recipe, and to every pint of pulp allow 2 eggs 1½ teaspoonful of salt I dash of cayenne 2…
Corn Pudding
I dozen large ears of young corn I pint of milk 4 eggs I teaspoonful of salt 14 teaspoonful of black pepper Score the corn down the centre…
Succotash
I pint of young lima or kidney beans I pint of corn pressed from the cob 1/2 pint of milk or cream I tablespoonful of butter Salt and…
Fried Cucumbers
Pare the cucumbers, cut them into slices about one-sixteenth of an inch thick, season them with salt and pepper, dip them first in egg and…
Cucumbers Fried in Batter
Pare three cucumbers, cut them in slices about one-sixteenth of an inch thick, dredge them with salt and pepper, and let them lie fifteen…
Stewed Cucumbers
No. 2 6 cucumbers 2 tablespoonfuls of butter 1 tablespoonful of flour 1½ pint of boiling water Salt and pepper to taste Pare the cucumbers…
Stuffed Cucumbers
Wash a half dozen large cucumbers, split them lengthwise, and with a teaspoon carefully scoop out the seeds. Mix one cup of bread crumbs…
Sour or Narrow Dock
This is a common weed in our rich ground and pastures. The leaves are long, narrow, and curly, and are supposed to possess an alterative…
Baked Egg-Plant
Wash the egg-plant, put it in a kettle, cover with boiling water, and boil until tender (about a half hour), then take it out carefully…
Egg-Plant Oysters
Wash a medium sized egg-plant, throw into a kettle of boiling water, and boil until tender, but not broken. When done, take out the inside…
Stuffed Egg-Plant
Cut a medium sized egg-plant into halves. With a knife scoop out the centre of each, leaving a wall with the skin about three-quarters of…
Dutched Lettuce
Wash carefully two heads of lettuce, separate the leaves, and tear each leaf in two or three pieces. Cut a quarter pound of ham or bacon…
Boiled Leeks
Wash the leeks and tie into bunches of three or four. Trim the tops perfectly even. Have ready a kettle of boiling salted water, put in the…
Boiled Okra
I quart of young white okra I tablespoonful of butter I tablespoonful of vinegar Salt and pepper to taste Wash the okra well in cold water…
Okra with Rice
I cup of rice I quart of okra 12 pound of ham I red pepper I pint of white stock I onion I tablespoonful of powderea dry sassafras leaves I…
Okra Stewed With Tomatoes
I quart of okra I tablespoonful of butter I/ pint of tomatoes Salt and pepper to taste Wash the okra, and cut in thin slices. Peel the…
Green Peas
Fresh peas should not be shelled until just before the time of cooking; then wash them quickly in cold water, drain, throw into a kettle of…
Broiled Tomatoes
Choose large, firm tomatoes, cut them in halves, but do not peel them. Then place them in a broiler, dust with salt and pepper, and broil…
Tomato Farci
Put a layer of tomatoes in the bottom of a baking dish, then a layer of bread crumbs, then a sprinkling of salt and pepper, then another…
Fried Green Tomatoes
Wash and cut the tomatoes into slices about an eighth of an inch in thickness, dry each slice carefully with a soft towel, then dust with…
Stewed Tomatoes
Pour boiling water over them, with a sharp knife remove the skins and the hard stem ends, and cut them in small pieces. Stew in a porcelain…
Stuffed Tomatoes
Choose large, smooth tomatoes. Cut a slice off the stem ends, and with your finger carefully scoop out the seeds. Put one cup of stale…