How to Cook in Casserole Dishes

The 1912 case for the casserole - sixteen kinds of recipes for cooking and serving in one dish.

Miscellaneous Recipes

41 recipes in this part of How to Cook in Casserole Dishes.

Aspic Jelly

1/2 ozs. (3 heaping table- 4 cloves spoonfuls) powdered 12 whole white peppers gelatine I inch cinnamon stick 134 pints (31/2 cups) water…

Boiled Hominy

1/2 pint (I cup) hominy 2 pints (4 cups) boiling water grits Salt to taste Have the water boiling in a fireproof dish, stir into it the…

Candied Cranberries

Cape Cod cranberries Sugar Water For this recipe use the Cape Cod cranberries, half as much sugar as berries, and half as much water as…

Choux Pastry

2 ozs. (2 heaping tablespoonfuls) butter 4 large eggs 1/4 teaspoonful salt 1/2 pint (I cup) water 14 lb. (1 cup) flour Put the butter into…

Corn-Meal Soufflé

1/2 pint (I cup) corn meal I pint (2 cups) hot milk 1/4 teaspoonful salt 5 eggs Cook the corn meal, either yellow or white, in the hot milk…

Mince

1/2 lbs. seeded raisins 2 lbs. chopped apples I lb. Sultana raisins 1/2 lbs. currants

Meat for Pies

3 lemons, grated rind and strained juice I tablespoonful powdered cinnamon 1½ lb. chopped citron peel I tablespoonful grated nutmeg 1½ lb…

Oatmeal Porridge

Salt Put an earthenware dish on the stove, allow one cupful of water to each person. When the water boils, sprinkle in the oatmeal with the…

Pastry

34 lb. (3 cups) flour 1½ lb. (1 cup) lard 1/4 teaspoonful salt I gill (1/2 cup) ice-water Mix the flour and salt together in an earthenware…

Puff Pastry

I tablespoonful lemon juice Cold water Wash the butter in cold water and squeeze it in a floured towel into a flat cake. Sift the flour…

Suet Pastry

1/2 lb. (2 cups) flour 4 heaping tablespoonfuls chopped suet I teaspoonful baking powder Cold water 1/4 teaspoonful salt Sift the flour…

Toad in the Hole

1½ lb. (2 cups) flour 1½ teaspoonful salt I lb. link sausages 2 eggs 1/2 pints (3 cups) milk Sift the flour and salt into a basin; beat up…

To Peel and Grate a Lemon

To peel a lemon for flavoring just remove the yellow skin with a sharp knife, taking care to take none of the white pith. To grate a lemon…

To Blanch Almonds

Drop the almonds into hot water; allow it just to boil, then strain, and remove the brown skins, drop the almonds into cold water until…

To Blanch Pistachio Nuts

Drop the nuts into hot water containing a little baking soda; allow the water just to boil, strain, and remove the skins.

To Make Brown Bread Crumbs

Take the crusty part of some stale bread, put it into a moderate oven to dry, and bake a golden brown shade; crush with a rolling pin or in…

Wheat Au Gratin

1/2 pint (I cup) wheat I pint (2 cups) milk 4 heaping tablespoonfuls grated cheese 2 heaping tablespoonfuls (2 ozs.) flour 2 heaping…

Yorkshire Pudding

I pint (2 cups) milk 3 eggs 6 ozs. (6 heaping tablespoonfuls) flour 3 tablespoonfuls of dripping 1/2 teaspoonful salt ½ teaspoonful baking…

Soups

Cheese Soup with Savory Custard Clam Bisque..... Cream of Barley Soup Cream of Salsify Soup Fish Soup.

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II I2 13 14 14 15 16 16 17 18 14 Oyster Bouillon 19 Potato Purée. 19 Scotch Broth. 20 Shrimp Chowder. 20 Soup to Serve in Petites Marmites…

Fish

Baked Oysters..... 27 Cod à la Garonne. 28 Cold Mackerel, Vinaigrette. 28 Crab à la Carmen. 29 Curried Fish. 30 Finnan Haddie 30 Fish…

Poultry and Game

Chicken en Casserole No. I Chicken en Casserole No. 2. Rabbit en Casserole Ragout of Duck.

Page (II)

35 35 36 37 38 38 39 43 44 45 45 ... 46 47 48 49 .. 49 50 51 52 Baked Liver. 55 Baked Virginia Ham. 55 Beef and Sausages. 56 Beef and…

Page (Chicken au Gratin Cottage Pie)

Pork Pie. 73 74 74 76 75 76 77 Puffs of Meat. 77 Réchauffé of Beef 78 Soufflé of Veal... 78 Surprise Potatoes. 79 Tongue Ramequins 79…

Vegetables

Asparagus au Gratin. 85 Baked Beans.. 85 Baked Cabbage 86 Baked Onions. 87 Baked Parsnips. 87 Beans with Onions. 88 Braised Onions. 88…

Page (Potatoes au Gratin Potato)

92 93 93 94 95 95 Potatoes au Gratin. 95 Potato Balls en Casserole. 96 Rice and Tomato Pie. 96 Salsify en Casserole 97 Stewed Lettuce 97…

Salads

Alligator Pear Salad. American Salad.

Puddings

Apple Pudding. Apple Soufflé.

Page (Bananas la Patricia Barley)

Bananas à la Patricia. 116 Barley Custard. 117 Bread Pudding. 117 Brown Betty. 118 Chestnut Mold. 118 Cherry Pudding. 119 Chocolate Cream…

Invalid Cookery

Apple Purée. Barley Gruel.

Cheese

Baked Cheese. Cheese and Bread.

Page (III)

140 141 141 142 142 143 143 144 144 144 ... 145 145 146 146 147 147 148 151 151 152 152 153 153 154 Cheese Sandwiches. 154 Cheese Tartlets…

Eggs

Curried Eggs.. .. Eggs in Cocottes.

Page (Eggs with Spinach Egg Soup)

163 163 164 164 165 Eggs with Spinach. 165 Egg Soup.... 166 Eggs and Mushroom Ragout. 167 Eggs in Ramequins. 167 Eggs with Cream.. 168 Eggs…

Sauces and Gravies

Arrowroot Sauce. 177 Béchamel Sauce 177 Brown Gravy. 178 Chocolate Sauce. 178 Cucumber Sauce. 179 Custard Sauce. 179 Currant Sauce. 180 Egg…

Cakes and Breads

Apple Bread.. 191 Apple Sauce Cake. 192 Brandy Cake. 192 Cheese Cake. 193 Chocolate Cake. 193 Cocoa Sponge Cake. 194 Coffee Bread.. 194…

Pickles

Apple Relish. 205 Chutney. 205 Corn Relish. 206 Cucumber Mangoes 206 India Relish 207 Lemon Pickle 208 Lime Relish 208 Mixed Pickles…

Page (V)

Pickled Cherries Pickled Egg-plant Pickled Onions 211 2II 212 Pickled Oysters. 212 Pickled Peaches. 213 Pickled Plums. 213 Pickled Red…

Preserves

Fig and Rhubarb Jam Ginger Pears.. 221 222 Grape Conserve. 222 Green-gage Jam. 222 Lemon Marmalade. 223 Preserved Huckleberries. 224…

Miscellaneous

Mince Meat for Pies Oatmeal Porridge.

Page (Suet Pastry Toad in the Hole)

Suet Pastry.... 237 Toad in the Hole. 237 To Peel and Grate a Lemon. 238 To Blanch Almonds. 238 To Blanch Pistachio Nuts. 239 To make Brown…

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