Meatless Cookery

Published as America rationed meat for the war, this is a whole cuisine built without it — nut roasts and cheese soufflés, dasheen and okra soups, vegetable gelatine, and a chapter on what to do with the whites of eggs.

Beverages

31 recipes in this part of Meatless Cookery.

Cereal Coffee

8 tablespoons cereal coffee 1/4 saltspoon butter 1 quart cold water Put the cereal into coffee pot with the cold water and butter; boil…

Cocoa

3 tablespoons cocoa 4 tablespoons sugar 1 cup boiling water 3 cups scalded milk Scald the milk in a double boiler. Put the cocoa and sugar…

French Cocoa

4 teaspoons cocoa 2 teaspoons sugar 1 cup boiling water 1 cup scalded milk Follow the directions in the preceding recipe, boiling three…

Malted Milk Cocoa

4 tablespoons Horlick's malted milk 3 cups boiling water Sugar 4 teaspoons cocoa Mix the malted milk powder, cocoa and water, stirring…

Chocolate

1 quart milk 2 ounces chocolate 2 tablespoons boiling water 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch 3 tablespoons sugar Pinch salt Mix the cornstarch…

Plain Chocolate

4 cups milk 2 ounces of chocolate 1/8 tablespoon cornstarch 3 tablespoons sugar Follow the directions in preceding recipe.

Chocolate, Viennese

1 quart milk 4 ounces vanilla chocolate 3 tablespoons boiling water 1 tablespoon sugar Scald milk in a double boiler. Grate the chocolate…

Chocolate Milk Shake

4 tablespoons chopped ice 4 tablespoons chocolate syrup 6 tablespoons whipped cream 1 cup milk 1 cup soda water or Apollinaris water Mix…

Chocolate Syrup

2 ounces chocolate 2 cups boiling water 2 tablespoons vanilla 4 cups sugar Put the chocolate in a saucepan, and add the water gradually…

Almond Milk

4 ounces of sweet almonds 6 bitter almonds Orange-flower water 1 quart of water Blanch the almonds, and grind them in a nut mill. Pound…

Rice Milk

2 tablespoons of rice 1 pint scalded milk 1 saltspoon salt Soak the rice several hours, strain, and add the scalded milk and salt to the…

Rum and Milk

1 cup of milk 1 teaspoon of sugar 1 tablespoon of brandy Put the ingredients in a lemonade shaker or fruit jar and shake until frothy.

Sherry or Brandy and Milk

1 cup fresh milk 1 tablespoon brandy or rum 3/4 teaspoon sugar Nutmeg Dash of salt Prepare as "Rum and Milk." Serve in a cold glass and add…

Cinnamon and Milk

1 cup milk Stick cinnamon Sugar 1 teaspoon brandy Boil the milk with a stick of cinnamon to flavor it for ten minutes and add the sugar…

Rice Water No. 1

3 tablespoons rice 4 1/2 cups cold water Salt, sugar Milk Wash the rice thoroughly; add the cold water, and soak half an hour; heat to…

Rice Water No. 2

4 tablespoons rice 1 tablespoon raisins 1 1/2 pints boiling water Wash the rice carefully, put it into a saucepan with the water and stoned…

Barley Water

5 lemons and rind 1 cup barley 1 breakfast cup cut sugar 3 quarts boiling water Add the water to the first three ingredients, boil two…

Malted Milk with Wine

4 tablespoons Horlick's malted milk 2 tablespoons sherry 1 teaspoon of sugar 2 cups hot water Mix the malted milk with enough cold water to…

Singapore Punch

2 quarts boiling water 1 pound sugar 4 lemons 4 oranges 2 tangerine oranges 2 slices pineapple 1 banana 1 pint Maraschino cherries 2 dozen…

Ceylon Punch

2 large teaspoons of Ceylon tea 2 quarts of boiling water 1 pound lump sugar 8 lemons 4 oranges 1 pineapple 3 bananas 1 pint strawberries…

Fruit Punch

1 1/2 cups sugar 1 cup hot water 1 cup orange juice 1 orange sliced 1/2 cup lemon juice 1 pint ginger ale 1 pint Lithia water Maraschino…

Lemonade

1 lemon 1 cup boiling water 2 tablespoons sugar 1/2 thin slice lemon Wash the lemon and cut a very thin slice from the middle. Put the…

Bran Lemonade

1/4 cup bran Juice of 1 lemon 2 cups cold water Let the bran and water stand overnight. Strain, and add the juice of the lemon. Chill and…

Orangeade No. 1

1 Glass 1 orange 1/2 cup boiling water 1 tablespoon sugar 1/2 slice orange Prepare as for lemonade. If orange is not acid, add a little…

Fruitade

1/4 cup grated pineapple Juice 1/2 lemon 1 cup boiling water Juice 1/2 orange Sugar Add the boiling water to the pineapple and fruit juices…

Pineapple Juice

1/2 cup pineapple juice Crushed ice Sugar Pour the pineapple juice over crushed ice, and serve very cold.

Soda or Apollinaris Lemonade

Juice of 1 lemon 2 tablespoons sugar 1/4 teaspoon soda 3/4 cup cold water Prepare the lemonade, cool, and add the soda, stirring…

Pineapple Lemonade

1/2 cup of pineapple juice Juice of 1 lemon 1/2 cup boiling water 1 cup ice water 2 tablespoons sugar Mix the pineapple, lemon juice and…

Irish Moss Lemonade

1/4 cup Irish moss 2 cups cold water 4 tablespoons lemon juice Sugar Pick over, and wash the moss and soak for fifteen minutes. Drain, and…

Raspberry Shrub

4 quarts raspberries 1 pint pear vinegar Sugar Pick over the raspberries, cover one half with the vinegar and let stand twenty-four hours…

Irish Moss Lemonade with Figs

1/2 cup Irish moss 2 cups water 4 figs finely chopped 1/2 cup sugar 4 tablespoons lemon juice Grated rind 1 lemon Heat the water and figs…

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