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.

Cereals

16 recipes in this part of Meatless Cookery.

Rolled Oats Mush

1 cup rolled oats 2 cups boiling water 1/2 teaspoon salt Add the oats and salt to the boiling water stirring constantly. Boil five minutes…

Wheatlet Mush with Fruit

6 tablespoons Wheatlet 2 cups boiling water 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup dates, stoned and cut in quarters Add the Wheatlet and salt to the…

Oatmeal Mush

1/4 pound Scotch Oatmeal 1 quart boiling water 1 teaspoon salt Put the oatmeal and salt in a double boiler, pour on the boiling water, and…

Cornmeal Mush

1 cup cornmeal 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup cold water 2 1/2 cups boiling water Moisten the cornmeal with the cold water, and turn immediately…

Oatmeal with Cheese

2 cups of oatmeal 1 cup of grated cheese 1 tablespoon of butter 1 scant teaspoon of salt Cook the oatmeal as usual. Shortly before serving…

Boiled Rice--Japanese Method

1 cup rice 5 cups boiling water 1 1/2 teaspoons salt Wash the rice thoroughly by pouring boiling water over it and rinsing in several pans…

Gluten Mush

1 1/2 cups gluten meal 1 quart water 1 teaspoon salt When the water is boiling, add the salt, and stir in quickly and lightly the gluten…

Creamed Gluten Mush

1 1/2 pints milk 1/2 pint cream 1 cup gluten meal 1 teaspoon salt Cook the same as for gluten mush.

Hominy Mush

1/2 cup fine hominy 3 cups boiling water 1/2 teaspoon salt Put all the ingredients in a double boiler, and cook two hours. Add more water…

Creamed Hominy

1 pint hominy 1/4 cup cream 1/4 cup milk 1 tablespoon butter 1/2 teaspoon salt Heat the hominy; add the milk, cream, butter and lastly the…

Scotch Bran Brose

1 cup rolled oats 1 cup sterilized bran 2 1/2 cups water 1 teaspoon salt Heat the water to boiling in a double boiler. Add the salt, bran…

Farina

1 quart water 1/2 cup farina 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup milk Heat the water to boiling in the upper part of a double boiler; add the salt…

Barley Jelly

3 tablespoons pearl barley 1/2 saltspoon salt 1 quart cold water Soak the barley over night, drain, and add the quart of cold water and…

Oat Jelly

1 cup Rolled Oats 1/2 teaspoon salt 3 cups boiling water Add the oats and salt to boiling water gradually. Boil two minutes, then steam in…

Pearl Barley with Dates

1 cup pearl barley 5 cups water 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup seeded dates Carefully look over, and wash the barley; then cook in boiling water for…

Graham Mush with Dates

1 cup graham flour 3 cups water 1 cup dates 1 teaspoon salt Have the water boiling rapidly; add the salt, and stir in the dry flour…

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