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.

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Vermicelli Pudding No. 1

4 ounces of vermicelli 1 pint of milk 1/2 thin rind of a lemon 1 dessertspoon of sugar 1/2 ounce butter A little grated nutmeg Put the milk to simmer with the lemon rind until it is nicely flavored, then take it out, and add the sugar and butter.

Throw the vermicelli into plenty of fast-boiling water, and let it boil quickly for five minutes; then drain it well. Now stir it into the sweetened milk, and let it boil, stirring until it begins to boil. Turn into a pie dish, grate a little nutmeg over it, and bake in a moderate oven for an hour.

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