Modernistic Recipe-Menu Book

Jessie Marie DeBoth's 1929 cooking school, recipe by recipe - planked dinners, bridge parties, a Chinese supper, and a hundred kinds of Christmas cookie.

Beverages

45 recipes in this part of Modernistic Recipe-Menu Book.

Mock Pate de Foie Gras No. 1

3/4 pound calves liver 4 chicken livers 1/2 cup bacon fat 1/2 cup butter 1 large carrot, grated 2 small onions, grated 3/4 cup soup stock 1…

Mock Pate de Foie Gras No. 2

1 cup fowl livers and gizzards 6 tablespoons chicken fat 1 medium onion minced 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce Salt and pepper 1/2 cup…

Boiled Coffee

3 tablespoons coffee 3 cups water white of egg Grind coffee moderately fine, add one-half white of egg, and put into perfectly clean coffee…

Filtered Coffee

1 tablespoon of coffee to each cup Have coffee finely ground, coffee pot hot, and water freshly boiled. Put coffee into strainer or upper…

Black or After Dinner Coffee

Make according to rule for filtered coffee, using twice the quantity of coffee to each cup of water. Serve in very small cups.

Cafe au Lait

1 tablespoon of coffee to each cup Grind the coffee finely, and prepare as in filtered coffee, using only one-half quantity of water. When…

Perfection Coffee

2 cups strong iced coffee 2 cups milk cracked ice 4 tablespoons whipped cream 1/5 teaspoon brown cinnamon Have both coffee and milk…

Cocoa

2 tablespoons cocoa 2 tablespoons sugar 2 cups boiling water 2 cups boiling milk Put cocoa and sugar in saucepan; add 1/2 cup boiling water…

Cocoa Egg-nog

1 egg white, beaten stiff 1 teaspoon sugar 1/4 cup cold water 1 teaspoon cocoa 3/4 cup milk few grains salt Mix sugar, cocoa and salt; add…

Choca

2 squares (ounces) chocolate 1/2 cup liquid coffee 3 cups water 1 cup sugar whipped cream 1 teaspoon vanilla Melt the chocolate in a dry…

Chocolate

2 squares chocolate 4 tablespoons cold water 2 teaspoons sugar 3 cups milk 1 teaspoon vanilla, if liked whipped cream Put chocolate into a…

Hot Chocolate

2 squares chocolate 2 cups cold water 3 tablespoons sugar 2 cups milk Melt chocolate; add sugar and cold water and heat to boiling point…

Pineapple Punch

2 cups water 1 1/4 cups sugar 1 can grated pineapple 4 lemons (juice) 1 quart ice water Combine water and sugar and boil 10 minutes. Add…

Fruit Punch (Juice from one can sliced)

Juice from one can sliced pineapple. Juice of two lemons and one orange; 1 cup of some available bitters, 3 pints carbonated water, and…

Iced Tea

Iced tea is made the same as the hot beverage, and may be prepared some hours before using, the infusion being poured off the leaves as…

Tea Punch

1 cup strong tea 1 cup sugar 1 sliced lemon 1 cup stoned cherries 1 cup slightly crushed raspberries or strawberries 1 quart water or…

Fruit Punch (Pounds sugar quarts water)

2 pounds sugar 2 quarts water 2 quarts mineral water 2 cups sliced strawberries 3 sliced bananas 1 large pineapple, shredded 6 oranges…

Mother's Fruit Punch

12 oranges 4 lemons 1 cup juice canned pineapple 2 cups water Sugar 2 quarts ice water or ginger ale 1/2 cup maraschino cherries 2 lemons…

Dry State Punch

1 cup water 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup pineapple juice 1 grapefruit (juice) 1 orange (juice) 1 lemon (juice) 1/2 cup candied cherries Boil sugar…

Lime Punch

8 cubes sugar 2 oranges 2 limes 1 1/2 cups water Cracked ice slice of pineapple 2 crystallized cherries Rub the cubes of sugar over the…

Circus Punch

1 cup sugar 1 cup water 2 lemons (juice) 1/2 cup of apricot juice 1/4 cup canned cherry juice 1/4 cup orange juice 2 qts.ginger ale Boil…

November Punch

2 cups tea, boiling hot 1 stick cinnamon 6 whole cloves 3 lemons (juice) 1 1/2 cups simple syrup 3 oranges, sliced 1 quart cider 1 quart…

Grape Juice

Grapes sugar Pick grapes from the stalk, crush them, and place over a slow fire until the juice runs freely. Strain through fine cloth or…

Grape Lemonade

To make 2 quarts of this drink, use the juice of four limes, 3 cups grape juice, 5 drops oil of peppermint, 4 cups carbonated water and…

Mulled Grape Juice

2 sticks cinnamon 1 dozen whole cloves 1 quart grape juice 1 pint water 1 cup sugar 2 lemons Put spices in bag, and put in saucepan with…

Depew Ginger Ale

2 lemons 2 oranges 1 cup sugar 1 1/2 cups ice water 1 pint ginger ale, chilled 1 cup grape juice Add sugar to juice of lemons and oranges…

Southern Limeade

Make a sugar syrup of 1 cup water and 3/4 cup sugar. To 2 tablespoons of this syrup, placed in tall glass, add the juice of one lime and…

Peppermint Lemonade

To 2 quarts water, add the juice of four lemons, and sweeten with simple syrup to which has been added 5 drops oil of peppermint. Serve…

Lemon Ginger Cup

For an individual portion of this very refreshing beverage, place in a tall glass 4 tablespoons of cold tea, the juice of one-half lemon, 2…

Ginger Frappe

1 cup tea 1 cup ginger, chopped 1/2 can cherries and juice 3 limes (juice) 1 lemon (juice) 1 cup simple syrup 5 bottles ginger ale 1 bottle…

Fruit Frappe

Place 2 tablespoons of mixed fruit juices (orange, lemon and pineapple) in a tall glass. Add to this simple syrup to taste and a spoonful…

Mint Cordial

1 large bunch of mint 2 lemons (juice) 2 cups sugar 2 cups water 1 orange (juice) 1 cup pineapple juice Pick the leaves from the stalks of…

Mint Cup

Place in a large bowl 2 cups hot tea, and add a cup of crushed mint leaves. Let stand until cold and strain. Add to the mint flavored tea…

Loganberry Punch

1/2 cup sugar 1 cup hot water 6 cups cold water 6 cups cracked ice 4 cups loganberry juice 2 lemons 1 orange 4 fresh mint leaves Dissolve…

Pineappleade

8 cups water 2 cups sugar 1 cup lemon juice 1 orange sliced thin 1 cup raw pineapple cubed 8 cups cracked ice Boil sugar with 2 cups of…

Cider Egg-nog

6 egg yolks 6 tablespoons sugar few grains nutmeg 6 cups cider 6 egg whites, beaten stiff 1 tablespoon sugar Beat egg yolks and sugar…

Loganberry Fruit Cup

1 cup tea 2 lemons (juice) 2 slices cucumber 3 inches stick cinnamon 1/3 cup honey 1/2 cup simple syrup 1 quart loganberry juice 1 cup…

Simple Syrup

1 cup sugar 1/2 cup water Bring to a boiling point and boil 5 minutes. Keep on hand to flavor cold drinks.

Frozen Fruit Cubes

Make a syrup using 1/2 cup sugar to 1 cup water. Add equal parts strawberries and pineapple, cut in cubes. Pour into freezing unit of…

Mulled Cider

1 quart cider 1/2 teaspoon whole allspice 2 inches stick cinnamon 3 eggs, well beaten Boil together the cider and spices for 3 minutes. Add…

Albumenized Milk

1 egg white 1/4 cup lime water 1 cup milk Mix all ingredients, place in a shaker or covered jar and shake well. Strain and serve at once…

Invalid's Tea

1 teaspoon tea 1 cup scalded milk sugar to taste Bring the milk quickly to the scalding point and pour it over the tea. Let the two infuse…

Fruit Egg-nog

1 egg salt 1/3 cup grape juice 1 teaspoon sugar 1/2 cup milk Beat egg and salt together until very light; add grape juice (other fruit…

Frosted Root Beer

Turn into a tall glass 4 tablespoons thick cream. Then pour in slowly so that it will not foam up and run over the glass, a chilled bottle…

Broadway Cup

2 cups maple syrup 13 cups coffee 2 cups cream 4 cups charged water ice cream whipped cream Blend together maple syrup, strained coffee and…

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