The Company Shelf
Parmesan Cheese Puffs
Cut rounds of buttered toast, pile grated Parmesan cheese in heap in center. Surround this heap with white of egg, beaten very stiff with…
Apple Pectin
1 lb. sour apples juice 1 lemon 2 qts. cold water Underripe apples or crabapples may be used. Remove blossom and stem ends, cut in pieces…
Golden Ginger Cup
6 lbs. pumpkin 6 cups sugar 6 lemons 1 qt. water 2 oz. green ginger root Raw pumpkin may be diced in third-inch cubes or cut into balls…
Cranberry Marmalade
1 pint cranberries 1 lb. raisins 1 cup corn syrup 1 cup brown sugar Pick over and wash cranberries and raisins. Cover and cook them in…
Garfield Butter
Take two-thirds plums and one-third peaches. Pare, pit and slice the peaches, and if plums are freestones, remove pits. Cook peaches and…
Green-Grape Mint Jelly
Wash desired amount of green or partially ripe grapes, put in preserving kettle and heat till easily crushed. To each 4 lbs. of grapes add…
Chipped Pears
8 lbs. pears 4 lemons 1/4 lb. ginger root 8 lbs. sugar 1 cup boiling water Cut pears, lemon and ginger root in small, thin slices. Add the…
Grape Fudge
1/2 peck blue grapes 1/4 cup whole allspice 1/4 lb. stick cinnamon 1 cup grape juice 1 cup cider vinegar 3 lbs. sugar Let all above…
Sweet Pickled Prunes
4 lbs. prunes 2 lbs. sugar 2 cups vinegar 1/2 oz. cloves, whole 1 stick cinnamon 1/2 oz. whole ginger Wash prunes well, soak in cold water…
Lazy Daisy Pickles
1 gal. vinegar 1 cup salt 1 cup sugar 12 small hot red peppers 1 cup mustard seed 2 gals. cucumbers, 1 1/2 to 2 ins. long Wash cucumbers…
Sliced Sweet Dills
Slice 1 can dill pickles, or about 8 dills from the grocery pickle barrel into 1/4-inch slices. Put into clean jars, dropping strips of…
Watermelon-Rind Preserves
10 cups watermelon-rinds 10 cups sugar Mix the melon-rinds and sugar and let stand overnight. In morning add 10 tablespoons orange…
Red Pepper Jelly
6 large sweet peppers 1 cup vinegar 1 1/2 cups sugar Put peppers through food chopper after removing seeds. Add little salt, let stand two…
Spanish Jam
To juice of 5 qts. currants add 2 cups water and bring to boil, skimming repeatedly. Stir in the grated rind of 6 oranges, boil for 20…
Carronge Marmalade
Grind 2 bunches raw carrots in food chopper, using large cutter. Make syrup by bringing to boil 3 cups sugar to 1 of orange juice. Into…
Baked Pork Tenderloin
Trim and wipe tenderloins with damp cloth. Split them nearly through to make them lie flat. Rub with salt and pepper. Make a dressing with…