Mrs. Beeton's All About Cookery

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28 recipes in this part of Mrs. Beeton's All About Cookery.

Eel Broth

INGREDIENTS for 1½ pint of broth. lb. of eel, a small bunch of sweet herbs, including parsley, 1/2 onion, 10 peppercorns, 3 pints of water…

Eel Pie

INGREDIENTS for small pie.-1 lb. of eels, a little chopped parsley, 1 shalot, pepper and salt to taste, the juice of 1/2 lemon, a small…

Eels, Boiled

INGREDIENTS for dish sufficient for 4 or 5 persons.-4 small eels, sufficient water to cover them; a large bunch of parsley. AVERAGE COST…

Eel, Collared

INGREDIENTS. - 1 large eel; pepper and salt to taste; 2 blades of mace, 2 cloves, a little allspice very finely pounded, 6 leaves of sage…

Eels, Fried

INGREDIENTS for dish sufficient for 2 or 3 persons.-1 lb. of eels, 1 egg, a few bread-crumbs, hot lard. AVERAGE COST, 1s. EELS, STEWED.

Eels en Matelote

INGREDIENTS for dish for 6 persons.-2 lbs. of eels, 5 or 6 young onions, a few mushrooms, when obtainable; salt, pepper and nutmeg to…

Eels, Stewed

INGREDIENTS for dish for 6 persons.-2 lbs. of middling-sized eels, 1 pint of medium stock, 1/4 pint of port EELS À LA TARTARE. wine; salt…

Egg Balls (for Soups and made Dishes)

INGREDIENTS.-8 eggs, a little flour; seasoning of salt to taste. Boil 6 eggs for 20 minutes, strip off the EGG SAUCE. shells, take the…

Egg Sauce (for Salt Fish)

INGRE- DIENTS for sauce for 4 lbs. of fish.-4 eggs, pint of melted butter, when liked, a very little lemon-juice. AVERAGE COST, 6d. Boil…

Egg Wine

INGREDIENTS for glass for i person.-1 egg, 1 tablespoonful and glass of cold water, 1 glass of sherry, sugar and grated nutmeg to taste…

Eggs, Alpine

INGREDIENTS for dish for 3 or 4 persons.-4 eggs, 6 oz. of cheese, 2 oz. of butter, a little chopped parsley, pepper and salt. AVERAGE COST…

Eggs, Buttered

INGREDIENTS for sufficient for 4 persons.-4 new-laid eggs, 2 oz. of butter, 4 slices of hot buttered toast. AVERAGE COST, 8d.

Eggs, Constituent Parts of

Eggs are an almost invaluable article of diet, and we have no other food that can take their place in invalid cookery. Extremely nutritive…

Eggs, Curried

INGREDIENTS for dish for 4 persons.-6 eggs, 2 teaspoonfuls of curry-powder, 1½ pint of good gravy, thickening of flour and butter. AVERAGE…

Eggs, To Choose

In choosing eggs, apply the tongue to the large end of the egg, and, if it feels warm, it is new, and may be relied on as a fresh egg…

Eggs, Ducks'

Ducks' eggs are usually so strongly flavoured that, plainly boiled, they are not good for eating; they answer, however, very well for…

Eggs, Fried

INGREDIENTS for small dish.-4 eggs, 3 oz. of lard, butter or clarified dripping. AVERAGE COST, 7d. Place a delicately-clean frying-pan over…

Eggs, to Pickle

INGREDIENTS.- 16 eggs, 1 quart of vinegar, 1/1 oz. of black pepper, oz. of Jamaica pepper, oz. of ginger. AVERAGE COST, 1s. 10d. Boil the…

Eggs, Plovers'

Plovers' eggs are sometimes served boiled hard and cold; they may also be shelled, and served the same as eggs à la tripe, with a good…

Eggs, Poached

INGREDIENTS. - Eggs, water. To every pint of water allow 1 tablespoonful of vinegar. AVERAGE COST, 1d. to 2d. each. Eggs for poaching…

Eggs, Savoury

INGREDIENTS for dish for 4 persons.-4 eggs, 1/2 oz. of butter, anchovy sauce or paste, cayenne, 8 croûtons, Montpélier butter, aspic jelly…

Eggs, Scotch

INGREDIENTS for dish for 4 persons.-6 eggs, 6 tablespoonfuls of forcemeat, made with anchovies or ham for flavouring, hot lard, pint of…

Eggs, Scrambled

INGREDIENTS for dish for 4 persons. -6 eggs, 1 oz. of butter, pepper, salt, 4 slices of buttered toast. AVERAGE COST, 9d.

Elder Wine

INGREDIENTS. - To every 3 gallons of water allow 1 peck of elderberries; to every gallon of juice allow 3 lbs. of sugar, 1/2 oz. of ground…

Endive, Stewed

INGREDIENTS for dish sufficient for 6 persons.-6 heads of endive, salt and water, 1 pint of broth, thickening of butter and flour, 1…

Entremets

Small made or sweet dishes. Escalopes. Collops; small, round, thin pieces of tender meat, or of fish, beaten with the handle of a strong…

Espagnole

INGREDIENTS for sauce for one entrée.-2 slices of lean ham, 1 lb. of veal, 1½ pint of stock, 2 or 3 sprigs of parsley, 1/24 a bay-leaf, 2…

Excellent

INGREDIENTS. -3 dozen tomatoes; to every pound of tomato-pulp allow 1 pint of Chili vinegar, 1 oz. of garlic, 1 oz. of shalot, 2 oz. of…

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