Mrs. Beeton's All About Cookery

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

Wednesday (Vegetable soup Hashed duck)

Vegetable soup. - Hashed duck, boiled beef, vegetables.-Rhubarb tart.-Cheese. Thursday. Boiled soles. - Roast chicken, ham, cold beef…

Wednesday (Roast ribs of beef Yorkshire)

Roast ribs of beef, Yorkshire pudding, greens, potatoes.-Stewed fruit, boiled rice. Thursday. Boiled salmon, melted butter. - Cold beef…

White Haricot, and Minced Onions

INGREDIENTS for dish for 4 or 5 persons.- 1 quart of white haricot beans, 4 middlingsized onions, 1/4 pint of good brown gravy, pepper and…

Wednesday (Soup made from liquor)

Soup made from liquor in which mutton was boiled, bones of turkey, etc.-Hashed mutton, fried potatoes. - Apple charlotte. Thursday. Steak…

Wednesday (Roast loin of pork apple sauce)

Roast loin of pork, apple sauce, greens, potatoes. - Stewed prunes and boiled rice. Thursday. Brill and shrimp sauce.-

Wednesday (Soup Boiled chickens celery)

Soup. - Boiled chickens, celery sauce, potatoes, beans. - Compôte of fruit.

Wednesday (Roast ducks peas potatoes)

Roast ducks, peas, potatoes. College puddings. Thursday. Boiled leg of mutton, beans, potatoes. - Half-pay pudding.

Wednesday (Roast sirloin of beef spinach)

Roast sirloin of beef, spinach, potatoes. Lemon jelly. Thursday. Rissoles of cold salmon, cold beef, cucumber, potatoes.-College puddings.

Wednesday (Fried Whiting Cold beef mashed)

Fried Whiting. -Cold beef, mashed potatoes, salad. - Baroness pudding. Thursday. Soup made from beef bones.

Wednesday (Irish stew made from neck)

Irish stew, made from neck of mutton. pudding. - Apple tart, custard Thursday. Whiting, stuffed and baked.

Wednesday (Soup Curried chicken haricot)

Soup. - Curried chicken, haricot mutton, potatoes. -Cheese. Thursday. Flounders souchée. -Boiled silver side of beef, potatoes, cabbage…

Wednesday (Roast loin of pork apple sauce) (II)

Roast loin of pork, apple sauce, baked potatoes, cabbage. -Breadand-butter pudding. Thursday. Macaroni soup. -Cold pork, beetroot, fried…

Wednesday (Rissoles from cold fish Steak)

Rissoles from cold fish.- Steak - and - kidney pie, potatoes, baked

Wednesday (Cod and oyster sauce Haricot)

Cod and oyster sauce.- Haricot mutton, with vegetables, potatoes. -Apple tart and custard. Thursday. Fish pie made from cold fish. -Boiled…

Wednesday (Kidney toast cold meat chutney)

Kidney toast, cold meat, chutney.-Baked rice pudding. -Butter, cheese, &c. Thursday. Salmi of game. Brawn, beetroot.-Jam tartlets. Cheese…

Wednesday (Hot buttered scones bread)

Hot buttered scones, bread and bread-and-butter, shrimps, fruit, jam, tea, coffee, &c. Thursday. Bread and bread-and-butter, dry toast…

Walnut Ketchup (INGREDIENTS walnuts handful)

INGREDIENTS. -100 walnuts, 1 handful of salt, 1 quart of vinegar, oz. of mace, oz. of nutmeg, oz. oz. of ginger, oz. of whole black pepper…

Walnut Ketchup (INGREDIENTS sieve)

INGREDIENTS. 1/2 sieve of walnut-shells, 2 quarts of water, salt, 1/2 lb. of shalots, 1 oz. of cloves, 1 oz. of mace, 1 oz. of whole…

Walnuts, Candied

INGREDIENTS. -Walnuts, clarified sugar, lemon, liqueur. Skin the nuts after putting them in boiling water for a minute or so; after this…

Walnuts, to have Fresh throughout the Season

INGREDIENTS. -To every pint of water allow 1 teaspoonful of salt. Place the walnuts in the salt and water for 24 hours at least; then take…

Water Souchy

Perch, tench, soles, eels and flounders are considered the best fish for this dish. For the souchy, put some water into a stewpan with a…

Wheaten Flour

Wheaten flour varies in quality according to the process to which the grain is subjected, and in the ordinary milling the meal produced in…

Whiskey Cordial

INGREDIENTS. -1 lb. of ripe white currants, the rind of 2 lemons, oz. of grated ginger, 1 quart of whiskey, 1 lb. of lump sugar. Strip the…

Whitebait, To Dress

INGREDI- ENTS.- Whitebait, a little flour, hot lard, seasoning of salt. This fish should be put into iced water as soon as bought, unless…

Whitebait, Devilled

INGRE- DIENTS for dish for 3 or 4 persons.-1 pint of whitebait, some flour, lard for frying, salt, cayenne. AVERAGE COST, 2s. 6d. Put some…

White Soup

INGREDIENTS for soup for 8 to 10 persons. lb. of sweet almonds, 1/4 lb. of cold veal or poultry, 1 thick slice of stale bread, a little…

Whiting, Boiled

INGREDIENTS.- 1/4 lb. of salt to each gallon of water. Aver- AGE COST, 4d. to 8d. each. Cleanse the fish, but do not skin them; lay them in…

Whiting, Broiled

INGREDIENTS. -Salt and water; flour. AVERAGE COST, 4d. to 8d. each. Wash the whiting in salt and water, wipe them thoroughly, and let them…

Whiting, Fried

INGREDIENTS.- Egg and bread-crumbs, a little flour, hot lard, or clarified dripping. AVERAGE COST, 4d. to 6d. each. Take off the skins…

Whiting aux Fines Herbes

INGREDIENTS. - Whiting, 1 bunch of sweet herbs, chopped very fine; butter. AVERAGE COST, 4d. to 6d. each. Clean and skin the fish, fasten…

Widgeon, Roast

INGREDIENTS.- Widgeons, a little flour, butter. AVERAGE COST, 1s. each. These are trussed in the same manner as wild duck, but must not be…

Widgeon, To Carve

Widgeon may be carved in the same way as described in regard to wild duck.

Wine or Brandy Sauce (for Puddings)

INGREDIENTS for sauce for pudding for 7 or 8 persons.-1 pint of melted butter, 3 heaped teaspoonfuls of pounded sugar, 1 large wineglassful…

Wine Sauce (for Puddings)

IN- GREDIENTS for sauce for large pudding.pint of sherry, 1/4 pint of water, the yolks of 5 eggs, 2 oz. of pounded sugar, 1/2 teaspoonful…

Wine, To Mull

INGREDIENTS. - To every pint of wine allow 1 large cupful of water, sugar and spice to taste. In making preparations like the above, it is…

Woodcock, Roast

INGREDIENTS. Woodcocks; butter, flour, toast.

Woodcock, Salmi of

INGRE- DIENTS for Entrée. Remains of cold roast woodcock, a little stock or gravy, port wine, a bouquet of herbs, a small truffle, if…

Woodcock, Scotch

INGREDI- ENTS. A few slices of hot buttered toast; allow 1 anchovy to each slice. For the sauce- pint of cream, the yolks of 3 eggs…

Way of Making

INGREDIENTS for dish for 3 persons.-3 eggs, 3 sardines, 3 slices of buttered toast, pint of milk, salt, cayenne. AVERAGE COST, 9d.

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