Mrs. W. H. Wilson's New Cook Book

Mrs. Wilson's plain-spoken new cook book — farina to fruit cake in level measures and few words.

Croquettes & Sauces

29 recipes in this part of Mrs. W. H. Wilson's New Cook Book.

Fish Croquettes

1 cup white sauce. 1/2 cup bread crumbs. 2 cups minced white fish. Shape and fry as other croquettes. Veal, oyster, lamb, lobster, rice…

Egg Croquettes

1 cup cream sauce. 1 cup bread crumbs. 8 hard-boiled eggs, run through ricer. Season highly, add a dash cayenne, mix lightly. Chill, dip in…

Cheese Croquettes

1 cup white sauce. 1 cup cheese. 1/2 teaspoon grated onion. Mix all together and when cool add whites of 2 eggs beaten stiff. When chilled…

Almond Croquettes

Sauce made for these as follows: 2 tablespoons butter. 2 tablespoons flour. 1 cup milk. Season highly. Add to this 1 cup almonds after they…

Salmon Croquettes No.1

1 can salmon. 1 cup bread crumbs. 1 cup thick white sauce. If desired you can use half mashed potatoes and half bread crumbs. Add to white…

Salmon Croquettes No. 2

1 cup left-over salmon. 1 cup white sauce. 2 egg yolks. 1/2 cup bread crumbs. Season with pepper and salt and 1 tablespoon lemon juice…

Fish Cutlets

2 lbs. red snapper. 1 teaspoon minced onion. 1 pint white sauce. Cook fish in salt water until tender, drain and remove all bones. Mince…

White Fish Balls

1 cup cold fish, mashed fine. 1/2 cup cream sauce. 1/2 cup creamed Irish potatoes. Blend thoroughly, add 2 eggs beaten slightly, season…

Cod Fish Balls

1 cup fish. 2 cups Irish potatoes. 2 eggs. 2 tablespoons butter. 3 spoons cream. Dust of pepper. Soak fish over night. Pick to pieces, add…

Nut Balls with Cheese

1 cup tightly packed bread crumbs. 1 cup milk. 3/4 cup hickory nuts or pecans. 1 cup cheese. Yolks 2 eggs. Scald milk, add other…

Nut Loaf

1 1/2 cup bread crumbs, soft from inside of loaf. 1 cup nut meats. 1 scant cup cream or stock. Pepper, salt and parsley. 1 scant cup cream…

Sauce (Tablespoons butter browned)

3 tablespoons butter browned. 3 tablespoons flour. 1 cup celery. 1/2 onion. 1/2 cup stock from onion and celery. Season and add bits of…

Nut Croquettes

1 pound sweet breads. 1/4 pound blanched almonds. 2 eggs. Cook sweetbreads, when cold grind with 1/4 pound almonds, mix with this 2 eggs…

Veal Cutlets

3 cups ground Veal. 1 small cup thick white sauce, highly seasoned. Add a little minced onion, if desired. Mould into pear shape, then…

Veal Cutlets-Chestnut Sauce

8 veal cutlets. 1 tablespoon butter. 1/2 tablespoon sugar. 1 cup cream. 1 lb. Chestnuts. 1/2 teaspoon salt. Dash of cayenne. Brush cutlets…

Breaded Veal Cutlets

6 tender veal cutlets. 1 egg. 1/2 cup crumbs. Salt and pepper. Trim cutlets neatly, salt and pepper, dip in crumbs, then in egg and again…

Tomato Sauce for Fish

1 pint white sauce. 1 small can strained tomatoes. 1 small grated onion. 1 stalk finely chopped celery.

Creole Sauce (Can Campbell's tomato soup)

1 can Campbell's tomato soup. 1/2 onion, minced fine. 1/2 green pepper, cut fine. 1 tablespoon butter. Put butter in saucepan, add onion…

Cheese Sauce

1 pint white sauce. 1 cup cream cheese. 1/2 teaspoon grated onion. Serve hot; good with fish.

Tartar Sauce No. 1

1 cup mayonnaise. 1 small onion, grated. 1 cucumber pickle, chopped fine. 1 tablespoon chopped parsley and capers. Serve with croquettes…

Tartar Sauce No. 2

1/2 cup thick white sauce. 1/2 cup oil mayonnaise. 1 tablespoon chopped leek. 2 full tablespoons butter. 1 heaping tablespoon flour. 1…

Oyster Sauce

1 pint white sauce. 1 pint small oysters, washed, drained, cooked 10 minutes, chopped and added to sauce. 1/2 spoon grated onion. 1…

Brown Sauce

1 heaping tablespoon browned flour. 1 tablespoon butter. 1 pint white sauce. 1 tablespoon grated onion (or you can color and flavor white…

Mint Sauce for Roast Lamb

1/2 cup chopped fresh mint. 1/2 cup vinegar. 2 tablespoons sugar. Pour vinegar over sugar. When dissolved add mint. Set in warm place and…

Tomato Sauce

1 can Campbell's tomato soup seasoned with one-half green pepper, a little onion and one-half cup white sauce. Serve hot.

Rice

Wash well one cup rice. Have two quarts of water boiling. Put in grains slowly, so as not to stop the boiling. Stir with a wooden spoon to…

Macaroni

Break in pieces, drop in boiling water, or if desired, whole. Let drop from ends gently into the boiling water, with salt added. Let cook…

Baked Macaroni or Spaghetti

1 cup macaroni. 1 1/2 cups cream sauce. 1 cup bread crumbs, buttered. 1 cup cheese added to sauce while hot. Put macaroni in pan, then…

Macaroni and Creole Sauce

Break in small pieces, cook as above, drain well. Put into baking dish, cover with Creole sauce, sprinkle with buttered bread crumbs and…

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