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.

Meats

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

Pot Roast

3 pounds beef round. 2 slices suet or 2 spoons butter. 1 carrot, diced. 1 onion. 1/2 cup celery and turnips or tomatoes. Fry out suet. Wipe…

Beef a La Mode

4 lbs. round beef. 2 carrots. 1 turnip. 1/2 onion. 2 pieces celery. 1 cup vinegar. 2 tomatoes or 1/4 cup juice. 1/2 pod garlic. 1 teaspoon…

Veal Loaf with Creole Sauce

3 lbs. veal. 3/4 lb. fat pork. 1 onion. Put the veal, pork and onion together through the meat grinder. With these mix two cups of fine…

Roast Leg of Pork

1 leg pork 2 teaspoons salt. 2 tablespoons vinegar. 1 tablespoon butter or olive oil. 1/2 teaspoon cayenne. 2 tablespoons ground sage. Rub…

Roasted Capon

1 capon. 1/2 teaspoon salt. 1 can button mushrooms. 1/4 teaspoon cayenne. 1 slice pork. 1 sweetbread. Fry sweetbread and mushrooms in fat…

Creole Chicken

1 chicken. 1 onion. 1 can tomatoes. 1 can mushrooms. 1 pepper. Seasonings. Boil one hen until tender, then tear to pieces. Sauce for…

Roast Goose with Apple Dressing

1 goose. 1 tablespoon browned flour. 1 tablespoon butter. 1/2 doz. apples. 1/2 cup sugar. Rub goose with salt, pepper, butter and flour…

Leg of Veal Stuffed with Mushrooms

1 leg veal. 2 tablespoons butter. 1 can button mushrooms. 1 teaspoon minced onion. 1 1/2 cups fresh bread crumbs. 1/2 cup minced ham. Salt…

Duck Stuffed with Chestnuts

1 large duck. 1 tablespoon butter. 1/2 teaspoon salt. 1/4 teaspoon cayenne. 1 lb. chestnuts. 2 tablespoons cream. 1 tablespoon sugar. Boil…

Mixed Hash (Pt hashed turkey chicken)

1 pt. hashed turkey chicken or beef. 3 small potatoes. 1 tablespoon browned flour. 1/2 pt. stock. 1 tablespoon butter. Heat butter, add…

Beef Hash with Spaghetti (Lb spaghetti lb cheese cup)

1 lb. spaghetti. 1/4 lb. cheese. 1/2 cup milk. 1 tablespoon butter. Make beef hash, when spaghetti has cooked wash and drain, put in layers…

Croquettes, Sauces, Etc. Sauce

1 tablespoon butter. 2 tablespoons flour. 1 pint milk. Yolks of 2 eggs or whole egg. A little grated onion adds to this mixture. 2 cups of…

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…

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…

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