Simple Italian Cookery

Italian home cooking explained to Americans in 1912, every dish still carrying its own name: Brodo di Carne, Minestrone alla Milanese, Zuppa di Merluzzo.

Macaroni and Other Pastes

16 recipes in this part of Simple Italian Cookery.

Macaroni with Meat and Sauce (Maccheroni al sugo di Carne)

Take one-half pound of beef without fat. Prepare the ham fat as in the preceding receipt, chopped up with onion, celery, and parsley. Cut…

Macaroni with Butter and Cheese (Maccheroni al Burro)

Boil and drain the macaroni. Take four table-spoons of table-butter, three tablespoons of grated Parmesan cheese, add to the macaroni in…

Sicilian Macaroni with Eggplant

Slice one eggplant and put it under a weighted plate to extract the bitter juices. Then fry the slices delicately in lard. Make a ragout of…

Vermicelli with Olive-oil and Anchovies

Take one-half pound of vermicelli, boil in salted water and drain. While boiling put into a saucepan three anchovies, cut up fine, with…

Vermicelli with Olive-oil, Olives, Capers, and Anchovies

Take one-half pound of vermicelli and cover it well with salted water. Cook for about ten minutes. While it is boiling put into a saucepan…

Vermicelli with Fish

Boil one-half pound of vermicelli in salted water, drain, and mix with two tablespoons of olive-oil and a little chopped-up parsley. Then…

Spaghetti with Tunny-fish

While one-half pound of spaghetti is boiling in salted water prepare the following: Take two ounces of tunny-fish and cut them into small…

Timbale of Vermicelli with Tomatoes (Neapolitan Receipt)

Take ten medium-sized fresh tomatoes and cut them in two crosswise. Put a layer of these into a baking-dish with the liquid side touching…

Ribbon Macaroni (Pasta fatta in Casa. Fettuccini)

2 1/2 cups of flour 2 eggs 3 tablespoons of cold water 1/2 teaspoon of salt Put the flour on a bread-board. Make a hole in the middle of…

Ravioli with Meat

Prepare the paste as in the preceding receipt. Take whatever meat is desired--chicken, turkey, or veal--this must always be cooked…

Ravioli with Brains

Take one lamb's brains and parboil in slightly salted water for five minutes. Put into a bowl with a small quantity of curds, one egg, salt…

Ravioli of Curds and Spinach

1 small bunch of spinach 1/2 pound of curds Cook the spinach, drain, and chop up fine, add the curds, one egg, salt and pepper, dash of…

Sweet Ravioli (Ravioli Dolce)

These ravioli can be used also as a dessert by preparing them as follows: Take 1/2 pound of flour 1 tablespoon of butter 2 tablespoons of…

Timbale of Macaroni

Take a small piece of ham fat, one-half of onion, piece of celery, parsley, small piece of carrot. Chop up fine together. Put into a…

Rice Timbale

This timbale is made in the same way as the preceding one, only substituting rice for macaroni. One-half cup of rice.

Timbale of Ribbon Macaroni

This is prepared as the two preceding ones, using Ribbon Macaroni instead of rice or ordinary macaroni.

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