The Belgian Cook Book

Recipes carried out of occupied Belgium by refugees and set down in England in 1915 — waterzooi, hochepot, chicory, the endive and the beer soups — sold to feed the country they came from.

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Soups & Broths

24 recipes

Fish & Shellfish

20 recipes

Poultry & Game

15 recipes

Meat & Roasts

73 recipes

Vegetables & Salads

48 recipes

Puddings & Desserts

25 recipes

Cakes, Bread & Biscuits

10 recipes

Preserves & Pickles

2 recipes

Sauces & Seasonings

6 recipes

Drinks & Cordials

5 recipes

Eggs, Cheese & Dairy

7 recipes

Fruit & Nuts

1 recipe

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Eggs and Mushrooms

Pick over half a pound of mushrooms, cut them in small pieces like dice, and put them to stew in the oven with plenty of butter…

Sorrel Soup

Take a quart of bouillon or of meat extract and water. Fry in butter a carrot, a turnip, an onion, a small cabbage, all washed…

Carbonades Done with Beer

Cut the meat into slices that are thin rather than thick. Mince two big onions and fry them till brown; then fry the slices till…

Quince Custard

When you have quince preserves by you this is a quickly prepared dish. Make a good custard with a pint of rich milk, four eggs…

Anchovy Patties

Make some paste and roll it out thinly. Take a coffee cup and turning it upside down stamp out some rounds. Turn the cup the…

Boeuf a la Flamande

For this national dish that part of the animal called the "spiering" is used, which is cut from near the neck. What is called…

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