The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book

The book that taught America to measure. Fannie Farmer's 1896 classic replaced the pinch, the lump and the teacup of the old receipts with the level cup and the level spoon — and then filled eight hundred pages with what to do next.

Ways Of Cooking Shellfish

42 recipes in this part of The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book.

Oysters à la Ballard

Arrange oysters on the half shell in a dripping-pan, and bake in a hot oven until edges curl. Allow six to each serve, pouring over the…

Panned Oysters

Clean one pint large oysters. Place in dripping-pan small oblong pieces of toast, put an oyster on each piece, sprinkle with salt and…

Fancy Roast

Clean one pint oysters and drain from their liquor. Put in a stewpan and cook until oysters are plump and edges begin to curl. Shake pan to…

Oyster Fricassee

1 egg 14 teaspoon salt Few grains cayenne 1 teaspoon finely chopped parsley Clean oysters, heat oyster liquor to boiling-point, and strain…

Creamed Oysters (Cups White Sauce II teaspoon)

1½ cups White Sauce II 1/8 teaspoon celery salt Clean, and cook oysters until plump and edges begin to curl; drain, and add to White Sauce…

Oysters in Brown Sauce

1 cup oyster liquor and set aside for sauce. 1/2 cup milk 1½ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon anchovy sauce 1/8 teaspoon pepper Parboil and drain…

Savory Oysters

1/2 cup Brown Stock 1 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce Few drops onion juice

Pepper (Clean oysters parboil)

Clean oysters, parboil, and drain. Melt butter, add flour, and stir until well browned. Pour on gradually, while stirring constantly…

Oysters à la Astor

1 teaspoon finely chopped shallot 1 tablespoon finely cut red pepper 2 tablespoons flour 1½ teaspoons lemon juice 1½ teaspoons vinegar 1…

Sauce (Teaspoon beef extract Salt)

1½ teaspoon beef extract Salt and paprika Wash and pick over oysters, parboil, drain, and to liquor add enough water to make one cup…

Broiled Oysters

1 pint selected oysters 14 cup melted butter ½ cup seasoned cracker crumbs Clean oysters and dry between towels. Lift with plated fork by…

Oyster Toast

Serve Broiled Oysters on small pieces of Milk Toast. Sprinkle with finely chopped celery. 1 pint oysters

Flour (Cup buttered crumbs cup butter)

1/2 cup buttered crumbs 1/4 cup butter Cook macaroni in boiling salted water until soft; drain, and rinse with cold water. Put a layer in…

Scalloped Oysters (Tablespoons oyster liquor)

4 tablespoons oyster liquor 2 tablespoons milk or cream 2 tablespoons milk or cream 1 cup cracker crumbs 1½ cup melted butter

Pepper (Mix bread and cracker crumbs)

Mix bread and cracker crumbs, and stir in butter. Put a 1/2 cup stale bread crumbs thin layer in bottom of a buttered shallow baking-dish…

Oysters with Bacon

Clean oysters, wrap a thin slice of bacon around each, and fasten with small wooden skewers. Put in a broiler, place broiler over…

Fried Oysters

Clean, and dry between towels, selected oysters. Season with salt and pepper, dip in flour, egg, and cracker or stale bread crumbs, and fry…

Fried Oysters in Batter

Clean, and dry between towels, selected oysters. Dip in batter, fry in deep fat, drain, and serve on a folded napkin Clean, and dry between…

Batter

1½ teaspoon pepper 1 cup bread flour 3/4 cup milk 1 cup bread flour Beat eggs until light, add salt and pepper. Add milk slowly to flour…

Little Neck Clams (Served raw on the half shell)

Little Neck Clams are served raw on the half shell, in same manner as raw oysters.

Steamed Clams

Clams for steaming should be bought in the shell and always be alive. Wash clams thoroughly, scrubbing with a brush, changing the water…

Roasted Clams

Roasted clams are served at Clam Bakes. Clams are washed in sea-water, placed on stones which have been previously heated by burning wood…

Clams à la Grand Union

Clean and dry selected clams, dip in batter, fry in deep fat, and drain on brown paper. Serve on small slices of , and drain on brown…

Fried Scallops

Clean one quart scallops, drain, and dry between towels. Season with salt and pepper, dip in egg and crumbs, and fry two minutes in deep…

Plain Lobster

Remove lobster meat from shell, arrange on platter, and garnish with small claws. If two lobsters are opened, stand tail shells (put…

Lobster Cocktail

Allow one-fourth cup lobster meat, cut in pieces, for each cocktail, and season with two tablespoons, each, tomato catsup and Sherry wine…

Fried Lobster

Remove lobster meat from shell. Use tail meat, divided in fourths, and large pieces of claw meat. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and lemon…

Buttered Lobster

Salt and pepper Lemon juice 3 tablespoons butter Remove lobster meat from shell and chop slightly. Melt butter, add lobster, and when…

Scalloped Lobster

1/2 teaspoon salt Few grains cayenne 1½ cups White Sauce II 2 teaspoons lemon juice Remove lobster meat from shell and cut in cubes. Heat…

Devilled Lobster

Scalloped lobster highly seasoned is served as Devilled Lobster. Use larger proportions of same seasonings, with the addition of mustard.

Curried Lobster

Prepare as Scalloped Lobster, adding to flour one-half teaspoon curry powder when making White Sauce.

Lobster Farci

1 cup chopped lobster meat Yolks 2 "hard-boiled" eggs 1½ tablespoon chopped parsley Slight grating nutmeg 1/3 cup buttered crumbs

Pepper (To lobster meat add yolks)

To lobster meat add yolks of eggs rubbed to a paste, parsley, sauce, and seasonings to taste. Fill lobster shells, cover with buttered…

Lobster and Oyster Filling

(For Patties or Vol-au-Vent) 1 pint oysters 1/4 cup butter 114 lb. lobster 1½ cup flour 1½ cups cold water 3/4 cup cream 1 stalk celery

Salt (Clean and parboil oysters)

Clean and parboil oysters; drain, and add to liquor body bones and tough claw meat from lobster, water, celery, and onion. Cook slowly…

Fricassee of Lobster and Mushrooms

2 lb. lobster 1/4 cup butter 34 lb. mushrooms Few drops onion juice 2 tablespoons Sherry wine 1/4 cup flour 1½ cups milk

Paprika (Remove lobster meat from shell)

Remove lobster meat from shell and cut in strips. Cook butter with mushrooms broken in pieces and onion juice three minutes; add flour, and…

Lobster and Oyster Ragout

34 cup oyster liquor 34 cup cream 34 teaspoon salt 14 teaspoon pepper Few drops onion juice. Few grains cayenne 1 pint oysters parboiled 34…

Scald

Remove lobster meat from shell and cut in dice. milk with bay leaf, remove bay leaf and make a white sauce of butter, flour, and milk; add…

Broiled Live Lobster

Live lobsters may be dressed for broiling at market, or may be done at home. Clean lobster and place in a buttered wire broiler. Broil…

Live Lobster en Brochette

Split a live lobster, remove meat from tail and large claws, cut in pieces, and arrange on skewers, alternating pieces with small slices of…

Lobster à la Muisset

Cut two one and one-half pound live lobsters in pieces for serving, remove intestinal vein and lady, and crack large claws. Cook one…

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