The Italian Cook Book

Practical recipes of the Italian cuisine, compiled for American kitchens in 1919 — every dish carrying its Italian name, from Brodo to Zabaione.

Eggs and Omelets

8 recipes in this part of The Italian Cook Book.

Stewed Artichokes

(Carciofi in stufato) Wash the artichokes and cut the hard part of the leaves (the top). Widen the leaves and insert a hash composed of…

Artichokes with Butter

(Carciofi al burro) Wash, dry and cut out the top of the leaves of as many artichokes as are needed. Cut them in two or four and boil them…

Fried Squash

(Zucchine fritte) The squashes used by Italians for frying and other purposes are very small, and for this reason they are called…

Lamb Omelet

(Agnello in frittata) Cut in little pieces a loin of lamb, which is the part that lends itself best for this dish, and fry in lard: a…

Fried Chicken

(Pollo fritto) Wash a spring chicken and keep in boiling water for one minute. Cut into pieces at the joints, roll them in flour, season…

Chicken Alla Cacciatora

(Pollo alla cacciatora) Chop one large onion and keep it for more than half an hour in cold water, then dry it and brown it aside. Cut up a…

Corn Meal with Sausages

(Polenta con salsicce) Cook in water one cup of yellow cornmeal making a stiff mush. Salt it well and when it is cooked spread out to cool…

Polenta Pie

(Polenta Pasticciata) Make a very stiff mush of cornmeal cooked in milk. Salt it well and spread out on the bread board in a sheet about…

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