Miscellaneous Recipes
Succotash
I pint (2 cups) lima beans I pint (2 cups) corn pulp I oz. (2 tablespoonfuls) butter I pint (2 cups) lima 1/2 pint (I cup) boiling milk…
Roulettes
Thin slices Graham or Boston brown bread I gill (1/2 cup) chopped cooked chicken I gill (1/2 cup) chopped cooked ham Anchovy paste Chopped…
Adam and Eve on a Raft
Round of bread 2 eggs Butter or lard Salt and pepper to taste Cut a large round of bread, and fry it in hot butter or lard until a golden…
Rictum-Dity
1/2 pint (I cup) grated cheese I can tomatoes 1½ small grated onion I teaspoonful salt 2 beaten eggs 2 tablespoonfuls butter I green…
English Monkey
1/2 pint (I cup) milk 1/2 pint (I cup) stale bread crumbs I gill (1/2 cup) soft, mild cheese in small pieces 3/4 oz. (11/2 tablespoonfuls)…
Robin's Nest Salad
Ripe peaches Blanched hazel nuts Seeded grapes I pint (2 cups) whipping cream I beaten white of egg I teaspoonful almond extract
Golden Buck
1/2 teaspoonful lemon juice 1/2 oz. (1 tablespoonful) 2 tablespoonfuls ale butter Pepper and salt to taste 1/2 teaspoonful Worces- Finger…
Sack Posset
½ pint (I cup) ale 1/2 pint (I cup) sherry wine I quart (4 cups) boiling milk or cream I grated nutmeg 1/2 lb. (I cup) sugar 2 yolks of…
Tom Thumbs
Salt and pepper to taste Chopped parsley Chopped chives Milk Grated cheese Bread crumbs Take some ramekins, butter them and break two eggs…
Pigs in Clover
1/2 lb. (2 cups) flour 1/2 teaspoonful salt 2 teaspoonfuls baking powder I oz. (2 tablespoonfuls) butter Milk or water Sausage meat Mix the…
Wet Devil
I lb. cold cooked chicken or lamb I teaspoonful currant jelly 1/2 teaspoonful made mustard I tablespoonful mushroom catchup 1/2…
Prairie Oyster
I raw yolk of egg I teaspoonful vinegar I teaspoonful Worcester- Salt and pepper to taste shire sauce Pour the vinegar into a small glass…
Toad-In-A-Hole
I lb. sausages 2 eggs I pint (2 cups) milk 1/2 teaspoonful salt 3 tablespoonfuls flour Pepper to taste Remove the skin from the sausages…
Torpedoes
3 ozs. (3/4 cup) cold cooked chopped chicken 2 ozs. (1/2 cup) cold cooked chopped ham I gill (1/2 cup) rich white sauce 2 chopped…
Blanks and Prizes
1/2 peck green peas 1½ peck beans I lb. bacon Salt and pepper to taste Shell the peas and beans and boil them separately in boiling salted…
Salmagundi
I pint (2 cups) chopped cooked veal, ham or chicken 4 hard-cooked eggs 1/2 pint (I cup) chopped olives or pickles Few sprigs parsley I…
Hen's-Nest Eggs
6 hard-cooked eggs 4 tablespoonfuls chopped cooked chicken I tablespoonful chopped parsley 2 tablespoonfuls melted butter Salt and pepper…
Bedspreads
2 slices toasted buttered bread Paprika to taste 4 teaspoonfuls anchovy I paste 11/4 ozs. (21/2 tablespoonfuls) butter Melt the butter; add…
Angels on Horseback
6 oysters 6 rounds toasted bread 6 slices fat bacon Salt and pepper to taste The oysters should be good large ones. Cut the fat part of the…
Hopping John
I lb. breakfast bacon I pint (2 cups) red or I pint (2 cups) rice Salt and pepper to taste Water cow peas Wash the peas and soak them in…
Devils on Horseback
12 slices bacon 12 soaked prunes 12 almonds Salt, pepper and paprika Toasted bread or fried croûtons Cut thin slices of bacon, flatten, and…
Auld Man's Milk
I quart (4 cups) new milk or cream 1/2 pint (1 cup) brandy I lemon 6 ozs. (3/4 cup) sugar Beat up the yolks of eggs, then beat in the sugar…
Ox Eyes
Stale bread Butter Milk Eggs Salt and pepper to taste Cut some stale bread three-fourths of an inch thick, stamp into rounds, and out of…