Twentieth Century Cook Book

A Minneapolis compilation of old, new and well-tried recipes, 1901 - from amber bouillon to cooking for the sick.

Cheese Dishes

16 recipes in this part of Twentieth Century Cook Book.

Fondue

Fondue is a dish of Swiss origin and is really a Swiss rabbit. Savarin's famous recipe for fondue reads: Take first, as many eggs as there…

Cheese Souffle (Requires two tablespoonfuls)

A cheese souffle requires two tablespoonfuls of butter, one heaping tablespoonful of flour, one-half cupful of milk, one cupful of grated…

Cheese Fondue

Beat five eggs without separating. When light, add one cupful of grated Swiss or mild American cheese, onehalf of a teaspoonful of salt…

Cheese Puffs

Take a saucepan, put in one cupful of boiling water, two tablespoonfuls of butter, one-quarter of a teaspoonful of salt and a dash of…

Cheese Souffle (Easily and quickly made)

A cheese souffle is easily and quickly made and must be eaten as soon as it is removed from the oven. Cook together in a saucepan a…

Cheese Souffle (One cupful of grated cheese)

One cupful of grated cheese, one cupful of milk, tablespoonful of flour, a little salt, dash of cayenne. Stir milk, cheese and flour…

Cheese Crusts

Cut thin slices of bread into fingers, butter them and toast over a clear fire. Sprinkle each piece very thickly with grated cheese, dust…

Cheese Sticks

Mix three cupfuls grated cheese, two tablespoonfuls flour, one teaspoonful salt and a few grains cayenne. Add the whites of six eggs beaten…

Cheese Balls (Mix together thoroughly one)

Mix together thoroughly one cupful and a half of grated cheese, a quarter of a teaspoonful of salt and a few grains of cayenne; then add…

Cheese Cakes

or Sift a cupful and a half of cottage cheese; add one-third of a cupful of sugar, four tablespoonfuls of cream, one tablespoonful of…

Cheese Straws (Roll pastry a quarter)

Roll pastry a quarter of an inch thick. Sprinkle onehalf with grated Parmesan cheese, adding a dash of salt and paprika. Fold the other…

Cheese Straws (Chop one large tablespoonful)

Chop one large tablespoonful of butter into one cup of flour; mix in one saltspoon paprika and cup of grated cheese; wet with ice water to…

Cheese Fingers

Sift together one cupful of flour and one-quarter teaspoonful of baking powder; add one cupful of grated cheese, half a teaspoonful of salt…

Cheese Omelets

Beat the yolks of six eggs light. Stir into them a half cupful of milk, one cupful of grated cheese, a half teaspoonful of salt and white…

Golden Buck

Melt a tablespoonful of butter in a frying pan and stir into it three cupfuls of grated or shaved cheese. As soon as it begins to become…

Cheese Balls (If stale cheese is used)

If stale cheese is used in the preparation of cheese balls, a much better result is obtained than if fresh is used. To a half cupful of…

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