Twentieth Century Cook Book

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

Oysters

10 recipes in this part of Twentieth Century Cook Book.

Raw Oysters with Chantilly Sauce

Mix in a bowl one tablespoonful very finely chopped shallots, one teaspoonful of salt, half teaspoonful of pepper, half tablespoonful…

Luncheon Oyster Crabs

A dainty luncheon dish is thus prepared: Split dainty crackers in two, toast, butter them and send them to the table. Let the hostess warm…

Hard Crabs Saute

Boiled hard crabs, with shells, claws, etc., removed, split in two, then sautied in a chafing dish, is considered an excellent late-supper…

Crabs in New York

Fry these delicacies in butter and serve cold, with a sauce made by frying butter and flour, without coloring the latter, thinning with…

Welsh Rarebits

The secret of success consists in pouring the cheese over the toast, the instant the cheese melts, and before the albumen in it hardens and…

Welsh Rarebits Without Beer or Ale

To half a pound of cheese use one egg, a gill of milk or cream (cream is the better), a tablespoonful of butter, a dash of cayenne pepper…

Some Rarebits

"The appetite of civilized man craves and custom encourages the putting together of many diverse materials," and that may be the reason…

Welsh Rarebit (Put in your pan two)

Put in your pan two tablespoonfuls of butter and add to it as soon as melted a third of a bottle of Bass ale, a teaspoonful of paprika…

Welsh Rarebit (Grate a pound of full-creamed)

Grate a pound of full-creamed, mild American cheese, no other will give satisfaction. Melt a tablespoonful of butter in the cutlet dish…

Grill Suppers

Now it's the "grill supper." The chafing dish has been a long time the proper utensil in which to manufacture the after-theatre menu. It…

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