Recipes From Here And There
"The fate of a nation depends upon how it is fed." So you see what a task constantly confronts us as cooks! And hence the need now and then of a new recipe book.
| Title | Recipes From Here And There |
| Author | The Thirty Group Bethany Union Church |
| Publisher | The Thirty Group Bethany Union Church |
| Year | 1920 |
| Copyright | 1920, The Thirty Group Bethany Union Church |
"The youthful housekeeper is not so very wise, So let not the older these few recipes despise."
Compiled By The Thirty Group Bethany Union Church
Chicago
Foreword- The fate of a nation depends upon how it is fed. So you see what a task constantly confronts us as cooks! And hence the need now and then of a new recipe book. Ruskin has very aptly summarized thi...
- Appetizers
- There is always a best way of doing everything. Spread circular pieces toasted whole wheat bread with sardines rubbed to a paste, with small quantity creamed butter, and seasoned with Worcestershi...
- Beverages
- The best of the wine is the last of the feast. Fruit Punch Make a thin syrup of sixteen quarts water and fifteen pounds sugar. Add four quarts water; juice of six dozen oranges; juice of four do...
- Bread
- The elements so mixed that nature might stand up and say; this is indeed a loaf of bread. Tea Biscuits Mix one cup mashed potatoes, two-thirds cup lard, one-half cup sugar, two cups flour, one ...
- Muffins
- Sift one and one-half cups flour, one-quarter teaspoon salt, one tablespoon sugar, two and one-half teaspoons baking powder. Mix in one-quarter cup lard. In separate dish put one egg beaten and one-ha...
- Rolls
- Ice Box Rolls Mix two cups boiling water, one-half cup sugar, one tablespoon salt, two tablespoons shortening. Cool to lukewarm. Soften two cakes compressed yeast in one-quarter cup lukewarm water, a...
- Waffles
- Sift together two cups flour, four teaspoons baking powder, one teaspoon salt, one and one-half tablespoons sugar. To one well beaten egg, add one cup milk, three-quarters cup water. Combine. Add six ...
- Coffee Cake
- Scald two cups milk. When lukewarm, add two cakes yeast which have been dissolved in one-half cup warm water, three cups flour. Beat vigorously for five minutes. Cover. Let rise in warm place until do...
- Devil's Food Cake
- Cream one-half cup butter and one and one-half cups sugar. Add two beaten eggs; one and one-half cups sour milk or buttermilk, to which one teaspoon baking soda dissolved in one tablespoon boiling wat...
- Prune Cake
- Sift one and one-half teaspoons baking soda with one and one-half cups flour and one-half teaspoon cinnamon. Add one cup sugar, one cup. pitted cooked prunes, two beaten eggs, two-thirds cup sour milk...
- Sour Cream Cake
- Mix together one cup sugar, one-half cup shortening, one egg. Add one cup sour cream. Beat. Add two cups flour, saving a little to mix with one cup nuts and one cup seeded raisins; one teaspoon baking...
- Spice Cake
- One-half cup dark molasses, one-half cup sour milk, three-quarters cup butter or drippings, one cup sugar, three eggs, one teaspoon baking soda, one heaping teaspoon baking powder, three cups flour, p...
- Never Fail Cake
- Sift together one and one-quarter cups flour, one cup sugar, one-quarter teaspoon salt, two teaspoons baking powder. Break two eggs into cup, fill up with milk. Add to dry ingredients. Beat well. Add ...
- Cakes
- I reckon Do, said Ichabod, to be the foundation of both music and cake. Dutch Apple Cake Cream one-third cup shortening, one-third cup sugar. Add two well beaten eggs. Add two cups flour sif...
- Cakes. Part 2
- Chocolate Cake Mix together one cup flour, one cup sugar, two teaspoons baking powder, salt, one-half cup milk, two eggs, one and one-half squares chocolate melted with three tablespoons butter. Beat...
- Cakes. Part 3
- Graham Cracker Cake Cream one-half cup butter. Add two-thirds cup sugar, two egg yolks. Roll fine two-thirds pound, or thirty-three graham crackers. Sift. Measure to make three and one-quarter cups, ...
- Cakes. Part 4
- Sponge Cake Boil one and one-half cups sugar and one-half cup water until it threads very fine and long. Add to six egg whites stiffly beaten. Beat until almost cool. Beat six egg yolks until thick. ...
- Confections
- Sweet are thy sticks, and sticky are thy sweets. Mexican Candy Boil three cups brown sugar, two-thirds cup water, one-half finely chopped orange peel for one minute. Add one large tablespoon bu...
- Fudge
- Boil two cups sugar, one cup milk, two squares bitter chocolate fifteen to twenty minutes. Add one tablespoon butter. Beat rapidly until cool. Add one-half cup nuts, one-half teaspoon vanilla. Pour in...
- Cheese Dishes
- An' e'en if the moon be not made of cheese, There are plenty of good things that are, if you please. Cheese A La Jennings In double boiler melt about one cup finely diced American cheese in li...
- Cookies
- Sugar and spice, and everything nice.' Date Bars Sift one and one-half cups Hour with two teaspoons baking powder and one-half teaspoon salt. Mix with one cup chopped nuts, one package sliced dat...
- Cookies. Part 2
- English Cookies Two cups brown sugar, one cup lard, three and one-half cups flour, two eggs, one cup cooked raisins, one cup nuts, one cup cold coffee, one teaspoon each cloves, baking soda, baking p...
- Cookies. Part 3
- Sour Cream Cookies Two cups sugar, one cup shortening, one cup sour cream, two eggs, one teaspoon baking powder, one teaspoon baking soda, lemon flavoring, flour to make soft dough. Roll. Mrs. O. E....
- Blitz Torte
- Cream one-half cup butter (or Crisco), add one-half cup sugar, five tablespoons milk, four egg yolks, one cup flour, one teaspoon baking powder. Put in greased pan. Put the following mixture on top. B...
- Date Torte
- Beat six egg yolks, one cup sugar fifteen minutes. Add one cup graham cracker crumbs, one teaspoon baking powder, one-half cup chopped walnut meats. Add six egg whites beaten stiff. Bake in two layers...
- Steamed Pudding
- Beat one egg light. Add one-half cup molasses, one-half cup boiling water, one teaspoon soda, two tablespoons melted butter, one and one-half cups flour. Steam one hour. Serve with the following sauce...
- Desserts
- An' it please your honor, said the peasant, this same dessert is very pleasant. The proof of the pudding lies in the eating. Apricot Ice Boil one quart water, three cups sugar fifteen mi...
- Desserts. Part 2
- Pineapple Ice Cream Pudding Drain and spread one can crushed pineapple on platter. Soak one-half envelope gelatine in one-quarter cup cold water. Heat one-half cup pineapple juice. Add to gelatine. C...
- Desserts. Part 3
- Lemon Ice Box Dessert Cream one-half pound unsalted butter twenty minutes. Add one cup sugar. Beat five minutes. Add four eggs, beating five minutes after each addition. Add juice two lemons, rind on...
- Desserts. Part 4
- Chocolate Cream Roll Beat three egg yolks for ten minutes. Add one-half cup powdered sugar and one large tablespoon cocoa. Fold in three stiffly beaten egg whites. Bake fifteen minutes in shallow but...
- Desserts. Part 5
- Pudding Sauce Boil one cup sugar and one-third cup water until it spins a fine thread. Pour into one egg white stiffly beaten. Set dish in cold water. Beat occasionally until cold. Fold in one Cup cr...
- Fish Dishes
- Little fishes in the brook, Daddy catch them with a hook Mammy fry them in a pan-------. Crab Meat And Tuna Au Gratin Melt two tablespoons butter. Add three tablespoons flour, one teaspoon salt...
- Jams And Jellies
- A perpetual feast of nectar'd sweets.' Nut Conserve Dissolve two pounds sugar in one pint grape juice. Add four oranges thinly sliced, grated rind and juice of one lemon, one and one-third pounds...
- Luncheon Dishes
- The good things in life are not to be had singly, but come to us in a mixture. Chicken Spaghetti Cook a medium sized chicken until tender. Remove meat from bones. In the stock cook one package o...
- Luncheon Dishes. Continued
- Pecan Nut Loaf Mix one cup hot boiled rice, one cup chopped pecans, one cup cracker crumbs, one beaten egg, one cup milk, one and one-half teaspoons salt, one-quarter teaspoon pepper, one tablespoon ...
- Meat
- In buying meat, allow no knavery In cooking it, bespeak it savory. In carving it, don't hack or claw, sir, In eating it, think tenderly of Chaucer. Arabian Pork Chops Fry six large pork chops...
- Meat. Continued
- Ham Loaf Grind two pounds uncooked lean pork and one and three-quarters uncooked smoked ham. Add one cup milk, one egg, one-half teaspoon salt, one cup cracker crumbs, two tablespoons onion chopped, ...
- Pickles And Relishes
- Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. Bread And Butter Pickles Thinly slice twenty-five small, or No. 3 size, cucumbers and six silver onions. Soak in salt water three hours. Drain. Add ...
- Pies
- Crispy pies, toothsome pies, pies so very dainty, That you will always want pies like these aplenty. Hot Water Pie Crust Melt one-half cup lard in four tablespoons boiling water. Sift one and o...
- Salads
- To make a perfect salad, there should be a spendthrift for oil; a miser for vinegar; a wise man for salt, and a mad-cap to stir the ingredients up and mix them well together. Fruit Salad Dressin...
- Salads. Continued
- Frozen Fruit Salad Cut six large slices pineapple and three oranges in pieces. Pit one can of Royal Anne cherries. Combine with one Philadelphia cream cheese blended with one-half cup mayonnaise, one...
- Fillings
- Watercress, celery, lettuce, who will buy? To make appetizing sandwiches to tempt the taste and eye. Sandwich Filling Grind five hard boiled eggs, one and one-half dozen sweet pickles, one sma...
- Vegetables
- The onion strong, the parsnip sweet, The twining bean, the ruddy beet; Yea, all the garden brings to light Speak it a landscape of delight. Asparagus Au Gratin Put one can asparagus tips in w...
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