Thursday, April 2, 2015

CHEESE AND TOMATO RAREBIT

Cheese and Tomato Rarebit.

(Chafing Dish.)

Put a tablespoonful of butter in the blazer and let the melted butter run over the bottom. Then add 2 cups of cheese grated or cut into dice. Stir until melted, then add the yolks of 2 eggs, beaten and diluted with ½ a cup of tomato purée, ¼ of a teaspoonful each of soda, salt, and paprika. Stir constantly until the mixture is smooth, then serve on bread toasted upon but one side.

BAKED RICE CAKE

Baked Rice Cake.

One pt. of cold boiled rice, mixed with a cup of cold milk, 1 egg, about ½ a pt. of flour just sufficient to hold it together. Put into a deep pan and bake ½ an hour.

CHICKEN FRITTERS

Chicken Fritters.

Season well, pieces of cold roast chicken. Make a fritter batter, stir the pieces in. Drop by spoonfuls into boiling fat. Lemon juice added to the seasoning is an improvement.

OYSTERS WITH MADEIRA SAUCE

Oysters with Madeira Sauce.

Into a saucepan put 2 tablespoonfuls of butter and 1 of flour, ½ a cup of milk, a teaspoonful of salt and a dash of cayenne. Stir until smooth, then add 25 oysters that have been washed and drained. When cooked take from the stove and add 2 tablespoonfuls of Madeira wine.

COLD DUCK AND CHESTNUT-BORDER

Cold Duck and Chestnut-Border.

Arrange slices of cold duck on a platter. Shell and blanch 1 qt. of chestnuts, then boil until soft, drain and put them through a colander. Add a tablespoonful of butter, salt and pepper to taste, arrange around the cold duck. Garnish with olives or bits of red currant jelly.

LIVER ROLLS

Liver Rolls.

Have ½ a lb. of calf's liver cut in thin slices, parboil for 5 minutes, wipe each piece dry, lay a thin slice of bacon on each slice of liver, season with salt and pepper, roll up and fasten with a wooden toothpick, dredge with flour and fry until done in bacon fat or drippings. When done take out the rolls and thicken the gravy with a little brown flour. If there is not gravy enough add a little boiling water. A teaspoonful of mushroom catsup added to the gravy is an improvement or a squeeze of onion juice.

Wednesday, April 1, 2015