The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 805 pages of information about The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887).

The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 805 pages of information about The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887).

Warm a pint of molasses and a pint of milk, stir well together; beat four eggs and stir gradually into molasses and milk; add a cupful of beef suet chopped fine, or half a cupful of butter, and corn meal sufficient to make a thick batter; add a teaspoonful of pulverized cinnamon, the same of nutmeg, a teaspoonful of soda, one of salt, and stir all together thoroughly; dip a cloth into boiling water, shake, flour a little, turn in the mixture, tie up, leaving room for the pudding to swell, and boil three hours; serve hot with sauce made of drawn butter, wine and nutmeg.

BOILED CORN MEAL PUDDING, WITHOUT EGGS.

To one quart of boiling milk, stir in a pint and a half of Indian meal, well sifted, a teaspoonful of salt, a cupful of molasses, half a cupful of chopped suet and a teaspoonful of dissolved soda; tie it up tight in a cloth, allowing room for it to swell, and boil four hours.  Serve with sweet sauce.

CORN MEAL PUFFS.

Into one quart of boiling milk stir eight tablespoonfuls of Indian meal, four tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar and a teaspoonful of nutmeg; let the whole boil five minutes, stirring constantly to prevent its adhering to the saucepan; then remove it from the fire, and when it has become cool stir into it six eggs, beaten as light as possible; mix well, and pour the mixture into buttered teacups, nearly filling them; bake in a moderate oven half an hour; serve with lemon sauce.

DELICATE INDIAN PUDDING.

One quart milk, two heaping tablespoonfuls of Indian meal, four of sugar, one of butter, three eggs, one teaspoonful of salt.  Boil milk in double boiler, sprinkle the meal into it, stirring all the while; cook twelve minutes, stirring often.  Beat together the eggs, salt, sugar and one-half teaspoonful of ginger.  Stir the butter into the meal and milk.  Pour this gradually over the egg mixture.  Bake slowly one hour.  Serve with sauce of heated syrup and butter.

Maria Parloa.

COTTAGE PUDDING.

One heaping pint of flour, half a cupful of sugar, one cupful of milk, one teaspoonful of soda dissolved in the milk, one tablespoonful of butter, two teaspoonfuls of cream of tartar rubbed dry in the flour; flavor with nutmeg; bake in a moderate oven; cut in slices and serve warm with wine or brandy sauce, or sweet sugar sauce.

FRENCH COCOANUT PUDDING.  No. 1.

One quart of milk, three tablespoonfuls of cornstarch, the yolks of four eggs, half a cupful of sugar and a little salt; put part of the milk, salt and sugar on the stove and let it boil; dissolve the cornstarch in the rest of the milk; stir into the milk and while boiling add the yolks and a cupful of grated cocoanut.  Flavor with vanilla.

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