sieve, catching the liquor in a basin ; cut off the
beards, which put into the liquor, putting the
oysters into a soup tureen ; then put a quarter of a
pound of fresh butter into another stewpan over the
fire, and when melted add six ounces of flour ; stir
over a slow fire for a short time, but keeping it
quite white ; let it cool, then add the liquor and
beards of the oysters, a quart of milk, and two
quarts of the stock ; stir over the fire till boiling,
then add the seasoning, consisting of a teaspoonful
of salt, half a saltspoonful of cayenne, five pepper-
corns, half a blade of mace, a tablespoonful of
Worcester sauce, and half a tablespoonful of essence
of anchovies. Let all boil quickly together for ten
minutes, skim well, add a gill of cream✪ Oyster Soup, and strain
through a hair sieve over the oysters.
Pork Cake. (American)
Chop fine one cup of fat pork ; take one cup of
stoned raisins and flour them well. Put a cup of
treacle into a bowl ; dissolve a half-teaspoonful of
soda in a tablespoonful of warm water, add it to
the treacle, then add one cup of milk, four cups of
sifted flour, and the pork ; beat thoroughly ; add the
raisins and a tablespoonful of salt✪ Pork Cake. Mix and bake
in a moderate oven.
Pumpkin Pie
Take a pumpkin, peel it, cut it in halves, and
remove the seed and centre ; then slice the pumpkin
and put the slices into the dish it has to be served in ;
add a little mixed spice, a small cupful of molasses,
and a little water. Make a nice crust with butter✪ Pumpkin Pie,
and bake as usual. Thick cream and powdered
sugar should be served with it.
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NATIONAL VIANDS
Succutash. (American)
Shell or string Lima beans and cut them into
small pieces ; cut the green corn from the cob, using
one third more corn than beans.
Boil the beans for twenty minutes, then strain
and mix with the corn. Cover them with boil-
ing water ; add sufficient salt. Stew for half an
hour, stirring frequently ; then pour off the water
and replace it with milk, adding butter, pepper✪ Succotash, and
salt to taste ; stew for ten minutes more and serve
very hot.
Slaw. (American)
Get a good solid white-heart winter cabbage ;
remove all the outer leaves and quarter it. Cut out
the stalk and thinly slice up the heart. Stand the
cut cabbage in a colander, sprinkle it freely with
salt✪ Slaw, and toss it about well. In half an hour's time
hold the colander under the cold-water tap and
well rinse the cabbage, and dress with any dressing
which may be preferred. Fresh oysters are gene-
rally eaten with it.
Sweet Mountain Salad
Rub the yolks of two hard-boiled eggs into a
basin through a wire sieve ; mix with them half a
pint of good cream, then work in a tablespoonful
of chilli vinegar and one of shallot vinegar ; season
with salt, add a teaspoonful of lemon, then arrange
some green corn✪ Sweet Mountain Salad in a salad bowl, and pour the
dressing over.
AMERICAN AND CANADIAN
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Terrapin. (Senator Bayard's) ✪ Terrapin
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sieve, catching the liquor in a basin ; cut off the beards, which put into the liquor, putting the oysters into a soup tureen ; then put a quarter of a pound of fresh butter into another stewpan over the fire, and when melted add six ounces of flour ; stir over a slow fire for a short time, but keeping it quite white ; let it cool, then add the liquor and beards of the oysters, a quart of milk, and two quarts of the stock ; stir over the fire till boiling, then add the seasoning, consisting of a teaspoonful of salt, half a saltspoonful of cayenne, five peppercorns, half a blade of mace, a tablespoonful of Worcester sauce, and half a tablespoonful of essence of anchovies. Let all boil quickly together for ten minutes, skim well, add a gill of cream, and strain through a hair sieve over the oysters.
Pork Cake. (American)
Chop fine one cup of fat pork ; take one cup of stoned raisins and flour them well. Put a cup of treacle into a bowl ; dissolve a half-teaspoonful of soda in a tablespoonful of warm water, add it to the treacle, then add one cup of milk, four cups of sifted flour, and the pork ; beat thoroughly ; add the raisins and a tablespoonful of salt. Mix and bake in a moderate oven.
Pumpkin Pie
Take a pumpkin, peel it, cut it in halves, and remove the seed and centre ; then slice the pumpkin and put the slices into the dish it has to be served in ; add a little mixed spice, a small cupful of molasses, and a little water. Make a nice crust with butter, and bake as usual. Thick cream and powdered sugar should be served with it.
Succutash. (American)
Shell or string Lima beans and cut them into small pieces ; cut the green corn from the cob, using one third more corn than beans.
Boil the beans for twenty minutes, then strain and mix with the corn. Cover them with boiling water ; add sufficient salt. Stew for half an hour, stirring frequently ; then pour off the water and replace it with milk, adding butter, pepper, and salt to taste ; stew for ten minutes more and serve very hot.
Slaw. (American)
Get a good solid white-heart winter cabbage ; remove all the outer leaves and quarter it. Cut out the stalk and thinly slice up the heart. Stand the cut cabbage in a colander, sprinkle it freely with salt, and toss it about well. In half an hour's time hold the colander under the cold-water tap and well rinse the cabbage, and dress with any dressing which may be preferred. Fresh oysters are generally eaten with it.
Sweet Mountain Salad
Rub the yolks of two hard-boiled eggs into a basin through a wire sieve ; mix with them half a pint of good cream, then work in a tablespoonful of chilli vinegar and one of shallot vinegar ; season with salt, add a teaspoonful of lemon, then arrange some green corn in a salad bowl, and pour the dressing over.
Terrapin. (Senator Bayard's)
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