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Mrs. Maclurcan's cookery book

1899

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Presented as published in 1899. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Mode. — Cut the tomatoes in half and place in a sauce- pan with a little pepper and salt, and boil for twenty minutes, keeping the saucepan tightly closed all the time ; shake it occasionally to keep it from burning. 375— STUFFED TOMATOES. 6 large tomatoes Butter i an onion Pepper and salt✪ Stuffed Tomatoes j- lb. minced beef. Mode. — Get nice large tomatoes and scoop out the inside, being careful not to break the skin ; mince some cold beef and a piece of onion with it ; season with pepper and salt ; stu:ff the tomatoes with this ; put a piece of butter on the top of each tomato ; place in a baking tin for three-quarters of an hour in a moderate oven. The tomato that you have taken out of the centre you can use either for sauce, soup, souffle or savoury. 376— TOMATO SOUFFLE. 4 tomatoes Butter Yolk of 1 egg Cayenne Whites of 2 eggs Salt to taste✪ Tomato Souffle Mode. — Pour boiling water over the tomatoes so that you can peel them easily ; put them into a sieve and rub through as much as you can, then beat this up with the yolk of one egg ; cayenne and salt to taste ; then beat up the whites to a stiff froth, and mix all well together. If you have souffle cases fill each and sprinkle over them some breadcrumbs ; put a piece of butter on top of each and bake for twenty minutes. A little minced ham or tongue is very nice mixed with this. Vegetables. 377~TO BOIL GREEN PEAS. Peas Boiling water Salt Mint 1 tablespoonful of sugar✪ To Boil Green Peas. Mode. — Have the water boiling, put in a sprig of mint, a teaspoonful of salt and the sugar ; to every pint of peas add a pinch of carbonate of soda ; allow them to boil for twenty minutes. Do not cover the saucepan after you have put the peas in. 378— FEENCH BEANS. French beans Salt Boiling water✪ French Beans. Great care must be taken in cutting and stringing French beans ; no matter how young they are, there is sure to be a certain amount of string on them ; I find the best way is to cut (with a very sharp knife) off the tops and right down the sides, then you can be sure all the string is off ; then cut the beans in as small pieces as you may require. Mode. — Have the water boiling, and to each pint of water add a teaspoonful of salt and a pinch of carbonate of soda ; put in the beans and allow them to boil for twenty minutes. Serve very hot. 379_BAKED PAWPAW. 1 pawpaw Dripping Salt and pepper✪ Baked Pawpaw. Mode. — The pawpaw can be used as a vegetable as well as a fruit. Get a pawpaw that is just turning ripe, cut it into quarters, then cut each quarter again, but do not peel it ; put it into a baking tin, sprinkle well with salt and pepper ; put some dripping in the tin ; bake in a very hot oven for twenty minures. Vegetables. 380— BOILED PAWPAW. Mode, — Get some green pawpaws, put them into a saucepan of boiling water without either peeling or cutting them at all ; put about a tablespoonf ul of salt in the water and boil them for half an hour or until tender ; place them in a dish, cut them in half and put a large piece of butter in each piece, sprinkle with pepper✪ Boiled Pawpaw and salt and serve very hot. 381— PAWPAW PIE. Pawpaw 1 lemon (the juice) 1 apple Cloves 1 tablespoonful of sugar✪ Pawpaw Pie.