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1887

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Presented as published in 1887. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
and a pincli of salt. Dip each piece of bread in the milk ; then dip them into a well-heaten yolk of egg. Now fry each piece in butter, and serve hot with ■castor sugar over thePain Perdum. 314. — Torrijas (Spanish). Cut some bread in round slices of a medium thick- ness. Beat the jmlk of an egg in milk ; sweeten it. Dip each piece of bread in the milk, tlien in some liqueur, such as curaQoa or maraschino, etc. Let the j)ieces drain ; then fry them, sprinkle some grated nutmeg and sugar over them, and serve hot. 815. — Maraschino Toast. Cut some bread in slices about the size of a slice of lemon; fry them a nice gold colour. Melt some jam (either cherry, or apricot, or plum) with a small quantity of water and maraschino. Simmer it for a few minutes, and pour it over your fried breadMaraschino Toast. Serve hot. 816. — Puffs. 1 tablespoonful of flour, 1 egg, half a pint of milk, a little grated lemon-peelPuffs. Mix the flour and milk to a smooth batter ; add the egg, well beaten, and the grated lemon-peel; half fill some buttered cups or small moulds ; bake half an hour ; turn out, and serve with sifted sugar over them. 123 WHOLESOME COOEEltY. 317. — Stewed Pears. Peel tlie pears and put them in a stewpan, with a little water, lemon-peel, and sugar (to every pound of pears a quarter of a pound of sugar) ; if liked coloured, a few drops of cochinealStewed Pears. Simmer very gently till the pears are cooked. Take them out and continue sim- mering the syrup until it is thick. 318. — Fig Mould. Half a pound of dried figs, a small piece of lemon- peel, 2 ounces of white sugar. Cover them with half a pint of claret, or claret and water, or water aloneFig Mould ; simmer them gently till quite soft and the liquor absorbed. Press it into a mould ; when cold, turn out and serve with whipped cream or custard. When the figs are stewed, they ought to form a thick paste. If they should be at aU lumpy, pass them through a wire sieve. 319. — Prune Mould. Made exactly like the fig mould. Of course, take out the stones after the prunes are cooked. Crack a few of the stones, and put some of the kernels in the mould with the prunesPrune Mould. SWEETS. 129 320. — Plum-Pudding, 1 pound of suet, 1 pound of bread-crum'bs, 1 pound of raisins, 1 pound of currants, 1 pound of moist sugar, quarter of a pound of candied lemon-peel, 1 finely chopped apple, 8 well-beaten eggs, 1 grated nutmeg, 1 teaspoonful powdered cinnamon, 2 wine-glasses of port or sherry or brandy, 2 tablespoonfuls of flourPlum-Pudding. Mix well, and boil 5 hours, either in a covered tin or tied ujD in a cloth. N.B. — It is wise to mix all the above ingredients thoroughly weU for 3 days before adding the eggs; then add the eggs and cook the pudding. Mixed in this manner, the suet gets quite absorbed. 321. — Plain Plum-Pudding. 4 ounces of currants, 4 ounces of suet, 4 ounces of flour, 4 ounces of raisins, half a pint of milk, 4 ounces of fine bread-crumbs, 2 tablespoonfuls of treaclePlain Plum-Pudding. Boil for 4 houi's in a cloth or covered mould. 322 . — Mine emeat. 2 pounds of currants (chop 1 pound finely), 2 pounds of raisins stoned and chojDped, three-quarters of a pound of mixed candied peels chopped ; 1 pound of apples peeled, cored, and chopped ; 1|- pound of fresh suet, the grated rind and juice of 2 lemons, K 130 WHOLESOME COOKEllY.