Myra's cookery book

Stir on the fire till very hot and dry. II... ... Put in a vegetable-dish. 12... Dress the spinach on the toast, and serve hot. 59-SPINACH, an jus. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... Spinach Take off the stalk and rib of each leaf and wash in cold water, then boil in the usual way. 238 MYRA'S COOKERY BOOK. SPINACH, nu jus — (continued). Older. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. 2... Drain and press all the water out. 3- ... ... Chop very fine. 4... Butter I oz. Melt in a stewpan. 5... Flour I tea spoonful Sprinkle over. 6... Salt Add and shake over the fire for 3 minutes. 7... ... Put in the spinach and stir for 5 minutes. 8... Stock I table spoonful Add to moisten the spinach. 9... Veal broth or good gravy J pint ... 1 Add gradually and stir well in, TO... Butter J oz. ... Add just before serving. II... Fried sippets To garnish the dish. CO -TOMATOES, stufed. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... Tomatoes 4 0r5 ... Choose them large, round and well shaped. 2... ••• •«. ... ... Peel them, cut off the stalks, and remove some of the pulp on the stalk side. 3- Pulp of tomatoes Have a small quantity of this freed from seeds and seasoned to taste. 4... Forcemeat ... Jib. ... Add to the mashed pulp. 5— ... ... Fill the tomatoes with this preparation. 6... Bread crumbs 2 OZ. Sprinkle over. 7... ... Put the remainder of the forcemeat in a dish. 8... ... ... Lay the tomatoes on this laver. 9. . ... Bake in the oven and serve very hot. VEGETABLES, 225 61-TOMATOES, stewed. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... Tomatoes ... 5 or 6 ... Cut off the stalks and arrange them in a stewpan. 2... Gravy or stock ... Add till they are half covered. 3-" ... ... Stew gently till done on the under side, then turn them and stew the other side. 4... ... ... ... Put the tomatoes in a dish. 5... Flour I tea spoonful I Mix and put in the sauce to thicken ) 6... Butter I oz. 7... • • • « * . Pour the sauce over the tomatoes and serve. 62-PUREE op tomatoes. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I.. Tomatoes ... 10 Divide, take off the stalks and squeeze the seeds out. 2... Onion ... Put them in a saucepan. 3- I small ... Add. 4... Good gravy ... J pint ... Add and let them boil up. 5" Bayleaf I or 2 ... Add. 6... Salt, cayenne To taste Add. 7 •• ... ... Let them simmer i hour. 8... 9... Cream i pint ... Press through a sieve into a stewpan. ) 10... Flour I tea spoonful V Mix, and boil for 5 minutes. 11... ••• ... Mix the cream with the tomatoes. 12... ... Heat thoroughly and serve very hot. 230 MYRA'S COOKERY BOOK. 63.-TOMATOES, roasted. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... Tomatoes ... 6 Choose them of equal size, and cut off the stalks. 2 . . . • • • • • • ... ... Toast in a Dutch oven or 3-" Put them at the edge of the dripping pan. 4... ... See that no fat from the meat falls on them. 5... ... ... ... ... Turn them until roasted all round. 6... ... ... They will take about 12 minutes. 64-TURNIPS, hoiled. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... Turnips 2 lbs. ... Peel and cut into quarters. 2... Salt and water ... ... Boil in a saucepan. 3--- ... Put in the turnips and boil ij hours or till tender. 4... ... ... ...