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An old-world recipe book

1908

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Presented as published in 1908. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Onions, when brown put into a stew Pan with one pint of Stock, let it simmer, add a small spoonful of Currey Powder, more or less accord- ing to taste, a small I Tea spoonful of Cayenne Pepper, a small quantity of flour and butterMulligatawney Soup. Pieces of rabbit to remain in the soup. Peas Soup Put ye meat into a pan with water to cover it. Let it stew gently, put in a few cloves & skim it well ; the herbs must be stewed seperate for half an hour with a ^ lb. of ButterPeas Soup, then to be added to the liquor with the peas, and be stewed for an hour with pepper & salt. 28 AN OLD-WORLD RECIPE BOOK Green Peas without Meat Take half a peck of old Peas, lettice of all sorts, a little celery, mint, parsley. Marigold leaves, & purslain, of each one a handful, 5 or 6 cucombers and onionsGreen Peas without Meat, boil all these well together, then with a spoon rub them through a culender till the juice or pulp is all squeezed out, then take Spinage chopped, young peas, a little pepper & salt and burnt Butter. Harrico of Mutton Take a neck or Loin of mutton, cut it into stakes, flower it & fry it brown in butter, take it out and lay it to drain, then put it into a stew- 29 AN OLD-WORLD RECIPE BOOK pan & cover it with gravy, put in an onion, a Turnip or two, & stew them till tender, then take out the chops, strain the liquor & skim off the fat, put a little butter with flower in the stewpan, stirring it well all the time, then put in the chops, have ready some carrotsHarrico of Mutton & turnips cut in small dice, put them to your meat, & season with pepper & salt, stew them gently for 15 minutes then take out the chops with a fork, lay them into the dish & pour the sauce over them. To Stew a Briskit of Beef Wash free from soiling the water 4 pounds of beef, put into 5 quarts 30 AN OLD-WORLD RECIPE BOOK of water, then add one spoonfull of salt, 4 heads of celery, 2 leaks or onions, a httle sorrel and endive, I carrot, a peice of parsnip. To Stew a Neck of Mutton in Stakes Cut the Mutton in stakes, pepper and salt them, fry them a little brown, then take them out of the pan and put them into a stew pan, fill the frying pan with water, let it boil, and pour it upon the stakes, when it boils throw in peas, onions, herbs, turnips and carrotsTo Stew a Neck of Mutton in Stakes cut small, let them simmer till they are enough, then add more pepper, salt, or water if required. 3' AN OLD-WORLD RECIPE BOOK Rabbit Pudding Bone a young Rabbit, pound it with 2 02. of fat Bacon, pass it through a sieve. Boil the Crumb of a Penny loaf with a very small piece of Shallot, 2 Blades of Mace, 6 Cloves, 4 Mushrooms and Salt and Pepper to your taste in half a pint of Milk, till quite thick, pass it through a sieve again, and pound the whole in a Mortar with the yolks of three Eggs, a quarter of an hour beat the whites on a Pewter PlateRabbit Pudding and mix altogether. Lay some fat Bacon in the bottom of your Mould and put the mixture into it. Boil it one hour in a Stewpan of water 32 AN OLD-WORLD RECIPE BOOK which must be an Inch or two below the upper surface of the mould. Take out the Bacon when served. Pork Cutlets Fry some pork Chops a good brown, pour off the grease, and strew the crumbs of a crust of bread mixed with peper, salt and herbs. Pour over them two Spoonfuls of Vinegar and a little waterPork Cutlets, Cover them down and let them stew gently. When served garnish them with green pickle cut in slices.