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Savouries and sweets suitable for luncheons and dinners

1886

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Presented as published in 1886. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
j ooked ; it must not be brown. Turn tbe contents into i ; mortar, pound until tbe meat is fine, then rub I : irougb a bair sieve. Tbe vegetables are merely to ive tbe fiver a nice flavour, so need not be pounded r passed tbrougb a sieve. Marrow Toasts. ' For Four Persons. — 2 marrow bones ; 1 teaspoonful of iiuced parsley; a few drops of lemon juiceMarrow Toasts; 5 squares of r.-ied bread or toast. Boil two marrow bones, and wben tbey are suffici- mtly cooked, take out tbe marrow and place on small iquares of bot buttered toast ; sprinkle chopped )yarsley and a squeeze of lemon juice on eacb. Serve ^eery bot. Egg and Ham Toasts. For Four Persons. — 5 rounds of fried bread ; 2 ozs. of uiam ; 1 gill of cream ; 5 eggs ; 1 spoonful of chopped warsley ; 1 teaspoonful of lemon juiceEgg and Ham Toasts. Fry some rounds of bread sufficiently large to bold u poacbed egg. Before frying, mark tbem ligbtly nvitb a cutter about an incb from tbe edge all tbe way r.’ound. Tbe bread must be an incb in tbickness. VWben fried, run a knife round tbe mark and take D3ut tbe middle ; care must be taken so as to leave aibout balf an incb tbickness at tbe bottom. Fill up L:be space witb finely chopped bam moistened with le.cream ; add chopped parsley, a little lemon juice and ciayenne. Place a poacbed egg on tbe top of tbe cmixture and serve very bot. 26 SAVOURIES AND SWEETS. Boiled or Stewed Cheese. Foa Six Persons.— 4 ozs. of Cheshire cheese ; 2 eggs ; 1 dessertspoonful of cream ; 1 oz. of butter ; a little saltBoiled or Stewed Cheese. Scrape four ounces of CLesliire cheese, add the yolks of two eggs well beaten, a dessertspoonful of cream and a little butter ; put it into a saucepan and set it on the fire for ten minutes, stirring the whole time. Serve on a hot-water dish. Ham Toasts. For Four Persons. — 2 tablespoonfuls of cream ; 2 table- spoonfuls of ham ; 1 tablespoonful of bread crumbs ; 1 tea- spnoriful of chopped parsley ; 1 anchovy ; 1 tablespoonful of fried crumbs ; 5 pieces of toasted bread. Take of cooked ham finely minced two tahlespoon- fuls, one of bread crumbs, two of cream, a little chopped parsley, and a little pepper and dry mustard, one anchovy chopped fine ; put all into a saucepan and heat thoroughly. Serve on squares of hot buttered toast, with fried bread crumbs on the top. Victoria Sandwiches. For Four Persons. — 8 anchovies ; 8 slices of thin brown bread and butter ; 2 eggs ; 1 small bunch of mustard and cress ; a little parsley for garnishingVictoria Sandwiches. AVash eight anchovies, bone them, and take out^ the backbones, divide them into halves. Cut an equal number of thin slices of brown bread and butter ; put between two slices alternate layers of hard-boiled eggs, cut in thin slices, mustard and cress cut small, and the fillets of the anchovies ; press the shoes closely together, and with a sharp knife cut them into small squares. Serve on a nap- kin and garnish with parsley. SAVOURIES AND SWEETS. 27 Shrimps Scalloped. Tor Four Persons.— J pint of shelled shrimps; 1 gill of : ;ik ; 1 dessertspoonful of flour ; 1 oz. of butter ; 1 table- ; oonful of bread crumbs ; 1 teaspoonful of anchovy sauce ; i y’enne to taste. i Butter some small scallop shells, and fill them with ;;rimps. Make a thick white sauce with a lump of ' itter in it and a little anchovy sauce, add cayenne : pper, pour over the shrimps, put bread crumbs on i : ch, and brown in the oven. Puffed Eggs. Shrimps Scalloped