FoodNet

Easy dishes for small incomes, or, The housewife's guide to practical cookery

1906

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Presented as published in 1906. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
1 Baking Sheet . . . .19 1 Baking Tin . . . . 0 10 1 Baking Tin . 1 4£ 1 Basin (5| inches) . . . . 0 2£ 1 Basin (6 inches) . . . .03 1 Basin (10 inches) . . . .10^ 1 Lipped Basin (10 inches) . . 1 l£ 1 Blancmange Mould . . . 0 10 1 Box of Cutters . . . .19 1 Box for Spices . . . .20 Brushes : 1 Flue Brush . . . .12 1 Plate Brush . . . . 0 11 1 Saucepan Brush . . .0 3^ 1 Scrubbing Brush . . .13 1 set Shoe Brushes . . . .30 1 set Stove Brushes . . . .33 1 Carpet Broom . . . .23 1 Hair Broom . . . .33 Boards : 1 Knife Board . . . .14 1 Paste Board and Rolling Pin . 2 0 1 Chopping Board . . 1 11 1 Cake Tin . . . . .05 1 Colander . . . . . 0 10 1 Clothes-horse (2-fold 4 feet) . .26 1 Coal Scuttle . . . . .23 1 Coal Shovel . . . . .10 5 6 A LIST OF KITCHEN UTENSILS 8. 1 Cork Screw . .... 0 1 Dust Pan . , . . .0 Dishes : 1 Pie-dish (9 inches) . . .0 1 Pie-dish (11 inches) . . .0 1 Oval Glass Dish (8 inches) . 0 1 Oval Glass Dish (10 inches) . 0 1 Bound Glass Dish (6 inches) . 0 1 Soap Dish . . . .0 Fender . . . . .8 Fire Irons . . . . .4 3 Flat Irons . . . . .2 1 Flour Dredger . . . .0 1 Flour Tub 2 1 Fish Kettle . . . . .4 1 Fish Slice . . . . . 0 1 Gridiron . . . . .1 1 Glass Lemon Squeezer . . . 0 1 Grater . . . . . 0 1 Gravy Strainer . . . .1 1 Housemaid’s Box . . . .2 1 Jelly Mould . . . . . 1 1 Iron Stand . . . . . 0 2 Jugs (| pint, 3d. ; 2 pints, 7d.) . 0 2 Knives and Forks . . . . 1 1 Knife Tray . . . . .1 1 Leather . . . . . 0 1 Pair of Steps . . . .6 1 Papier-Mache Bowl (15 inches) . 1 1 doz. Patty Pans . . . . 0 1 Pepper Box . . . . 0 1 Preserving Pan (Enamelled Iron) . 5 1 Pestle and Mortar . . .3 1 Plate Basket . . . .2 1 Plate Rack for Scullery . . .5 1 Salt Cellar . . . . 0 Saucepans : 1 Enamelled Lipped (6 inches) . 0 d. 3 8 5 4 8* 3* 3 3 6 5 2 6 8* 6 3* H l 6 n 6 10 7 1U 6 6 H 3 1 6 9 6 9 1 8 A LIST OF KITCHEN UTENSILS 7 s. d. 1 Iron (1 pint) . . . . 0 11 1 Iron (2 pints) . . . .12 1 Iron (4 pints) . . . .18 1 Iron (8 pints) . . . .23 1 Steamer (8 pints) . . .13 1 Stewpan . . . .23 1 Frying Pan . . . .28 1 pr. Scales, “ Family ” . . .4 11 1 Sieve (wire) 10 inches . . .0 10J 1 set Skewers . . . .04 1 Tea Canister . . . . 0 1 Tea Kettle (3 quarts) . . .31 1 Teapot . . . . . 1 0£ 1 Tea Tray . . . . .28 1 Tin Funnel . . . . 0 2£ 1 Toasting Fork . . . .01 1 Zinc Hand Bowl . . . .10 1 Zinc “Washing up ” Tin . . 2 10£ 1 Zinc Pail . . . . . 1 3£ THE PRINCIPLES OF COOKING Roasting is the process of cooking before a fire. To accom- plish this successfully a clear fire is necessary, which should be made up often and not allowed to get down. Place a sheet of newspaper on the hearth under the basting-tin. Hang the meat on a “ jack ” so that the thickest part is immediately opposite the hottest part of the fire. (A skein of worsted may be substituted for a jack.) The meat should be placed close to the fire for the first ten minutes to harden the surface. In this manner the juices are retained in the joint. A metal roasting screen is useful to concentrate and radiate the heat on the joint. The joint should be dredged with a little flour, and must be well basted during the process of cooking. Time allowed for roasting : quarter of an hour for every pound and quarter of an hour over. For veal and pork allow twenty minutes to each pound and twenty minutes over.