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THE
UNIVERSAL COOKERY BOOK
PRACTICAL RECIPES FOR
HOUSEHOLD USE
Selected from the most eminent authorities , including
MARION HARLAND
THE BOSTON COOK-BOOIC
MISS PARLOA
AMERICAN HOME COOK-BOOK
MRS. WASHINGTON
VIRGINIA COOKERY BOOK
THOMAS J. MURREY
PRESBYTERIAN COOK-BOOK
MISS CORSON
EVERY-DAY COOK-BOOK
And many others , together with Original Recipes,
BY
GERTRUDE STROHM
NEW YORK
WHITE, STOKES, & ALLEN
1887
Copyright, 1887,
By WHITE, STOK.ES, & ALLEN.
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LIBRARY
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Affectionately Inscribed
To
My Very Dear Friend,
Mrs. Matilda J. Anderson.
PREFACE.
The compiler desires to express her sense of the large
debt of gratitude she owes to the many authors and pub-
lishers whose generous contributions have enabled her to
carry out a cherished plan. It is a pleasure to mention the
names of those to whom she is so much indebted, and she
desires to render her acknowledgments to the following : —
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney,
Mrs. H. P: Spofford, Mrs. R. H. Davis, Mrs. Mary Mapes
Dodge, Marion Harland, Mrs. D. A. Lincoln, Mrs. Mary
Stuart Smith, Miss Juliet Corson, and Miss Maria Parloa,
Miss Estelle M. Hatch of the “ Boston Globe,” Mr. John
Burroughs, and Mr. Charles D. Warner. Also to the Rev.
John H. Thomas of Indiana, the holder of the copyright
of the work published in Dayton, O. ; Messrs. Houghton,
Mifflin, & Co. ; Estes & Lauriat ; Roberts Brothers ; Harper
& Brothers; G. P. Putnam’s Sons; Dick & Fitzgerald;
Dodd, Mead, & Coi ; J. B. Lippincott Co. ; Mr. Charles
J. Peterson; Belford, Clarke, & Co.; the publishers of
“Arthur’s Home Magazine” and “ Godey’s Lady’s Book,”
of “Good Housekeeping,” “The Caterer,” and “The
Cook.”
Also to the many editors who have aided her, and whose
papers will be found duly credited throughout this volume.
V
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I. — SOUPS.
PAGE
Brown Stock 3
Veal Stock 4
Bouillon 4
Pot-au-Feu S
Rabbit Soup *
Eel Soup
A Marseilles Receipt for Bouillabaisse
Oyster Soup 7
Mock Oyster Soup 7
POTAGE A LA REINE 8
Okra or Gumbo Soup 8
Celery Soup g
Pea Soup g
Corn Soup io
A Delicious Soup io
Croutons n
Marrow Dumplings for Soups n
Vermicelli Soup
Noodles for Soup
CHAPTER II. — FISH AND SHELL-FISH.
To Fry Trout
Green Turtle Steak, Epicurean 15
Boiled Bass
Roast Sturgeon
Salmon Broiled
Salmon Croquettes
Fillets of Halibut a la Poulette 18
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Fried Flounders 19
Broiled Mackerel 19
Fried Whitefish, Fresh 20
Scalloped Fish 20
Fish Jelly 20
To make a Good Forcemeat 21
Stewed Eels 21
Fried Eels 21
Oyster Patties 21
Oysters Fried to tile Queen’s Taste 22
Scalloped Oysters 2;
Broiled Oysters 21
To Boil Hard-shelled Clams 23
Clam Chowder 24
Clam Scallops 24
Stewed Terrapin 24
Lobster Chowder 25
Lobster Sauce 26
CHAPTER III. — BEEF, VEAL, LAMB, AND MUTTON.
French Beefsteak 29
A Spanish Steak 30
Roast Beef • . 30
Fried Beefsteaks 30
Beef a la Mode 3..
Beef Stew or Hash 3,
Beefsteak Pie 31
Yorkshire Pudding with Roast Beef . . . . 33
Beef Loaf 33
Frizzled Dried Beef 33
To Boil Tongue 34
Ragout of Liver . . 34
Veal Sweetbread 35
Fricandeau a l’Oseille 35
Puree d’Oseille (Pur£e of Sorrel) 36
Stewed Veal 36
Braised Veal 36
Veal and Rice 37
MurroN au Chou 37
Mutton Steaks 37
CONTENTS.
IX
Stewed Shoulder of Mutton
Irish Stew
Breast of Lamb, with Peas .
Lamb Chops .
To Roast Lamb .
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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.
AI-modernized reading of the original text
22101453093
Med
K10718
*
THE
UNIVERSAL COOKERY BOOK
PRACTICAL RECIPES FOR HOUSEHOLD USE
Selected from the most eminent authorities , including
MARION HARLAND THE BOSTON COOK-BOOIC MISS PARLOA
AMERICAN HOME COOK-BOOK MRS. WASHINGTON
VIRGINIA COOKERY BOOK THOMAS J. MURREY PRESBYTERIAN COOK-BOOK MISS CORSON EVERY-DAY COOK-BOOK
And many others , together with Original Recipes,
BY
GERTRUDE STROHM
NEW YORK
WHITE, STOKES, & ALLEN
Copyright, 1887,
By WHITE, STOK.ES, & ALLEN.
COME INSTITUTE LIBRARY
Coll
&T
Affectionately Inscribed To
My Very Dear Friend, Mrs. Matilda J. Anderson.
PREFACE.
The compiler desires to express her sense of the large debt of gratitude she owes to the many authors and publishers whose generous contributions have enabled her to carry out a cherished plan. It is a pleasure to mention the names of those to whom she is so much indebted, and she desires to render her acknowledgments to the following : — Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney, Mrs. H. P: Spofford, Mrs. R. H. Davis, Mrs. Mary Mapes Dodge, Marion Harland, Mrs. D. A. Lincoln, Mrs. Mary Stuart Smith, Miss Juliet Corson, and Miss Maria Parloa, Miss Estelle M. Hatch of the “ Boston Globe,” Mr. John Burroughs, and Mr. Charles D. Warner. Also to the Rev. John H. Thomas of Indiana, the holder of the copyright of the work published in Dayton, O. ; Messrs. Houghton, Mifflin, & Co. ; Estes & Lauriat ; Roberts Brothers ; Harper & Brothers; G. P. Putnam’s Sons; Dick & Fitzgerald; Dodd, Mead, & Coi ; J. B. Lippincott Co. ; Mr. Charles J. Peterson; Belford, Clarke, & Co.; the publishers of “Arthur’s Home Magazine” and “ Godey’s Lady’s Book,”
of “Good Housekeeping,” “The Caterer,” and “The Cook.”
Also to the many editors who have aided her, and whose papers will be found duly credited throughout this volume.
CHAPTER I. — SOUPS.
Brown Stock 3
Veal Stock 4
Bouillon 4
Pot-au-Feu S
Rabbit Soup *
Eel Soup
A Marseilles Receipt for Bouillabaisse
Oyster Soup 7
Mock Oyster Soup 7
POTAGE A LA REINE 8
Okra or Gumbo Soup 8
Celery Soup g
Pea Soup g
Corn Soup io
A Delicious Soup io
Croutons n
Marrow Dumplings for Soups n
Vermicelli Soup
Noodles for Soup
CHAPTER II. — FISH AND SHELL-FISH.
To Fry Trout
Green Turtle Steak, Epicurean 15
Boiled Bass
Roast Sturgeon
Salmon Broiled
Salmon Croquettes
Fillets of Halibut a la Poulette 18
vn
vo VO VO
V1U
Fried Flounders 19
Broiled Mackerel 19
Fried Whitefish, Fresh 20
Scalloped Fish 20
Fish Jelly 20
To make a Good Forcemeat 21
Stewed Eels 21
Fried Eels 21
Oyster Patties 21
Oysters Fried to tile Queen’s Taste 22
Scalloped Oysters 2;
Broiled Oysters 21
To Boil Hard-shelled Clams 23
Clam Chowder 24
Clam Scallops 24
Stewed Terrapin 24
Lobster Chowder 25
Lobster Sauce 26
CHAPTER III. — BEEF, VEAL, LAMB, AND MUTTON.
French Beefsteak 29
A Spanish Steak 30
Roast Beef • . 30
Fried Beefsteaks 30
Beef a la Mode 3..
Beef Stew or Hash 3,
Beefsteak Pie 31
Yorkshire Pudding with Roast Beef . . . . 33
Beef Loaf 33
Frizzled Dried Beef 33
To Boil Tongue 34
Ragout of Liver . . 34
Veal Sweetbread 35
Fricandeau a l’Oseille 35
Puree d’Oseille (Pur£e of Sorrel) 36
Stewed Veal 36
Braised Veal 36
Veal and Rice 37
MurroN au Chou 37
Mutton Steaks 37
Stewed Shoulder of Mutton
Irish Stew
Breast of Lamb, with Peas . Lamb Chops .
To Roast Lamb .