Orange Baskets 205
Ambrosia 205
Ice-Cream, Lemon or Vanilla 205
Strawberry Ice-Cream 206
Peach Ice-Cream 206
Coffee Cream 206
Chocolate Ice-Cream 207
Turn Frutti 207
Salted Almonds 208
After-Dinner Croutons 208
Candied Cherries 209
Iced Currants 210
Orange Water Ice 210
Grape Sherbet 210
To Make Tea 21 1
Iced Tea 21 1
To Boil Coffee 21 1
Chocolate 212
CHAPTER XVII. — CONFECTIONERY.
Barley Sugar 217
Sugar a la Creme 217
Cocoanut Candy 217
Red or Pink Coloring 218
Ginger or Cinnamon Tablet 218
Chocolate Caramels 21S
Vanilla Toffee 219
Stuffed Dates 219
Creamed Walnuts 220
Walnut Taffy
Peanut Candy 2^o
CHAPTER XVIII. — COOKERY FOR THE SICK.
• 223
. 223
. 224
Mutton Broth .
Beef Tea .
A Nourishing Omelet
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CONTENTS.
PAGE
Gruel 224
Arrowroot
Ground-Rice Milk 225
Flour Caudle . 225
Panada 225
Milk Toast (for Invalids) 226
Irish-Moss Blancmange 226
Calves’-Foot Jelly . . . 226
Egg Mulled in Tea or Coffee 227
Raspberry Vinegar 227
Apple Water 227
Barley Water 228
CHAPTER XIX. — HOME REMEDIES.
Herb Teas 231
Pennyroyal Tea 232
Elder Tea 232
Slippery-Elm Tea 232
Flaxseed Lemonade ......... 232
Calamus Candy 233
Delightful Cough Candy 233
Excellent Cough Mixture 234
Gargle for Sore Throat . 234
Salve 234
Brown Salve 234
Balsam Liniment 235
For a Gathering 235
Borage 235
“Thieves’ Vinegar” 236
Scent Sachets. No. i 236
Scent Sachets. No. 2 236
INDEX TO LITERARY SELECTIONS AND
QUOTATIONS.
PAGE
Dinner Scene from “Riquet a la Houppe:” Mrs. Anne
Thackeray Ritchie 3
Quotation from “ The Ballad of Bouillabaisse :
Thackeray 7
The Trout: A. B. Street r5
Kisses at Market: Anonymous 29
Beefsteak Pudding. “Martin Chuzzlewit:” Dickens . 32
Mutton and Turnips : Charles Lamb 3&
Roast Pig : Charles Lamb ...»•••• 43
Bacon and Eggs : Father Prout's Relics 45
The Sabbath Supper Chime: Puck 49
On Tripe. • “The Chimes : ” A'cfa 50
Sam Lawson’s Turkey. “ Oldtown Folks : ” Mrs. Stowe . 59
Roast Goose. “A Christmas Carol :” Dickens ... 65
Stuffed Peacock : Pierre Blot 67
Pigeon Pie. “The Sketch-Book :” Trzwzg- .... 71
On Game. “Steven Lawrence, Yeoman:’’ Mrs. Annie
Edwards 75
The ’Possum: Arkatisaw Traveller 77
“Toss us up an Omelet.” “The Maid of Croissey:”
Mrs. Gore 83
Quotation from Essays : R. W. Emerson . . . .87
Description of Dairy. “Adam Bede:” George Eliot . . 89
The Mushroom: Campbell 93
Asparagus: Charles Lamb 96
The Maize. “ Hiawatha : ” H. IV. Longfellow ... 97
Cabbage. “My Summer in a Garden:” C. D. Warner . 103
The Onion. “My Summer in a Garden:” C. D. Warner 105
Celery : John Burroughs 106
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INDEX TO SELECTIONS.
PAGE
Extract from “Aunt Cindy’s Dinner:” Sarah Winter
Kellogg 137
Scene from “Mary Powell Mrs. Manning . . . 146
Quotation from “Locusts and Wild Honey Burroughs 147
Scene from “ Margaret Sylvester Judd . . . .155
Scene from “Margret Howth Mrs. R. II. Davis . .157
Frumenty. “ Essays of Elia : ” Lamb 160
An Apple Pudding. “We Girls : ” Mrs. Whitney . . 163
Apple Dumplings : Charles Lamb 196
Strawberries: Dr. Boteler and John Burroughs . . .171
Blackberries: Charles Mackay 172
Pumpkin Pie. “The Pumpkin G. Whittier . . .182
Mince Pie. “Legend of Sleepy Hollow :” Irving . . 186
The Party. “Donald and Dorothy :” Mrs. Dodge . . 191
Jessie’s Bargains : Mrs. H. P. Spofford 215
Scene from “ My Precious Betsy : ” Morton . . . 223
Poem on Herbs: Shenstone 231
Quotation from “The Culprit Fay:”/. R. Drake . . 233
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
Orange Baskets 205
Ambrosia 205
Ice-Cream, Lemon or Vanilla 205
Strawberry Ice-Cream 206
Peach Ice-Cream 206
Coffee Cream 206
Chocolate Ice-Cream 207
Turn Frutti 207
Salted Almonds 208
After-Dinner Croutons 208
Candied Cherries 209
Iced Currants 210
Orange Water Ice 210
Grape Sherbet 210
To Make Tea 21 1
Iced Tea 21 1
To Boil Coffee 21 1
Chocolate 212
CHAPTER XVII. — CONFECTIONERY.
Barley Sugar 217
Sugar a la Creme 217
Cocoanut Candy 217
Red or Pink Coloring 218
Ginger or Cinnamon Tablet 218
Chocolate Caramels 21S
Vanilla Toffee 219
Stuffed Dates 219
Creamed Walnuts 220
Walnut Taffy
Peanut Candy 2^o
CHAPTER XVIII. — COOKERY FOR THE SICK.
• 223
. 223 . 224
Mutton Broth .
Beef Tea .
A Nourishing Omelet
xviii
Gruel 224
Arrowroot
Ground-Rice Milk 225
Flour Caudle . 225
Panada 225
Milk Toast (for Invalids) 226
Irish-Moss Blancmange 226
Calves’-Foot Jelly . . . 226
Egg Mulled in Tea or Coffee 227
Raspberry Vinegar 227
Apple Water 227
Barley Water 228
CHAPTER XIX. — HOME REMEDIES.
Herb Teas 231
Pennyroyal Tea 232
Elder Tea 232
Slippery-Elm Tea 232
Flaxseed Lemonade ......... 232
Calamus Candy 233
Delightful Cough Candy 233
Excellent Cough Mixture 234
Gargle for Sore Throat . 234
Salve 234
Brown Salve 234
Balsam Liniment 235
For a Gathering 235
Borage 235
“Thieves’ Vinegar” 236
Scent Sachets. No. i 236
Scent Sachets. No. 2 236
INDEX TO LITERARY SELECTIONS AND QUOTATIONS.
Dinner Scene from “Riquet a la Houppe:” Mrs. Anne
Thackeray Ritchie 3
Quotation from “ The Ballad of Bouillabaisse :
Thackeray 7
The Trout: A. B. Street r5
Kisses at Market: Anonymous 29
Beefsteak Pudding. “Martin Chuzzlewit:” Dickens . 32
Mutton and Turnips : Charles Lamb 3&
Roast Pig : Charles Lamb ...»•••• 43
Bacon and Eggs : Father Prout's Relics 45
The Sabbath Supper Chime: Puck 49
On Tripe. • “The Chimes : ” A'cfa 50
Sam Lawson’s Turkey. “ Oldtown Folks : ” Mrs. Stowe . 59
Roast Goose. “A Christmas Carol :” Dickens ... 65
Stuffed Peacock : Pierre Blot 67
Pigeon Pie. “The Sketch-Book :” Trzwzg- .... 71
On Game. “Steven Lawrence, Yeoman:’’ Mrs. Annie
Edwards 75
The ’Possum: Arkatisaw Traveller 77
“Toss us up an Omelet.” “The Maid of Croissey:”
Mrs. Gore 83
Quotation from Essays : R. W. Emerson . . . .87
Description of Dairy. “Adam Bede:” George Eliot . . 89
The Mushroom: Campbell 93
Asparagus: Charles Lamb 96
The Maize. “ Hiawatha : ” H. IV. Longfellow ... 97
Cabbage. “My Summer in a Garden:” C. D. Warner . 103 The Onion. “My Summer in a Garden:” C. D. Warner 105
Celery : John Burroughs 106
INDEX TO SELECTIONS.
Extract from “Aunt Cindy’s Dinner:” Sarah Winter
Kellogg 137
Scene from “Mary Powell Mrs. Manning . . . 146
Quotation from “Locusts and Wild Honey Burroughs 147 Scene from “ Margaret Sylvester Judd . . . .155
Scene from “Margret Howth Mrs. R. II. Davis . .157
Frumenty. “ Essays of Elia : ” Lamb 160
An Apple Pudding. “We Girls : ” Mrs. Whitney . . 163
Apple Dumplings : Charles Lamb 196
Strawberries: Dr. Boteler and John Burroughs . . .171
Blackberries: Charles Mackay 172
Pumpkin Pie. “The Pumpkin G. Whittier . . .182
Mince Pie. “Legend of Sleepy Hollow :” Irving . . 186
The Party. “Donald and Dorothy :” Mrs. Dodge . . 191
Jessie’s Bargains : Mrs. H. P. Spofford 215
Scene from “ My Precious Betsy : ” Morton . . . 223
Poem on Herbs: Shenstone 231
Quotation from “The Culprit Fay:”/. R. Drake . . 233
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