Juice of half a lemon j A few drops of saffron✪ Lemon Water Icing
METHOD.
Put these ingredients into a small saucepan, and stir
over the gas until the consistency of thick cream. It
must not boil, or it will not have a nice clear appearance
when set. It must be poured over the cake directly it is
removed from the gas, and the remains that fall from the
cake may be re-heated and used again.
No. 523.
CHOCOLATE ICING.
INGREDIENTS.
8 ozs. of icing sugar | 2 tablespoonsful of water
3 ozs. of grated chocolate j A few drops of vanilla essence✪ Chocolate Icing
METHOD.
Mix the sugar and chocolate well together and put them
into a saucepan with the other ingredients. Stir over the
gas until the consistency of thick cream, then pour over
the cake. It must not boil.
No. 524.
ORANGE ICING.
INGREDIENTS.
h lb. of icing sugar | A little orange colouring
2 tablespoonsful of orange juice
METHOD.
Proceed as for “ Lemon Water Icing.”
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No. 525.
COFFEE ICING.
Use one tablespoonful of coffee essence and one table-
spoonful of water to dissolve the sugar✪ Coffee Icing, and make like
Lemon Icing, without the lemon juice.
1*%N.B. — “Lemon Water Icing” may be taken as a standard
for almost any water icing, using different colouring and
flavouring essences.
No. 526.
CHOCOLATE ICING (Good).
INGREDIENTS.
lb. icing sugar, sifted 4 pint of water
3 ozs. grated chocolate flavouring a little
METHOD.
Boil the chocolate and water together for two minutes,
then add the sugar and flavouring. Reheat, but do not
boil again, and pour over the cake.
No. 527.
VIENNA ICING.
INGREDIENTS.
4 ozs. of, butter 1 small wineglass of sherry
10 ozs. of icing sugar | or brand v
METHOD.
Work these ingredients well together with a wooden
spoon until quite smooth. The icing is then ready for use.
No. 528.
MOCHA ICING.
Make like “ Vienna Icing,” substituting coffee essence
instead of sherry or brandy.
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No. 529.
GLACE ICING.
Put one pound of loaf sugar into a saucepan, just cover
it with water, and boil to the thread. Let it cool, and then
work it with a wooden spoon until it becomes creamy and
white. Re-heat it and use.
This glac6 may be coloured and flavoured as desired.
No. 530.
PASTRY ICING.
INGREDIENTS.
Whites of 2 eggs I 2 ozs of castor sugar
O O I o
METHOD.
Whip the whites of the eggs to a firm froth, and stir in
lightly the castor sugar. Spread over the pastry and place
in a cool oven to set.
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TWELVE GOLDEN RULESflN PREPARING
FOOD FOR INVALIDS.
1. Let everything for an invalid be made to look as dainty
as possible.
2. Use the freshest materials in cooking for them, and the
cleanest utensils.
3. Serve food in very small quantities.
4. Do not consult the patient beforehand as to what he
will eat.
5. Leave no food about in the sick room.
6. Vary the food as much as possible.
7. Do not cot k anything in the sick room.
8. Make the food as pleasing to the eye as possible.
9. Never season the food too highly.
10. Do not keep patients waiting too long without food.
11. Never wake patients to give food.
12. Obey the doctor’s orders implicitly.
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SIMPLE INVALID COOKERY.
531.
BEEF TEA.
INGREDIENTS.
1 lb. of gravy beef | 1 pint of water✪ Beef Tea
METHOD.
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
Juice of half a lemon j A few drops of saffron
Put these ingredients into a small saucepan, and stir over the gas until the consistency of thick cream. It must not boil, or it will not have a nice clear appearance when set. It must be poured over the cake directly it is removed from the gas, and the remains that fall from the cake may be re-heated and used again.
No. 523.
CHOCOLATE ICING.
8 ozs. of icing sugar | 2 tablespoonsful of water
3 ozs. of grated chocolate j A few drops of vanilla essence
Mix the sugar and chocolate well together and put them into a saucepan with the other ingredients. Stir over the gas until the consistency of thick cream, then pour over the cake. It must not boil.
No. 524.
ORANGE ICING.
h lb. of icing sugar | A little orange colouring
2 tablespoonsful of orange juice
Proceed as for “ Lemon Water Icing.”
o
No. 525.
COFFEE ICING.
Use one tablespoonful of coffee essence and one tablespoonful of water to dissolve the sugar, and make like Lemon Icing, without the lemon juice.
1*%N.B. — “Lemon Water Icing” may be taken as a standard for almost any water icing, using different colouring and flavouring essences.
No. 526.
CHOCOLATE ICING (Good).
lb. icing sugar, sifted 4 pint of water
3 ozs. grated chocolate flavouring a little
Boil the chocolate and water together for two minutes, then add the sugar and flavouring. Reheat, but do not boil again, and pour over the cake.
No. 527.
VIENNA ICING.
4 ozs. of, butter 1 small wineglass of sherry
10 ozs. of icing sugar | or brand v
Work these ingredients well together with a wooden spoon until quite smooth. The icing is then ready for use.
No. 528.
MOCHA ICING.
Make like “ Vienna Icing,” substituting coffee essence instead of sherry or brandy.
No. 529.
GLACE ICING.
Put one pound of loaf sugar into a saucepan, just cover it with water, and boil to the thread. Let it cool, and then work it with a wooden spoon until it becomes creamy and white. Re-heat it and use.
This glacé may be coloured and flavoured as desired.
No. 530.
PASTRY ICING.
Whites of 2 eggs I 2 ozs of castor sugar
O O I o
Whip the whites of the eggs to a firm froth, and stir in lightly the castor sugar. Spread over the pastry and place in a cool oven to set.
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TWELVE GOLDEN RULESflN PREPARING FOOD FOR INVALIDS.
1. Let everything for an invalid be made to look as dainty
as possible.
2. Use the freshest materials in cooking for them, and the
cleanest utensils.
3. Serve food in very small quantities.
4. Do not consult the patient beforehand as to what he
will eat.
5. Leave no food about in the sick room.
6. Vary the food as much as possible.
7. Do not cot k anything in the sick room.
8. Make the food as pleasing to the eye as possible.
9. Never season the food too highly.
10. Do not keep patients waiting too long without food.
11. Never wake patients to give food.
12. Obey the doctor’s orders implicitly.
SIMPLE INVALID COOKERY.
BEEF TEA.
1 lb. of gravy beef | 1 pint of water
Records on this page
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