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Canadian cook book

1924

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Presented as published in 1924. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
FOAMY SAUCE I. 1 egg. ^3 c. fruit sugar. Flavoring. 1. Beat yolk of egg until very thick. 2. Add sugar gradually and flavoring. 3. Fold in stiffly beaten white. FOAMY SAUCE II. }4 c. butter. 1 c. sugar. 2 eggs. 2 tb. milk. 1 tb. lemon juice. }4 T. vanilla. 1. Cream the butter; add sugar, yolks of eggs, well-beaten, and milk. 2. Cook over hot water until thick; stir constantly. 3. Add flavoring, pour slowly over stiffly beaten whites, beat thoroughly; serve at once. HARD SAUCE. IT. }ic. butter. 1 tb. 1 c. fruit or brown sugar. 3 drops }i T. lemon juice. % T. vanUla. 1. Cream the butter, add sugar gradually. 2. Add flavoring; chill. Note. — Beaten white of 1 egg may be folded into the mixture before chilling; fruit juice, as cherry, pineapple, etc., may be used as flavoring. CUSTARD SAUCE. He. 1 T. ^tb. f.g. 4 drops ^ c. milk. 1 yolk of egg. 1}4 tb. sugar, f.g. salt. 8 drops vanilla. 1. Beat yolk of egg; add sugar and salt. 284 CANADIAN COOK BOOK 2. Add hot milk slowly. 3. Cook over hot water stirring constantly until mix- ture will coat a silver spoon. 4. Remove from heat, strain; flavor. LEMON CUSTARD SAUCE. Make as Custard Sauce; flavor with thin shavings of lemon rind heated in the milk. FRUIT SAUCE. 1 c. fruit sjnrup. tb. cornstarch or ^ T. arrowroot. 1 tb. cold water. c. fruit. 1. Heat syrup from canned fruit, as peach or pineapple. 2. Mix cornstarch with cold water, add gradually to fruit juice; cook until there is no taste of raw starch. 3. Remove from heat ; add fruit, finely cut. CHOCOLATE SAUCE y2 0. granulated sugar. y2 c. water. 1^ to 2 oz. chocolate. M T. vanilla. Melt chocolate over hot water. Add one-half the sugar gradually. Add boiling water slowly, then the remainder of sugar. Cook until sugar is dissolved and sauce is thick. Flavor. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. SAUCES FOR DESSERTS NOTES CANADIAN COOK BOOK NOTES CHAPTER XIX. BEVERAGES TEA. 1 T. teaTea. 1 c. boiling water. 1. Scald tea pot; let stand until thoroughly heated. 2. Put in the tea; add about one-quarter of the water required. 3. Let stand in a hot place to infuse 3 to 4 mins. 4. Add remaining water, boiling; pour tea from leaves and serve. Note. — The water for tea should be fresh and freshly- boiled. The time of infusion is very important; it should not exceed 5 mins. A tea-ball or filter may be used so that leaves may be lifted out when infused. ICED TEA. 4 T. tea. 2 c. boiling waterIced Tea. 1. Make tea; when infused, strain from leaves. 2. Sweeten, if desired. 3. Pour into glasses one-third full of chipped ice. 4. Serve with a slice of lemon. IT. f.g. 3 drops COCOA. 2 to 3 tb. cocoa. 2 tb. sugar, f.g. salt. 2 c. water. 2 c. milk. y2 T. vanillaCocoa. 1. Mix cocoa, sugar and salt, add boiling water; mix thoroughly. 287 288 CANADIAN COOK BOOK 2. Boil gently 5 mins. 3. Add milk, reheat over hot water. 4. Beat until a thick froth forms to prevent a scum. CHOCOLATE. 13^ oz. unsweetened chocolate. 3 to 4 tb. sugar, f .g. salt. 1 c. boiling water. 3 c. milk. 1. Melt chocolate over hot water. 2. Add sugar, salt and boiling water, stir imtil smooth; boil 2 mins. 3. Add milk, reheat over boiling water. 4. Beat to form froth; serve with whipped cream. COFFEE.