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Cassell's dictionary of cookery

1892

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Presented as published in 1892. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
I conclude these remarks with observing that some persons imagine that soup tends to relax the stomach. So far from being prejudicial, we consider the moderate use of such liquid nourish- ment to be highly salutary. Does not our food and di-ink, even though cold, become in a few minutes a kind of warm soup in the stomach ? and therefore soup, if not eaten too hot, or in too great a quantity, and of proper quality, is attended with great advantages, especially to those who drink but little. Warm fluids, in the form of soup, unite with our juices much sooner and better than those that are cold and raw ; on this account restora- tive soup is the best food for those who are en- feebled by disease or dissipation ; and for old people, whose teeth and digestive organs are impaired — " Half subtilised to cli.vle — the liqviid. food Headiest obeys th' assimilatiug powers." After catching cold, in nervous headaches, colics, indigestion, and different kinds of cramps and spasms in the stomach, warm broth is of excellent service. After intemperate feasting, to give the stomach a holiday for a day or two by a diet on mutton broth or vege- table soup, 6cc., is the best way to restore its tone. The stretching any power to its utmost extent weakens it. If the stomach be eveiy day obliged to do as much as it can, it v,-i]l every day be able to do less. A wise traveller will never force his horse to perform as much as he can in one day upon a long journey. Soups, Forcemeat for {see Forcemeat for Fish, iSou^os, or Stews). Soups, Greening for {ssc Greening for Soups). Soups, Herb-powder for Flavour- ing.— As it is not always possible to obtain fresh herbs, the cook will find it a convenience to have the following herbs powdered, stored, and ready to use in flavouring. For this pui-- pose the recipe for the Aromatic Seasoning of Herbs and Spices will also be found useful; but those who object to the flavour of spices, and prefer that of herbs only, will find that the following recipe will suit them best : — The herbs should be procured fresh, dried in a warm but not too hot oven, pounded in a mortar, and passed thi'ough a wire sieve. The powder should then be put into small bottles, stoppered closely, and kept in a dry place. It will retain its flavour for several months. The proportions are as follows: — Two ounces of sweet marjoram, two ounces of winter savory, two ounces of dried parsley, two ounces of lemon-thyme, a quarter of an ounce of bay-leaves, a quarter of an ounce of celery-seed, an ounce of sweet basil, and an ounce of lemon-peel. Soups, Onions Burnt for {see Onions Bui-nt for Soups and Gravies). Sour Sauce for Fish. — Heat a quarter of a pint of good vinegar, stir into it half a tea- spoenful of made mustard, a little pepper, and a slice of fresh butter. Serv^e when the butter is dissolved. ^ Souse Pudding.— Take two eggs, with their weight in flour and sugarSouse Pudding. Whisk the eggs with the sugar, and when the puddings are about to be put into the oven, add the flour. Beat the mixture till it is light, frothy, and perfectly smooth, put it into small buttered cups, and bake these in a moderate oven. When done enough, turn the puddings out carefully, sift sugar o-\-er them, and serve. A little fla- vouring will be an agreeable addition. Time to bake, about twenty minutes.