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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.
Toast for Soup. — Cut a slice of thin breadToast for Soup, toast it lightly on both sides, and cut it into dice not larger than a quarter of an inch square. Throw these into a frjnng-pan with hot fat, and tm-n them about till they are i quite crisp. Lift them out with an egg-slice, i and put them on an inverted sieve before the fii'e for a minute or two to drain them from the fat. Serve them on a separate dish. Time to fry the dice, about a minute. Toast, German (vf German Toast). Toast, Ox Tongue {see Ox Tongue Toast — a breakfast reUsh) . Toast, Savoury. — Scale and bone two or three anchovies without washing them. Beat them to a paste, and add a pinch of cayenne ox a little ch-y mustard and a small lump of butter. Toast a shce of brown bread, and butter it well. Spread the savomy paste upon it, and push it into the oven, or let it stand before the fire for a minute or two till it is very hot. Serve immediately. If liked, the yolk of an egg and a table-spoonful of creamSavoury Toast may be mixed with the potmded anchovies, and the paste may be stin-ed over the fire for a short time till it is very hot without boiling. Toast, To prepare, for Roast Game. — Toast a slice of bread the third of an inch thick till it is brightly bro-mied on both sides. Cut off the crust, hold it over a bowl of boiling water for a minute to imbibe the steam, and butter it well. Soak it in the di'ipping in the pan under the birds, and when these are ready, serve them upon it. Toasts, Hamburg. — When a small quantity only of any sa^•oury fricassee is left, it may be warmed up as follows : — Mince the meat finely, and put with it any seasoning that may bo required, ilix it with the sauce, and stir it over a gentle fire until it is thick. Draw it awaj' from the fire for a minute, and mix with it the yolk of an egg well beaten. Stir it over the fire again till it is hot "itliout letting it hoil. Tui-n it upon a dish, and let it get TOD ( 980 ) TOM cold. Take one or two slices of bread a quarter of an inch thick. Toast them on both sides, and cut them into three-cornered pieces. Spread the savoury mince thickly upon them, and cover the surface with a hard-boiled egg chopped small. Squeeze the juice of a lemon over them, and put them in a brisk oven for a minute or two till they are quite hot. Arrange them neatly on a dish, and garnish with parsley. Time altogether, about one hour. Probable cost, 4d., exclusive of the fricassee. Toddy, American. — Take the thin rind of two large lemons, and put it in a bowl with half a pound of sifted sugar and a pint of cold water, and let it soak until the liquor is plea- santly flavoured. Take out the rind, and in its place put a small quantity of fruit — three or four large ripe strawberries, a slice of pine-apple, or a mellow peach peeled and sUced will answer excellently. Ten minutes before the toddy is served add a pint of best rum and a quarter of a pound of ice.