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The Cook County cook book

1912

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Presented as published in 1912. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
VARIATION I. — Take 1 pt. bread sponge, add beaten whites of 2 eggs, Ya cup sugar, Y^ cup butter, mix well and set in a warm place to rise, then roll out to a thickness of J^ inch, cut out with cake cutter; butter top of one and place another one over, set aside to rise and bake for J/^ hr. Currants may be added if desired. — Mrs. C. C. Clancy, Kenilworth, 111. BOSTON ROLLS.— Mix together 1 pt. new milk (warm), ^ cup sugar, butter size of an o.^^, 1 cup yeast, and flour enotfgh to make a thick paste, Y2 teaspoon salt, let rise over night, knead in the morning the same as bread, the more times it rises the better; keep in a warm place; when ready to rise the last time, roll out lightly on the bread'board quite thick, dip in melted butter and lard, let rise till very light. Bake % of an hr. — Mrs. Ethan Earie, Mayfair, 111. STEAMED BROWN BREAD ROLLS.— Beat together Y\ cup sugar, 1 t^g, then add lYz cups buttermilk, 1 teaspoon salt, ✪ Oatmeal Muffins 1 teaspoon soda, 3 cups grahaim flour and enough white flour to make a stiff batter. Have ready 4 l-lb. baking powder cans, Y^ full of grahaim batter, put on lids and steam 2j4 hrs.; remove from steamer and set in oven for 15 minutes with lids off; by that time they may be turned upside down and with a little shaking will turn out on a board. — Mrs. Jane Evers, Winnetka, 111. HOT CEREAL ROLLS.— Mush, or any cereal that can be warmed over, will make nice rolls. Add graham flour to form a stiff dough. Knead it very little, cut into shape of rolls and bake quickly. If the mush is of cornmeal, fine white flour may be added✪ Hot Cereal Rolls. — Mrs. C. J. Jeffries, Winnetka, 111. 102 BREAD CHELSEA ROLLS.— Make a biscuit dough with 1 qt. flour, 2 large teaspoons baking powder, Yz teaspoon salt, 4 tablespoons lard, and 1 cup sweet milk; roll out to about ^ inch thick, spread with 2 tablespoons butter, 1 cup sugar, mixed with 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 cup currants✪ Chelsea Rolls. When all spread, give a light roll with rolling-pin to keep the currants from dropping out. Roll as you would a jelly roll, cut in slices about 1 inch thick, place in pan and bake a light brown; glaze with a spoon of milk and sugar. — Mrs. Chas. Eggleston, Wheeling, 111. CINNAMON ROLLS.— Take 1 lb. bread dough, roll out to 1 inch thick, butter very lightly all over it and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of cinnamon and Yz cup sugar✪ Cinnamon Rolls. Have your dough rolled out twice as long as wide. Roll up the long side over and over and put eggs with water to stick and with a sharp knife cut in 2-inoh rounds and lay in a baking tin close together and let rise and bake in a rich brown. — 'Mrs. Chas. Ellis, Winnetka, 111. VARIATION I. — 3 cups flour, 3 teaspoons baking powder, buttei: size of an Q.gg; mix as little as possible, roll thin, spread with 'brown sugar, cinnamon and a little butter; roll up and slice into H iiich slices, and Ibake in medium oven. — Mrs. C. E. Rawlins, Glen View, 111.