• LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. 6%ap, V: swj^titr.___ UNITED STiTES OF AMERICA. Cooking and Castle-Building. BY EMMA P. EWING. .r BOSTON: JAMES K. OSGOOD AND COMPANY. 1880. ^+^ / £?.-■ A-': x^ 01^^' Copyright, 1880, By JAMES R. OSGOOD AND COMPANY. All rights reserved. Stereotyped bt HEYMER & AMORY, Boston. Printed by Wright <fc Potter Printixg Compant, 18 Post Office Sq., Boston. PEEFACE AND DEDICATION. To GRACE GREEKWOOD : My Dear Friend, — To you who so nearly fill my ideal of a true American woman, I would like to inscribe this little volume; Lut as it is more especially w^ritten for younger women than you and I, the proper thing, I presume, is to ask you to permit me to dedicate it to your artlessly charming daughter. I know right well you will cheerfully grant the request. But before doing so, I fancy you quizzically inquiring, and myself gravely informing you, about the nature of the volume, somewhat in this wise : — " Is the book a novel ? " " A little like a novel." " Or, is it a cook-book ? " " A good deal like a cook-book ? " " Or, a volume of sermons ? " " Very like a volume of sermons." " Ah, well ! then it must be a good book." " O yes ! a remarkably good book." Therefore, in the hope that she will find pleasure in its perusal, "COOKING AND CASTLE-BUILDING" IS Bttrtcattti To ANKIE LIPPIKCOTT. No woman of her age, I am very confident, can read it with- out profit. And no housewife, I flatter myself, can carefully follow its directions and advice without doing something to aid on the cause so dear to your and my heart, by haviug her table supplied with well-prepared food ; and thus helping to secure for herself, her family, and her friends, that most desirable of earthly attainments — a pleasant home. [3] 00]S[ TEK"TS CHAPTER I. HOW IT HAPPENED. In New York. — Plans and Projects Ventilated. — Cooks and Cook-books Discussed. — Where shall wo Spend the Summer ? — The Question Settled. — Off to Maplewood, . . 9 CHAPTER II. HOW WE MADE BREAD. Alice Makes Yeast. — The Way She Made it. — About Yeast. — Setting the Ferment. — Preparing the Sponge. — Working the Dough. — Letting it Rise. — Miss Beecher on Bread. — Making the Loaves. — Baking Bread. — French Twist. -- Care of Bread, . 16 CHAPTER III. STILL DABBLING IN DOUGH. Graham Bread. — Rolls. — Egg Rolls. — Bread without Po- tato.— When to Set Ferment. — Soda Denounced. — Cream Biscuit. — Strawberry Shortcake. — Maryland Biscuit. — Alice as Cook. — Her First Breakfast. — What She Pre- pared, and How She Prepared it, 31 CHAPTER IV. FOOD AND FANCY. Fried Chicken. — Graham Gems. — English Muffins. — Gra- ham Cakes. — Mushes. — Directions for Cooking them. — Oat- meal.— Crushed and Cracked Wheat. — Hominy or Grits. — Stewed Chicken. — Stewed Meats. — Alice's Adventure. — Alice's Dream. — Gerald Douglas, 49 [5] b CONTENTS. CHAPTER V. GRIDDLE-CAKES AND OTHER THINGS. At Breakfast. — Cliat about Cakes, Griddles, and Greasers. — Bread Cakes. — Waffles. — Flannel Cakes. — Muffins. — Buckwheat Cakes. — Corn Bread. — Dodgers. — Muffins. — Slappers. — Something about Ghosts, .... 66 CHAPTER VI. BREAKFAST-TABLE GOSSIP.

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• LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. 6%ap, V: swj^titr.___ UNITED STiTES OF AMERICA. Cooking and Castle-Building. BY EMMA P. EWING. .r BOSTON: JAMES K. OSGOOD AND COMPANY. ^+^ / £?.-■ A-': x^ Copyright, 1880, By JAMES R. OSGOOD AND COMPANY. All rights reserved. Stereotyped bt HEYMER & AMORY, Boston. Printed by Wright <fc Potter Printing Compant, 18 Post Office Sq., Boston. PEEFACE AND DEDICATION. To GRACE GREEKWOOD : My Dear Friend, — To you who so nearly fill my ideal of a true American woman, I would like to inscribe this little volume; Lut as it is more especially w^ritten for younger women than you and I, the proper thing, I presume, is to ask you to permit me to dedicate it to your artlessly charming daughter. I know right well you will cheerfully grant the request. But before doing so, I fancy you quizzically inquiring, and myself gravely informing you, about the nature of the volume, somewhat in this wise : — " Is the book a novel ? " " A little like a novel." " Or, is it a cook-book ? " " A good deal like a cook-book ? " " Or, a volume of sermons ? " " Very like a volume of sermons." " Ah, well ! then it must be a good book." " O yes ! a remarkably good book." Therefore, in the hope that she will find pleasure in its perusal, IS Dedicated To ANNIE LIPPINCOTT. No woman of her age, I am very confident, can read it without profit. And no housewife, I flatter myself, can carefully follow its directions and advice without doing something to aid on the cause so dear to your and my heart, by haviug her table supplied with well-prepared food ; and thus helping to secure for herself, her family, and her friends, that most desirable of earthly attainments — a pleasant home. [3] 00]S[ TEK"TS CHAPTER I. In New York. — Plans and Projects Ventilated. — Cooks and Cook-books Discussed. — Where shall wo Spend the Summer ? — The Question Settled. — Off to Maplewood, . . 9 CHAPTER II. Alice Makes Yeast. — The Way She Made it. — About Yeast. — Setting the Ferment. — Preparing the Sponge. — Working the Dough. — Letting it Rise. — Miss Beecher on Bread. — Making the Loaves. — Baking Bread. — French Twist. -- Care of Bread, . 16 CHAPTER III. Graham Bread. — Rolls. — Egg Rolls. — Bread without Potato.— When to Set Ferment. — Soda Denounced. — Cream Biscuit. — Strawberry Shortcake. — Maryland Biscuit. — Alice as Cook. — Her First Breakfast. — What She Prepared, and How She Prepared it, 31 CHAPTER IV. Fried Chicken. — Graham Gems. — English Muffins. — Graham Cakes. — Mushes. — Directions for Cooking them. — Oatmeal.— Crushed and Cracked Wheat. — Hominy or Grits. — Stewed Chicken. — Stewed Meats. — Alice's Adventure. — Alice's Dream. — Gerald Douglas, 49 [5] b CONTENTS. CHAPTER V. At Breakfast. — Cliat about Cakes, Griddles, and Greasers. — Bread Cakes. — Waffles. — Flannel Cakes. — Muffins. — Buckwheat Cakes. — Corn Bread. — Dodgers. — Muffins. — Slappers. — Something about Ghosts, .... 66 CHAPTER VI.

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