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Che Cameron Collection
In PPemory of
Wenneban Cameron
September 9, 1854 - June 1, 1925
Grustee of the Ciniversity of forth Carolina
1891-1925
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Saint Peter's Episcopal Church
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Dainty Recipes
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Hors D’ Oevures
BROILED SARDINES
Broil boneless and skinned sardines in oil they are packed
in. Serve on small pieces of toast with a piece of lemon.
STUFFED CELERY
Stuff medium sized pieces of celery with Roquefort cheese,
which has been slightly moistened with cream.
CHEESE APPETIZER
One-half pound American cheese; One table spoon Worches-
ter sauce; One-half bottle olives; six or eight pickles (mus-
tard). Grind in meat grinder several times, season with salt
to taste, spread on toast rings, Square of bacon on top. Broil
under flame.
A GOOD HORS D’OEVURE PLATTER
In center of large platter place cup of lettuce filled with well
seasoned Shrimp Salad sprinkled with paprika around the
platter; at intervals place stuffed eggs with caviar on top and
small tomatoes cut in quarters. Also celery stuffed with
cheese. Garnish with curled celery. Serve with thin curled
toast.
APPETIZER
Take large stuffed olives, roll up in slices of bacon with
toothpick to hold it on, and broil under flame till bacon is
crisp.
Soups
NEW ORLEANS CRAB GUMBO
One large kitchen spoon of fat, one large onion, one spoon
of parsley, one pod red pepper—fry in fat. Fry crabs in fat for
five minutes, add one gallon boiling water, and one-half pound
of steak cut in small pieces. Add one cup of Okra cut in very
small pieces. Boil one hour, then add one large slice of ham,
one tablespoon bay leaves tied in cloth. Salt to taste and boil
one-half hour longer.
BLACK BEAN SOUP
One-half pint Black Beans soaked all night. Cook until soft
and mash them thru a colander. Put a soup bone on and
season with rice, potatoes, one-half can tomatoes, onion, cloves,
salt and pepper. After cooking this awhile put in the mash-
ed beans and cook altogether. Add lemon juice and sherry to
taste before serving. Also grated hard boiled egg.
CREAM OF RICE
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Soak one cup of rice in cold water to cover for several hours,
then cook adding one quart of water until rice is soft. Rub
thru a sieve, add gradually three cups highly sasoned chicken
stock, heat to boiling point, again strain and add one-half cup
heavy cream and more seasoning if necessary.
OYSTER SOUP
Boil six eggs hard, when cold chop fine. One bunch celery
cut fine and one-half tea cup cracker dust. Put all in your
tureen. Drain one quart of juice from quart of oysters,
season with red and black pepper, put on to boil. A quart of
milk in another vesel, when both come to boiling point mix.
Thicken very little, add oysters and stir until cooked. Then
pour into tureen and mix well with contents.
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SWEET BREAD BOULLION
One pound sweet breads; one can tomatoes; one egg white;
seasoning. Boil sweet breads in about two quarts of water for
an hour. Put in can of tomatoes, boil slowly again until done.
Season, strain and let cool. Beat up white of egg, not stiff,
and put in. Now strain again through cloth until perfectly
clear. Serve either hot or cold. Should be a beautiful yellow
color.
TOMATO BOULLION
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The Library of the University of North Carolina
Che Cameron Collection In PPemory of
Wennebah Cameron September 9, 1854 - June 1, 1925
Trustee of the University of North Carolina 1891-1925 Cp61.5 Ch7d
Sie 5 . : = eh) eid cee aap ie 2 : ce ee
; 1 ec eas
any
anon ER,
Saint Peter's Episcopal Church
i A. Nea: 7AM C MC
Dainty Recipes
' Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2021 with funding from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
https://archive.org/details/daintyrecipesOOunse
fe Pd sd OA
Hors D’ Oevures
BROILED SARDINES
Broil boneless and skinned sardines in oil they are packed in. Serve on small pieces of toast with a piece of lemon.
STUFFED CELERY
Stuff medium sized pieces of celery with Roquefort cheese, which has been slightly moistened with cream.
CHEESE APPETIZER
One-half pound American cheese; One table spoon Worchester sauce; One-half bottle olives; six or eight pickles (mustard). Grind in meat grinder several times, season with salt to taste, spread on toast rings, Square of bacon on top. Broil under flame.
A GOOD HORS D’OEVURE PLATTER
In center of large platter place cup of lettuce filled with well seasoned Shrimp Salad sprinkled with paprika around the platter; at intervals place stuffed eggs with caviar on top and small tomatoes cut in quarters. Also celery stuffed with cheese. Garnish with curled celery. Serve with thin curled toast.
APPETIZER
Take large stuffed olives, roll up in slices of bacon with toothpick to hold it on, and broil under flame till bacon is crisp.
Soups
NEW ORLEANS CRAB GUMBO
One large kitchen spoon of fat, one large onion, one spoon of parsley, one pod red pepper—fry in fat. Fry crabs in fat for five minutes, add one gallon boiling water, and one-half pound of steak cut in small pieces. Add one cup of Okra cut in very small pieces. Boil one hour, then add one large slice of ham, one tablespoon bay leaves tied in cloth. Salt to taste and boil one-half hour longer.
BLACK BEAN SOUP
One-half pint Black Beans soaked all night. Cook until soft and mash them thru a colander. Put a soup bone on and season with rice, potatoes, one-half can tomatoes, onion, cloves, salt and pepper. After cooking this awhile put in the mashed beans and cook altogether. Add lemon juice and sherry to taste before serving. Also grated hard boiled egg.
CREAM OF RICE
@
Soak one cup of rice in cold water to cover for several hours, then cook adding one quart of water until rice is soft. Rub thru a sieve, add gradually three cups highly sasoned chicken stock, heat to boiling point, again strain and add one-half cup heavy cream and more seasoning if necessary.
OYSTER SOUP
Boil six eggs hard, when cold chop fine. One bunch celery cut fine and one-half tea cup cracker dust. Put all in your tureen. Drain one quart of juice from quart of oysters, season with red and black pepper, put on to boil. A quart of milk in another vesel, when both come to boiling point mix. Thicken very little, add oysters and stir until cooked. Then pour into tureen and mix well with contents.
SWEET BREAD BOULLION
One pound sweet breads; one can tomatoes; one egg white; seasoning. Boil sweet breads in about two quarts of water for an hour. Put in can of tomatoes, boil slowly again until done. Season, strain and let cool. Beat up white of egg, not stiff, and put in. Now strain again through cloth until perfectly clear. Serve either hot or cold. Should be a beautiful yellow color.
TOMATO BOULLION