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Delicate dishes

1896

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Presented as published in 1896. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Three pints of milkEggs Poached in Milk in a porcelain-lined skillet heated to a boiling point. Break your eggs into the poacher, set in the skillet and cook slowly on the back of the range until firm. The milk neutralizes the sulphur of the eggs, mak- ing them much more wholesome to people of bilious tem- perament. POTATO HILLOCKS. Whip boiled potatoes very light; to a pint of mashed potato add a scant tablespoonful of butter, a tablespoonful of hot milk or cream, ^ teaspoonful of salt, i^ teaspoonful of pepper. Beat in a raw eggPotato Hillocks, shape into small conical heaps; put in a greased pan on a hot oven, and as they brown glaze them with butter. Have the oven very hot; also have a very hot platter. Slip a cake- turner under each one and transfer to the hot dish. A. N. Warner & Go.} Embroideries. LUNCHEON. 75 GRAS A l'AMERICAINE. Boil 2 pounds of calf's liver until very tender; save the juice. Pick the liver over, pulling out all the strings and fat. Mash with potato masher to pulp, adding gradually the juice from the liver. Add 2 tablespoofuls of melted butter, salt to taste, a little cayenne, juice of 2 lemons, ^ teaspoonful of allspice; Gras a l'Americaine ^ of cinnamon, ^ of cloves. Put it into a mold and let it stand in a cold place 24 hours. Slice and serve. Miss Clara Williams. POTATO TIMBAL. Pare 8 good sized potatoes, cover with boiling water and cook 30 minutes. Drain and mash smooth and light. Add 3 tablespoonfuls of butter, 2 of finely chopped parsley, salt and pepper to taste. Gradually beat into this i cup of milk, hot; stir hard and beat in 3 well beaten eggsPotato Timbal. Butter an oval basin and cover it thickly with fine crumbs, fill with the prepared potato and bake in a moderate oven y^ hour. Let the dish stand a few minutes after taking from the oven then invert upon a hot platter. J. S. P. BAKED RICE WITH TOMATOES. Boil I cup of rice till tender, when done mix with a can of tomatoes. Add a little onion chopped very fine and WALEUTINrC VALENTINE & COMPfllHy. YMr ll ISHLv Coacb and Car Yarnisbes and Colors. 76 LUNCHEON. a small piece of butterBaked Rice with Tomatoes. Season with pepper and salt to taste. Put in a well buttered dish, lined with bread crumbs and bake to a golden brown. FRIED TOMATOES. Slice fresh ripe tomatoes in half, sprinkle a little salt and pepper over each piece and roll in flour. Put butter in frying pan and when hot put in tomatoes with skin side down, turn, and when cooked make a gravy by pouring over them milk, and simmer, till thick. A green pepper, slicedFried Tomatoes and fried with them improves the flavor. EGG-PLANT. One large egg-plant, 3 eggs, well beaten, 4 or 5 crack- ers, rolled fine, i tablespoonful of chopped onion, i of celery, butter the size of a walnutEgg-Plant. Boil egg-plant in salt water till tender. Beat well and add ingredients. Put in a well buttered mold and bake. Mrs. S. E. Bagshawe. STUFFED EGGS. Boil 6 eggs 20 minutes, remove the shells and cut carefully lengthwise. Remove the yolks and put the whites of each egg separate, so they will fit nicely. Mash the yolks and add i teaspoonful of soft butter, half as much A.N.Warner&Co.} Fancy Goods. LUNCHEON. 77