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The hearthstone; or, Life at home

1883

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Presented as published in 1883. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Chicken Salad. — Take the white meat of a cold boiled or roasted chicken or turkey. Cut three-fourths the same quantity of celery into small bits, mix thoroughly with the well-minced meat and set in a cool place while preparing the dressing. Rub the yolks of two hard-boiled eggs to a powder, to which add one teaspoonful of salt, one of pepper, two of white sugar, and three teaspoonfuls of salad oil, adding it drop by drop, then add half a teaspoonful of mus- tard. Whip one egg to a froth and beat it into the dressing, and over the whole pour one-half cup of vinegarChicken Salad, one teaspoonful at a time, whipping constantly. Sprinkle a little salt over the meat and celery, and pour the prepared dressing over it, tossing with a large silver fork until thoroughly mixed. Turn into the salad-bowl and garnish tastefully with whites of eggs and sprigs of bleached celery- tops. Among the many receipts for chicken salad, this is unsurpassed for deliciousness. Dressing for Chicken Salad. — Two teaspoonfuls of mustard and salt stirred in a thick paste; next the oil; then the cayenne and the yolks of two hard-boiled eggs mashed very fine. Then two raw eggs, and lastly the vinegar. This is for one chicken only. Cabbage Salad (i). — Shave a hard, white cabbage into small strips; take the yolks of three well-beaten eggs, a cup and a half of good cider-vinegar, two teaspoonfuls of thick cream, one teaspoonful of mustard mixed in a little boiling water; salt and pepper to suit the taste. Mix all but the eggs together, and let it boil ; then stir in the eggs, rapidly turn the cabbage into the mixture, and stir well. Make COOKERY RECIPES. 4/3 enough for two days at once ; it keeps perfectly, and is an excellent relish for all kinds of meat. Cabbage Salad (2)Cabbage Salad (1). — One quart of very finely-chopped cabbage, two-thirds of a cup of sour cream, two well-beaten eggs; season to taste with sugar, salt, pepper and mustard. If you have no celery to chop with your cabbage, put in a tablespoonful of celery-seed. Add a little vinegar. This is very fine, will keep well several days and is excellent for picnics. Carrot Salad. — Select very tender, rich-colored carrots, and scrape and boil them in fast-boiling water till tender; cut into very thin slices, put them into a glass salad-bowl, and sprinkle with sifted loaf-sugar; add the juice of a large, fresh lemon, and a wineglassful of olive oil. By way of garnish, place round the margin of the dish an onion cut in exceedingly thin slices, and small bunches of any fresh, green salad- leaveCarrot Salads. Shrlmp Salad. — Dress some lettuce with a mayonnaise sauce and arrange plenty of canned shrimps or fresh-boiled onesShrimp Salad around it. Cold Slaw. — Yolks of two eggs, a tablespoonful of cream, a small teaspoonful of mustard, a little salt, two tablespoonfuls of vinegar. If cream is not used, put in a small lump of butter, rubbed in a little flour. Cut the cabbage as fine as possibleCold Slaw. Heat the mixture, and pour it on hot. Hot Slaw. — Cut a good cabbage, and with a sharp knife slice it fine ; put it into a stewpan with a piece of butter, and salt and pepper to taste; pour in just hot water enoughHot Slaw to prevent it sticking to the pan, cover it closely and let it stew ; stir it frequently, and when it is quite tender, add a little vinegar and serve it hot.