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The Henderson cook book

1914

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Presented as published in 1914. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Two eggs beaten real light, butter the size of a hen's egg, 1 large cup of sugar, y2 cup of corn starch or flour, *4 cup of sweet milk, and 1 small can of grated pineapplePineapple Custards. — Mrs. J as. R. Rankin. PINEAPPLE PIES. One small can grated pineapple, 5 eggs, 1 tablespoon but- ter, 1 cup sugar. Reserve 4 whites for meringue. This makes 2 pies. — Mrs. Julia Thomas. LEMON PIES. Two lemons, ^4 pound butter, yolks of 3 eggs, 1 cup sugar. Cream butter and sugar, add yolks, lemon rind grated and juice, 1/2 cup water, white of 1 egg, filling for 1 pie; meringue on top. — Miss Helen Tull, Philadelphia. MINCE MEAT PIES. One pound lean beef cooked until tender, chopped fine, 1 pound suet chopped fine, 2 pounds raisins, 1 pound cur- rants, 6 nice large apples (chopped), cinnamon, cloves, 1 tea- spoon salt, 1 pint brandy and 1 pint of sherry wine; some use 1 fresh lemon. MOLASSES PIE. Three eggs, yolks and whites beaten separately, y% CUP good molasses, 1 cup sugar, butter size of walnut, 1 cup sour cream or milk, teaspoon soda stirred in molasses; whites mixed in last, or reserve 2 whites for meringue. Bake slowly in moderate oven. Nutmeg gives a nice flavor. This quan- tity makes 1 pie. Another i/o cup molasses may be added with teaspoon corn starch ; makes sufficient for 2 pies baked on rich crust. — Mrs. Jos. T. Jones. PIES 95 MOLASSES CUSTARDS. Beat together 4 eggs and 1 cup sugar. Cook 1 cup mo- lasses and butter, the size of an egg. Pour together, beat well, and flavor with vanilla. Spread on pastry and bake. — Mrs. D. Y. Cooper. MOLASSES PIE. Four eggs, beaten separately; 1 cupful brown sugar, 2 tablespoonfuls butter; !/2 nutmeg, grated; beat well together and stir in 1% teacupfuls of molasses, add well-beaten whites of eggs last. Bake on crusts. — Mrs. J. R. Teague. CARAMEL CUSTARDS. Four eggs, 1 glass of jelly, ^o CUP of swet milk, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup butter and lard mixed, 2 teaspoons of flour, beat and bake in short paste crust, with or without meringue. — Mrs. I. C. Rowland. CARAMEL PIES. Three cups brown sugar, 4 eggs, 1 tablespoon butterPineapple Pies, 1 tablespoon of water, 1 teaspoon vanilla. This quantity makes 3 pies. Meringue improves them. — Mrs. J. T. Alder- man. COCOANUT CUSTARD. Three eggs, 1 cup sugar, heaping tablespoon of flour, 1 cup sweet milk, butter size of an egg, 2 packages cocoanut, flavor with vanillaCocoanut Custard; enough for two custards. — Mrs. R. L. Wester. COCOANUT PIE. \ Pour tablespoons of sugar, 2 cups of milk, y± cup of cream, 2 tablespoons of corn starch, 2 eggs, % of a cocoanut, y<% teaspoon of vanillaCocoanut Pie. Grate the cocoanut, scald the milk, beat the yolks of the eggs light with the sugar, add the corn starch and mix with the scalded milk. Cook and stir until 96 PIES it thickens ; take from the fire, add the cream and the cocoa- nut and put away until cool. Beat the whites of the eggs to a stiff, dry froth ; add to the custard with the vanilla. Bake the bottom crust, brush it over with the white of eggs, put in the custard and brown in a quick oven. Let the pie cool before serving. STEAMED CUP CUSTAKDS. Steamed Cup Custards