FoodNet

History and present status of instruction in cooking in the public schools of New York city

1899

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Presented as published in 1899. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
-p .. {Compare similarity and differences in tea and coffee, properties . - - planners of preparing. Why ? Cocoa and Chocolate. Growth and preparation. Nutritive value and digestibility. Manner of cooking. Note. — Practice work on beverages to be taken with bread lessons. Milk. Theory. — 1. History: Milk of different animals. 2. Composition, with experiments. a. Cream — Show globules under microscope. 1). Amount of water. <». Casein. 3. Nutritive value. Pasteurization. 4. Care of -| Sterilization. Cleanliness of utensils. Butter. Theory. — 1. Dairy methods. 2. Experiment. Make small amount. 3. Flavors due to bacilli. 4. Substitutes. 5. Nutritive value. 6. Digestibility compared with other fats. Cheese. Theory. — 1. Manufacture. 2. Digestibility — Food value. 3. Mold shown with microscope. Practice. — Ramakins. Cheesed crackers. Vegetable Classification. IW-Seeds {j*£g Roots (Sair»ta- 1/Turnips. Bulbs Onions. Tubers.... /Potatoes. {.Jerusalem artichokes. Shoots Asparagus. StalUs ...JSSSi/6. 29 T,,eU,,,_L,aves....{^e. Flowers Cauliflower. v . (Cucumber. Fmit \Tomato. Fungi Mushroom. Vegetable Protein. Theory. — 1. Where found. 2. Composition. 3. Large proportion of vegetable casein and corresponding difficulty of digestion if insufficiently cooked. How to overcome this. Soups. [Peas. Practice. — Purees . ..< Beans. [Lentils. Croutons. Baked beans. Animal Protein. Theory. — 1. Historical references. 2. Different cuts — their uses — comparative prices. Meats — 3. Food value and digestibility of different cuts, aud effect of manner of cooking on same. 4. Methods of preserving. 5. Diseased meats — dangers resulting from their use. Use of microscope showing fiber, bone, tissue, fat. 6. Care of before and after cooking. 7. Experiments with hot and cold water. BROILING and pan-broiling. Practice. — 1. Round steak — garnishing. 2. Chops...J^ncl1- "... 1 [Loin — garnishing. 3. Meat cakes — garnishing. roasting. Theory. — 1. Economy of flank or chuck. 2. Temperature of oven depending upon kind and size of cut 3. Necessity of saving drippings. Practice. — Rolled flank, or chuck roast. B ROILING — SIMMERING. Theory. — 1. Difference in the broiling of fresh and salt meats. 2. Why flavor is not so good as in roasted meats. 3. Utiiize water in which meat is cooked. J'ractice. — Knuckle end of shoulder, or leg of mutton. STEWING. Theory. — 1. Its relation to boiled meats. 2. The addition of vegetables. o r<v,„„~ „„+o I Round of beef. 3. Cheap cuts....|Neckof umttou_ 4. Slow cooking. Practice. — Brown stew with dumplings. BRAISING. Theory. — 1. Its relation to roasting. 2. Use of vegetables. 3. Cheap cuts and slow cooking. Practice. — Liver. Under round of beef, larded, etc. 30 FRICASSEEING. Theory. — 1. Materials used. r» xt ' [White. 2. Kinds --{Brown. Practice. — Fowl, veal, etc. Fowl. Hieory. — a. How to distinguish between young and old. b. Preparation for market. c. Purchasing of. d. Game — What it is. Cost, etc. Digestibility of. e. Anatomy of. {Drawing. Trussing! Stuffing!' FRYING. Theory. — Different fats used. Temperature necessary. Difference between frying and sauteing. Use of bread crumbs and egg. Practice. — Breaded chops, tomato sauce. Rice croquettes. Made-over Dishes. Theory. — a. Economy of. b. Care necessary. Recooking hardens albumen, etc. c. Materials used. Practice. — Hashes. Croquettes. Minced meat on toast. Rice and meat, etc.