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The household cook book

1902

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Presented as published in 1902. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
ORANGE JELLY — For delicious orange jelly, which does not require boiling, take 4 good-sized oranges, grate the rind of 2 and use the juice and pulp of 2 lemons; take ^ box of gelatine, and soak it in 1 cup of cold water; sweeten to suit the tasteOrange Jelly, and put with the juice of the fruit, and add | of a pint of boiling water. Strain into molds. ORANGE JELLY (i^renc/0.— Swell 2 oz. of gelatine in 2 quarts of cold water, with 12 spoonfuls of sugar, and the whites of 2 eggs beaten to a froth; strain through a wet napkin into an earthen dish; add the rind of 4 very fair oranges, pared very thin; cover, and partly cool; add the juice of 8 oranges and 2 lemons; strain, and mix with the other ingredients. A few drops of yellow coloring is an improvement. It is then ready for cooling. PEACH CREAM — Cut a can of peaches into very small pieces; dissolve -| a box of gelatine by heating it slowly, on the back of the range, in a coffee=cup of cold water; then mix the fruit and gelatine, and when partly cooled, beat a pint of sweet creanPeach Cream^ until stiff; add sugar to taste. Mix all together and pour into a mold to harden. PINEAPPLE CREAM — Peel and shred a pineapple, add § cup s>f powdered sugar and the juice of a lemon; beat till stiff 1 cup sweet m DESSERTS cream; dissolve 1 oz. isinglassPineapple Cream in a little hot water; mix all together lightly and jDour into a mold; serve cold. PINEAPPLE JELLY.— (1) Slice pineappio thinly, sprinkle it with sugar, and let stand 2 or 3 hours; make a stiff jelly v/ith gelatine and when cool enough to begin to thicken put a layer of the pineap- ple in a glass dish, cover it with the jelly and when it sets add more fruit, and so on alternately until the dish is full; then set on ice. Serve with whipped cream or our mock whipi)ed cream. (2) For a variety alternate layers of pineapple and sliced orange can be used, sprinkling on lemon juice and sugar; serve cold without cream. PRUNE JELLY — Soak 1 lb. of prunes in 1 quart of water 3 hours; drain them, and strain the water in which you soaked them; put it on the range, with 1 lb. of sugar, and let it boil -^ hour. Re- move the stones from the prunes and put them into the boiling syr- up, and boil it up again; have -^ box gelatine which has been soaked in a little cold water and stir it into the boiling prunes. Pour into wet molds, and set to harden in a cold place. Serve with sugar and cream, or whipped cream, or our mock whipped cream. If desired for a variety the juice of 2 oranges and that of 2 lemons, with 2 tablespoons of sugarPineapple Jelly, can be added with the gelatine. RICE CREAM — Thicken a pint of new milk with rice flour to the consistency of cream; sweeten and flavor to taste. Beat the whites of 2 eggs to a stiff froth. Put ^ ounce of gelatine in -^ pint cold water; when well soaked place over the fire until the gelatine is dissolved. When cold beat to a froth with an egg=beater and mix with an egg. This is excellent for inflammation of the bowels. Rice Cream