FoodNet

A laboratory manual of foods and cookery

1916

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Presented as published in 1916. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
8 quinces f c. sugar 1 1 c. waterBaked Quinces Method : e Wipe, quarter, core and pare quinces. Put in a baking dish, sprinkle with sugar, add the water, cover and cook until soft in a slow oven. Baked Pears Ingredients : 8 pears i c. sugar i c. waterBaked Pears Method : Same as for quinces. Small pears may be baked whole. 1 8 LABORATORY MANUAL OF FOODS AND COOKERY Cranberry Sauce Ingredients : i qt. cranberries 2 c. sugar 2 c. waterCranberry Sauce Method : Remove bruised berries, wash others in a strainer, and cook them in water until they begin to burst. Add sugar and cook until thoroughly soft. Skim. Cranberry Jelly Ingredients : i qt. cranberries 2 c. sugar i c. waterCranberry Jelly Method : Cook cranberries in water until soft and press through a strainer. Add sugar to the pulp. Stir until sugar dissolves, then boil until it will jelly when dropped on a cold plate. Pour into molds previously wet with cold water. Spiced Cranberry Jelly Ingredients : i qt. cranberries 12 cloves 1 c. water 3 allspice berries 2 c. sugar small piece cinnamon | tsp. saltSpiced Cranberry Jelly Method : Tie spices in cheesecloth. Cook with berries and water until berries are soft. Strain, and proceed as for cranberry jelly. Dried Fruit General Rules. 1. Wash quickly in several waters. 2. Soak in cold water overnight. a. Shortens time of cooking. b. Develops better flavor. c. Lessens amount of sugar required. 3. Cook in this water until tender, using flame or the tireless cooker. 4. Add sugar to softened fruit and cook a few minutes longer. FRUITS 19 Prunes Ingredients : i Ib. prunes i qt. water i tbsp. lemon juice i tbsp. orange juice \ c. sugarPrunes Apricots Ingredients : i Ib. apricots i qt. water | c. sugarApricots NUTRITIVE VALUES OF COOKED FOODS Because of variable changes in water content during cook- ing, as well as variations in recipes used, it is not satisfactory to attempt general statements of composition of cooked foods and as a rule only raw foods are included in the standard tables. It is, however, entirely feasible for the student of cookery in any given operation to weigh the ingredients and the final product and calculate the composition and food value of the latter. Full directions and data for such cal- culations will be found in Rose's Laboratory Handbook for Dietetics. To illustrate and encourage such calculations the food values of typical cooked foods will be shown at intervals throughout this book and it is recommended that the laboratory work in cookery be made to include the accurate weighing of the fin- ished product and the calculation of its food value in as many cases as possible. For the sake of completeness and because of the im- portance now attached to these three elements, the food values here given include data for calcium, phosphorus, and iron. When time is limited, the protein, fat, carbohy- drates, calories, and cost may be calculated without the ash constituents. 20 LABORATORY MANUAL OF FOODS AND COOKERY EXAMPLES OF CALCULATED FOOD VALUES Apple Sauce H O cn^ a H S t" — 4 t/5 CD 1 <" j " «S tn 01 C/2 §| H S H £ °s j *^ 2 S H en M M 6 M tn C ^ c MATERIAL H §0 ^s §J H O 0 HJ H < O O $60 1§ ^0 ^ •^ PH prf U ^"rt 9 ~ < CJ CJ Apples 3 159 .64 •79 22.58 100 .034 .022 •05 .0005 Sugar . 6 tbsp. 80.2 80.2 321 .0106 Water . \ c. Total cooked - c 239.2