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A Little Cook-Book for a Little Girl

1905

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Presented as published in 1905. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
1 small saltspoonful of cream of tartar. 1 cup chopped walnutsCream Walnuts. Boil till the syrup makes a thread, then cool till it begins to thicken, and stir in the walnuts and drop on buttered paper. 162 A LITTLE COOK BOOK Cream Made from Confectioners' Sugar Take the white of one egg, and measure just as much cold water; mix the two well, and stir stiff with confectioners' sugar; add a little flavoring, vanilla, or almond, or pistache, and, for some candies, color with a tiny speck of fruit paste. This is the beginning of all sorts of cream candy. Candy Potatoes Make the plain white candy just given, and to it add a tablespoonful of cocoanut, and flavor with vanilla. Make into little balls, rather long than round, and with a fork put eyes in them like potato eyes. Roll in cinnamon. These candies are very quickly made, and are excellent for little girls' parties. Chocolate Creams Make the cream candy into balls, melt three squares of Baker's chocolate; put a ball on a little skewer or a fork, and dip into the chocolate and lay on buttered paper. FOR A LITTLE GIRL 163 Nut Candy Chop a cup of almonds and mix with the cream candy ; make into bars, and when cold cut in slices. Walnut Creams Press two walnut halves on small balls of cream candy, one on either side. Creamed Dates Wash, wipe, and open the dates ; remove the stones and put a small ball of cream candy into each one. Butter Scotch 3 tablespoonfuls sugar. 3 tablespoonfuls of molasses. 2 tablespoonfuls of water. 1 tablespoonful of butter. 1 salt spoonful of sodaButter Scotch. Boil all together without stirring till it hard- ens in water; then put in a small teaspoonful of vanilla and pour at once on a buttered platter. When hard break up into squares. A LITTLE COOK BOOK Pinoche 1 : _:- 'lz'-'. zt:--^l r;:-: 1 cup cream. 1 cup of walnuts, chopped fine. Butter the size of a walnut. 1 teaspoonful vanillaPinoche. Cook the sugar and cream till it makes a ball in water: then put in the butter, vanilla, and nuts, and beat till creamy and spread on a platter. Betty's Orange Candy Betty i a 1 I rg rePs particular friend, I this was her favorite rule: f 2 cups sugar. Juice of one orangeBetty's Orange Candy. till it hardens in water, and then pull iL Creamed Dates. Figs, and Cherries Make the plain cream candy, as before : the dates well, open at one side, and take out the stones and press in a ball of the candy: leave the side open. You can sprinkle with gran- ulated sugar if you choose. Cut figs in small pieces, and roll each piece in the cream candv till it is hidden. FOR A LITTLE GIRL 165 For the cherries, color the cream candy light pink and make into little balls. On top of each press a candied cherry. Dates with Nuts Wash and wipe the da' and take out the stones. Put half an English walnut in and press the edges together : roll in granulated sugar. Small figs Baaj_h£^pfepared in the same way. MARGARET'S SCHOOL LUNCHEONS As Margaret had to take her luncheon to school with her sometimes, she had to learn how to make a good many kinds of sandwiches, be- cause she soon grew tired of one or two sorts.