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Mrs. Seely's Cook Book: A Manual of French and American Cookery : with ..

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.
Have at band one can of French peas or one quart of fi^esh ones, a pint of carrot cubes, and one pint of tarnip cabes, three gills of any kind of stock, three heaping teaspoonfals of batter, three teaspoonfals of sagar, and three teaspoonfals of saltVegetables à la Jardinière. Cook the vegetables antil tender in separate saacepans. If French peas are ased, pat them in a strainer and poar over them one qaart of cold water, drain, and place in a saacepan. Drain the water from the carrots and tarnips. In each saace* pan place one-third of the sagar, batter, salt, and stock, and set them where they will boil rapidly. Occasionally shake the pans, continae the cooking antil ali the stock has been absorbed. Spread the tarnips on a platter, making the border rather thick. Heap the carrots on the tarnips, then flatten the top of the moald, and heap the peas apon it. If desired, potato balla or cabes may be ased in place of the tarnip ; if so, one qaart of the balls or cabes will be reqaired. CHAPTER X 8ANDWICHES, E6G AND CHEESE DISUES, AND FORCEMEATS How to make GK>od Sandwiohes In the first place bave bread wbicb is close-grained and one day old. Eacb slice sbould be cut evenlj and about one-eightb of an inch thick. Spread eacb slice with butter before you cut it from the loaf. After cutting, spread the slice with any mix- ture you may desire and cover it with another slice. Cut off every bit of crust and press the sandwiches together firmly. Cut your sandwiches in half, eacb half in quarters, and eacb quarter diagonally. Trim off ali protrudiug edges of filling. Cover the sandwiches with a cloth wet with a very weak solu- tion of brandy and water and pack them in a tin box until ready for use. Fresh butter is preferable for sandwiches, as it is more dainty and delicate. If not obtainable, use best creamery butter. Many people when eating a sandwich spread with fish prefer Graham bread in place of white bread. FillinffB for Dainty Sandwiohes In making butters of various kinds for sandwiches, first rub the butter to a cream, then blend it with the flavor wanted — caviar, anchovy, sardine, lobster, cheese, parsley, chives, cress, chutney, chUi, and horseradish are ali used. A few drops of lemon juice improves any kind of fish sandwich. With an anchovy sandwich also add a few olives stoned and minced very fine. Wash a dozen anchovies and remove the bones. Reduce to a fineness by pounding the anchovies and the yolks of three 361 262 MBS. beelt'b cook book hard-boiled eggs. Mix in a little curry powder, two tablespoon- fuls of Parmesan cheese, a sprinkling of cajenne, and enough good thick cream to make a smooth paste. Spread on slices of bread lightly buttered, and the result will be some verj accept- able sandwiches. Another idea in the way of sandwiches is to make the filling of horseradish grated and mixed with mayonnaise and thick cream. Spread this on the bread in the place of butter, lay a thin slice of cold roast beef over, then a slice of seasoned tomaio, and finally add the other piece of bread, also spread with the horseradish.