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The new Annie Dennis cook book

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.
At noon, boil two good sized Irish potatoes; mash fine, and mix with it one yeast cake, one tablespoonfui of sugar and one of salt ; set to rise ; it should be very light by evening; then add one pint of warm water, two tablespoonfuls of lardOld Virginia Loaf Bread and flour enough to make a sponge; in the morning knead, roll out, cut with a biscuit cutter, spread with butter, fold together, let rise until very light and bake ; serve hot for tea. 70 THE I^IEW ANNJE DENNIS COOK BOOK Sally Lunn Beat two eggs very light. Sift into this one pint of flour and make a very stiff batter with sweet milk ; put in a little salt, a tablespoonful of melted butter or lard, even teaspoonful of soda and two of cream of tartarSally Lunn, each dissolved in a little water; put these in last. When done, split open and butter. Sally Lunn, Made with Yeast One pint of sweet milk, a large tablespoonful of butter, four eggs, a tablespoonful of dry yeast; sift in enough flourSally Lunn, Made with Yeast to make a batter as thick as waffle batter. Make up at three o'clock for tea ; and set aside to rise. Bread Made with Compressed Yeast Dissolve one cake of compressed yeast in two tea- cupfuls of warm water. Sift one heavy quart of flour with three teaspoonfuls of sugar, and one of salt. Rub into the flour one heaping teaspoonful of lardBread Made with Compressed Yeast ; then mix well with the water and yeast, and place, well covered, in a warm place to rise. Make into loaves for bread ; or rolls, or bread sticks, using just enough flour on the hands to keep from sticking. Put them in a greased pan and keep them in a warm place until ready to bake. The tops should be lightly greased with melted butter. Health Bread 1 cupful flour 2 cupfuls bran V2 level teaspoonful salt 1 cupful corn meal 3 cupfuls milk or cream 1 cupful cream of wheat V2 cupful molasses 2 level teaspoonfuls baking powderHealth Bread Put the bran into a basin, add corn meal, cream of wheat, flour sifted with baking powder and salt, and molasses mixed with milk. Beat well, and pour into large, well-gi*eased mold — cover and steam steadily for eight hours. THE NEW ANNIE DENNIS COOK BOOK 71 How to Make Scotch Cakes Two quarts of flour, sifted with a teaspoonful of salt. One cup of fresh, liquid yeast, three teacupfuls of fresh sweet milk and three eggsHow to Make Scotch Cakes. Mix three-fourths of the flour (three pints) into a batter with the eggs, milk and yeast, and beat it well. Into a clean, dry tin bucket, sprinkle half of the remaining pint of flour, over this pour the batter. Sprinkle hghtly over it the remainder and set it by to rise. Do this about dark and at nine o'clock the batter will have risen up through the flour. Empty the contents of the bucket into a tray and mix and knead it well. Put it back into the bucket and let it rise until morning, then work into the dough a large tablespoonful of butter. Mold into large-sized biscuits, flatten with the rolling pin to nearly an inch in thickness. Grease a pan and put them in it to rise again ; when hght, bake in a quick oven and serve at oncG. A delicious bread for breakfast. Nut Cakes When We Were Children Nut Cakes When We Were Children