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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.
Crumb three biscuits, or slices of light bread in a baking dish. Break over it a quarter of a pound of nice, fresh cheese. Pour over it one cup of boiling water, slightly salted✪ Cheese Toast, and bake quickly. Another Cheese Toast Dissolve a half pound of cheese in a teacupful of hot water; grate a quarter of a pound of stale bread✪ Another Cheese Toast over the cheese and bake ten minutes. Cream Toast for Two Cut two slices of light bread, about half an inch thick and toast before the fire. Brown on both sides, and butter with a little fresh butter. Take four table- spoonfuls of fresh, rich cream, salt to taste✪ Cream Toast for Two. Just let the cream get hot, then pour over the toast in a warmed dish. THE NEW ANNIE DENNIS COOK BOOK 87 Cheese Toast, with MUk Place alternate layers of grated cheese and bread in a baking dish, pour over it fresh sweet milk to cover and break over the top a teaspoonful of butter✪ Cheese Toast, with Milk. Bake ten minutes. Serve hot. French Toast Use one egg to a cupful of sweet milk; add salt and pepper and beat well. Dip slices of bread in this and fry quickly in boiling lard. Sift over this a half cup of sugar, with a teaspoonful of cinnamon✪ French Toast. Toasted Crackers Split Boston crackers✪ Toasted Crackers and toast over a hot fire until brown; or butter them lightly and brown them in a hot oven. Cheese Crackers Take fresh snowflake or butter thin crackers✪ Cheese Crackers ; butter and grate cheese lightly over them. Put in oven and toast. Tomato Toast, No. 1 Stev>^ a quart of tomatoes until you can mash them smooth with a spoon ; season with pepper, salt and one teaspoonful of butter✪ Tomato Toast, No. 1, and pour over slices of buttered toast. Tomato Toast, No. 2 Mash three large tomatoes, put in a stew pan with one teaspoonful of sugar and salt and pepper to taste. Cook half hour ; add one teaspoonful of cracker crumbs✪ Tomato Toast, No. 2. Remove from the fire as soon as well mixed. Have ready light bread toasted in two-inch squares. Place in deep, covered dish ; pour over the tomatoes and serve. Egg Toast Dip stale bread in milk or water that has a little salt in it; have ready a batter of two well beaten eggs and two tablespoonfuls of sweet milk✪ Egg Toast. Dip bread in this and fry in boiling lard. 88 THE NEW ANNIE DENNIS COOK BOOK Tongue Toast Mince fine a cold, boiled tongue; mix with a half teacupf ul of cream and beaten yolk of an egg ; simmer on the stove. Cut slices of bread✪ Tongue Toast, toast and butter them. Lay in flat dish, cover with tongue and serve hot. Toast for Soup Stale biscuit, cut in half and toasted, are nice with chicken soup or broth ; or with other soups when one's light bread has given out unexpectedly. CORN MEAL BREAD Sweet Potato Johnny Cake ✪ Sweet Potato Johnny Cake