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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.
Four small onions, one tablespoonful pistachio nuts, one tablespoonful blanched almonds, two Irish pota^ toes (boiled), one-half cup of olive oil, one-half cup of vinegar. Chop fine and mix well, and season with pepper and salt. French Salad Dressing One teacupful of olive oil, two tablespoonfuls of vinegar, one onion, one teaspoonful salt, paprika and a little Worcestershire sauce. To salt and paprika, add the Worcestershire Sauce, then the oil, then the vine- gar. Grate onion and beat in the juice. Italian Salad Dressing Rub a bowl with garlic, add one teaspoonful of salt, one-fourth teaspoonful tobasco sauce, one-fourth tea- spoonful paprika, one teaspoonful tomato catsup. Pour over this one-half teacupful of olive oil, and mix in last one tablespoonful of good vinegar. Vinagrette Dressing Make a French dressing of three measures of olive oil and one measure of vinegar, beat until creamy. Season with salt and red pepper. Then add an equal quantity of finely chopped pickles. 186 THE NEW ANNIE DENNIS COOK BOOK Caramel Sauce Take one and a half cupfuls of sugar, one table- spoonful of flour, one and a half cupfuls of water and one and a half tablespoonfuls of butter. Caramelize half the sugar, add boiling water. Mix the flour and remaining sugar and add to caramel mixture. Add butter. Stir constantly while cooking. Tomato Sauce 1 can tomatoes % teaspoonful black pepper 4 tablespoonfuls vinegar V^ teaspoonful cloves 1 tablespoonful sugar V^, teaspoonful cinnamon 1 teaspoonful salt Little onion if liked 1/4 teaspoonful cayenne Indian Dressing To one cupful of mayonnaise, well seasoned, add two tablespoonfuls of India Relish, and one tablespoonful of Chili sauce and a teaspoonful of finely chopped onion. Chili Sauce 20 tomatoes 1 tablespoonful mustard seed 6 onions 1 tablespoonful celery seed 6 green peppers 2 teaspoonfuls cinnamon 1 cupful vinegar V2 teaspoonful cloves 1 cupful sugar (ground) 1 tablespoonful salt V2 teaspoonful allspice Peel and boil the tomatoes three-quarters of an hour. Add all but the ground mustard seed. Boil two and a half hours. Add mustard seed half hour before taking up. French Dressing Put into a shallow bowl one-half teaspoonful of salt, half cupful of olive oil. Add very slowly, stirring constantly, a tablespoonful of vinegar or lemon juice. Mix just before serving. A very small ainount of paprika may be added if desired, or a dash of Worces- tershire sauce. A slight and almost indiscernible fla- vor may be added by rubbing the bowl with a piece of cut onion or garlic just before mixing the dressing. A decided taste may be acquired by the addition of a few drops of onion juice. THE NEW ANNIE DENNIS COOK BOOK 187 Russian Dressing Put the yolk of one egg in cold bowl and beat with a silver fork until light, then add one cupful olive oil, drop by drop at first, and as the mixture thickens, add oil more rapidly. Mix one teaspoonful mustard, one-half teaspoonful of salt, one-eighth teaspoonful of white or a pinch of red pepper, and one teaspoonful of vinegar or lemon juice. Stir until smooth, then add to egg and oil. If too thick, add vinegar or lemon juice. Add last two tablespoonfuls of tomato catsup or Chili sauce. One tablespoonful of finely cut chives adds to this dressing. Italian Dressing Italian Dressing