Place the butter in the blazer and stir it as it foams. Rub the
flour into the butter, add the salt and pepper, then one-half of
the milk, stirring all of the time and being careful that the
flame is not too hot. Beat the yolks of the eggs until frothy,
add the remainder of the milk and stir into the roux. When
the mass is of the consistency of cream, add the lobster, cut
up coarsely, and, when thoroughly heated, serve. Just before
adding the lobster, rub the coral and the fat together and stir in.
Other dishes that lend themselves to this form of entertain-
ing, as well as to the family breakfast or supper, are :
Creamed Dishes — Creamed Chicken, Creamed Oysters,
Chicken a la King, Tunafish with Caper Sauce, Oysters with
Mushrooms, Creamed Sweetbreads, Creamed Mushrooms, Cur-
ried Dishes.
Hot Sandwiches — Grilled Cheese, Grilled Tongue and Egg,
Club, Savory, Sardine and Toast.
Toast — Cinnamon, French.
Quick Breads — Griddle Cakes, Pancakes, Waffles.
Egg Dishes — Omelet (with any desired variation). Scrambled
Eggs, Poached Eggs, Cuban Eggs, Spanish Eggs, Egg Fricassee.
Cheese Dishes — Welsh Rarebit, Cheese Fondue (on toast),
Luncheon Cheese and Eggs.
Panned and Grilled Dishes — Panned Oysters, Little Pigs in
Blankets, Rice Fan Tan, Fried Tomatoes, Hashed Brown Pota-
toes, Spanish Potatoes.
Candies — Fudge (in any variation), Butterscotch, Maple
Scotch, Peanut Brittle.
FRENCH RECIPES
GREEN SOUP
2 bunches watercress 2 slices bread
2 diced potatoes 2 tablespoons butter
2 bard-cooked egg-yolks
Cook the watercress until almost done, then add potatoes and
cook until they are soft. Press through a sieve and add the puree
to the water in which it was cooked. Brown the bread slightly in
one tablespoon of the butter, and cut into small cubes. Add the
minced egg-yolks and the remaining tablespoon of butter to the
soup, season to taste, add the cubes of bread and serve hot.
CODFISH A LA BENEDICTINE
I pound fresh codfish Butter
4 medium-sized sweet potatoes Juice of i lemon
Salt I cup cream or milk
Pepper Bread-crums
Boil the codfish, drain it and keep it warm.
Pare the sweet potatoes, cook them in salted water or steam
them and let them dry, then mash and add a pinch of pepper,
about two tablespoons of butter or butter substitute, the juice of
half a lemon, and one cup of cream or milk.
Skin the fish and remove the bones. Pound it rather fine;
add a tablespoon of butter and the juice of half a lemon. Mix the
hot mashed potatoes with this. Add more milk or cream, so as
to make a rough dough. Grease a baking-dish, and put the dough
into it. Cover the top with bread-crums and melted butter. Put
small dots of butter here and there on the top and bake in the
oven for twenty minutes. Serve in the dish in which it was
cooked.
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NEW DELINEATOR RECIPES 211
CODFISH, BRANDADE STYLE
I pound salt codfish i cup milk
1 diced potato Salt and pepper
2 tablespoons olive-oil 3 tablespoons lemon-juice
Soak the codfish overnight, then put it in a saucepan of cold
water, add the potato and cook on a quick fire. When it is on
the point of boiling, remove it to the edge of the stove and cook
on a slow fire, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon. Add the
oil, drop by drop, and the milk. When it thickens it has been
cooked long enough. Add the salt, pepper and lemon-juice, and
serve hot.
CRABS WITH RICE
15 small crabs 2 small carrots ✪ Crabs with Rice
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Place the butter in the blazer and stir it as it foams. Rub the flour into the butter, add the salt and pepper, then one-half of the milk, stirring all of the time and being careful that the flame is not too hot. Beat the yolks of the eggs until frothy, add the remainder of the milk and stir into the roux. When the mass is of the consistency of cream, add the lobster, cut up coarsely, and, when thoroughly heated, serve. Just before adding the lobster, rub the coral and the fat together and stir in.
Other dishes that lend themselves to this form of entertaining, as well as to the family breakfast or supper, are :
Creamed Dishes — Creamed Chicken, Creamed Oysters, Chicken a la King, Tunafish with Caper Sauce, Oysters with Mushrooms, Creamed Sweetbreads, Creamed Mushrooms, Curried Dishes.
Hot Sandwiches — Grilled Cheese, Grilled Tongue and Egg, Club, Savory, Sardine and Toast.
Toast — Cinnamon, French.
Quick Breads — Griddle Cakes, Pancakes, Waffles.
Egg Dishes — Omelet (with any desired variation). Scrambled Eggs, Poached Eggs, Cuban Eggs, Spanish Eggs, Egg Fricassee.
Cheese Dishes — Welsh Rarebit, Cheese Fondue (on toast), Luncheon Cheese and Eggs.
Panned and Grilled Dishes — Panned Oysters, Little Pigs in Blankets, Rice Fan Tan, Fried Tomatoes, Hashed Brown Potatoes, Spanish Potatoes.
Candies — Fudge (in any variation), Butterscotch, Maple Scotch, Peanut Brittle.
FRENCH RECIPES
GREEN SOUP
2 bunches watercress 2 slices bread
2 diced potatoes 2 tablespoons butter
2 hard-cooked egg-yolks
Cook the watercress until almost done, then add potatoes and cook until they are soft. Press through a sieve and add the puree to the water in which it was cooked. Brown the bread slightly in one tablespoon of the butter, and cut into small cubes. Add the minced egg-yolks and the remaining tablespoon of butter to the soup, season to taste, add the cubes of bread and serve hot.
CODFISH A LA BENEDICTINE
I pound fresh codfish Butter
4 medium-sized sweet potatoes Juice of i lemon
Salt I cup cream or milk
Pepper Bread-crums
Boil the codfish, drain it and keep it warm.
Pare the sweet potatoes, cook them in salted water or steam them and let them dry, then mash and add a pinch of pepper, about two tablespoons of butter or butter substitute, the juice of half a lemon, and one cup of cream or milk.
Skin the fish and remove the bones. Pound it rather fine; add a tablespoon of butter and the juice of half a lemon. Mix the hot mashed potatoes with this. Add more milk or cream, so as to make a rough dough. Grease a baking-dish, and put the dough into it. Cover the top with bread-crums and melted butter. Put small dots of butter here and there on the top and bake in the oven for twenty minutes. Serve in the dish in which it was cooked.
CODFISH, BRANDADE STYLE
I pound salt codfish i cup milk
1 diced potato Salt and pepper
2 tablespoons olive-oil 3 tablespoons lemon-juice
Soak the codfish overnight, then put it in a saucepan of cold water, add the potato and cook on a quick fire. When it is on the point of boiling, remove it to the edge of the stove and cook on a slow fire, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon. Add the oil, drop by drop, and the milk. When it thickens it has been cooked long enough. Add the salt, pepper and lemon-juice, and serve hot.
CRABS WITH RICE 15 small crabs 2 small carrots
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