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Pan-Pacific cook book

1915

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Presented as published in 1915. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Fry an onion, a half clove of garlic, and a small piece of ginger root, all sliced fine, in three tablespoons of olive oil, without browning; add a heaping tablespoon of cu.rry powder and one of flour, then a pint of white stock or milkCurry Sauce— Hindustani, and simmer for twenty minutes ; strain and season with salt and cayenne ; add the cream of a fresh cocoanut (No. 118) and heat, without boiling, in a double boiler; add the meat, or whatever is to be curried, and when quite hot, serve with rice. 125. DRESSING FOR COLD MEAT OR FISH Beat a cup of French dressing with an egg-beater until creamy, then add a finely chopped green pepper, a pimiento, a small onion, grated, and a teaspoon of finely chopped parsleyDressing for Cold Meat or Fish. 44 FISH & ME A T SA UCES & SALAD DRESSINGS 126. DUTCH SAUCE Melt a tablespoon each of butter and flour together in a saucepan ; add a cup of hot water and stir until it boils and thickens ; then add the juice of a lemon, cool a little and beat in the yolk of a large egg. Beat with an egg-beater and add two tablespoons of butter and vinegar, salt and cayenne to taste. Serve hot or cold. 127. EAST INDIAN SALAD DRESSING Rub the yolks of two hard-boiled eggs smooth with half a cup of sweet oil, a teaspoon of curry powder, two table- spoons of tarragan vinegar, salt and cayenne to taste. 128. FISH SAUCE— GERMAN Chop very fine a teaspoon each of the following herbs : borrage, chives, pimpernels, tarragon, chevril, parsley; also two hard-boiled eggs. Mix with one and a half tablespoons of vinegar, a little salt, paprika, and a pinch of sugar, and stir it all into a cup of thick sour cream. Serve with fried or boiled fish. 129. FISH SAUCE— ITALIAN Mash together until smooth three anchovies and two hard- boiled eggs, chopped ; three gherkins, chopped ; a teaspoon of parsley, chopped to a powder, and a teaspoon of onion juice. Add two raw yolks, a teaspoon of French mustard, salt, paprika and juice of a lemon and beat until smooth. Serve with fried or cold fish. 130. FISH SAUCE— RUSSIAN Freshen two salted anchovies in water; drain and pound to a paste with the yolks of two hard-boiled eggs ; add two teaspoons of French mustard and the yolk of an egg; then beat in two tablespoons of vinegar and six of sweet oil. Season with salt and paprika, then add half a cup of smoked salmon cut in dice. Serve with cold fish. 131. GRIBICHE HORSERADISH SAUCE— PARISIAN Chop very fine a tablespoon each of the following herbs : parsley, chevril, tarragon, chives ; add a chopped gherkin and a tablespoon of chopped capers ; mix a dessert-spoon of Worcestershire sauce with a cup of French dressing. Beat with an egg-beater until smooth, then beat in the herbs and pour over cold fish. FISH & ME A T SA UCES & SALAD DRESSINGS 45 132. ITALIAN SAUCE FOR SPAGHETTI, TAG- LIARINI, FISH, ETC. Soak one-fourth cup of dried mushrooms in a cup of hot water for half an hour; then drain, (keeping the water), and chop. Mince an onion fine with a branch of parsley and fry until transparent in four tablespoons of olive oil ; add the mushrooms, a large spoon of tomato conserve (No. 121), (or half a can of tomatoes), some chopped parsley, pepper and salt, the mushroom water and a cup of beef stock and simmer for half an hour. Serve with grated Parmesan or other cheese. 133. KAIHELO— HAWAIIAN FISH SAUCE Dutch Sauce