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The Pennsylvania German cook book

1902

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Presented as published in 1902. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
She soaked forty-five grains of pure .sago in C(dd water several hours. She then put it on the fire to boil in fresh W’ater and when it reached the boiling point, poured cold water ovA*r the sago in a seive. Then it was cooked for twenty minutes with one and a half spoonfuls of bouillon and carefully skimmed. A little salt, pepper, nutmeg, sugar and cut up parsley were add«Ml and finally the yolks of tw’o fre.sh eggs and eight sp(Km- fuls of hot creamJenny Lind Soup made into a sauce and put into the soup through a seive. After it had been lifted from the fire ami all thoroughly worked with a large spoon, it was ready to be eaten or drank. FISH. TO FRY FISH. After the fish is cleaned and cut into pieces, roll in flour or dip in egg, then cornmeal. Lay into a skillet with liot lard and fry slowly until a nice brown. When done take up, put into a dish and lay piecos of butter on it. (’over with another dish and put where it will keep warm until ready to serve. BAKED FISH. Take a whole fish, dry it inside and out¬ side, and rub it with salt, roll it in cracker crumbs or roll it in flour and lay int<» a dripping pan with hot lardTo Fry Fish or butter. Bake in hot oven, will bake as soon as fry. A stuffe<l fish is nice but re- (piires more baking. S. K. TIIK PENNSYI.VANIA GKKMAX COOK HOOK. 35 TO BOIL FISH. A small onion can be put inside of fish if desired; then tie np fish in a towel. Cover with cold water, salt and vinegarTo Boil Fish and let it heat to the boiling point, from two to three minutes is sufficient for the largest fish. Fish boiled this way is better than when boiled longer. Salmon should be boiled in salt water. BOILED SALT-MACKEREL. After freshening it, wraj) it in a cloth and simmer about fifteen minutesBoiled Salt-Mackerel; as soon as water begins to boil it will be done. Remove cloth and place on a plate. Lay on it slices of hard boiled eggs and pour over it some drawn butter. Trim with parsley leaves. (This is nice broiled.) Auntie. BROILED FISH. FRESH. Drain fish; sprinkle with pepper. Lay the inside down upon the gridiron and broil over fresh bright coals. When a nice brown, turn for a moment on the other side; then take up and spread with butter, a little salt. A little smoke adds to its flavor by putting a few corncobs under itBroiled Fish. CROQUETTES OF FISH. Take dressed fish of any kind. Separ¬ ate from the bone; mince it with a little seasoning, an egg beaten with a teas¬ poonful of flour and one of milkCroquettes of Fish. Make int(» balls. Brush with egg and ci acker crumbs and fry a nice brown. Make a sauce by boiling the bone.s, tail and an onion; strain and thicken to a cream with flour; season well. CREAMED CODFISH. Pick the codfish into very small pieces. Thoroughly wash in cold water. Pour milk or cream over it and when it comes to a boil thicken with a little flour. Add a good sized piece of butter, and after it is lifted from the stove, two well beaten eggsCreamed Codfish. Put this into a baking dish and cover with a layer of mashed potatoes. Put into the oven until a nice brown. CODFISH BALLS. Prepare codfish as for table; then mix with mashed potatoes, taking twice as many potatoes asflsfh; add an eggCodfish Balls and make into balls and fry. M. S. CREAMED SALMON. Mix a cup of cracker crumbs with a can of salmon; make smooth and fine. Add half a cup of cream or milkCreamed Salmon and beat thoroughly. SALMON LOAF. Salmon Loaf