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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.
Cut off roots and .stems, wash thorough¬ ly, drain, then throw’ into a kettle of boiling water, add salt then cover the kettle, a few minutes, then with a wood¬ en spoon or fork turn or toss the leaves for ten minutes, drain in the colande’* After drained choj) fine. Put into a sauce pan, add butter, more salt if nec- es.sary, some cream, little pepper, stir constantly until heated. Some add a little lemon juice. Serve. STEWED LETTUCE. ( For Kidneys. ) A delicate and very delicious dish is stewed lettuce. The small head lettuce is the best for this purpose. Remove tlie w’ilted leaves and cut the roots off close to the head. Wash the lettuce carefully THK rKNXSYI.VAM A (JKKMAN HO<»K. :'h and lie a string aroninl eacli head In keen it together, l.ay the heads in a dripping pan, in uiiicli lias been placiMl a clear st<K*k aUint an inch deep ('ov¬ er tlie pan and place it in a iniKleiate oven, until the lettuce becomes lender, which will be in about thirty minutes. If the stock ciMiksaw’ay adil a little more, lift each heail of lettuce out of the nan by slipping a wire meat fork i:n ler it. I train and place in a n»w on a platter, cut strines and remove. Thicken the st<K*k with a little cornstarch, season with salt, butter and pepper. TO COOK ONIONS. (Ottions Stimulate the GrcuIatorV System.) IVel and tirop in cold water as s«Mm as peeled. Tut them in boiling salt water and simmer gently twenty minutes. Drain them and put them into a baking dish, sprinkle with salt and pejiper, cov¬ er with fresh bidling water and bake an hour. Take them out and add gravy thickened and seasoned with butter and more salt if needed, and cream. SCALLOPED ONIONS. Hoil onions until tender. Kutter a deep dish, put a layer of onions ar.d cracker crumbs alternately until dish is filled. Add milk sutlicient to c<M»k, sea- s«»n ami bake three quarters cd an hour. Lou .^hock, (’anton BEANS. I would like to have you try my way of c<H»king beans or iieas. String and cut lieans into pieces, one or two inches long. Take a kettle, put in it a lump of butter and let it get hot, but do not burn it. Wash your beans and drop them into this hot butter, sprinkle with a little salt and cover tightly. They will steam rapidly ami in a minute or so aild just a little hot water, watch and keep adding water: it takes but a minute to burn them if not watched. As simui as they are soft put on some cream or milk and they area dainty delicious vegetable, eady to s<‘rvf S. K. BEANS. Beans may be cookeil with meat slow¬ ly until done, or boiled in clear water until tender, then seasiui with butter and cream. BAKED BEANS. fake one quart of soup beans, wash and s(»ak over night. Then parboil until skin loosens. Add one-half teaspoon siHla and let boil two minutes. Then rub off as much of the skin as comes off washing them. Put into a bean pot with one half iHUind of pickled pork, or smoked flitch, two tablespoons molasses, one- half teaspoon mustard. Pour over enough water to coverBaked Beans. Put on lid and bake slowly alamt four hours, then take off lid and add more salt if needed and let brown. Aunt Susan. LIMA BEANS. Shell, W’a.sh and drop into iMiiling water. When tender, drain and '.eason with salt, pepper and cream. SUCCOTASH.