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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.
Hoil the shelled beans two hours. In the mean time cut the corn from the cobs. Pse double the quantity of corn that you do beans. At the end of two hours put the corn with the beans and cm)k one-half hour, 8ea.son well and add milk. Another way is to boil string beans and add a few’ ears of green corn cut from the cob. CORN ON COB. Hoil in salted boiling water fifteen to twenty minutes. STEWED CORN. Cut from cob, stew fifteen or tw’enty minutes, season w’ell and add milk. BAKED CORN. One dozen ears of corn, ctit through the kernels and scrajH* from the cob. One egg, one tablea|M>on inelteil butter, one tables|KM)n sugar, one teasiHK>n salt, one pint sweet milk. Mix together and bake two hours. THK P?:XXSYLVAXTA CJEHMAX COOK I?OoK. 3‘» BOILED CABBAGE. Cut one head of cabbage into (piarters, cut out the heart and see that it is lr(*e of insects. Boil witli a piece of beef or pork about two hours. Plainfleld, I’a. HEIDELBERG CABBAGE. Take bard red cabbage, cut into halves, tlien lay Hat side down, cut into long narrow strips, drop into a keltle witli a tablespoon butter and a teaspoon salt, two tablespoons vinegar, and in it bury an onion wiib a few cloves. Let it boil two and one-half hours. Add a little hot water occasionally. S. K. PEPPER CABBAGE. (AJFavorite Dish.) Small head of cabbage, one stalk (►f celery, one or two peppers chopped line. Season with salt, sugar, pepper and vin¬ egar to suit the taste. M. R. STUFFED CABBAGE. Take a solid nice hea4 of cabbage, hollow it out and serve cabbage salad in it. Makes a very -dainty .appearance on the table. M. K. COLD CABBAGE. Stamp line cut seasoned cabbage until it gets juicy, then add vinegar. Red cabbage looks beautiful. CABBAGE SLAW. Cut cabbage on cabbage cutter, put into a pan with some butter or lard, add salt, sugar and a little water. Let it simmer until tender, then add one-half cup of cream and jiiht before taking up a little vinegar. Mrs. C. Norton. CABBAGE SLAW NO. 2. (Swiss.) Take one egg, some weak vinegar, and sugarCabbage Slaw, stir all together, let it come to a boil and i)our on cut cabbage. CABBAGE SALAD, (German.) Take ham dripping (a si)oonful.) and let it get hot, then add a pinch of salt and a half cup or more of vinegarCabbage Salad (German), pour on the hot dripping and as soon as it is Imt pour it on the cabbage and stir. This is good in the spring when the appetite varies. SOUER KROUT. Cut cabbage as for slaw, rather coai'^e, prepare a jar or tub. Rut lirst a layer of clean cabbage leaves in bottom, then a layer of cut cabbage about two inches thick, sprinkle with salt and stamp with a potato masher until it becomes juicy, then add another layer of cabbage salt. So continue until jar is nearly full. Rlace a covering of cabbage leaves over it. then a cloth over the covering. Rut a weight oil topSauer Kraut. let stand about nine days, then take olT cloth and remove scum, wash cloth and replace it. As soon as it is sour it is ready for use. To boil — Take out the quantity desired, wash it and press it with the hands. Rnt a small piece of salted pork or a few spare ribs into a kettle with it, put on water and cover. Boil slowly .seve'^al hours. ( Dumiilings. ) Take a pint of Hour a small piece of butter, a little salt, one even teaspoon baking powder, one egg.