INDEX.

PREFACE 1

INTRODUCTORY 3

SOUPS.

Soup Stock 5

Stock for Clear Soup 5

Tomato Bouillon 5

Julienne 6

Macaroni 6

Toronto Bisque 6

Tomato 7

Cream of Tomato 7

Dutch 8

Cream of Potato 8

Potato with Dumplings 8

Rice Potato 9

Clear Soup with Nouilles 9

Bean Purée with Nouilles 10

Bean Purée with Tomato 10

Red Kidney Bean 10

Black Bean 10-14

Split Pea 11

Cream of Celery 11

White Soup 12

Cream of Corn 12

Corn Chowder 12

Cream of Green Peas 13

Cabbage 13

Cauliflower 14

Cream of Asparagus 14

Summer Vegetable 14

Carrot 15

Mock Turtle 15

Scots Broth 15

White Turnip 16

Cream of Lima Beans 16

Bean Purée with Tomato 10-17

SAVORIES AND RELISHES.

Savory Hash 19

Nut Loaf 19

Vegetable Sweet Breads 19

Stuffed Squash 20

Stuffed Cucumbers 20

Vegetable Cutlets 21

Celery on Toast 21

Turnip Soufflé 21

Farina Croustades 22

Rice Croquettes 22

Italian Macaroni 23

Macaroni Pie 23

Macaroni Cheese 23

Vegetable Hot Pot 23

Winter Vegetable Pie 24

Vegetable Hash 24

Nut Croquettes 24

Biscuit Patês 25

Yorkshire Pudding 26

Fried Apples 26

Vegetable Sausages 26

Chinese Rice 27

Curried Rice with Eggs 27

Banana Fritters 27

Curried Rice 27

Irish Stew 28

Chestnut Croquettes 28

MUSHROOMS.

Grilled 31

Escaloped 31

Mushroom Pie 31

Aunt Susan’s Mushroom Pie 32

Stewed 32

Baked 32

Mushrooms in White Sauce 33

Mushrooms with Lemon 33

EGGS.

Curried 35

Baked 36

Scrambled 36

Shirred 36

Hard Boiled 36

Lyonaised 37

With Mushrooms 37

Savory 37

Fricasseed 37

Forced 38

Egg Cutlets 38

Roasted 38

In Cream 38

Escaloped 39

Poached, Spanish Style 39

Swiss Eggs 40

OMELETS.

French 40

French with Tomato 40

French with French Peas 40

French with Mushrooms 41

Foamy Omelet 41

Sweet 41

Savory 41

Bread Omelet 41

Vegetable Omelet 42

Cheese Omelet 42

Eggs and Asparagus 43

Devilled Eggs 43

Eggs on Toast 43

SAVORY SAUCES AND GRAVIES.

Brown Sauce 45

Tomato Sauce 45

White Sauce 46

Cheese Sauce 46

Dutch Sauce 46

Drawn Butter 46

Butter Sauce 47

Brown Butter Gravy 47

CHEESE DISHES.

An English Monkey 49

Rice and Cheese 49

Welsh Rarebit 49

Cheese Pudding 50

Cheese Straws 50

Potato with Cheese 50

Cheese Patês 51

Cheese Relish 52

Cheese Puff 52

Cheese Wafers 52

Cheese Custards 53

SALADS AND SALAD DRESSINGS.

Cream Dressing 55

Plain Dressing 55

Mayonaise Dressing 56

French Dressing 56

Cooked Salad Dressing 56

Aunt Susan’s Salad Dressing 56

Salad Cream 57

SALADS.

Spring Salad 57

Stuffed Tomato 57

Plain Tomato 58

Tomato Aspic 58

Summer Salad 58

Italian Salad 58

String Bean Salad 59

Lima Bean Salad 59

Nut and Celery Salad 59

Plain Celery Salad 60

Potato Celery Salad 60

Potato Salads 60

Beet Salad 61

Cabbage Salad 61

Salad of Grape Fruit and Walnuts 61

A Sweet Salad 62

Orange Salad 62

Salmagundi 62

Salad of Lettuce and Grape Fruit 63

VEGETABLES.

Creamed Vegetables 65

Escaloped Onions, Cauliflower, or Asparagus 65

ASPARAGUS.

Baked 65

Asparagus on Toast 66

Asparagus with White Sauce 66

Asparagus Pie 66

Asparagus Pudding 66

BEANS.

Creamed String Beans 67

Wax Beans 67

Boston Baked Beans 67

Dried Lima Beans 68

Fresh Lima Beans 68

Succotash 68

CORN.

Roasted 69

Cut Corn 69

Green Corn, Steamed 69

Corn Fritters 69

Baked Corn 70

Corn Pudding 70

Corn on Toast 70

Corn Patês 71

CABBAGE.

Boiled 71

Cabbage in White Sauce 71

Cabbage in Milk 72

Hot Slaw 72

Baked Cabbage 72

EGG PLANT.

Escaloped 72

Baked Egg Plant 73

Fried Egg Plant 73

Egg Plant with Egg and Cracker 73

Egg Plant Balls 74

PEAS.

Boiled 74

Peas in White Sauce 74

Patês with Peas 75

Pastry with Peas 75

POTATOES.

Boiled 75

New Potatoes 75

Mashed Potatoes 76

Potato Croquettes 76

Potato Patês 76

Saratoga Chips 77

Princess Potatoes 77

Wachtmeister Potatoes 77

Potatoes in White Sauce 78

Lyonaised Potatoes 78

Escaloped Potatoes 78

French Fried Potatoes 79

Fried Potatoes 79

Potato Scones 79

Potato Pears 79

Potato Pancakes 80

SWEET POTATOES.

Baked 80

Escaloped 80

Sweet Potato Curry 81

Sweet Potato Croquettes 81

Glaced Sweet Potatoes 81

Fried 81

Browned Sweet Potatoes 81

Warmed Up Sweet Potatoes 82

ONIONS.

Steamed 82

Stewed 82

Young Onions in White Sauce 82

Baked 83

Fried 83

Onions in Milk 83

SPINACH.

Boiled 84

Chopped with Eggs 84

Spinach Souffle 84

TOMATOES.

Tomatoes on Toast 85

Stuffed Baked Tomatoes 85

Fried Tomatoes 86

Fricasseed Tomatoes 86

Escaloped Tomatoes 86

Tomato and Rice Fritters 86

Devilled Tomatoes 87

BREAD STUFFS.

Home Made Yeast 89

Three Hour Bread 89

Whole Wheat Bread 90

English Unfermented Griddle Bread 91

Tea Rolls 92

Whole Wheat Muffins 92

Corn Muffins 93

Graham or Rye Gems 93

Baking Powder Biscuit 93

Puffs 94

Pop-Overs 94

Waffles 94

Boston Brown Bread 95

Bannocks 95

GRIDDLE CAKES.

Hominy 96

Raised Graham 96

Indian Meal 96

Bread 96

Rice 97

Sour Milk 97

BREAKFAST FOODS.

Whole Wheat 97

SANDWICHES.

Cheese and Egg 99

Egg 99

Nut 99-100

Plain Cheese 100

Cottage Cheese 100

Olive and Caper 100

Cheese and Mustard 101

Boiled Egg 101

Tomato 101

Tomato and Egg 101

Chocolate 101

Mushroom 102

Pine-apple 102

Italian 102

Fruit 103

Graham 103

Russian 103

CAKES AND ICINGS.

CAKES—

One Egg Cake 105

Orange Cake 106

Ida’s Cake 106

Angel Food 106

Water Sponge Cake 107

Tea Cakes 107

Poor Man’s Cake 107

Coffee Cake 108

Cream Cake 108

Fried Cakes 108

Sugar Cookies 108

Jumbles 109

Ginger Snaps 109

Macaroons 109

Lady Fingers 110

Eclairs 110

Cream Puffs 111

Fruit Jumbles 111

Chocolate Strips 112

Miss Farmer’s Sponge Cake 112

Velvet Cake 112

ICINGS—

Soft Frosting 113

Cream Icing 113

Orange Icing 113

Opera Caramel Frosting 113

DESSERTS.

Pastry 115

Puff Paste 115

Mince Pies 116

Fruit Pie 116

Cream Pie 117

Custard Pie 117

Lemon Pie 117

Squash Pie 118

Ripe Currant Pie 118

Neufchatel Cheese Pies 118

Pine-apple Tart 119

Almond Peach Pie 119

PUDDINGS.

Irish Moss Jelly 120

Sago Milk 120

Sago Jelly 120

Orange Foam 121

Neapolitan Pudding 121

Fruit Mange 122

Lemon Snow 122

Orange Soufflé 122

Orange Custards 123

Chestnut Cream 123

Peach Cake 123

Steamed Cabinet Pudding 123

Cold Cabinet Pudding 124

Prune Whip 124

Washington Pie—Chocolate Filling 124

Strawberry Cream Cake 125

Charlotte Russe Pie 125

Steamed Fruit Pudding 126

Charlotte Russe 126

Connecticut Indian Pudding 126

Chinese Pudding 127

Banana Pudding 127

Cream Rice Pudding 127

Sweet Potato Pudding 128

Oat Meal Pudding 128

Snow Balls 128

Cream Pudding 129

French Bread Pudding 129

SAUCES FOR PUDDINGS.

Apricot Sauce 129

Hard Sauce 130

Ginger Sauce 130

Currant Jelly Sauce 130

Egg Sauce 131

APPLE DESSERTS.

Steamed Apples 131

Baked Apples 131

Apple Fritters 132

Baked Apple Dumplings 132

Apple Slump 133

Apple Rice 133

Apple Cream 133

Apple Flummery 133

SHORT CAKES.

Rachel’s Short Cake 134

Strawberry 135

Orange 135

Cranberry 135

Pine-apple 135

Banana 136

ICES.

Water Ices 136

Uncooked Cream 136

French Cream 137

Chocolate Cream 137

Wachtmeister Frozen Pudding 137

Frozen Fruits 137

Strawberry Sherbet 138

Pine-apple Sherbet 138

CONFECTIONS.

Candy Dough 139

Chocolate Creams 139

Cream Walnuts 139

Cream Almonds 139

Cream Nut Cakes 140

Cream Dates 140

Orange Creams 140

Chocolate Annas 140

Molasses Candy 141

Brown Betties 141

Lemon Mints 141

Soft Caramels 141

Butter Scotch 142-143

Marshmallows 142

Choc-o-pop 142

Cracker-Jack 142

Frosted Fruits 143

Stuffed Dates 143

Salted Almonds 143

Caramels 143

Coffee Cream Caramels 144

Chocolate Caramels 144

Lemon Candy 144

Cocoanut Drops 145

Kisses 145

BEVERAGES.

Tea 147

Cocoa 147

French Coffee 147

American Coffee 148

Caramel Coffee 148

Chocolate 148

Apricot Water 149

Gingerade 149

Grape Juice 149

Fruit Juices 149

Pine-apple Frappé 150

Orange Frappé 150

ENGLISH MARMALADES.

Rhubarb 151

Orange 151

Lemon 151

Apricot 152

INVALID COOKERY.

Pea Soup 153

Milk Toast 153

Cup Custard 153

Rice Foam 154

Creamed Gruel 154

Egg Gruel 154

Barley Gruel 155

Arrow Root 155

Graham Gruel 155

Egg Nogg 155

Egg and Lime Water 156

Apple Water 156

Egg Lemonade 156

Arrow Root Water 156

Barley Water 156-157

Egg Tea 157

Toast Water 157

Baked Milk 157

Flax-seed Lemonade 158

IMPORTANT NOTES.

The Way to Test Hot Fat 159

Celery Flavoring 159

Nut Butter 159

Bay Leaves 160

Substitutes for Meat Ingredients—

Suet 160

Meats 160

Gelatine 160

Meat Fats 160

Pastry Shortening 160

Herbs and Soup Powder 161

To Prepare Onions for Salads 161

The Way to Dry Corn 161

Weights and Measures for Cooks 162

Coloring for Soups and Gravies 162

Boiling Vegetables 162

Stewing Fruits 163

Use of Salt 164

Beverages 164

MENUS.

Menus for One Week 165

Menus for Plain Living 170

Menus for Formal Luncheons 176

Menus for Formal Dinners 178