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The art of cookery

1899

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Presented as published in 1899. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Shrimp Croquettes. — Prepare like lobster, omitting the mustard, and fry and serve in the same manner. Codfish Balls. — To a cup of salt codfish, cut in small pieces, freed from skin and bone, and well washed in cold water, add a cup of raw potato cut also in small pieces. Put in a sauce-pan, cover with boiling water, and simmer gently until the potato is cooked. Then drain, dry off carefully, mash the codfish and potato to- gether, add a dust of white pepper, a tablespoonful of sweet milk, a teaspoonful of butter, and the unbeaten whites of two egHominy Croquettesgs, or one whole ^%%. Fry in spoon- fuls in hot fat, drain on cheese-cloth, and serve with poached eggs on toast. Chicken Croquettes No. i — To one cup of finely chopped chicken, either boiled, stewed, or roasted, add half a cup of bread crumbs, softened in half a cup of sweet cream, one teaspoonful of melted butter, salt and pepper to taste, and the unbeaten white of an ^^'g. Mix well together, fry in spoonfuls in hot fat, drain on cheese-cloth, and serve in a napkin, garnished with lemon points and curled parsley. Chicken Croquettes No. 2 — To half a cup of White Sauce No. 2 add a cup of cooked chicken, finely hashed, a teaspoonful of minced onion, half a teaspoonful of minced parsleyChicken Croquettes No. 2, and salt and pepper to taste. Spread on a greased plate to cool, and when cold form into croquettes, cover with ^gg batter, roll in crumbs, fry in a basket in hot fat, and drain on cheese-cloth. Chicken Croquettes No. 3. — To a cup of finely hashed cooked chicken add half a cup of finely chopped mush- rooms, half a cup of White Sauce No. Chicken Croquettes No. 3 i, and salt and Frying, I45 pepper to taste. Let cool, form into croquettes, cover with ^%% batter, roll in crumbs, fry in a basket in hot fat, drain on cheese-cloth, and serve in a napkin, gar- nished with cresses or lemon points. Chicken Croquettes No. 4. — To a cup of finely hashed cooked chicken add half a cup of boiled calf's brains, an eighth of a teaspoonful of grated lemon peel, half the quantity of nutmeg or mace, and a tablespoonful of White Sauce No. iChicken Croquettes No. 4. Season to taste with salt and pep- per, form into croquettes, cover with ^<g% batter, roll in crumbs, fry in a basket in hot fat, and serve like Chicken Croquettes No. i or 2. Sweetbread Croquettes. — Prepare the sweetbreads as directed for sweetbread fritters and make the croquettes like Chicken Croquettes No. i or No. 3. Veal Croquettes. — Use boiled, stewed, or roasted veal, and follow the directions given for making chicken croquettes of either kind. Fried Chicken. — Cut the chicken in pieces a suit- able size for serving. Lay the pieces, skin side down, on a plate or board, dust freely with salt and lightly with pepper, cover with ^'g^ batter, roll in cracker crumbsFried Chicken, and fry in hot fat until they are a rich brown color and can be pierced easily with a fork. Then drain on cheese- cloth and serve in a napkin, garnished with cresses, cel- ery tips, or curled parsley. Fried Prairie Chicken. — Fry and serve prairie chicken in all respects like chicken. Fried Quail. — Fold back the wings and use small wooden skewers to hold the legs in place ; season with salt and pepper, dip in ^%% batter, fry in hot fat until a 146 The Art of Cookery. light brown color, drain on cheese-cloth, and serve in a napkin, garnished the same as chicken.