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Myra's cookery book

1883

Page 126

Presented as published in 1883. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Apples, gooseberries, currants, &c., &c. bill the basin. 3" Sugar To taste Add. 4... ... Moisten the edges of the paste, and cover the top. 5- ... Press it well together, and trim the edges. 6... ••• ... Tie up in a floured cloth. 7... ... ... Put it into boiling water. 8... ... See receipt for Puddings in general. 8.-BAKED APPLE PUDDING. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. 1... Large apples 6 Peel and take out the core. 2... Sugar and butter Fill up the hollow centres. 3— ... ... ... ••• Place them in a pie dish. 4... Batter Cover with light batter and bake. 2g8 MYRA'S COOKERY BOOK. O.-APPLE DUMPLINGS. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... Apples Pare, take out the core and fill th< hole with sugar. 2... Good paste ... Cover the apple. 3- ... ••• Tie in a cloth and boil } hour. 4... Melted butter ••• Pour over, if liked, when you servo them. lO.-GOOSEBERRY FOOL, Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... Green goose- I pint ... Scald in water till soft. berries 2... ... • • * Put them into a sieve to drain, and when cold work them through with a wooden spoon. 3- 4... Sugar Butter ilb. ... 1 lb. ... I Add and beat all together 15 f minutes. 5... Beaten eggs... 4 6... Pour into a pie dish and bake ^ hour. Note. — 4 oz. of Macaroni biscuits are a delicious addition to this dish. ll.-ROLY-POLY PUDDING. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... Suet crust ... Roll out rather thin. 2... Any preserve Spread over the paste, leatnng a small margin of paste. 3- ••• ••• Roll it round, and tie in a floured cloth. 4... ••• ••• ••• ••• Put it in boiling water and boil a hours. PUDDINGS. 299 ■ i > 12.-BAKED ROLY-POLY PUDDING, ■X Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... Good short Roll out thin. crust 2... Treacle 4 pint ... Put on a layer. 3" Bread crumbs i lb. ... Add a layer on the treacle. 4... Currants i lb. ... Wash, dry, and add over the rest. 5 ... Roll up the pudding and bake. 13.-BREAD AND BUTTER PUDDING. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... Thin slices of Put into a deep pie dish and half bread and butter fill it. 2... Cold milk l-i pint ... I 3- Powdered sugar 4 table spoonsful > Mix all together. 4... Beaten eggs ... 3 1 5- ... ... ... Pour into the dish over the bread and butter, and bake in a quick oven. 6... Currants i lb. ... Sprinkle over the top if liked. 14.— BREAD AND CHEESE PUDDING. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. 1... Bread crumbs I large Choose stale bread and crumble fine. Boiling milk... cupful 2... ipint ... Pour over the crumbs and let them soak. 3" Grated cheese ... Beat up the crumbs with a fork. 4... 3 oz. Mix with the crumbs. 5- Pepper and salt ... ... Add. 6... Egg I Beat up and add to the crumbs, etc. 7 •• Butter ... Put the mixture in a small pie dish. 8... I oz. Clarify and pour over. * ' ■ ‘ 9... ••• ... Bake in a moderate oven and servo very hot. 300 MYRA’S COOKERY BOOK. 15-BREAD AND BUTTER SOUFFLE. Order. Ingredients. $ Quantities. Method. I... Bread, and ) 2 thin ( Butter the slices of bread and pul 2... Butter ) slices ( one at the bottom of a pie dish. 3- Jam Put a layer on the slice of bread and butter. 4... ••• ••• » « ♦ • • » Put on the other slice of bread.