Pour over at once to prevent the
spoonsful
carrots ftom browning.
Q...
10...
...
Stir gently with the wooden spoan.
As soon as the carrots are tender,
... • • •
take the stewpan off the fire.
VEGETABLES,
205
CARROTS, a la mailre d'holel — {continued).
Order.
Ingredients.
Quantities.
Method.
ir...
Put the carrots on a hot dish.
12...
Yolks of eggs
I or 2 ...
Beat up with a few drops of wate".
13...
... ...
Add to the sauce, pour over the
carrots and serve.
ll.-CARROTS, boiled.
Order.
Ingredients.
Quantities.
Method.
J...
Young carrots
Need only be washed. Old ones
should be scraped.
2...
Hot water ...
... ...
Put into a stewpan,
3'"
Salt
J spoonful
Add.
4...
Put in the carrots.
5"
.*• ...
... ...
Let them boil fast for 20 minutes.
6...
...
Rub with a clean cloth to take off
the skins.
7...
...
. t» ...
Put them into a dish and serve.
12.-
CAULIFLOWERS, boiled.
Order.
Ingredients.
Quantities.
Method.
I...
Cauliflower ...
Pick off first row of leaves and cut
the stalk clcse.
2...
Salt and water
... ...
Pour over the cauliflower, and let
it soak head downwards for an
hour.
3-
...
...
Drain in a cullender.
4...
Water
...
Boil in a saucepan.
5-
... ...
... ...
Put in the cauliflower when the water
is boiling fast.
6...
... ...
... ...
Keep it uncovered, and boil 15
minutes, or till tender.
7...
...
...
Skim the water.
8...
...
...
Drain and serve with white sauce.
2o6
MYKA'S COOKERY BOOK,
13-CAULIFLOWERS, French way.
Order.
Ingredients.
Quantities.
Method.
I...
Cauliflower ...
Take out the flower in little bunches,
throwing away the stalk.
2...
Cold water
and vinegar
...
Mix in a pan.
3-"
...
...
Throw the cauliflower as you pick
and clean it into the pan.
4...
Boiling water
...
Drain and put in a saucepan.
5...
... ...
Pour over till all is covered.
6...
Salt
... ...
Sprinkle over.
7...
Flour and
water
A few
drops
Stir up together, and throw over the
cauliflower to keep it white.
8...
...
Boil 15 minutes or till tender, then
drain.
9...
Melted butter
Pour over the cauliflower on a dish.
14 -CAULIFLOWER-CHEESE.
Order.
Ingredients.
Quantities.
Method.
I...
Flower of
boiled cauli-
flower
Throw away the stalk and break the
flower in small pieces.
2...
Butter
2 OZ.
Melt in a pie-dish.
3”
Salt, pepper...
Grated Par-
mesan cheese
...
Sprinkle over.
4...
3 OZ.
Put a thick layer on the butter.
5-
...
Put the flower of the vegetable on
the cheese in a layer.
6...
... ...
... ...
Put another layer of cheese.
7...
Bread crumbs
2 OZ.
Put a layer on the cheese.
8...
Butter
2 OZ.
Melt in a saucepan, and pour over
the whole.
g...
. . • . . •
... ...
Bake in a hot oven till brown.
10...
Serve hot.
VEGETABLES.
207
15— CELERY, an jus.
Order.
Ingredients.
Quantities.
Method.
I...
Celery
Several
sticks
Clean well and cut into equal lengths
of 2 to 3 inches.
2...
...
Cut each slice lengthways and throw
into a deep dish.
3"
Boiling salt
and water
Pour over till all is covered.
4...
...
...
Let it soak a few minutes to whiten
it, then drain through a cullender.
5-
Butter
2 OZ.
Melt in a stewpan.
6 ..
Flour
1 dessert
spoonful
Sprinkle over.
7...
Stock
i pint
Pour over gradually stirring all the
time.
8...
Salt and pepper
... •••
Add.
9...
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Pour over at once to prevent the
spoonsful
carrots ftom browning.
Q...
10...
...
Stir gently with the wooden spoan.
As soon as the carrots are tender,
... • • •
take the stewpan off the fire.
VEGETABLES,
205
CARROTS, a la mailre d'holel — {continued).
Order.
Ingredients.
Quantities.
Method.
ir...
Put the carrots on a hot dish.
12...
Yolks of eggs
I or 2 ...
Beat up with a few drops of wate".
13...
... ...
Add to the sauce, pour over the
carrots and serve.
ll.-CARROTS, boiled.
Order.
Ingredients.
Quantities.
Method.
J...
Young carrots
Need only be washed. Old ones
should be scraped.
2...
Hot water ...
... ...
Put into a stewpan,
3'"
Salt
J spoonful
Add.
4...
Put in the carrots.
5"
.*• ...
... ...
Let them boil fast for 20 minutes.
6...
...
Rub with a clean cloth to take off
the skins.
7...
...
. t» ...
Put them into a dish and serve.
12.-
CAULIFLOWERS, boiled.
Order.
Ingredients.
Quantities.
Method.
I...
Cauliflower ...
Pick off first row of leaves and cut
the stalk clcse.
2...
Salt and water
... ...
Pour over the cauliflower, and let
it soak head downwards for an
hour.
3-
...
...
Drain in a cullender.
4...
Water
...
Boil in a saucepan.
5-
... ...
... ...
Put in the cauliflower when the water
is boiling fast.
6...
... ...
... ...
Keep it uncovered, and boil 15
minutes, or till tender.
7...
...
...
Skim the water.
8...
...
...
Drain and serve with white sauce.
2o6
MYKA'S COOKERY BOOK,
13-CAULIFLOWERS, French way.
Order.
Ingredients.
Quantities.
Method.
I...
Cauliflower ...
Take out the flower in little bunches,
throwing away the stalk.
2...
Cold water
and vinegar
...
Mix in a pan.
3-"
...
...
Throw the cauliflower as you pick
and clean it into the pan.
4...
Boiling water
...
Drain and put in a saucepan.
5...
... ...
Pour over till all is covered.
6...
Salt
... ...
Sprinkle over.
7...
Flour and
water
A few
drops
Stir up together, and throw over the
cauliflower to keep it white.
8...
...
Boil 15 minutes or till tender, then
drain.
9...
Melted butter
Pour over the cauliflower on a dish.
14 -CAULIFLOWER-CHEESE.
Order.
Ingredients.
Quantities.
Method.
I...
Flower of
boiled cauli-
flower
Throw away the stalk and break the
flower in small pieces.
2...
Butter
2 OZ.
Melt in a pie-dish.
3”
Salt, pepper...
Grated Par-
mesan cheese
...
Sprinkle over.
4...
3 OZ.
Put a thick layer on the butter.
5-
...
Put the flower of the vegetable on
the cheese in a layer.
6...
... ...
... ...
Put another layer of cheese.
7...
Bread crumbs
2 OZ.
Put a layer on the cheese.
8...
Butter
2 OZ.
Melt in a saucepan, and pour over
the whole.
g...
. . • . . •
... ...
Bake in a hot oven till brown.
10...
Serve hot.
VEGETABLES.
207
15— CELERY, an jus.
Order.
Ingredients.
Quantities.
Method.
I...
Celery
Several
sticks
Clean well and cut into equal lengths
of 2 to 3 inches.
2...
...
Cut each slice lengthways and throw
into a deep dish.
3"
Boiling salt
and water
Pour over till all is covered.
4...
...
...
Let it soak a few minutes to whiten
it, then drain through a cullender.
5-
Butter
2 OZ.
Melt in a stewpan.
6 ..
Flour
1 dessert
spoonful
Sprinkle over.
7...
Stock
i pint
Pour over gradually stirring all the
time.
8...
Salt and pepper
... •••
Add.
9...