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Cassell's dictionary of cookery

1892

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Presented as published in 1892. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Citron Cake. — Mix the well-beaten yolks of six eggs ^\•ith half a pound of pounded and sifted sugar, and ten ounces of fine lioiu- ; add half a pound of fresh butterCinnamon Cake (another way) beaten to a cream, four ounces of candied citron chopped smaU, a wine-glassful of brandy, and the whites of the eggs beaten to a firm froth. Mix thoroughly, poiu- the mixtui-e into a well-buttered mould, and bake it in a good oven. Time to bake, about three-quarters of an hour. Probable cost, exclusive of the brandy. Is. lOd. Suffi- cient for a medium-sized mould. Citron Pudding. — Mix two table-spoon- fuls of flour very smoothly with the beaten yolks of si.x eggs. Add very gradually one pint of new milk or cream, a quarter of a pound of citron chopi^ed small, and two table- spoonfuls of sugaCitron Puddingr. jMix thoroughly, pour the batter into well-buttered cups, and bake in a quick oven. Time to bake, from twentj' to thirty minutes. Probable cost, if made ■with milk, Is. 2d. Sufficient for six persons. Citron and Almond Pudding.— This pudding is made in the same way as the pre- ceding one, with the addition of a dozen sweet almonds blanched and pounded. In both cases, if it is not wished to have a rich pudding, a smaller number of eggs may be used. Civet of Hare. — Cut the hare into neat small pieces. Take about half a poimd of streaky bacon, which has been soaked in cold water a little while to make it firm, and divide it into small pieces. Frj- these in a saucepan until lightly browned, add the pieces of hare, and when these also are brown, strain the gravy which has come out, and thicken it with three ounces of flour. Moisten it with a couple of glasses of good stock and port, add a bunch of parsley, half a pint of button onions, half a pint of small mushrooms, two cloves, a tea-spoonful of salt, a drachm of cayenne, and the juice of a Seville orangeCivet of Hare. Bring the liquid to a boil, then draw the saucepan to the side of the fire, and let it simmer gently until the meat is sufficiently cooked. Reduce the sauce before ser%ang, if necessary. A clove of garlic is often added to the dish. Time, if the hare is young, two and a half to three hours ; if old, a longer time should be allowed. Probable cost of the hare, 4s. to 6s. Sufficient for six or seven persons. Clams. — Clams are a kind of cockle, and are to be found on the west coast of Ireland and Scotland, and in Devonshire, Cornwall, and some parts of Wales. Though they figure largely in American cookery, they are not much used in England; but persons living on the sea-shore might make several by no means despicable dishes from them. Soyer says that they "are much superior in flavour to the oyster, and, if eaten raw, should be about the same size ; but, if larger, should be made into soup, or cooked in the same way as the oyster." In America they are stewed. The clams are put into a stewpan, with a little water at the bottom of the pan, then boiled for twenty-five or thirty minutes, the scum carefully removed, and the juice seasoned with pepper and salt. Clams may be fried in batter with egg and bread-crumbs.