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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.
Curd Cheesecakes. — Turn one quart of milk witli a little rennet ; di-ain off the whey, and mix with the curd a piece of butter the size of a large egg, beaten to a cream; press it through a coarse sieve, and mix with it a heaped table-spoonful of pouCurate's Puddingnded loaf sugar, the peel of a lemon finely shred, two table-spoonfuls of currants, two well-beaten eggs, and a dozen sweet and two bitter almonds, blanched and pounded. Line some patty-pans with a good crust, three-parts fill them with the mixture, and bake in a good oven. Time to bake, about twenty minutes. Probable cost, Id. each. Sufficient, a dozen for a dish. Curd Fritters. — Press a pint of curds thi-ough a mortar, and mix with it the whites of two and the yolks of four well-beaten eggs, a dessert-spooni'ul of flom-, a table-spoonful of sifted sugar, and a pinch of pounded cinnamon. Put some lard into a frying-panCurd Fritters, let it get quite hot, drop the batter into it, fry until lightly bro^vned, drain the fritters from the fat, and serve them as hot as possible. Time, ten minutes to fry. Probable cost, lOd. for this quantity. Sufficient for five or six persons. Curd Pudding. — Tm-n a quart of milk mth a httlc rennet; drain off the whey, and mix the curd with two ounces of butter beaten to a cream, three table-spoonfuls of finely- grated bread-criunbs, two table-spoonfuls of sifted sugar, a table-spoonful of new milk, a little grated nutmeg, and a glass of white wine. Butter some plain round moulds, rather more than half fiU them with the mixture, and bake them in a good oven for about twenty minutes. Tui-n them out, sift a little sugar over them, stick a few sliced and blanched almonds in them, and serve with cura(,'oa sauce. Probable cost, lOd., exclusive of the wine. Sufficient for four or five persons. Curd Star. — Put a pint of milk, the rind of a lemon, and a tiny pinch of salt into a saucepan, and mix with it, when boiling, four eggsCurd Star well beaten ; boil until it curdles, sweeten, and season it with a little wine, and let it boil until the whey separates entirely. Drain it through a colander or any round or star-shaped mould that has holes in it, and when it is cold and firm, and the whey has drained quite oft', tui-n it out and serve with custard round the dish, but not upon the star. Time, a quarter of an horn-. Probable cost, Is. 2d, including the custard. Sufficient for four persons. Curds and Cream.— Curd is usually served in a dish with cream, sweetened and flavoured, poured round it ; it should be di-ained from the whey and flavoured with a little light wine. Time, a quarter of an hour to separate the curd. Sufficient, a quart of milk curdled and a pint of cream for a moderate-sized dish. Probable cost, 2s. Currants. — Under the general name currants are included the red, white, and black currants which grow in our gardens, and the small dried grapes imported into this country which are sold in the grocers' shops, and winch are so largely used in making cakes and puddings. The juice of red, white, and black currants is specially adapted for medicinal purposes, and the fruit is also extensively used for jams, jellies, tarts, and dessert.