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The complete cook book

1900

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Presented as published in 1900. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
the while ; remove from the fire, and, when cold, sea- son with salt and pepper, one teaspoonful of celery seeds, one teaspoonful of parsley, a hit of butter (sage and thyme if you like), and the raw yolks of two eggs ; do not fill the turkey more than three-quarters full, as the bread will swell; now, sew the turkey up; twist the wings back, run a skewer through the thigh into the hody, pass a string across the back of the turkey, cross- ing it below the breast ; then catch it over the points of the skewer, cross the string again and tie in the back; rub a tablespoonful of salt and a little pepper all over the bird and place it in a roasting pan. Spread two tablespoonfuls of soft butter over the breast, dredge with flour, then put the pan in a medium hot oven to roast; when this browns add one cup of boiling water and baste ; dredge with flour after each basting ; con- tinue to roast and baste freely until done; allow fifteen minutes to every pound. Place the giblets in a saucepan over the fire, cover with cold water, add one-half teaspoonful of salt; when it boils add one clove of garlic and cook till done ; mix one tablespoonful of flourRoast Turkey in a little cold water until smooth, and add to the drippings in the pan in which the turkey was cooked, and add sufiicient giblet broth to make a cream sauce; cook five minutes, skim and strain; chop the giblets very fine, add them to the sauce and serve. Oysters and also chestnuts make a pleasing stufiSng for a change. Serve with cranberry sauce or currant jelly. If you have nice slices of turkey breast left over they make a nice breakfast dish when dipped in batter and fried brown. OYSTER STUFFING FOR TURKEY. Take three or four dozen nice plump oysters, wash and bread them, add to them a tumblerful of bread crumbs; chop up a tumblerful of nice beef suet; mix together, and moisten with three eggs; season with salt, pepper, a little butter, a teaspoonful of mace, and some cayenne pepperOyster Stuffing for Turkey. Roll forcemeat into cakes, and 70 The Complete Cook Book. fry them. They are pretty laid around a turkey or chicken. BONED TURKEY A LA PROSPEEITY OF AMERICA. Procure a fine, tender, young Rhode Island turkey, weighing eight pounds. Singe, draw, and neatly wipe the interior. Make an incision right along the back. Begin boning from the neck down toward the breast, on both sides, being very careful not to make any holes in the skin, as it should remain perfectly intact. Make an incision from the first joint, then bone both legs. Cut away also, very carefully, the two wing bones. Season the inside with one pinch of salt and half a pinch of pepper, evenly divided. Place ifc on a dish, and lay it in the ice box until needed. Take two pouEds of lean, raw veal, three pounds of fresh pork, and half a pound of larding pork, all cut up into small dice- shaped pieces. Season with two pinches of salt, one pinch of white pepper, the third of a saltspoonful of grated nutmeg, and the same quantity of thyme. Mix all well together. Place all in the chopping machine, and chop it exceedingly fine, repeating the process, if necessary, until it is chopped to perfection. Should there be any sinews among the ingredients, remove them all. Place on a cold dish, and put away in the ice box to cool until the following is prepared : Have ready a quarter of a pound of the end (red) part of a cooked . smoked beef tongue, eighteen medium-sized sound truflfles, both tongue and truffles cut in dice-shaped pieces half an inch square. Take the forcemeat from the ice box, and thoroughly mix the tongue and truffles with it, pouring in also a wineglassful of Madeira wine. ' Half a cup of well-peeled pistache can be added if at hand. Take the turkey from the ice box, spread it on a clean table (skin side downward).