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1890

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Presented as published in 1890. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Ham Sandwiches. — Chop fine cold, boiled ham, and mix with the yolks of raw eggs, a little pepper and mustard and spread be- tween thin slices of breadHam Sandwiches and roll up in a roll like a napkin. Or add melted butter and cream to the chopped ham until 464 OOLD MEATS. smooth like a paste, omitting the eg^. Season well with salt and pepper and spread between buttered slices of bread. Some chop the ham very fine, season with tablespoon each olive oil and lemon jnice and a little cayenne ^_^^^^^^_ and mustardHam Sandwiches, then rub through a sieve and HMD sudwieiioa. sorcad between the slices. A nice way of mak- ing sandwiches when nam has to be boiled for the purpose instead of using cold remains, is to chop it very fine while yet warm, fat and lean together, with an^ equal quantity lean veal, boiled or roasted ; rub dry mustard with it to taste,with a pinch of cayenne, and a clove of garhc chopped, greatly improves it ; add as much sweet butter as would be spread on bread for sandwiches and mix well ; have some cold soda biscuit ; cut in two and spread the mixture between, or use muffins instead, or bread may be used. These are very nice for a picnic or festival table, and not half the work of those made in the usual way, as it saves buttering the bread. iMnck SandwicJies. — Chop sardines, ham and a few pickles Juite fine ; mix with mustard, pepper, salt, vinegar, and catsup if ked ; spread between bread nicely outtered. Cut crosswise. Mixed Sandwichss. — Chop fine some cold boiled ham, a little fat with the lean ; add equal part tongue and chicken also chopped fine ; make a dressing, of a half pound butter, three tablespoons salad oil, three of mustard, yolk of one egg, and a little salt ; mix well to- gether and spread smoothly on thin slices of bread. Ham alone maj be prepared thus. Either mixturies very nice. Reception Sandvnches. — Take equal quantities of the breast of a cold boiled chicken and cold boilea tongue, chop very fine, so fine in fact that the separate particles cannot be distinguished, add a half teaspoon celery salt, a pinch of ^ cayenne, teaspoon anchovy paste ana four tablespoons mayonnaise dressing. This quantity will be enough to season the breast of one large chicken and an e(][ual quantit} of tongue. When perfectly cold, spread some thin shoes of buttered breadReception Sandwiches with this mixture. Or take a few small leaves of lettuce, dip each leaf in a little tarragon vinegar, shake it, and place it on a slice of bread ; spread a layer of the prepared meat over the lettuce, then another leaf of lettuce over tne meat, and add other slice 01 bread, trim ofi^ the crust and cut each sandwich in two. Ham and veal make a nice Salad Sandwich. The meat may be spread oa l^e bread and the lettuce in the center, if preferred, rf icer not pre- pared till ready to serve. Some prefer to pound the meat, after chop- ping coarsely, add lump of butter and season with salt, pepper, nut- meg and ground mace, instead of the mayonnaise. Spread this paste on thin slices of buttered bread, cut scjuare, put two together, and cut again crosswise into triangles, which form on dishes into any fancy shape and send to table. MUSH. 465