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The new practical housekeeping

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.
For Meat Hash. — ^Pickled cucumbers sliced in inch slices crosswise ; croo* tons or poached eggs. For White Meat Hash, fried oysters, or suces of lemon. Qame Hash, chopped sweet herbs* For Baked Ham, — ^Border of beans and garnish knuckle with a paper frUL For Boiled Ham. — ^Aspic jelly ; parsley, or flowers cut from vegetables. For Broiled Ham. — Poached eggs. For Fried Ham. — ^Fried eggs. For Breast of Lamb, — Cooked green pease around or under it. For Boiled Leg of Lanib. — Cooked cauliflower or spinach. For Braised Loin of Lamb. — ^Place on a bed of either stewed pease, BjptOMrib or cucumbers. 628 OABNISHES XS{J> SAUCES. Stewed Lamb. — Strew over with stewed moBhrooms or green i>ease. For Lamb Chope, — Crisped parsley or place around a mound of mashed potatoes. For Lamb CtUleU, — ^Place chopped spinach in center. For Lamb Stoeet'-breadB, — ^Water cresses ; tufts of parsley. For Boiled Neck of Mutton. — Slices of cooked carrots and iomipB alte^ nated ; or parsnips may be used instead of the latter. For Braised Leg of Mutton, — ^Braised onions. For Roait Neck or Loin of MuUon. — ^Little mounds of red currant ]e11y. Saddle of Mutton, same. Shoulder of Mutton, braised onions or baked toma- toes. For Boiled Leg of Pork. — Sliced cooked carrots, turnips or parsnips. Jbr ^aUpork, same. For Boaet Pork or a Roast pty.— Baked apples. For Pork Chops, — ^Pickled gherkins, or slices of larse pickled cucumbers cut crosewise. .For Fried Salt Pork, same, or fried apples. For Fried Sausai^ geSf same as above. For Pigs Feet Souu, — Slices of lemon. For Roast Veal. — Sliced lemon and force-meat balls alternating. For Stewed Veal. — Force-meat balls ; rashers of broiled ham or bacon curled and fried ; boiled carrots sliced alternated with mounds of green pease ; or mushrooms and sorrel or spinach and endive. For Veal Cutlets or Chops. — ^Tender leaves of lettuce; olives; breaded rashers of pork, or same as for stewed veaU Veal Sweet-Breads. — On a bed of cooked pease. For Boiled Calfs Head. — ^Egg balls, or fringed celer} For Calfs Liver. — Sliced lemon and force-meat balls, or sliced pieUed beets. For Calfs Tongue. — ^Aspic jelly. For Curries. — ^Border of boiled rice. OABNISHES FOB POULTBT, BTO. For Boiled C^tciken."— Sliced hard boiled eggs alternated with tufts cC celery or lettuce leaves ; or place on a bed of rice. Fricassud Chicken. — ^Little mounds of boiled rice. Fried Chicken. — ^Fried oysters alternated with lemon points. Roast Chicken. — Crisped parsley or stuffed tomatoes. For Boiled Turkey. — Same as for boiled chicken. For Roast Turib^y.— Fried oysters, or sausages ; force-meat balls ; wvtar* cresses. For Oame. — ^Fresh or preserved barberries ; little mounds of currant jelly ; sliced oranges or lemons. GARNISHES AND SAUCES. 629 Wot Boiled JBa6M<.— Rashers of fried ham or bacon ; or parsley. For Roast Babbit.^ A border of mashed potato ; force-meat balls ; water* ^aress^, or slices of lemon. OABKISHKS FOB SALADS. Cabbage Salad.Sliced hard boiled eggs. CMekem /SoZod.— Sliced hard boiled eggs in rings alternated with sliced pickled beets or cucumbers. Lobster 8alad.~^ame as above with the coral arranged witii it; or sur- lound with a border of cray fish. Meat Salad. — ^Tender leaves of lettuce. Sardine Salad. — Small whole sardines, or lemon points. Salmon Salad. — ^Nasturtiums, buttercups, or wild roses* OABNISHXS FOB VEGETABLES. For Articholes. — Crisped parsley.