SOUP.
Soup for Stock. — Meat for Stock. — To Clear Stock. —
To Season Stock. — Thickening for Stock. — Color-
ing FOR Stock. — What may be Served in Soup. —
Recipes for Soup with Stock. — Soup without
Stock, with Recipes, .... 70
FISH.
Something about Fish. — To Clean. — To Skin. — Fillets
OF Fish. — Fish Boiled. — Fish Baked, with Stuff-
ings.— Fish Fried. — Fish Broiled. — Other Modes
of Dressing. — Fish Remnants. — Shell-Fish. — Fish
Sauces, ....... 96
MEATS.
Beef.— Uses for Cooked Beef. — Veal. — Mutton.— Lamb.
—Pork. — Poultry and Game. — Recipes for the
Preparation of the Several Kinds of Meats, . 142
VEGETABLES.
General Suggestions.— Proper Vegetables to Serve
with the Different Me.\ts. — Recipes for the Prep-
aration of Many Kinds of Vegetables, . . 239
SALADS.
Dressings. — Coloring for Salad Dressing. — Salad
Combinations, ...... 292
CHEESE DISHES.
Various ways of Preparing Cheese.— How Rare-bits,
Straws and other Dainties are Made, . . 308
EGG DISHES.
The Cooking of Eggs, Omelettes, Etc., . . • 3^^
BREAD.
General Helps in Making.— Flour. — Yeast. — Sponge. —
Kneading. — Moulding. — Baking. — R e c i p e s for
Bread made with the Different Yeasts. — How to
make Rolls, Buns, Rusk, Etc., .'.•,• 33^
CONTENTS. 9
BREAKFAST DISHES, BISCUIT, GEMS, ETC.
Recipes for Muffins. — Griddle Cakes. — Southern
Cakes, as Corn Dodgers, Corn-pone, Etc. — Dough-
nuts.— Fritters. — Cereals for Breakfast, . . 358
PIES.
Pastry. — Puff Paste. — How to Shape Paste.— Recipes
for Many Kinds of Pie, . . . . .388
PUDDINGS.
(teneral Suggestions. — Recipes for Hot Puddings. —
Recipes for Cold Puddings. — Sauces for Both Hot
and Cold, ....... 413
FROZEN DISHES.
Ice-Cream of Various Kinds. — How to Make a Mousse-
Souffl:^s — Ices — Sherbet — Frozen Fruits, Etc., . 461
CUSTARD, CREAMS AND GELATINE JELLIES.
Boiled Custard. — Baked Custard — Whipped Cream,
with Ways of Using. — Jellies. — How to Clear. —
How TO Remove from the Mould. — Recipes for
Jellies, . . . . . . .481
TARTS— COOKIES— MOLASSES CAKES, ETC.
Fillings for Tarts. — Various Recipes for Cookies —
Gingerbread, Etc., ..... 503
CAKE.
General Helps in Making. — Loaf-cake — Layer-cake. —
Fillings for Layer-cake. — Frosting or Icing
Cakes. — How to Decorate with Icing, . -5^5
BEVERAGES.
Remarks on Drinks. — Tea — Coffee — Cocoa — Summer
Drinks. — The Service of Wine, with a Wine
Menu, ....... 554
lO CONTENTS.
FRUIT— HOW TO SERVE IT.
Various Kinds of Fruit. — How to Ice Fruit. — Cooked
Fruits, ....... 566
COOKERY FOR THE SICK.
Suggestions for Preparing Various Dishes. — Teas —
Broths — Gruels, Etc. — Drinks for the Sick. —
Three Menus for an Invalid, .... 573
MENUS.
A Thanksgiving Dinner. — A Christmas Dinner. —
Menus for a Day in Spring.— A Day in Summer. — A
Day in Aufumn. — A Day in Winter. — Menus for a
Lenten Day. — A Company Luncheon.— A Company
Dinner. — Two Menus for Evening Card Parties, . 588
MEASUREMENTS.
Helpful Table for Housekeepers, . . • 596
SMALL ECONOMIES.
Various Ways ro Economize. — How to Use What is
Saved, ....... sqG
THINGS WORTH KNOWING.
How TO DO Various Things not Commonly Understood.
How to Make Various Kinds of Sugar. — How
to Cream Butter. — How to Make Claret Vinegar.
— How to Keep Food in the Ice Chest. — What
I-iME Water is good for, .... 604
LNDEX, . 617
THE PATTERN COOK-BOOK,
PREFATORY.
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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.
AI-modernized reading of the original text
Soup for Stock. — Meat for Stock. — To Clear Stock. — To Season Stock. — Thickening for Stock. — Coloring FOR Stock. — What may be Served in Soup. — Recipes for Soup with Stock. — Soup without Stock, with Recipes, .... 70
Something about Fish. — To Clean. — To Skin. — Fillets OF Fish. — Fish Boiled. — Fish Baked, with Stuffings.— Fish Fried. — Fish Broiled. — Other Modes of Dressing. — Fish Remnants. — Shell-Fish. — Fish Sauces, ....... 96
Beef.— Uses for Cooked Beef. — Veal. — Mutton.— Lamb. —Pork. — Poultry and Game. — Recipes for the Preparation of the Several Kinds of Meats, . 142
General Suggestions.— Proper Vegetables to Serve with the Different Meats. — Recipes for the Preparation of Many Kinds of Vegetables, . . 239
Dressings. — Coloring for Salad Dressing. — Salad
Combinations, ...... 292
Various ways of Preparing Cheese.— How Rare-bits,
Straws and other Dainties are Made, . . 308
EGG DISHES. The Cooking of Eggs, Omelettes, Etc., . . • 335
General Helps in Making.— Flour. — Yeast. — Sponge. — Kneading. — Moulding. — Baking. — R e c i p e s for Bread made with the Different Yeasts. — How to make Rolls, Buns, Rusk, Etc., .'.•,• 339
CONTENTS. 9
BREAKFAST DISHES, BISCUIT, GEMS, ETC. Recipes for Muffins. — Griddle Cakes. — Southern Cakes, as Corn Dodgers, Corn-pone, Etc. — Doughnuts.— Fritters. — Cereals for Breakfast, . . 358
Pastry. — Puff Paste. — How to Shape Paste.— Recipes
for Many Kinds of Pie, . . . . .388
General Suggestions. — Recipes for Hot Puddings. — Recipes for Cold Puddings. — Sauces for Both Hot and Cold, ....... 413
FROZEN DISHES.
Ice-Cream of Various Kinds. — How to Make a Mousse-
Souffles — Ices — Sherbet — Frozen Fruits, Etc., . 461
CUSTARD, CREAMS AND GELATINE JELLIES.
Boiled Custard. — Baked Custard — Whipped Cream, with Ways of Using. — Jellies. — How to Clear. — How TO Remove from the Mould. — Recipes for Jellies, . . . . . . .481
TARTS— COOKIES— MOLASSES CAKES, ETC.
Fillings for Tarts. — Various Recipes for Cookies —
Gingerbread, Etc., ..... 503
General Helps in Making. — Loaf-cake — Layer-cake. — Fillings for Layer-cake. — Frosting or Icing Cakes. — How to Decorate with Icing, . 545
Remarks on Drinks. — Tea — Coffee — Cocoa — Summer Drinks. — The Service of Wine, with a Wine Menu, ....... 554
lO CONTENTS.
Various Kinds of Fruit. — How to Ice Fruit. — Cooked
Fruits, ....... 566
Suggestions for Preparing Various Dishes. — Teas — Broths — Gruels, Etc. — Drinks for the Sick. — Three Menus for an Invalid, .... 573
A Thanksgiving Dinner. — A Christmas Dinner. — Menus for a Day in Spring.— A Day in Summer. — A Day in Autumn. — A Day in Winter. — Menus for a Lenten Day. — A Company Luncheon.— A Company Dinner. — Two Menus for Evening Card Parties, . 588
MEASUREMENTS. Helpful Table for Housekeepers, . . • 596
SMALL ECONOMIES.
Various Ways ro Economize. — How to Use What is
Saved, ....... 596
How TO DO Various Things not Commonly Understood. How to Make Various Kinds of Sugar. — How to Cream Butter. — How to Make Claret Vinegar. — How to Keep Food in the Ice Chest. — What LIME Water is good for, .... 604
LNDEX, . 617
PREFATORY.