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The Times cook book, no. 2

1905

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Presented as published in 1905. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
baking on top of the stove (the Spanish way,) or by frying in deep fat in a frying jjan (the latter makes a richer tortilla.) Do not fry brown; the fat must not be as hot as for doughnuts. Proceed until all the dough is used, which will make about a dozen tortillas. Now have ready one pound of good eastern cheese, grated, a quart ot olives, some finely chopped onion which you can fry lightly, (if preferred cooked,) one pound of stoned raisins, three hard-boilea eggsEnchiladas chopped fine. Have the chili sauce hoi, dip the tortillas in one at a time; place on a large hot platter or on a hot plate in which it is to be served; on one-half place a little of the raisins, olives, cheese, egg; pour a spoonful of the sauce over it ana fold over the other half of the tortilla; so proceed until all are filled; pour over what sauce remains and sprinkle a little grated cheese over all. Keep the sauce hot while preparing and serve as soon as possible. When I want the enchiladas extra fine, I have some minced chicken to add to the other fill'ng and then with a cup of good coffee or a glass of claret nothing more is necessary for a delicious meal. NO. 20. CHILI SAUCE. (That won Gold Medal at Centennial.) Mrs. F. M. Caler, No. 1415 Arapahoe street — Boil two gallons to- matoes one hour; add two quarts chopped onions, two cups sugar, one-half cup mustara seed. Put into a bag,, or tie in cloth, one tablespoon of whole black pepper, one table- spoon allspice and one tablespoon cinnamon bark and add to tomatoes; also add one tea- spoon cayenne pepper, salt to taste, and three green and three ripe peppers, chopped. Boil four hours and then add two quarts vinegar and boil one hour. This sauce, put through a sieve, makes delicious catsup. NO. 21. SPANISH CATSUP. Emilie Lund- berg, 2400 South Flower street, Los Angeles— One-half gallon green cucumbers, one-hair gallon cabbage, one quart tomatoes, one pint beans, one dozen onions, one dozen ears of green corn, two teacups white mustara seed, one teacup ground mustard, one pound sugar, three tablespoons turmeric, two table- spoons grated horseradish; three tablespoons celery seed, two tablespoons California olivt, oil; one tablespoon mace, one tablespoon cinnamon, one tablespoon cayenne pepperSpanish Catsup. Peel and slice the cucumbers; sprinkle with salt, and Let them stand six hours. Prepare the cabbage in the same way. Chop the on- ions, let them stand in boiling water half an hour; chop the tomatoes, beans and corn, scald and drain; mix all the other ingredients; place in a jar with the prepared vegetables, and cover with boiling vinegar. NO. 22. BAKED GREEN PEPPERS, WITH SPANISH RICE. Mrs. J. W. Sowles, 627 East Chicago street, Pomona, Cal.— Cook one cupful of rice until tender, chop one onion, one red 6 COOKING AND OTHER RECIPES. Baked Green Peppers with Spanish Rice