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AND TOMATO SALAD
1 head lettuce 1 green pepper 4 mild onions French Dressing (see No. 338) 2 ripe tomatoes

Wash and dry lettuce, and arrange in salad bowl; peel onions, cut in very thin slices, and put on lettuce; peel and slice tomatoes, and place on onions; cut pepper in thin slices, remove seeds and veins, and place on tomatoes; cover with French dressing, and serve very cold with brown bread sandwiches.

364.—TOMATO JELLY SALAD
1 can tomatoes 1/8 teaspoon soda ½ onion Dash of cayenne 4 cloves ½ bay leaf 1 teaspoon salt ½ box gelatine 1 teaspoon sugar ½ cup cold water

Cook tomatoes and seasonings for twenty minutes; soak gelatine in cold water for a few minutes; add to tomato, and stir until dissolved; press through a sieve, and fill individual molds, which have been garnished with a slice of hard-cooked egg. Serve on lettuce with any dressing preferred. A small amount of clear jelly may be made by allowing mixture to drip through a jelly bag. Put into very small molds, and use as a garnish for cold meat or salads. The pulp left in the bag will make excellent soup.

365.—VEGETABLE SALAD (Cooked)
1½ cups potatoes French Dressing (see No. 338) 1 cup beets ¼ teaspoon onion juice ¾ cup white turnip 1 bouillon cube ½ cup peas

Cut potatoes, beets, and turnips into half-inch cubes, and mix with peas; dissolve bouillon cube in one tablespoon of boiling water, and add with onion juice to dressing. Arrange vegetables on any crisp salad green, and pour dressing over them.

366.—APPLE AND MINT SALAD
2 cups finely cut apple 4 tablespoons oil 2 tablespoons chopped mint Few grains cayenne 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 head lettuce Few gratings lemon rind

Mix the mint, lemon juice, and rind, cover, and let stand for half an hour; add oil and cayenne, and pour over apple. Serve on lettuce and garnish with sprigs of mint.

367.—BANANA AND APPLE SALAD

Peel and slice three bananas; pare, core, and slice four apples; arrange on lettuce, and cover with Currant Jelly Dressing (see No. 336).

368.—BANANA AND PEANUT SALAD

Peel and scrape bananas, cut crosswise into three pieces, roll in finely chopped peanuts, and serve on lettuce with French Dressing (see No. 338).

369.—BELLEVUE SALAD
1 cup cottage cheese ¼ cup French Dressing (see No. 338) ½ cup peanut butter 1 large red apple ½ teaspoon salt Lettuce leaves

Mix cheese, butter, salt, and dressing until well blended; core apples, cut in one-third-inch slices, and cover each slice with cheese mixture forced through a rose tube; arrange on lettuce, and serve with French dressing.

370.—CREAM CHEESE SALAD

Force cream cheese through potato ricer, arrange lightly on lettuce leaves, and dress with a French Dressing (see No. 338), to which two tablespoons of chili sauce have been added.

371.—FROZEN CREAM CHEESE

Mash a cream cheese, season with paprika and salt, moisten with cream, and beat until smooth; pack into individual paper cases, put into a tightly covered tin, and pack in equal parts of salt and ice for three hours. Serve on lettuce with French Dressing (see No. 338), and garnish with bits of currant jelly or Mock Bar-le-Duc Currants (see No. 666).

372.—JELLIED WALDORF SALAD
½ package gelatine 1 cup celery shredded ½ cup cold water ½ cup nut meats chopped 1 cup boiling water Lettuce ¼ cup sugar 6 pimolas sliced ¼ cup lemon juice Mayonnaise 2 cups apple chopped

Soak gelatine in cold water five minutes, add boiling water, sugar, and lemon juice; chill until it begins to stiffen; add apples, celery, and nuts; turn into individual molds, and chill. Serve on lettuce, and garnish with pimolas and mayonnaise.

373.—ORANGE AND CRESS SALAD
1 bunch water cress 4 seedless oranges 1 head romaine French Dressing (see No. 338)

Pick over, wash, and dry cress; wash and dry romaine, and arrange in salad bowl; peel and cut oranges in thin slices, and arrange over romaine; put cress around edge of bowl, and cover all with French dressing made with lemon juice instead of vinegar.

374.—PEAR SALAD
5 pears 1 teaspoon Jamaica ginger Lettuce 1 teaspoon powdered sugar 4 tablespoons oil ½ teaspoon paprika 2 tablespoons lemon juice

Pare, quarter, and core fruit; wash and dry lettuce; shred finely the outer leaves, and arrange on the heart leaves; cut quarters of pears lengthwise, place on lettuce, and cover with dressing made of oil, lemon juice, and seasonings. The pears should not be too ripe.

375.—PINEAPPLE, CHEESE, AND DATE SALAD

For each person allow two lettuce leaves, one slice of pineapple, and three dates stuffed with cream cheese. Cut the pineapple in cubes and place on the lettuce; cut dates in halves lengthwise, remove stones, stuff with cream cheese, and arrange on pineapple; sprinkle cheese with paprika, and dress all with French Dressing (see No. 338).

376.—PINEAPPLE AND COTTAGE CHEESE SALAD

Arrange slices of pineapple on crisp lettuce; in the center of each slice place a cottage cheese ball rolled in chopped nut meats; dress with French Dressing (see No. 338).

CHAPTER XVII YEAST BREADS, MUFFINS, AND ROLLS 377.—WHITE BREAD
1 cup scalded milk 2½ teaspoons salt 1 cup boiling water ½ yeast cake 1 tablespoon sugar ¼ cup lukewarm water 2 tablespoons shortening 6 to 7 cups flour

Put liquid, sugar, shortening, and salt in the mixing bowl; when lukewarm add the yeast cake (which has been dissolved in lukewarm water); add flour and knead well. The exact amount of flour will depend upon the quality; but enough should be used to make a smooth, soft dough which after kneading is not sticky. Cover, and let rise in a warm room until double in bulk; cut down, knead well, and shape into loaves; cover, let rise until double in bulk, and bake in a hot oven about fifty minutes. To hurry the rising of the bread increase the quantity of yeast. Bread mixed with two yeast cakes may be made and baked in about three hours.

378.—BRAN BREAD (Yeast)
½ cup boiling water ½ yeast cake ½ cup scalded milk ¼ cup lukewarm water 2 tablespoons shortening 1 cup entire wheat flour 2 tablespoons molasses 1 cup white flour 1½ teaspoons salt 2 cups bran

Mix water, milk, shortening, molasses, and salt; when lukewarm add yeast cake dissolved in lukewarm water, add flour sifted, and bran, and mix with liquid to a soft dough; let rise until light, cut down, and knead into small loaves, using more bran if necessary to prevent sticking; let rise until nearly double, and bake in hot oven about fifty minutes.

379.—ENTIRE WHEAT BREAD

Follow recipe for White Bread (see No. 377), using four cups of entire wheat flour and two or more cups of white flour. Molasses may be used in place of sugar.

380.—DATE BREAD (Not Kneaded)
1 cup scalded milk ½ yeast cake 1 cup boiling water ¼ cup lukewarm water 4 cup molasses 4 cups entire wheat flour 2 tablespoons shortening 1¼ cups white flour 2 teaspoons salt 1 cup dates cut in pieces

Mix milk, water, molasses, shortening, and salt; when lukewarm, add yeast, dissolved in lukewarm water, and flour; mix, and beat well; let rise until double in bulk; add dates, beat well, turn into two greased bread pans, let rise until light, and bake one hour. The oven should be hot for the first fifteen minutes, and then the heat should be reduced.

381.—FRIED BREAD

Cut raised bread dough into pieces the size of a small egg, flatten with the rolling pin, cover, let rise until light, and fry in deep fat about three minutes.

382.—GRAHAM AND CORN BREAD
1 cup corn meal ¼ cup molasses 1 cup boiling water ½ yeast cake 1 cup scalded milk ¼ cup lukewarm water 2 tablespoons shortening 4 cups Graham flour 2½ teaspoons salt

Pour boiling water over corn meal; mix well, add milk and shortening; when lukewarm add salt, molasses, and yeast dissolved in lukewarm water; add flour, beat well, and let rise until double in bulk; beat again, pour into two greased bread pans, let rise until light, and bake about fifty minutes. The oven should be hot for the first fifteen minutes, and then the heat reduced.

383.—IRISH BREAD
1 quart bread dough ¼ cup sugar 1/3 cup shortening 1 cup raisins seeded and chopped

Knead shortening, sugar, and raisins into dough; shape into two round loaves, let rise, brush with milk, and bake in hot oven about forty minutes.

384.—OATMEAL BREAD
1 cup rolled oats ½ yeast cake ½ cup corn meal ¼ cup lukewarm water 1½ teaspoons salt ½ cup molasses 1 tablespoon shortening 4 cups flour 2 cups boiling water

Mix oats, corn meal, salt, and shortening; add boiling water, and let stand one hour; add yeast dissolved in lukewarm water, molasses, and flour. Mix well, cover, and let rise until double in bulk; beat well, turn into two greased pans, let rise, and bake in a hot oven about fifty minutes.

385.—RYE BREAD
1 cup scalded milk ½ yeast cake 1 cup boiling water ¼ cup lukewarm water 2 tablespoons shortening 3 cups rye flour 3 tablespoons molasses 3 to 4 cups white flour 2 teaspoons salt

Mix; let rise and bake the same as White Bread (see No. 377).

386.—SHREDDED WHEAT BREAD
2 shredded wheat biscuit 1 tablespoon shortening 1 cup hot milk ½ yeast cake 1 cup hot water ¼ cup lukewarm water ½ cup molasses 6 cups entire wheat flour 1 tablespoon salt

Crumble the biscuit; add milk, water, molasses, salt, and shortening; when lukewarm add yeast cake dissolved in lukewarm water, and sifted flour; knead well, cover and let rise until double in bulk; cut down, shape into loaves or biscuit, put into greased pans, let rise until light, and bake in a hot oven about fifty minutes for loaves, and twenty-five minutes for biscuit. This makes one loaf and one pan of biscuit. A little more or less flour may be needed.

387.—BUNS
1 cup scalded milk ½ yeast cake 1/3 cup shortening ¼ cup lukewarm water ¼ cup sugar ½ cup currants 1 teaspoon salt 3½ cups flour

Mix milk, shortening, sugar, and salt; when lukewarm, add yeast dissolved in lukewarm water; add currants, and flour enough to knead (a little more or less than the three and one-half cups may be required); let rise until double in bulk; knead, and shape into small round buns; place in a greased baking pan two inches apart, and let rise until light; brush with milk, dust with powdered sugar, and bake in a hot oven about twenty minutes.

388.—CRESCENTS

Use Parker House Roll mixture (see No. 389) or any bread dough into which more shortening has been kneaded; roll out half an inch thick, cut into four-inch squares, and cut squares in halves diagonally; brush with melted shortening, and roll firmly, beginning with the diagonal edge. Curve into crescent shape, place on greased baking sheet, let rise until light, and bake in a hot oven about fifteen minutes.

389.—PARKER HOUSE ROLLS
2 cups milk 1 yeast cake 1/3 cup shortening ¼ cup lukewarm water 1 teaspoon salt 6 to 7 cups flour 2 tablespoons sugar

Scald milk; add shortening, salt, and sugar; when cool add yeast dissolved in water; stir in two cups of flour, cover, and let rise until double in bulk; add enough

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