A Comprehensive Guide-Book to Natural, Hygienic and Humane Diet — John Shaqi
A Comprehensive Guide-Book to Natural, Hygienic and Humane DietBeard, Sidney Hartnoll
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A Comprehensive Guide-Book to Natural, Hygienic and Humane Diet
Beard, Sidney Hartnoll
Cooking; Diet; Vegetarian cooking; Vegetarianism
Equal quantities of mashed wholemeal bread and boiled rice, add a
little boiled onion minced fine, some pepper, salt and butter. Mix,
roll into shape, or pass through a sausage machine, dredge with flour,
dip in batter, and fry crisp. A great variety can be made by
introducing lentils, macaroni or haricots, with herbs, fried onions,
breadcrumbs, etc., and an egg.
=99. Kedgeree.=
Two cups of boiled rice, 2 hard boiled eggs, 1-oz. butter, 1 onion,
1-oz. sultanas, pepper and salt. Fry the onion in the butter till
brown, then add the rice, eggs, and seasoning, mix well and serve very
hot.
=100. Savoury Cheese Rissoles.=
Put 1/2-pint of hot water and 2-ozs. butter in a saucepan and bring to
the boil, sift in slowly 5-ozs. of flour and cook this mixture
thoroughly until it will leave the pan clean. Take it off the fire and
add a little cayenne, finely chopped parsley, 4-ozs. breadcrumbs,
2-ozs. grated cheese, and 1 egg beaten in separately. When the mixture
is quite cool, roll it into balls with flour and fry them. Decorate
the dish with parsley and serve hot with a garnish of mashed potatoes.
A brown sauce is an improvement.
=101. A Corsican Dish.=
Take 1-lb. Brussels sprouts, and sauté them, 1-lb. chestnuts, boil and
peel them, and then fry in butter. Pile in centre of dish and surround
with the sprouts. Decorate with croûtons and serve hot.
=102. Brussels Sprouts Sauté.=
Blanch the sprouts and drain well. Put into a wide saucepan with some
butter and seasoning. Place on a hot fire and shake frequently for
five minutes. Serve hot.
=103. Spinach Fritters.=
Chop finely, or pass through a sieve, 1-lb. of cooked spinach, season
with salt and pepper and add the yolk of 1 egg and sufficient
breadcrumbs to make the mixture stiff. Form into flat, round cakes,
dip into frying batter and cook in boiling fat. Serve with a garnish
of scrambled eggs.
=104. Baked Stuffed Tomatoes.=
Remove the centre from half a dozen tomatoes, mince this and add some
chopped parsley, 1/4-lb. grated nuts, 2-ozs. breadcrumbs, pepper and
salt to taste and one egg. Fill the tomatoes with this mixture and
bake for half an hour, first placing a small piece of butter on each
tomato.
=105. A Breakfast Dish.=
Take some large tomatoes, cut them in halves and scoop out the inside.
Break some eggs and put each in a cup, and slide one egg into each
half tomato. Put a little chopped parsley on each, and bake in the
oven until the white of the egg is set. Serve on rounds of toast.
=106. Vegetable Marrow Stuffed.=
Grate some nuts, add the same quantity of breadcrumbs, season, bind
with one egg. Take a small marrow, cut in halves, scoop out the seeds,
put in the stuffing, place it in a cloth upright in a saucepan with
water, and steam for one hour.
=107. Tomatoes au Gratin.=
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