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
Melt 1-oz. of butter, stir in 1/2-oz. of flour until free from lumps,
add 1/4-pt. of milk and stir until it boils. Finally add 20 or 30 drops
of Tarragon vinegar. This sauce is an excellent addition to
cauliflower, and the flavour is unique.
=164. Parsley Sauce.=
Make in same way as in the above recipe, but substitute a large
teaspoonful of finely chopped parsley for the vinegar.
=165. Tomato Sauce.=
Fry a sliced onion in butter until brown, add 6 sliced tomatoes, a
clove of garlic and 1/2-oz. more butter. Heat until quite soft, add
1/2-pt. of clear vegetable stock or water, strain and serve. Thicken
with arrowroot if desired.
=166. Sauce Hollandaise.=
Take 3-ozs. of butter, the juice of a lemon, the yolks of 3 eggs, and
a teaspoonful of flour. Heat in a double saucepan while being stirred,
until it begins to thicken. This is a good sauce to serve with
cauliflower, asparagus, artichokes, etc.
=167. White Sauce.=
Make in the same manner as Tarragon Sauce, but omit the vinegar and
add 1/4-pt. of water.
=168. Mayonnaise Sauce.=
Mix a teaspoonful of mustard with the yolk of an egg, add 4
tablespoons of pure olive oil, a few drops at a time, beating it with
a fork; add 2-ozs. of castor sugar, some pepper and salt, the juice of
a large lemon and 2 teaspoons of Tarragon vinegar. Whisk the white of
the egg with 1/4-pint of cream, and beat all together.
=169. Tomato Chutney.=
One and a half pounds of tomatoes, 1-3/4-lb. apples, 1-1/2-lb. sultanas,
1-1/2-lb. brown sugar, 2-ozs. onions, 4-ozs. salt, 3/4-oz. cayenne pepper,
3-pts. vinegar. The whole to be boiled for 3 hours. Pour into
stoppered bottles. This makes a most excellent chutney.
=170. Coconut Sauce.=
Melt 1-oz. of butter in a pan, stir in 1-oz. of flour smoothly, then
add 1/2-pt. of cold water and 1/2-pt. of milk, half at a time; stir in
1/2-oz. of desiccated coconut and 1/2-oz. of sugar, and bring to the boil.
Mapleton's Coconut Cream is superior to butter.
=171. Marmite Savoury Gravy.=
Chop an onion, and put it into 1-pt. of boiling water with a teaspoon
of butter and a dessertspoon of dried sage; boil until the onion is
soft; add two teaspoons of Marmite, season with pepper and salt, and
thicken with a small teacupful of arrowroot or cornflour. Strain and
serve.
=172. Marmite Glaze.=
Dissolve two teaspoons of Marmite in 1/2-pt. of boiling water, strain
through a fine hair sieve or a piece of muslin into an enamel
saucepan, put in 2-ozs. of gelatine, place on the fire and dissolve.
=173. Quick Lunch Gravy.=
Put a teaspoon of Marmite into a pint of boiling water, season with
pepper and salt, thicken with a little browned flour.
=174. Thick Brown Sauce.=
Fry 1 onion, 1 lump of sugar, and a little butter until quite brown,
add 2 teaspoons of brown flour and 1/2-pt. vegetable stock, pepper and
salt to taste, boil well, and strain.
=175. Carnos Sauce.=
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