Dr. Allinson's cookery book, comprising many valuable vegetarian recipesAllinson, T. R. (Thomas Richard)
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Dr. Allinson's cookery book, comprising many valuable vegetarian recipes
Allinson, T. R. (Thomas Richard)
Vegetarian cooking
1 breakfastcupful of cold boiled vegetables, minced fine (green peas,
carrots, turnips, potatoes, &c.), 4 eggs, 1 tablespoonful of Allinson
fine wheatmeal, 1/2 a gill of milk, pepper and salt, and a little
nutmeg to taste, 1 oz. of butter. Beat the eggs and milk well
together, rub the meal smooth with it, add the vegetables and
seasoning, and fry as an omelet. Serve with sauce.
OMELET HERB.
4 slices of Allinson bread, 1 pint of milk, 1 finely chopped English
onion, 1 good tablespoonful of finely chopped parsley, 1 teaspoonful
of dried mixed herbs, 3 eggs, 2 oz. of butter, pepper and salt to
taste. Soak the bread, fry the onion in 1-1/2 oz. of butter, and mix
it with the soaked bread. Add the herbs, parsley, and seasoning, and
mix all well. Butter a pie-dish with the rest of the butter, pour the
mixture into it, and bake.
OMELET LENTIL.
It you have any cold boiled lentils, for instance, some sandwich
mixture you wish to use up, proceed as follows: To 1 teacupful of
boiled lentils take 3 well-beaten eggs, and pepper and salt to taste.
Add 1 dessertspoonful of water to each egg, and mix the lentils and
eggs smooth. Fry the mixture as an omelet in boiling butter.
OMELET MACARONI.
3 oz. of boiled cold macaroni, 3 eggs, 1 dessertspoonful of finely
chopped parsley, 1-1/2 oz. of grated cheese, 1/2 a saltspoonful of
nutmeg, pepper and salt to taste, 1-1/2 oz. of butter. Cut the
macaroni into little pieces; beat the eggs well, and mix them with the
macaroni. Add the seasoning, parsley, cheese, and nutmeg; mix all
well, and fry the omelet with the butter in a large frying-pan.
OMELET ONION.
4 medium-sized English onions, 1-1/2 oz. of butter, 2 oz. of Allinson
breadcrumbs, 4 eggs, 4 tablespoonfuls of milk, pepper and salt to
taste. Peel and slice the onions, bake them in a pie-dish with the
butter and seasoning, until quite soft. Whip the eggs up, mix them
with the milk, breadcrumbs, and the baked onions. Put the mixture into
a greased pie-dish, and bake in a moderately hot oven. Serve with
tomato sauce.
OMELET SAVOURY.
Soak Allinson wholemeal bread in cold milk and water until soft, then
rub smooth, grate 1 onion, beat up 1 egg, and add a few flavouring
herbs, and pepper and salt to taste. Mix the whole together, put in a
pie-dish, place a few small pieces of butter on the top, and bake
about 1/2 hour, or until done. Eat with vegetables and potatoes.
OMELET SOUFFLÉ.
4 eggs, 3 oz. of sifted castor sugar, the grated rind of 1/2 a lemon,
1 oz. of butter. Beat the yolks of the eggs for 10 minutes with the
sugar and lemon rind. Whip the whites of the eggs to a very stiff
froth, mix it with the other ingredients, pour the mixture into a
well-buttered pie-dish or cake tin, and bake the soufflé in a
moderately hot oven from 10 to 15 minutes. Serve immediately.
OMELET SOUFFLÉ (SWEET).
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