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
5 eggs, 1 tablespoonful of castor sugar, 2 tablespoonfuls of water, 2
oz. of butter, some raspberry and currant jam. Melt the butter in an
omelet pan, beat the eggs well, stir in the sugar, and pour the
mixture into the hot butter. Fry a pale golden colour, and turn it on
to a hot dish. Spread some jam on the omelet, double it, and serve at
once. The inside of the omelet should remain creamy.
VEGETABLES
GREEN VEGETABLES (General Remarks).
I have not given recipes for the cooking of plain greens, as they are
prepared very much alike everywhere in England. There are a number of
recipes in this book giving savoury ways of preparing them, and I will
now make a few remarks on the cooking of plain vegetables. The English
way of boiling them is not at all a good one, as most of the soluble
vegetable salts, which are so important to our system, are lost
through it. Green vegetables are generally boiled in a great deal of
salt water; this is drained off when they are tender, and the
vegetables then served. A much better way for all vegetables is to
cook them in a very small quantity of water, and adding a small piece
of butter (1 oz. to 2 lb. of greens) and a little salt. When the
greens are tender, any water which is not absorbed should be thickened
with a little Allinson fine wheatmeal and eaten with the vegetables. A
great number of them, such as _Cabbages, Savoys, Brussel sprouts,
Scotch kail, turnip-tops, &c., &c._, can be prepared this way.
In the case of vegetables like _asparagus, cauliflower, sea kale,
parsnips, artichokes, carrots_ or _celery_, which cannot always be
stewed in a little water, this should be saved as stock for soups or
sauces. Most of these vegetables are very nice with a white sauce;
carrots are particularly pleasant with parsley sauce.
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