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
Unless an egg-poacher is used, eggs are best poached in a large
frying-pan nearly filled with water. A little vinegar and salt should
be added to the water, as the eggs will then set more quickly. Each
egg should first be broken into a separate cup, and then slipped into
the rapidly boiling water; cover them up and allow them to boil only
just long enough to have the whites set, which will take about 2
minutes. Quite newly laid eggs take a little longer. Have ready hot
buttered toast, remove the eggs from the water with an egg-slice, and
slip them on the toast. Always have plates and dishes very hot for all
kinds of egg dishes. Poached eggs are also a very nice accompaniment
to vegetables, like spinach, Scotch kale, &c., when they are served
laid on the vegetables.
POTATO SOUFFLÉ.
2 oz. of butter, 4 eggs, 1/4 lb. of castor sugar, 1/2 oz. of ground
almonds (half bitter and half sweet), 6 oz. of cold boiled and grated
potatoes, and 1-1/2 oz. of sifted breadcrumbs. Cream the butter in a
basin, which is done by stirring it round the sides of the basin until
soft and creamy, when it will make a slight crackling noise. Stir in
the yolks of the eggs, the sugar, and almonds; beat for 10 minutes,
then stir in the potatoes and breadcrumbs, and last of all the whites
of the eggs whipped to a stiff froth. Turn the mixture into a
well-buttered dish, and bake in a moderately hot oven from 3/4 of an
hour to 1 hour.
RATAFIA SOUFFLÉ.
6 eggs, 2 oz. of Allinson fine wheatmeal, 2 oz. of butter, 2 oz. of
castor sugar, the grated rind of 1/2 lemon, 1/2 pint of milk, 3 oz. of
ratafias. Melt the butter in a saucepan, stir in the flour, mix well,
and then add the milk, stirring all until the mixture is quite smooth
and thick and comes away from the sides of the saucepan. Let it cool a
little, then stir in the yolks of the eggs well beaten, the lemon
rind, the sugar, and lastly, the whites of the eggs whipped to a stiff
froth. Turn the mixture into a buttered pie-dish or cake tin, with
alternate layers of ratafias. Bake from 1/2 an hour to 3/4 of an hour
in a moderately hot oven, and serve immediately with stewed fruit.
RICE SOUFFLÉ.
6 eggs, 2 oz. of rice, 1 pint of milk, sugar to taste, vanilla essence
or the peel of 1/2 a lemon, and 1 oz. of butter. Stew the rice in the
milk with the butter, sugar, and the lemon peel, if the latter is used
for flavouring. When the rice is tender remove the peel; or flavour
with vanilla essence, and let all cool. Separate the yolks of the eggs
from the whites, and beat each separately into the rice for 2 or 3
minutes. Whip the whites of the eggs to a stiff froth, and stir them
lightly into the mixture. Have ready a buttered soufflé tin, pour the
mixture into it, and bake the soufflé for 20 minutes in a hot oven.
Sprinkle with castor sugar, and serve at once.
SAVOURY CREAMED EGGS.
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