Foods that will win the war and how to cook them (1918)Goudiss, C. Houston (Charles Houston)
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Foods that will win the war and how to cook them (1918)
Goudiss, C. Houston (Charles Houston)
Cooking, American; Food conservation; Menus
Mix eggs, corn syrup, salt and milk. Dip bread and brown in frying
pan. Spread with marmalade or preserves. Pile in baking dish. Cover
with any of the custard mixture which is left. Cover with meringue.
Bake 15 minutes.
PRUNE ROLL
2 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 cup milk
1 tablespoon fat
2 tablespoons sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1/2 lb. washed and scalded prunes, dates, figs or raisins
2 teaspoons baking powder
To prunes, add 1/2 cup water and soak 10 minutes. Simmer in same water
until tender (about 10 minutes). Drain prunes and mash to a pulp.
Mix flour, baking powder and salt. Add beaten egg and milk. Mix to
a dough. Roll out thin, spread with prune pulp, sprinkle with two
tablespoons sugar. Roll the mixture and place in greased baking dish.
Bake 30 to 40 minutes. Take half cup of juice from prunes, add 1
tablespoon corn syrup. Bring to boiling point. Serve as sauce for
prune roll.
MARMALADE BLANC MANGE
1 pint milk
1/8 cup cornstarch
2 yolks of eggs
1/3 cup orange marmalade
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Few grains of salt
Mix cornstarch with 1/4 cup of cold milk. Scald rest of milk, add
cornstarch, and stir until thick. Cook over hot water 20 minutes.
Add rest of ingredients. Cook, stirring 5 minutes. Chill and serve
with two whites of eggs, beaten stiff, to which has been added 2
tablespoons orange marmalade. Two ounces grated chocolate and 1/3
cup corn syrup may be substituted for marmalade.
COFFEE MARSHMALLOW CREAM
2 cups strong boiling coffee
2 tablespoons gelatine (granulated)
2 tablespoons cold water
1/4 cup corn syrup
1 cup condensed milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Soak gelatine in cold water until soft. Add coffee and stir
until dissolved. Add other ingredients. Chill. One-quarter cup of
marshmallows may be cut up and added just before chilling.
FRUIT PUDDING
2 cups of left-over canned fruit or cooked dried fruit
2 cups of the juice or water
1/4 cup corn syrup
2 tablespoons gelatine
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Soften the gelatine in 2 tablespoons of the juice or water. Add the
rest of the fruit after it has been heated. When the gelatine is
dissolved, add the fruit, lemon juice and corn syrup. Pour in mold.
CEREAL AND DATE PUDDING
1 cup cooked cereal
2 cups milk
1-1/2 tablespoons fat
1 cup dates
1/4 cup corn syrup
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
Cook over hot water until thick, and boil or bake 20 minutes. Serve
with hot maple syrup.
BAKED APPLES WITHOUT SUGAR
Fill cored apples with 1 tablespoon honey, corn syrup, chopped dates,
raisins, marmalade, or chopped popcorn mixed with corn syrup in
the proportion of two tablespoons of syrup to a cup of corn. Put
one-quarter inch of water in pan. Bake until tender and serve apples
in pan with syrup as sauce.
APPLES AND POPCORN
Core apples. Cut just through the skin around the center of the apple.
Fill the center with popcorn and 1 teaspoon of corn syrup. Bake 30
minutes.
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