Cooking -- Study and teaching (Secondary); Home economics
Beat the yolks of two eggs, add two tbsps. of milk, 1 ssp. of salt and
1/4 of a ssp. of pepper. Beat the whites till stiff and dry. Cut and
fold them into the yolks till just covered. Have a clean, smooth
omelet pan (or spider). When hot, rub well with a teaspoonful of
butter; see that the butter is all over the pan, turn in the omelet
and spread evenly on the pan. Cook until slightly browned underneath,
being careful not to let it burn; set in a hot oven until dry on top.
When dry throughout, run a knife round the edge, tip the pan to one
side, fold the omelet and turn out on a hot platter. This may be made
by beating the whites and yolks together for a plain omelet. A little
chopped parsley, a little fine grated onion, a tbsp. or two of chopped
ham, veal or chicken may be spread on the omelet before folding.
CUP CUSTARDS.
1 pt. of milk.
1/4 cup of sugar.
2 eggs.
1/2 ssp. grated nutmeg.
Beat the eggs until light, then add the sugar; beat again, add the
milk and nutmeg, stir until the sugar is dissolved. Pour into custard
cups, stand the cups in a pan of boiling water and then put the pan in
the oven. Bake until the custards are set, or until a knife may be
slipped into the centre without anything adhering to it. When done,
take them out of the water and stand away to cool. (This custard may
be poured into a baking dish and baked in a quick oven until firm in
the centre.)
BOILED CUSTARD.
1 pt. of milk.
2 tbsps. sugar.
2 eggs.
1/2 tsp. vanilla.
Put the milk on in the double boiler, beat the sugar and yolks of eggs
together until light, then stir them into the boiling milk; stir until
it begins to thicken, then take it from the fire; add the vanilla and
stand aside to cool. When cool, pour into a glass dish. Beat the
whites until stiff, add three tbsps. of powdered sugar gradually. Heap
them on a dinner plate and stand in the oven a moment until slightly
brown, then loosen from the plate, slip off gently on top of the
custard; serve very cold.
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FRUIT.
If people would only realize the value of fruit in its natural state,
much of the time devoted to the preparation of pies, puddings, etc.,
would be saved. All uncooked fruit should be thoroughly ripe and
served fresh and cold. Sometimes fruit is more easily digested when
the woody fibre has been softened by cooking than when in its natural
state, therefore a few simple recipes for cooking fruit are given.
APPLESAUCE.
Pare, core and quarter 6 or 8 tart apples. Make a syrup with 1/2 cup
of sugar, 1/2 cup of water, and a little grated lemon peel. When
boiling, add the apples and cook carefully till they are just tender,
but not broken. Remove them carefully, boil the syrup down a little
and pour it over the apples. (For serving with roast goose, etc., cook
the apples in a little water, mash until smooth, add sugar to taste.)
CODDLED APPLES.
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