The Art of German Cooking and Baking: Revised and Enlarged EditionMeier, Lina
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The Art of German Cooking and Baking: Revised and Enlarged Edition
Meier, Lina
Cooking, German
Preparation: The potatoes are boiled, peeled, grated or mashed. Cream
the butter, stir in the yolks of eggs, Parmesan cheese, nutmeg, pepper
and salt, the mashed potatoes and flour. Balls, walnut size, are
formed from this mass, rolled in roll crumbs and fried in hot lard to
a nice golden yellow color. The lard should be deep enough for the
balls to float. Drain in a colander or on paper.
Remarks: These potato balls are nice to garnish meat platters.
No. 13—SOUR POTATOES.
Quantity for 6 Persons.
1 lb. of potatoes
¼ lb. of butter or good drippings
1 tsp. of chopped onions
1 pt. good beef bouillon
1 pinch of pepper
2 tbsps. of vinegar or to taste
Salt to taste
3 tbsps. of flour
Preparation: The potatoes are cooked, peeled and sliced. While they
are boiling, the dressing is prepared. Brown the butter or lard with
the onions, stir in the flour, stew a little while, add the bouillon
and season to taste with vinegar, salt and pepper and cook a few
minutes. Put in the boiled sliced potatoes, cook a few minutes and
serve.
No. 14—CREAMED POTATOES.
Quantity for 6 Persons.
1 lb. of potatoes
⅛ lb. of butter
2 tbsps. of flour
¾ pt. of milk or ½ pt. of milk and ¼ pt. of sweet cream
1 pinch of pepper
Salt
Preparation: The potatoes are cooked in the jackets, then peeled and
sliced or cut into small dice. Or bake the potatoes in the oven, peel
them and cut into dice. Melt the butter, stir in the flour, cook 1
minute, add the milk and cream, cook a little while, season with salt
and pepper, put in the potatoes, cook and serve. The dressing must
neither be too thin nor too thick.
Remarks: Creamed potatoes are nice with soup meat, mutton chops or
fried sausage.
No. 15—BAKED POTATO PUDDING.
Quantity for 6 Persons.
1½ lbs. of potatoes
Fully ⅛ lb. of butter
4–6 eggs
½ tbsp. of Parmesan cheese
1 pinch salt
Pepper
½ cupful of flour
Butter for the mold
Preparation: The potatoes are boiled, peeled and mashed. The butter is
creamed with yolks of eggs, cheese, pepper and salt. Stir in the
mashed potatoes, the flour and lastly the beaten white of egg. Butter
the mold, put the mixture in and bake in medium hot oven for 45 minutes.
No. 16—STEAMED POTATO PUDDING.
Quantity for 6 Persons.
Preparation and ingredients are the same as given under No. 15. The
prepared mixture is put into a mold that has been buttered and
sprinkled with bread crumbs. Set in a steamer over a kettle of boiling
water and boil for 1 hour. Then turn it out on a platter and serve.
Remarks: Caper sauce is good with potato pudding.
No. 17—POTATO PANCAKES.
Quantity for 6 Persons.
3 lbs. of raw potatoes
3–4 eggs
1¼ cupfuls of flour
1 pinch of pepper
1 large sour apple, peeled and grated
½ tsp. of grated onion
Enough lard for baking
½ tbsp. of salt
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