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: Slice the tomatoes and strew with 1 cup of salt. Peel the
onions and put into salt water. Let both tomatoes and onions stand
until the next day. Now take both out of the salt water and bring them
to boil in weak vinegar water. When that turns yellow, strain it, put
the tomatoes and onions back into the kettle, add sugar, 7 cups of
vinegar and spices and boil until nearly done. Fill into cans or stone
jars and close them tightly.
No. 77—TOMATO MARMALADE.
Tomatoes
Sugar
Preparation: Put the tomatoes into boiling water for one minute, skin
them, slice thin and bring slowly to a boil. Boil to a marmalade,
stirring constantly. When you think it is thick enough, mix in the
sugar and boil 15 minutes more. Put into jelly glasses and tie them up
well.
Remarks: If you like, the tomatoes may be pressed through a sieve
before the sugar is added.
No. 78—PLAIN TOMATOES FOR SOUP.
Tomatoes
Preparation: Peel the tomatoes, boil until tender and fill into jars.
Close tightly and put in a dry, cool place.
No. 79—SWEET TOMATOES.
1 lb. of tomatoes
½ lb. of sugar
¼ slice of lemon
⅛ cup of water
3 cloves
1 stick of cinnamon
2 pieces of ginger
Preparation: Put the medium-sized, red tomatoes into boiling water for
a minute and skin them. Boil the sugar, water, cloves, cinnamon and
ginger 1 minute, skim, add the tomatoes and boil slowly until they are
tender but not too soft. Fill them carefully into the jars. Boil the
syrup thick, pour it over the fruit and close the jars tightly. Treat
the jars as in No. 1 and store them in a cool, dry place.
No. 80—TOMATO CATSUP.
1 pk. of tomatoes
1 tsp. of ground, black pepper
¼ tsp. of red pepper
½ tsp. of ground cloves
½ tsp. of ground allspice
3 large onions
2 tbsps. of sugar
Salt to taste
Preparation: Peel and slice nice, ripe tomatoes, add the spices and
boil until thick. Strain through a fine sieve, put it back into the
kettle, boil until of the consistency of thick cream, fill into
bottles and when cold, cork them well.
No. 81—RHUBARB.
Rhubarb
Preparation: Skin the rhubarb, cut into small pieces and pack into
jars or bottles. Close them well and boil in a covered wash boiler
with a tray or cloth on the bottom for 45 minutes. The water is put
into the boiler cold and must be ½ inch above the jars or bottles.
When they are cooled off, take them out, test the covers, treat them
as in No. 1. Before using the contents, put sugar in and boil it a
little, then serve cold.
No. 82—RHUBARB MARMALADE.
Rhubarb
Sugar
Preparation: Skin the rhubarb, cut into small pieces, bring slowly to
boil in a little water, stirring constantly until it thickens. Add
sugar, fill it into jars and close them up tightly.
No. 83—SAUERKRAUT.
Firm, white cabbage heads
Salt
Pepper-corns
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