Chapter 24

Oysters Steamed in the Shell248

A Recipe Given Mary for "Oyster Cocktail"248

Oyster Croquettes249

Frau Schmidt's Way of Serving "Oyster Cocktails"249

Salmon Loaf249

Creamed Salmon249

Oyster Canapes250

Meat

250

"Sauergebratens" (German Pot Roast)251

"Hungarian Goulash"252

Broiled Steak252

Stewed Shin of Beef253

Hamburg Steak253

Meat Stew With Dumplings254

Extending the Meat Flavor255

Preparing a Pot Roast256

Stuffed Breast of Veal257

"Gedampftes Rinderbrust"257

"Paprikash"257

Beef Stew258

Savory Beef Roll258

Veal Cutlets259

Meat "Snitzel"259

Sirloin Steaks259

Meat Balls260

Veal Loaf260

Sweet Breads (Breaded)261

Fried "Liver and Bacon"261

Beef Steak Served With Peas261

Creamed "Dried Beef"262

Creamed Sweetbreads262

Meat Croquettes262

Stewed Rabbit263

Roast Lamb263

"Gefullte Rinderbrust" (Stuffed Breast of Beef) German Style263

Fried Peppers With Pork Chops264

Boiled Ham264

Sliced Ham264

Roast Pork265

Pork Chops265

"Home-Made" Sausage265

Aunt Sarah's Method of Keeping Sausage266

Souse266

Utilizing Cold Meat "Left-Overs"267

Fowl

267

Roast Chicken or Turkey267

Bread Filling (As Aunt Sarah Prepared It)268

Fried Chicken With Cream Gravy269

Stewed or Steamed Chicken270

Vegetables

270

White Potatoes270

Baked Potatoes271

Various Ways of Using Small Potatoes271

Scalloped Potatoes273

Candied Sweet Potatoes273

Sweet Potato Croquettes274

Potato Chips274

Fried Eggplant274

Baked Stuffed Peppers275

Chili (As Prepared in New Mexico)275

Baked Cabbage275

Crimson Creamed Beets276

Buttered Beets276

Pickled "Mangelwurzel"276

German Steamed Cabbage277

Bean "Snitzel"277

Boiled Spinach277

Fried Onions and Potatoes278

Steamed Asparagus (Pine)278

Pasture Mushrooms278

Steamed Mushrooms (Delicious)279

Stewed Tomatoes279

Sweet Corn280

Fried Tomatoes With "Cream Sauce"280

Baked "Stuffed Tomatoes"280

"Canned Tomatoes," Fried or (Tomato Fritters)281

"Bucks County" Baked Beans281

Cooked Hominy282

Grated Parsnip Cakes282

To make "Sauer Kraut"283

Dumplings to Serve With "Sauer Kraut"284

Parsley Dried to Preserve ItsGreenColor285

Time Required to Cook Vegetables

285

Common Cream Sauce

286

Preparation of Savory Gravies

287

The Good Flavor of "Browned Flour"

287

Butter, Cheese and Suet

283

A Substitute for Butter (As Aunt Sarah Prepared It)288

"Butter"—As It Was Made at the Farm, "By Aunt Sarah"289

"Smier Kase," or Cottage Cheese290

Uses of Sweet Drippings and Suet291

Eggs

292

"Eierkuchen," or Omelette292

Hard Boiled Eggs292

Soft Boiled Eggs293

An Egg and Tomato Omelette293

Mushroom Omelette294

A Clam Omelette294

Deviled Eggs294

Eggs in Cream Sauce295

Aunt Sarah's Method of Preserving Eggs in "Water Glass"295

To Test Fresh Eggs296

Salads

297

Aunt Sarah's Salad Dressing297

Dutch cucumber Salad298

Carrot Salad298

"An Old Recipe" for Chicken Salad298

German Potato Salad299

German Turnip Salad299

"German" Salad Dressing299

Mary's Potato Salad300

Mary's Recipe for Salad Dressing300

"Fruit" Salad Dressing300

Grape Fruit Salad300

"A Good, Inexpensive" Salad Dressing301

Imitation "Lobster Salad"301

"German" Horseradish Sauce301

Mayonnaise Dressing (In Which Olive Oil is Used)302

Mustard Dressing to Serve With Sliced Tomatoes302

Chicken Salad302

Pepper Hash303

German Bean Salad303

Meat Salads304

Beverages

305

Coffee305

Cocoa305

Chocolate306

Boiled Water306

Tea306

Iced Tea307

Puddings

307

Rice Pudding308

Frau Schmidt's Apple Dumplings308

"Caramel Custard" as Mary Prepared It309

Aunt Sarah's Bread Pudding309

"Steamed" Bread Pudding309

An Economical "Bread and Apple Pudding"310

Cup Custards310

Frau Schmidt's Graham Pudding310

"Sponge" Bread Pudding (Sauce)311

Aunt Sarah's Cottage Pudding (Sauce)311

Apple "Strudel"312

"Lemon Meringue" Pudding312

Suet Pudding (Sauce)313

Steamed Fruit Pudding (Sauce)313

Cornmeal Pudding314

Huckleberry Pudding314

Tapioca Custard314

Delicious Baked Peach Pudding315

Caramel Custard315

"Aunt Sarah's" Rhubarb Pudding315

"Vanilla Sauce" for Rhubarb Pudding316


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