The Myrtle Reed Cook Book

Bisques and Purées, 256 ff.

Clams, 256

Crab, 256

Green peas, 257

Kidney beans, 257

Rice, 258

Tomatoes, 258

Chicken, 259 ff.

German, 262

Giblet, 262

Hungarian, 263

Jellied, 263

Mock chicken, 263

Cream, 264 ff.

Asparagus, 264

Barley, 264

Celery, 264

Clams, 264

Corn, 265

Crab, 265

Mushrooms, 265

Oysters, 265

Peas, 265

Tomato, 265

Vermicelli, 266

Fish, 266 ff.

Clam, 266, 267

Crab, 267

French, 267

German, 268

Oyster, 268, 269

Salmon, 270

Scallop, 271

Shrimp, 270

Fruit, 271 ff.

Currant, 272

Gooseberry, 272

Prune, 272

Raisin, 272

Raspberry, 273

Strawberry, 273

Miscellaneous, 278 ff.

Mutton, 273 ff.

Asparagus, 273

Baked, 273

Lamb, 274

Quick, 275

Veal, 275 ff.

Austrian, 275

Chiffonade, 276

Italian, 276

Spring, 277

Vegetable, 277-278

Southern hoecakes, 128

Strawberries, 21;

how to serve, 37

Sweetbreads, directions for cooking, 84

Table, how to set it, 9;

for breakfast, 10

Tangerines, 21, 38

Tea, directions for making, 190

Toast, cream, milk, soft, 56;

French, 88;

anchovy with eggs, 103

Tomatoes, with eggs, 97, 104, 115

Tongue, scrambled with eggs, 99

Tripe, fried, 85;

fricasseed, 85;

à la Lyonnaise, 85;

à la poulette, 86

Truce of God, 5

Veal, minced with eggs, 86

Vegetables, one hundred and fifty ways to cook, 373-422

Artichokes, 373

Asparagus, 373, 374

Beans, 375-380

Beets, 380

Brussels sprouts, 381

Cabbage, 381-384

Carrots, 385, 386

Cauliflower, 386-389

Celery, 389-391

Corn, 391-395

Cucumbers, 395

Eggplant, 395-398

Hominy, 398

Lentils, 398

Macaroni, 399, 400

Mushrooms, 400, 401

Noodles, 401, 402

Okra, 402

Onions, 402-404

Parsnips, 404, 405

Peppers, 406

Rice, 409, 410

Salsify, 410, 411

Spaghetti, 411-413

Spinach, 413

Squash, 414-415

Sweet potatoes, 407, 408

Tomatoes, 415-419

Turnips, 419, 420

Waffles, Blue Grass, 180-181;

cream, 181;

feather, 181;

Georgia, 181;

hominy, 182;

Indian, 182;

Kentucky, 183;

Maryland, 183;

plain, 184;

rice, 184;

corn-meal, 184;

Swedish, 185;

Tennessee, 185;

Virginia, 185

Water, taken on rising, 13

Watermelon, served in slices, 38

Wheat, gruel, 47;

cracked, 49;

crushed with raisins, 57;

cold cracked, 57

White oil-cloth, for protection, 9

Zwieback, directions for serving, 159

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Transcriber's Note

Variable spelling is preserved as printed, eg cardamon, crême.

The recipe for Braised Flank Steak, on page 318, may have some text missing following 'pour over,' as it is unclear as written. Since it is impossible to determine what that text might be, it is preserved as printed.

There seems to be a heading, PUDDINGS, missing from page 492, immediately before the recipe for APPLE PUDDING. The omitted heading has not been added.

There may be a heading missing from the beginning of page 516, immediately before the recipe for APPLES À LA NINON. The preceding pages covered tarts. From the index listings, it seems that page 516 is the start of a collection of 'miscellaneous' dessert recipes. The omitted heading has not been added.

On page 535, the index lists simply 'Raspberry' for the recipe for Raspberry tea-cake on page 467. This is preserved as printed.

Minor punctuation errors have been repaired.

For ease of searching, hyphenation and accent usage have been made consistent where there was a prevalence of one form over another. Otherwise, they are preserved as printed.

The following typographic errors have been repaired:

Page 20– Canteloupe amended to Cantaloupe – "Melons, Musk, Water, Cantaloupe … July 15 to October 15."

Page 56– Drip amended to Dip – "Dip crisp slices of toast for a moment …"

Page 207– acccording amended to according – "Prepare according to directions given for Apricot Salad, …"

Page 216– parsely amended to parsley – "Roll in very finely minced parsley, …"

Page 254– choppped amended to chopped – "One cupful each of chopped onion, carrot, celery, …"

Page 264– thoroughy amended to thoroughly – "When thoroughly blended, add two cupfuls of cold milk, …"

Page 362– add amended to a – "… thicken with browned flour and a little butter cooked together …"

Page 408– minues amended to minutes – "… and bake for twelve or fifteen minutes."

Page 451– whites amended to white – "Garnish with white grapes, …"

Page 470– woy amended to way – "Pears or other fruits may be used in the same way."

Page 491– omitted 'a' added – "… with a pint of milk, two eggs well-beaten …"

Page 501– mintues amended to minutes – "… and bake for twenty minutes in a moderate oven."

Page 506– slowy amended to slowly – "Cook slowly for an hour two-thirds cupful of sago …"

Page 521– marmalde amended to marmalade – "… spread with jelly-jam, or marmalade, roll up, …"

Page 528– curraut amended to currant – "Strawberry or currant juice may be used in the same way."

Page 529– stiffy amended to stiffly – "… fold in the stiffly beaten whites of four eggs."

Page 534– 470 amended to 469 – "Desserts … Miscellaneous … Apple charlotte, 469"

Page 541– 318 amended to 319 – "Meat and Poultry … Beef … Steaks, various varieties of, 316-319"

Page 546– 433 amended to 432 – "Salads … Dressing … Mayonnaise, 432"

Alphabetic links have been added to the index for the convenience of the reader.

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