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A SELECTION OF OLD WORLD RECIPES FOR FEBRUARY
An old-fashioned recipe for every day in the year
FEBRUARY.
1. - Oriental Canapes.
Take some lobster or crab-meat and pound in a mortar. Mix with 1
tablespoonful of butter; season with salt and pepper, a pinch each of
mustard, cayenne, nutmeg and curry-powder and moisten with lemon-juice.
Cut small rounds of toasted bread; scoop out some of the centre; fill
with the mixture and cover with a curry sauce. Sprinkle with fine
bread-crumbs and let bake in the oven a few minutes. Serve hot.
2. - Haggis (SCOTCH).
Chop a sheep's tongue, liver and heart and 1 pound of bacon. Add 2 large
chopped onions; season with 1/4 teaspoonful of red pepper and 1
teaspoonful of mixed herbs and salt to taste. Mix with 1 pint of toasted
oatmeal, 2 beaten eggs and the grated rind and juice of a lemon. Then
clean the pouch of the sheep and fill with the mixture. Lay in boiling
water and let boil three hours. Serve with apple-sauce.
3. - Austrian Braised Tongue.
Boil a large fresh beef tongue in salted water until tender. Remove the
tongue and lard it with thin strips of bacon; sprinkle with paprica; lay
in a baking-pan; add 1 onion sliced thin and 1 cup of the water in which
the tongue was cooked and pour over 1 pint of cream. Let bake in a
moderate oven. Baste often with the sauce. Serve hot, and pour over the
sauce; garnish with parsley.
4. - Russian Omelet.
Chop 2 shallots with a little parsley and cook in hot water. Add 2
tablespoonfuls of caviare and a teaspoonful of lemon-juice; season to
taste. Beat 4 eggs with 1 tablespoonful of cream, salt and pepper, and
fry in an omelet-pan with hot butter until done. Put the mixture in the
centre; turn in the ends and serve at once.
5. - Madras Potato Curry.
Cut boiled potatoes into thin slices; then fry 1 chopped onion in 2
tablespoonfuls of butter. Add 3 ounces of grated cocoanut, 1 teaspoonful
of curry-powder and 1 cup of milk, salt and cayenne pepper to taste. Let
boil up. Add the sliced potatoes and a sprig of parsley chopped. Let
simmer a few minutes and serve hot.
6. - Swiss Baked Eggs.
Melt 1 ounce of butter in a baking-pan; then cover the bottom of the pan
with thin slices of Swiss cheese. Break in 6 eggs; sprinkle with salt and
pepper. Pour over 4 tablespoonfuls of cream; sprinkle with grated Swiss
cheese, and let bake in the oven to a delicate brown. Serve hot.
7. - Jewish Stewed Shad.
Clean and cut a shad into large slices; sprinkle with salt, pepper and
ginger. Put on to boil with 1 sliced onion, 1 bay-leaf, a few cloves, 2
sprigs of parsley and 1/2 cup of vinegar. When done, remove the fish to a
platter; add 1/2 cup of raisins, 1 tablespoonful of butter, 1/2 cup of
pounded almonds, 1 glass of wine, 1 tablespoonful of brown sugar and a
pinch of cinnamon. Let boil until done and pour over the fish. Garnish
with sliced lemon and sprigs of parsley and serve cold.
8. - Bombay Spinach.
Boil the spinach in salted water until tender; drain and chop fine. Fry 1
chopped onion in 2 tablespoonfuls of butter; add the chopped spinach, a
pinch of pepper and curry-powder. Cover and let simmer five minutes.
Serve on a platter with stewed prawns and garnish with croutons.
9. - Spanish Fricasseed Shrimps.
Heat 2 tablespoonfuls of butter; add 1 onion chopped and 2 cups of
tomatoes. Let fry; then stir in 1 tablespoonful of flour; add 1/2 cup of
water; let boil; add 1 quart of shrimps, salt, pepper and parsley. Let
all cook twenty minutes. Stir in the yolk of an egg. Remove from the
fire. Put some boiled rice on a platter; add the shrimps and pour over
the sauce. Serve very hot.
10. - Irish Baked Potatoes.
Peel and boil potatoes in salted water until tender; drain and mash with
a lump of butter. Put in a well-buttered baking-dish a layer of the
potatoes and a layer of fried bread-crumbs until dish is full. Moisten
with beaten eggs, well seasoned with salt and pepper, and 3
tablespoonfuls of milk. Put in the oven to brown. Serve with boiled fish.
11. - Russian Stewed Chicken.
Cut a fat chicken into pieces at the joints and let stew, well seasoned
with salt and pepper. Then add some small whole onions, some cauliflower,
mushrooms and 1 cup of French peas. Let all cook until tender; then serve
hot on a large platter.
12. - Dutch Baked Mackerel.
Place the mackerel in a baking-dish; sprinkle with pepper and chopped
parsley. Cover with fried bread-crumbs and bits of butter, and moisten
with cream. Then bake until brown on top and serve hot with stewed
potatoes.
13. - Polish Roast Mutton.
Season a leg of mutton with salt, pepper and a pinch of cloves. Lay in a
baking-pan with 1 sliced onion, 2 celery roots, 3 cloves of garlic and 2
carrots cut fine, 1 bay-leaf, a sprig of thyme and a few peppercorns.
Pour over 1 cup of vinegar and 1 cup of hot water. Dredge with flour and
let bake in a hot oven. Baste often with the sauce in the pan until
nearly done; then add 1 pint of sour cream and let bake until done.
Thicken with flour; boil up and pour over the roast.
14. - Italian Sugar Cakes.
Beat 1-1/2 pounds of sugar and 1/2 pound of butter to a cream; add 4
yolks of eggs, a pinch of salt and nutmeg. Stir in 1/2 pound of flour, 4
ounces of currants, 2 ounces of chopped almonds, 1 tablespoonful of
citron and candied orange peel chopped fine. Add the whites beaten stiff
and bake in small well-buttered cake-tins until done; then cover with a
thin icing.
15. - Oriental Stewed Prawns.
Clean and pick 3 dozen prawns. Heat some dripping in a large saucepan;
add the prawns, 1 chopped onion, salt, pepper and 1 teaspoonful of
curry-powder. Add 1 pint of stock and let simmer half an hour until
tender. Serve on a border of boiled rice; garnish with fried parsley.
16. - Swiss Steak.
Season a round steak with salt, black pepper and paprica; dredge with
flour and let fry in hot lard on both sides until brown. Then add some
sliced onions and moisten well with tomato-sauce. Cover and let simmer
half an hour. Serve hot on a platter with mashed potatoes.
17. - Berlin Herring Salad.
Soak the herring over night; remove the milch and mash fine. Cut off the
head, skin and bone; chop the herring; add chopped apples, pickles,
potatoes, olives and capers. Put in the salad bowl; then add the yolk of
a hard-boiled egg to the mashed milch, mustard, 1 teaspoonful of sugar
mixed with 1/4 cup of vinegar and a little lemon-juice, salt and pepper.
Pour the sauce over the salad and garnish with olives and sliced lemon.
18. - German Lentil Soup.
To 1 gallon of soup stock, add 1 quart of lentils. Let boil until lentils
are soft, with 1 sliced onion. Then add some small sausages. Let boil
five minutes. Season to taste and serve the soup with the sausages and
croutons fried in butter.
19. - French Spiced Venison.
Rub the venison with salt, pepper, vinegar, cloves and allspice; then put
in a baking-pan. Pour over a cup of melted butter; add 1 onion sliced,
some thyme, parsley, the juice of a lemon, and a cup of hot water. Let
bake, covered, in a hot oven. Baste often with the sauce when nearly
done. Sprinkle with flour; add a glass of sherry and let brown. Serve
with celery and currant jelly.
20. - Spanish Mushrooms.
Drain 1 can of mushrooms and heat 2 tablespoonfuls of butter. Add 6
shallots and 1 clove of garlic chopped fine, some parsley and thyme and
the mushrooms. Let all fry a few minutes; then add the mushroom liquor
and 2 tablespoonfuls of white wine, salt and pepper to taste. Let simmer
five minutes and serve hot on slices of toast.
21. - Vienna Noodle Pudding.
Boil some fine noodles in salted water for ten minutes; let drain. Beat
the yolks of 5 eggs with 1 cup of pulverized sugar and mix with the
noodles. Add 1/2 cup of raisins, 1/2 cup of pounded almonds, a pinch of
cinnamon and the whites of the eggs beaten to a froth. Put in a
well-buttered pudding-dish and bake until brown. Serve hot with lemon
sauce.
22. - Dutch Sweet Potato Puff.
Peel and boil 3 sweet potatoes in salted water until tender; then mash
well with 3 beaten yolks of eggs, 1 cup of milk, 3 tablespoonfuls of
butter, 2 tablespoonfuls of sugar, a pinch of nutmeg and lemon-juice.
Beat the whites with a pinch of salt to a stiff froth; add to the
potatoes and put in a well buttered baking-dish and bake. Serve hot.
23. - Spaghetti (ITALIAN).
Boil 1/2 pound of spaghetti until tender. Drain. Heat 1 tablespoonful of
butter, stir in 1/2 pound of grated cheese, salt and pepper. Then add 1
cup of milk; let boil and pour over the spaghetti. Sprinkle with salt,
pepper and grated cheese and let bake in the oven until done. Serve hot.
24. - Russian Beet Soup.
Boil 5 medium-sized beets until tender; then chop and add to a highly
seasoned chicken broth. Add the juice of 1 lemon, some cinnamon and
nutmeg; let boil fifteen minutes. Then add 1 glass of red wine, mixed
with a teaspoonful of brown sugar. Let boil a few minutes longer and
serve with fried croutons.
25. - Boulettes.
Chop and mince 1 pound of round steak, 1 onion and 2 sprigs of parsley.
Add 1 tablespoonful of lemon-juice, 2 tablespoonfuls of melted butter.
Season highly with salt, black pepper and a pinch of cayenne. Mix with 1
egg and form into balls; roll in flour and fry in deep hot lard until
brown. Serve hot with tomato-sauce.
26. - Baden Stewed Lentils.
Boil 1 quart of lentils until tender; then heat 2 tablespoonfuls of
butter. Add 1 chopped onion and stir in 1 tablespoonful of flour until
brown; add some cold water mixed with vinegar. Let boil and pour the
sauce over the lentils. Season with salt and pepper, and serve with small
boiled sausages. Sprinkle the top with bread-crumbs fried in butter until
brown.
27. - Duck aux Champignons.
Clean and season a pair of wild ducks and cut into pieces at the joints.
Heat 2 tablespoonfuls of butter in a saucepan; add the ducks, 1 large
onion chopped fine, 2 cloves of garlic and 1 herb bouquet chopped. Cover
and brown a few minutes; add 1 cup of water and stew until tender. Then
add 1/2 can of mushrooms and 1 glass of claret and let simmer until done.
28. - Hungarian Beef Stew.
Cut beef into small pieces. Heat some dripping in a saucepan; add the
meat, salt and black pepper; cover and let stew half an hour. Then add 3
potatoes cut into dice pieces, 1 onion sliced thin, 1 cup of hot water,
and 1/2 teaspoonful of paprica. Let all cook until tender. Then add some
chopped parsley and thicken the sauce with flour, mixed in 1/2 cup of
milk. Let cook a few minutes and serve hot.
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