The Community Cook Book
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The Community Cook Book is a collection of recipes chosen from many hundreds that may well be considered representative of the best to be found in any of the more intelligent and progressive of American Communities in which a part of the population make occasional visits to all parts of the country from which they bring back choice recipes to contribute to the neighborhood fund. Added to this, that constant change and interchange of a part of the population, and if the best recipes of such a section be carefully selected and classified, then in a real American Community's Cook Book, such as this, we have one of the most valuable practical cook books in the world.
In presenting this cook book, the compilers were guided by the fact that what each housekeeper needs, is not so much a great variety of ways, but a few successful ways of preparing each article of food.
'Bread,' says he, 'dear brothers, is the staff of life.'
Two cups flour, two teaspoonfuls baking powder, one-half teaspoonful salt, two tablespoonfuls lard, a little sugar if desired, one-half cup milk or water, milk preferred. Mix flour, salt, sugar and baking powder well with fork; add milk. When well mixed, drop in small quantities onto buttered pans. Bake eight minutes in moderate oven.
Two cups flour, two teaspoonfuls baking powder, one-half teaspoonful salt, two tablespoonfuls butter, milk enough to make soft dough. Mix dry ingredients, chop in butter, add milk, mixing all the while with a wooden paddle or knife. Toss on a small floured board, roll lightly to one-half inch in thickness. Shape with cutter. Place on a buttered pan and bake in a hot oven.
One level pint cornmeal scalded, one level tablespoonful salt, one cup New Orleans molasses, two teaspoonfuls soda over which pour a little boiling water, one pint sour milk; put half the soda in the molasses and the remainder in the milk. Stiffen with Graham flour. Steam four hours, and brown in oven for about fifteen minutes.
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The Community Cook Book
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Class of Willing Workers
WINTER ST. BAPTIST CHURCH HAVERHILL, MASS
BAKING POWDER BISCUITS.
BAKING POWDER BISCUITS.
BOSTON BROWN BREAD.
BUCKWHEAT CAKES.
CORNBREAD.
CORN GEMS.
CRUMPETS.
DUMPLINGS.
FRENCH BREAD.
GRAHAM BREAD.
GRAHAM BREAD.
GRIDDLE CAKES.
KENTUCKY CORN BREAD.
MILK BREAD.
MUFFINS.
NUT BREAD.
PARKER HOUSE ROLLS.
PARKER HOUSE CORN ROLLS.
POP-OVERS.
POTATO ROLLS.
REQUESTED BROWN BREAD.
SALLY LUNN.
SODA BISCUIT.
SPOON BREAD.
WAFFLES.
SANDWICHES.
WALNUT-RAISIN SANDWICHES.
PASTRY.
APPLE PIE.
JAM PIE.
LEMON CUSTARD PIE.
LEMON PIE.
MOCK CHERRY PIE.
PUMPKIN PIE.
SHORTCAKE.
WAFERS.
CORN MEAL MUSH.
HOMINY.
MACARONI WITH CHEESE.
RICE.
BOILED RICE.
ROLLED OATS.
BEAN SOUP.
BOUILLON.
BOUILLON.
CORN SOUP.
CREAM OF CELERY SOUP.
CREAM OF CORN SOUP.
FRENCH PEA SOUP.
MIXED VEGETABLE SOUP.
MOCK BISQUE.
MUTTON BROTH.
OYSTER SOUP.
POTATO SOUP.
TOMATO BOUILLON.
TOMATO SOUP.
VEAL BOUILLON.
BAKED WHITE FISH.
CODFISH BALLS.
FINNAN HADDIE.
FRIED FISH.
FRIED OYSTERS.
HOLLANDAISE SAUCE.
LOBSTER A LA BUSHMAN.
OYSTER COCKTAIL.
OYSTER NEWBURG.
OYSTER OMELET.
Sauce.
OYSTER PATTIES.
OYSTER TENDERLOINS.
SALMON LOAF.
Dressing.
SALMON ON TOAST.
SALT MACKEREL IN CREAM.
SCALLOPED OYSTERS.
ASPARAGUS SALAD.
BEET RELISH.
BOILED DRESSING.
COLD SLAW.
COMBINATION SALAD.
COOKED SALAD DRESSING.
FRENCH DRESSING.
FRUIT SALAD.
HOT SLAW.
LETTUCE SALAD.
MAYONNAISE.
MAYONNAISE.
NEW ENGLAND POTATO SALAD.
POTATO SALAD.
Dressing.
SALAD No. 1.
SALAD No. 2.
SALAD.
SOUR CREAM POTATO SALAD.
SWEDISH SALAD.
SWEETBREAD SALAD.
SWEET CREAM DRESSING.
TOMATO-CUCUMBER SALAD.
TOMATO SALAD.
BAKED BREAST OF MUTTON.
BEEF OMELET.
BEEFSTEAK WITH OYSTER BLANKET.
BEEF TENDERLOIN.
BLANKETED HAM WITH SWEET POTATOES AND APPLES.
BROWN STEW.
CHICKEN CROQUETTE.
CHICKEN CROQUETTES.
Chicken Croquette Remarks.
CROQUETTES.
FRICATELLI.
HAM TOAST.
HUNGARIAN GOULASH.
JELLIED VEAL.
LAMB AND RICE.
LIVER AND BACON.
MEAT SOUFFLE.
MEAT STEW.
POT ROAST.
POT ROAST. (Old Style.)
RAGOUT OF BEEF.
ROAST BEEF.
ROUND STEAK.
SMOTHERED OR POT-ROASTED BEEF.
SPANISH STEAK.
TURKEY DRESSING.
VEAL BIRD.
VEAL CUTLETS.
VEAL LOAF.
VEAL LOAF.
VEAL PIE.
Gravy for Pie.
BAKED EGGS.
CHEESE OMELET.
EGG CUTLETS.
EGGS SHIRRED IN TOMATOES.
POACHED EGGS.
SHIRRED EGGS.
SOFT BOILED, OR STEAMED EGGS.
ASPARAGUS.
BEETS.
CINCINNATI BAKED BEANS.
CORN.
CORN PUDDING.
CORN PUDDING.
CREAMED CAULIFLOWER.
GREEN STUFFED PEPPERS.
HASHED BROWN POTATOES.
HASHED TURNIPS.
HOME-MADE NOODLES.
LYONNAISE POTATOES.
MOCK ASPARAGUS.
MUSHROOM SPAGHETTI.
NEW ENGLAND SWEET POTATOES.
OKRA.
BAKED ONIONS.
PARSNIPS.
PEAS AND CARROTS.
POTATOES AU GRATIN.
POTATO CROQUETTES.
POTATOES O'BRIEN.
POTATOES ON HALF SHELL.
RICH CREAMED POTATOES.
SALSIFY.
SCALLOPED CELERY.
SCALLOPED POTATOES AND EGGS.
SHELLED BEANS STEWED.
SPAGHETTI.
SPAGHETTI.
SPINACH.
SPINACH WITH SAUCE.
SQUASH.
TOMATO ON TOAST.
TWENTY-MINUTE CABBAGE.
ALMOND TART.
Filling.
APPLE CHARLOTTE.
Sauce.
Sauce.
BAKED APPLES.
BAKED APPLES.
BAKED DUMPLINGS.
BREAD PUDDING.
Sauce.
CABINET PUDDING.
CHOCOLATE PUDDING.
CHOCOLATE PUDDING.
CREAM STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE.
CUP CUSTARD.
Caramel Sauce.
FIG PUDDING.
Sauce for Pudding.
FIG TAPIOCA.
FLUFFY CORNSTARCH PUDDING.
Custard Sauce.
FROZEN PUDDING.
FRUIT PUFFS.
FRUIT ROLL.
GRAHAM PUDDING.
GREEN TOMATO PIE.
ICE CREAM PUDDING.
LEMON BUTTER.
LEMON JELLY.
LEMON SAUCE.
MACARONI SOUFFLE.
Foamy Sauce.
MAPLE MOUSSE.
MARSHMALLOW PUDDING.
MOCK CHARLOTTE RUSSE.
ORANGE ICE.
ORANGE PUDDING.
PINEAPPLE SHERBET.
PLUM PUDDING.
Sauce.
PLUM PUDDING.
PLUM PUDDING.
PRUNE PUDDING.
PRUNE WHIP.
QUINCE HONEY.
SAILOR'S DUFF.
Sauce.
SAUCE FOR ICE CREAM.
SNOW PUDDING.
SNOW CUSTARD.
SNOWBALLS.
Strawberry Sauce.
SPANISH CREAM.
SPONGE PUDDING.
STEAMED PRUNE PUDDING.
STEAM PUDDING.
Sauce for Same.
SUET PUDDING.
SUET PUDDING.
TAPIOCA PUDDING.
WOODFORD PUDDING.
ALDEN OATMEAL COOKIES.
ANGEL FOOD.
BLACK CAKE.
BOSTON CAKE.
½-1-2-3-4 CAKE.
CALIFORNIA COOKIES.
CALIFORNIA WHITE CAKE.
CARAMEL FILLING.
CHARLOTTE RUSSE SPONGE CAKE.
Filling.
CHOCOLATE ICING.
COCOANUT CAKE.
COOKIES.
COOKIES.
CREAM COOKIES.
CREAM CAKE.
CUP CAKE.
DOUGHNUTS.
DOUGHNUTS.
DUTCH CAKES.
EXCELLENT GINGERBREAD.
ENGLISH WALNUT CAKE.
EGG KISSES.
FEATHER CAKE.
FLORIDA DOUGHNUTS.
FRENCH CREAM CAKE.
GERMAN COFFEE CAKE.
GINGER BREAD.
GOLDEN CAKE.
GRANDMOTHER'S SPONGE CAKE.
HERMITS.
HICKORY NUT CAKE.
Icing.
JAM CAKE.
KISMET CAKE.
LADY BALTIMORE CAKE.
Filling.
MARSHMALLOW ICING.
MRS. AULTMAN'S COOKIES.
NUT CAKE.
OATMEAL COOKIES.
PRESBYTERIAN COOKIES.
QUICK COFFEE CAKE.
ROCK COOKIES.
SILVER CAKE.
SHIPMAN'S GINGER BREAD.
SOFT GINGER COOKIES.
SPICE CAKE.
SPICE CAKE.
SPONGE CAKE.
SPONGE CAKE.
SPONGE CAKE.
SPONGE CAKE.
SPRINGERS.
SUNSHINE CAKE.
TOLEDO CUP CAKE.
VELVET SPONGE CAKE.
WHITE ICING.
WHITE MOUNTAIN CAKE.
WHITE PERFECTION CAKE.
APPLES.
BANANAS.
CANTALOUPES.
GRAPES.
ORANGES.
PEACHES AND PEARS.
STRAWBERRIES.
CATSUP.
CHILI SAUCE.
CHILI SAUCE.
CUCUMBER PICKLE.
CUCUMBER SWEET PICKLES.
FRENCH PICKLE.
GERMAN PICKLED PLUMS OR PEACHES.
GREEN TOMATO PICKLE.
SPICED GRAPES.
SWEET PICKLE BEETS.
UNCOOKED SWEET PICKLES (300).
BLACKBERRY JAM.
CHERRY PRESERVES.
CRAB-APPLE JELLY.
CURRANT AND RASPBERRY PRESERVES.
GRAPE JELLY.
MARMALADE.
PLUM COMPOTE.
RED RASPBERRY JAM.
BUTTER SCOTCH.
CHOCOLATE FUDGE.
COCOANUT FUDGE.
CREAM FUDGE.
FONDANT.
FUDGE.
ICE CREAM CANDY.
MAPLE CREAM FUDGE.
MEXICAN CANDY.
MOLASSES CANDY.
PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE.
PEANUT CANDY.
PEANUT TAFFY.
PRALINE.
SEA FOAM.
TAFFY.
WHITE PULLED CANDY.
BAKED CHEESE.
BAKING POWDER.
BANANA FRITTERS.
CHEESE STRAWS.
CHESTNUTS.
GELATINE.
JELLY.
MINCE MEAT.
OATMEAL GRUEL FOR BABIES.
TOMATO SAUCE.
WELSH RAREBIT.
YORKSHIRE PUDDING.
HELPFUL HINTS
A USEFUL TABLE.
PROPORTIONS.
MILK.
CHOCOLATE.
CHOCOLATE.
COCOA.
COFFEE.
COFFEE.
COMMITTEE JULEP.
GRAPE JUICE.
TEA.
THE FIRELESS COOKER.
A HOME-MADE FIRELESS COOKER.
THE ADVANTAGES OF THE FIRELESS COOKER.
BEEF BROTH.
ROLLED OATS.
BOILED POTATOES.
BOILED FISH.
POT ROAST.
RICE PUDDING.
STEWED CHICKEN.
SETTING THE TABLE.
FOOD FOR, AND SERVING THE SICK.
