Cook book of tested receipes
by IDA LEE CARY Originator of Vassar Tea Room
PRINTED BY THE A. V. HAIGHT CO. POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y.
Copyright, 1920 by Ida Lee Cary
This book is dedicated to my daughter Eula
No. 2 College View Ave. , Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
I started serving College Students lunches and waffle suppers in a small way in my parlor and selling homemade candy. My business became very popular with the College Students and I was obliged to extend my facilities.
So I had three rooms arched and made in one large room and decorated very prettily. The room seated 104 students very comfortably and was very popular among the students and their friends as it was one of the most attractive Tea Rooms established for College Women.
POPULAR COLLEGE YELL
Cary Cottage, Cary Cottage, Are we in it, well I guess Cary Cottage, Cary Cottage, Yes, Yes, Yes.
2 cups of butter or lard make 1 pound 4 cups of pastry or bread flour make 1 pound 3⁷⁄₈ cups of entire wheat flour make 1 pound 2²⁄₃ cups of oatmeal make 1 pound 4³⁄₄ cups of rolled oats make 1 pound 2 cups of granulated sugar make 1 pound 2²⁄₃ cups of powdered sugar make 1 pound 3 teaspoons make 1 tablespoon 16 tablespoons dry ingredient make 1 cup.
Four (4) lbs of rib beef, boil four or five hours, take out meat, skim off all grease. Add one-half cup each of chopped carrots, potatoes, salt, pepper to taste. Makes three (3) quarts.
Take a fat chicken after cleaning, let it lay in fresh water an hour, boil the chicken at least two hours, let cool and skim off the fat and add a little celery cut into bits, cup of rice and bits of chopped parsley. You can use the chicken either for salad or pressed chicken loaf.
Ida Lee Cary
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STORY OF THE TEA ROOM
RULES FOR MEASURING
SOUPS
Beef Soup.
Chicken Soup.
Tomato Soup.
Virginia Soup.
Potato Soup.
Corn Soup.
Black Bean Soup.
Pea Soup.
Clam Chowder.
Soup Stock.
Cream Celery Soup.
FISH
Broiled Shad.
Baked Fish.
Boiled Fish.
Creamed Salt Cod Fish.
Frog’s Legs.
Codfish Balls.
Fried Perch.
Lobsters (To select and Open.)
Deviled Lobsters.
Oyster Stew.
Oyster Patties.
Fried Oysters.
Oyster Loaf.
Escalloped Oysters.
MEATS
Roast Beef.
Yorkshire Pudding.
Broiled Steak.
Steak.
Beefsteak Smothered in Onions.
Pig’s Feet.
Pot Roast of Beef.
Leg of Lamb.
Creamed Veal.
Boiled Ham.
Liver with Bacon.
Roast Pork.
Roast Veal.
Broiled Lamb Chops.
Lamb Stew.
Veal Loaf.
Fried Sausages.
Stewed Kidney.
POULTRY AND GAME
Roast Duck.
Chestnut Dressing.
Oyster Dressing.
Fricassee Chicken.
Broiled Guenia.
Roast Goose.
Creamed Chicken.
Waffles With Creamed Chicken.
Broiled Chicken.
Chicken Croquettes.
Chicken Pie.
To Cook Rabbits and Squirrels.
VEGETABLES
Baked Potatoes.
Stuffed Baked Potatoes.
French Potatoes.
Creamed Potatoes.
Scalloped Potatoes.
Potato Chips.
Potato Balls.
Boston Baked Beans.
Asparagus.
Squash.
Parsnips.
Turnips.
Fried Tomatoes.
Egg Plant.
Mushrooms.
BREAD
Good Bread (White)
Grandmother’s Old Fashioned Yeast.
Whole Wheat Bread.
Steamed Brown Bread.
Boston Brown Bread Baked.
Baking Powder Graham Bread.
Raisin Bread.
Nut Bread.
Oatmeal Bread.
Wheat Muffins.
Whole Wheat Muffins.
Rice Bread.
English Muffins.
Raised Biscuits.
Lunch Rolls.
Baking Powder Biscuits.
Buttermilk Biscuits.
Maryland Beaten Biscuits—Southern.
Parker House Rolls.
Caution for Baking Griddle Cakes.
Wheat Griddle Cakes.
Graham Griddle Cakes.
Corn Meal Pancakes.
Yellow Johnny Cake.
Old Fashioned Buckwheat Cakes.
DISHES FOR LUNCHEON
Fried Apples.
Escalloped Tomatoes.
Stuffed Baked Ripe Tomatoes.
Macaroni with Cheese.
Cabbage Slaw.
Macaroni and Tomato.
Tomato Fritters.
Prune Fritters.
Cream Giblets.
Sweet Potato Croquettes.
Scalloped Corn.
Peas in Ambush.
Fried Bananas.
Chicken Chop Suey.
Stuffed Egg Plant.
Stuffed Beefsteak.
Scalloped Salmon.
Little Pigs in Blankets.
A Fancy Oyster Dish.
Lobster Chips.
Cheese Fonda.
Boiled Mush (Corn Meal).
Fried Mush.
Stuffed Green Peppers.
Creamed Sweetbreads.
Banana Fritters.
Corn Fritters.
Apple Fritters.
Timbales.
Frizzled Beef.
Veal Cutlets.
Corn Fritters.
Corn Beef Hash.
Meat Pie.
Meat Balls.
Omelet.
Scrambled Eggs.
EGGS COOKED IN DIFFERENT WAYS
Poached Egg.
Deviled Eggs.
Dressing for Deviled Eggs.
Egg Timbales.
Curried Eggs.
Egg Nests.
SANDWICHES
Lettuce Sandwich.
Nut Sandwich.
Chicken Sandwich.
Club Sandwich.
Egg Sandwich.
Ham Sandwich.
Cream Cheese Sandwich.
SALAD DRESSING
French Dressing.
Boiled Salad Dressing.
Mayonnaise Dressing.
Thousand Island Dressing.
SALADS
Waldorf Salad.
Pear Salad.
Shad Roe Salad.
Fruit Salad.
Sweetbread Salad.
Potato Salad.
Salmon Salad.
Asparagus Salad.
PIES
Crust for Pies.
Apple Pie.
Buttermilk Pie.
Cream Pie.
Cocanut Pie.
Cherry Pie.
Rhubarb Pie.
Peach Pie.
Mince Pie.
Pumpkin Pie.
Berry Pie.
Chocolate Pie.
Sweet Potato Pie.
Apple Dumplings.
German Peach Pie.
Prune Short Cake.
Green Tomato Pie.
Chocolate Pie.
Harlequin Pie.
CAKES
Good Sponge Cake.
Jam Cake.
Filling.
Hickory Nut Cake.
Filling.
Roll Jelly Cake.
Soft Molasses Cake.
Ginger Bread.
Spice Cake.
Oatmeal Cookies.
Plain Cookies.
Canada War Cakes.
Brownies.
Chocolate Drop Cakes.
Cream Puffs.
Marguerites.
Chocolate Layer Cake.
Angel Food.
Hermits.
PUDDINGS
Snow Pudding.
Chocolate Pudding.
Bananas.
Almond Custard.
Rice Pudding.
Prune Whip.
Dainty Dessert.
Date Puffs.
Graham Pudding.
Queen Pudding.
Plum Pudding.
Baked Indian Pudding.
Cornstarch Pudding.
Baked Apple Dumpling.
Soft Pudding.
English Plum Pudding.
Cottage Pudding.
Marshmallow Compote.
Orange Dessert.
Charlotte Russe.
Macaroon Pudding.
Raspberry Cream.
Raspberry Mousse.
Birds Nest Pudding.
Bavarian Cream.
Farina Pudding.
Peach Tapioca Pudding.
PRESERVES
Orange Marmalade.
Currant Jelly.
Grape Jelly.
Quince Jelly.
Preserve Peaches.
Green Tomato Mince Meat.
Corn Relish.
Cucumber Relish.
Pickle Peaches.
Chili Sauce.
Green Tomato Pickles.
Rhubarb Marmalade.
ICE CREAM AND SHERBET
Hickory Nut Ice Cream.
Strawberry Ice Cream.
Peach Ice Cream.
Lemon Sherbet.
Strawberry Ice.
Orange Sherbet.
Grapefruit Cocktail.
Peach Cocktail.
CANDIES
Cream Candy.
Kisses.
Sea Foam.
Divinity Candy.
Pinoche.
To Blanch Almonds.
Raisin Fudge.
Fruit Cakes.
Chocolate Nut Bar.
Cocanut Kisses.
Stuffed Dates.
Peanut Crisp.
CHAFING DISH
Omelette.
Ham Omelette.
Chicken Croquettes.
Welsh Rarebit.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
LAUNDRY HINTS
When Heating Irons.
Rust Stains.
To Remove Soil Marks from Raincoats.
Peach Stains.
Coffee Stains.
To remove Scorch.
To Keep Out Moths.
To Clean Furs.
Transcriber’s Notes
