Culinary Chemistry / The Scientific Principles of Cookery, with Concise Instructions for Preparing Good and Wholesome Pickles, Vinegar, Conserves, Fruit Jellies, Marmalades, and Various Other Alimentary Substances Employed in Domestic Economy, with Observations on the Chemical Constitution and Nutritive Qualities of Different Kinds of Food.

by Friedrich Christian Accum

CONTENTS.

---

Cookery.
Page
Preface	[iii]
Contents	[ix]
Cookery is a branch of chemical science	[1]
Observations on the Food of Man	[6]
Nations living wholly upon Vegetable Food	[9]
Nations living wholly upon Animal Food	[10]
Singular kind of Aliments of various Nations	[12]
Difference between an Epicure and a Glutton	[17]
Importance of the Art of Cookery	[20]
Dietetical remarks on the choice and quantity of Food	[38]
Extraordinary great Eaters, and observations on Abstinence	[43]
Remarks on the origin of the custom of Eating Flesh	[49]
Comparative Alimentary Effects of Animal and Vegetable Food	[53]
Observations on the various kinds of Animal Substances commonly used for food	[59]
Observations on the various kinds of Vegetable Substances commonly used forfood	[76]
General Operations of Cookery	[79]
Roasting on a spit	[80]
Roasting on a string	[86]
Roasting in an open oven	[88]
Roasting in a closed oven	[89]
Broiling	[93]
Frying	[99]
Stewing	[106]
Boiling	[111]
Comparison of the Chemical Changes produced on Animal and Vegetable Food, in the different processes ofcookery	[117]
Comparative Diminution of the Weight of Meat in Cooking	[128]
Primary, or chief Dishes of the English table	[132]
Broth	[133]
Soup	[137]
Pies	[141]
Puddings	[145]
Made Dishes	[146]
Observations on Made Dishes	[148]
Gravy	[154]
Sauces	[157]
Thickening Paste for broth, soup, gravy, and made dishes	[166]
Colouring for broth, soup, gravy, and made dishes	[162]
Stock, for making extemporaneous broth, soup, or gravy	[163]
Observations on the Choice of Meat	[166]
Keeping of Meat, and best construction of Larders, Pantries and Meat Safes	[176]
Preservation of Animal Substances in a recent state	[182]
Pickling and Dry Salting of Meat	[183]
Method of Preparing Bacon, Hams, and Hung Beef	[193]
Smoke-drying, or Curing of Bacon, Hams, and Beef, as practised in Westphalia	[195]
Method of Curing Hams, Beef, and Fish, by means of Pyro-ligneous acid	[197]
Pickling of Fish	[204]
Pickled Mackerel	[207]
Pickled Salmon	[208]
Collared Eels	[209]
Best method of Preserving Cooked Butcher’s Meat, Fish, or Poultry	[210]
Preservation of Meat by Potting	[218]
Potted Beef, Game, or Poultry	[219]
Potted Ham	[220]
Potted Lobster	[221]
Preservation of Eggs	[222]
Preservative Effect of Frost, on Butcher’s Meat, Fish, and Fowl	[223]
Pickles.
Pickled Red Cabbage	[234]
Pickled Onions	[235]
Pickled Walnuts	[236]
Pickled Cucumbers	[237]
Pickled Red Beet-root	[239]
Pickled Mushrooms	[239]
Pickled Artichoke	[240]
Sour Kraut	[241]
Mushroom Catsup	[244]
Tomata Catsup	[246]
Walnut Catsup	[247]
Conserved Fruits
Conservation of Recent Fruits without Sugar	[249]
Conserved Gooseberries	[249]
Conserved Orlean Plums	[249]
Conserved Green Gages	[249]
Conserved Damsons	[249]
Conserved Peaches	[249]
Conserved Nectarines	[249]
Conserved Bullaces	[249]
Conservation of Recent Fruits, by means of Sugar, in a liquid state	[252]
Conserved Apricots, by means of Sugar	[252]
Conserved Plums	[252]
Conserved Damsons	[252]
Conserved Green Gages	[252]
Conserved Peaches	[252]
Conserved Nectarines	[252]
Conserved Pine Apples	[254]
Conserved Pears	[255]
Conservation of Recent Fruits, by means of Sugar, in a solid form	[256]
Candied Orange, or Lemon Peel	[256]
Marmalades,Jams, AND Fruit Pastes.
Black Currant Paste	[260]
Apricot Paste	[261]
Peach Paste	[261]
Plum Paste	[261]
Cherry Paste	[261]
Quince Paste	[261]
Raspberry Paste	[262]
Orange and Lemon Paste	[262]
Raspberry Jam	[263]
Strawberry Jam	[263]
Currant Jam	[263]
Gooseberry Jam	[263]
Mulberry Jam	[263]
Apricot Jam	[264]
Orange Marmalade	[265]
Peach Marmalade	[266]
Pine Apple Marmalade	[267]
Apricot Marmalade	[267]
Fruit Jellies	[268]
Currant Jelly	[269]
Raspberry Jelly	[270]
Barberry Jelly	[270]
Gooseberry Jelly	[271]
Apple Jelly	[271]
Quince and Apricot Jelly	[272]
Fruit Syrups	[272]
Lemon Syrup	[274]
Orange Syrup	[274]
Mulberry Syrup	[275]
Raspberry and Currant Syrup	[275]
Preservation and Storing of Fruit, and Principal requisites of a good Fruit Room	[276]
Preservation of recent esculent roots, pot-herbs, and other culinary vegetables	[280]
Vinegar.
Method of Making Gooseberry Vinegar	[289]
Raspberry Vinegar	[291]
Chilli Vinegar	[292]
Tarragon Vinegar	[292]
Mint Vinegar	[292]
Eschallot Vinegar	[292]
Burnet Vinegar	[292]
Tea.
Natural History of the Tea Tree	[295]
Observations on the art of Making Tea, and singular effects of different kinds of Tea Pots on the Infusionof Tea	[299]
Japanese Method of Making Tea	[301]
Coffee.
Natural History of the Coffee Tree	[305]
Best Method of Making Coffee	[308]
KitchenFire-places, AND Cooking Utensils.
Saucepans and Stew Pans	[329]
Preserving Pans	[330]
Copper Cooking Utensils	[331]
Wooden Tubs	[336]

---