School and Home Cooking

by Carlotta C. Greer

Marjoram, savory, and thyme are the leaves of herbs used for flavoring.

FLAVORING EXTRACTS.—Alcoholic solutions of volatile oils derived from plants are termed flavoring extracts. By dissolving the vanilla bean and lemon and orange peel in alcohol vanilla, lemon, and orange extracts are prepared. Since volatile oils evaporate readily, especially when heated, flavoring extracts should be added, if possible, to cold foods.

BEVERAGES.—The stimulating materials contained in the common beverages,— tea, coffee, cocoa, and chocolate,—are food adjuncts. [Footnote 62: Caffeine is the stimulating material in coffee; theine, in tea; and theobromine, in cocoa and chocolate.] Except for the value of the water they contain, in carrying on the needs of the body, and for the small quantity of sugar and cream used with them, tea and coffee have no food value. But cocoa and chocolate are rather rich in food value (see Cocoa and Chocolate). These beverages contain both foodstuffs and food adjuncts.

CURRY OF KIDNEY BEANS

1 pint kidney beans 2 tablespoonfuls fat 1 onion 1 teaspoonful curry powder [Footnote 63: Curry powder is a mixture of various spices including turmeric and coriander-seed powders.] 1 teaspoonful salt 2 tablespoonfuls flour 1 pint tomatoes

Wash and soak the beans overnight. Boil gently until tender.

Brown the onion in the fat, then add the curry powder, salt, and flour, and proceed as for Tomato Sauce (see Tomato Sauce). Add the cooked beans to the mixture and cook all together for a few minutes. Serve hot.

Chili con carni may be prepared by adding 1 pound chopped beef to the ingredients above and substituting chili powder for curry powder. If this change is made, brown the onion in the fat, then add the meat. Stir and cook until the meat loses its red color. Add the cooked beans and seasonings. Mix the flour with a small quantity of cold tomato. Add this and the remainder of the tomatoes to the meat mixture. Stir and cook for a few minutes. Serve hot.

SPICED BAKED APPLES

5 apples 5 tablespoonfuls sugar Water 1 lemon Whole cloves