Cold Slaw—Cream Dressing.
- 1 small head of white cabbage, shred fine.
- 1 cup of milk, scalding hot.
- ¾ of a cup of vinegar.
- 1 tablespoonful of butter.
- 1 egg, beaten light.
- 1 tablespoonful of sugar.
- 1 even tablespoonful of corn-starch.
- 1 teaspoonful essence of celery.
- Pepper and salt to taste.
Rub butter and sugar together and pour over them the hot milk. Beat into these the frothed egg. Put into a vessel set within another of hot water, add the corn-starch wet up with cold water, boil slowly until it thickens, and set aside. In another saucepan scald the vinegar; put in the pepper and salt with essence of celery, and pour hot over the cabbage. Mix up well; put back into the saucepan, and stir briskly over the fire until it is smoking all through, but not until it boils. Turn it into a bowl, stir into it the custard with a silver fork, until well mixed; cover, to keep in the strength of the vinegar, and set it where it will cool suddenly. It is very fine.
Poor Man’s Plum Pudding.
- 3 eggs.
- 1 quart of milk.
- Small loaf of stale bread.
- 1 tablespoonful of sugar.
- ½ lb. seeded raisins, cut in two.
- Cinnamon to taste.
- A pinch of salt.
- Butter.
Slice the bread and cut off all the crust. Butter thinly and lay in order in a well-greased pudding-dish, strewing each layer with raisins. Heat the milk, put in sugar and salt, and pour over the beaten eggs. Lay a heavy saucer upon the top of the bread and soak with the custard. Let all stand half an hour, then set in a dripping-pan of boiling water, cover closely, and cook one hour, keeping the pan full of water at a hard boil. Turn out and eat with liquid sauce.
Fourth Week. Friday.
Wednesday’s Soup.
The Julienne soup which, as I stated in the receipt for making it, was sufficient for two days, will have kept perfectly well in the refrigerator, or in any cold closet. You have now only to warm it over—not quite to the boil, and it will be even better than upon the first day. It is wise, sometimes, to skip a day with a réchauffé, for fear of wearying those for whose comfort your bills-of-fare are made up.