Modern cookery for private families by Eliza Acton

Chapter III.), mince them quickly upon a dish with a large sharp knife,

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then turn them into a mortar and pound them to a perfectly smooth paste. Next, mix with them very gradually two or three spoonsful of salad oil of the best quality, some young green chilies chopped small (or when these cannot be procured, some _good_ cayenne pepper as a substitute), some young onions finely minced, a little salt if required, and as much vinegar or strained lemon juice as will render the sauce pleasantly acid. Half a saltspoonful or more of powdered ginger is sometimes used in addition to the above ingredients. When they are preferred, two or three small shalots minced and well bruised with the shrimps may be substituted for the onions.[65] The proportion of oil should be double that of the vinegar used; but in this preparation, as in all others of the same nature, individual taste must regulate the proportion of the most powerful condiments which enter into its composition. All chatneys should be _quite thick_, almost of the consistence of mashed turnips, or stewed tomatas, or stiff bread sauce. They are served with curries; and also with steaks, cutlets, cold meat, and fish. In the East the native cooks crush to a pulp upon a stone slab, and with a stone roller, the ingredients which we direct to be pounded. On occasion the fish might be merely minced. When beaten to a paste, they should be well separated with a fork as the chilies, &c., are added. Footnote 65: The sauce can be made without either when their flavour is not liked. CAPSICUMB CHATNEY. Slice transversely and very thin, into a bowl or pan of spring water, some large tender green capsicumbs, and let them steep for an hour or two; then drain, and dress with oil, vinegar, and salt. For TOMATA and SAUSAGE CHATNEY, see CHAPTER OF FOREIGN COOKERY. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Chapters

1. Chapter 1 2. CHAPTER I. 3. CHAPTER II. 4. Chapter VI.) 5. CHAPTER III. 6. CHAPTER IV. 7. CHAPTER V. 8. CHAPTER VI. 9. CHAPTER VII. 10. CHAPTER VIII. 11. CHAPTER IX. 12. CHAPTER X. 13. CHAPTER XI. 14. CHAPTER XII. 15. CHAPTER XIII. 16. CHAPTER XIV. 17. CHAPTER XV. 18. CHAPTER XVI. 19. CHAPTER XVII. 20. Chapter VI.) 21. CHAPTER XVIII. 22. CHAPTER XIX. 23. CHAPTER XX. 24. CHAPTER XXI. 25. CHAPTER XXII. 26. CHAPTER XXIII. 27. CHAPTER XXIV. 28. CHAPTER XXV. 29. CHAPTER XXVI. 30. CHAPTER XXVII. 31. CHAPTER XXVIII. 32. CHAPTER XXIX. 33. CHAPTER XXX. 34. CHAPTER XXXI. 35. CHAPTER XXXII. 36. CHAPTER I. 37. CHAPTER II. 38. Chapter V.) It appears to us that the skin should be stripped from any 39. Chapter VI.; though this is a mode of service less to be recommended, as 40. CHAPTER III. 41. Chapter V., or, with flour and butter, then seasoned with spice as 42. CHAPTER IV. 43. Chapter VII., or a little soy (when its flavour is admissible), or 44. CHAPTER V. 45. CHAPTER VI. 46. Chapter XVII.), laid lightly round it, is always an agreeable one to 47. Chapter III.), mince them quickly upon a dish with a large sharp knife, 48. CHAPTER VII. 49. CHAPTER VIII. 50. introduction of these last into pies unless they are especially ordered: 51. CHAPTER IX. 52. CHAPTER X. 53. 18. Cheek. 54. Chapter VIII., adding, at pleasure, a flavouring of minced onion or 55. CHAPTER XI. 56. 10. Breast, Brisket End. 57. Chapter I.), or as much good beef broth as may be required for the hash, 58. CHAPTER XII. 59. 7. Breast. 60. Chapter VI. may be substituted for the usual ingredients, the parsley 61. CHAPTER XIII. 62. 6. Leg. 63. CHAPTER XIV. 64. Chapter VIII., and the sausage-meat may then be placed on either side of 65. CHAPTER XV. 66. Chapter VIII., sew it up, truss and spit it firmly, baste it for ten 67. Chapter VIII.) rolled into small balls, and simmered for ten minutes in 68. Chapter XVII.), and beat them together until they are well blended; next 69. CHAPTER XVI. 70. CHAPTER XVII. 71. CHAPTER XVIII. 72. Chapter XV.): their livers also may be put into them. 73. CHAPTER XIX. 74. Chapter XVIII., but it must be boiled very dry, and left to become quite 75. CHAPTER XX. 76. CHAPTER XXI. 77. CHAPTER XXII. 78. CHAPTER XXIII. 79. Chapter XXIII., is exceedingly convenient for preparations of this kind; 80. CHAPTER XXIV. 81. 1. Let everything used for the purpose be delicately clean and _dry_; 82. 2. Never place a preserving-pan _flat upon the fire_, as this will 83. 3. After the sugar is added to them, stir the preserves gently at first, 84. 5. Fruit which is to be preserved in syrup must first be blanched or 85. 6. To preserve both the true flavour and the colour of fruit in jams and 86. 7. Never use tin, iron, or pewter spoons, or skimmers, for preserves, as 87. 8. When cheap jams or jellies are required, make them at once with 88. 9. Let fruit for preserving be gathered always in perfectly dry weather, 89. CHAPTER XXV. 90. CHAPTER XXVI. 91. 4. (Lemon-rinds, cinnamon, carraway-seeds, or ginger, or currants at 92. CHAPTER XXVII. 93. CHAPTER XXVIII. 94. CHAPTER XXIX. 95. CHAPTER XXX. 96. CHAPTER XXXI. 97. CHAPTER XXXII. 98. Chapter VIII., but increase the ingredients to three or four times the 99. PART II. Induction, 6_s._ 100. PART III. Organic Chemistry, price 31_s._ 6_d._ 101. PART III. 3_s._ 6_d._

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