Emma McKinney

“ One pint of crab meat; two hard boiled eggs, two tablespoonsful melted butter, three tablespoonsful vinegar, pepper, salt, and mustard to taste, one raw egg, well beaten. Drain the liquor from the crabs, cream the yolks of the eggs with the butter, add seasoning, then stir in the raw egg, then the chopped whites of the eggs and mix well with the crab meat. Wash the shells and fill them lightly, put grated bread crumbs over the top and pour over each two tablespoonsful of melted butter. Place in pan and bake until light brown. ”

“ Then when risen, put it into the flour, which has been mixed with the salt and lard. Do not knead the flour, just stick it together and beat it for fifteen minutes with rolling pin. If yeast does not make dough soft enough a little warm water may be used. After beating the dough, put it into a vessel to rise in warm place for about three hours. When risen, roll it lightly until about one-fourth of an inch thick. Then cut with biscuit cutter and dip into hot grease. ”

“ Put a quart of tomatoes in a kettle, add one cupful of water and boil for about ten minutes; season with salt, pepper, and sugar to taste, then add one-half teaspoonful of soda. When the tomatoes have boiled, strain them and add to the strained juice one pint of scalded milk. Lastly add one cupful of cream in which a little flour has been blended. ”

“ To the yolks and sugar add one cup of sherry wine and cook to a thick custard in double boiler. To the custard while hot add one talbespoonful of gelatine dissolved in one-half cup of water, then whip in lightly the beaten whites. Roll out macaroons or Social Teas into dust. Into a bowl begin to lay cracker dust, pineapple, nuts and cherries. When you have used half the ingredients, pour over it the other half of the fruits and custard, sprinkling the top with cracker dust. Put into refrigerator to congeal. Serve with whipped cream (no sugar or flavoring in cream) . ”

“ One quart of sweet cream whipped with two cups of sugar as stiff as for syllabub, two-thirds of a box of gelatine dissolved over the fire in two cups of milk, stirring constantly. Let cool. Flavor cream to taste, then beat in the milk and gelatine. If desired, fruits, nuts, and maraschino cherries may be added.
CRANBERRY SNOW
Whip stiff the white of one egg and add alternately and gradually three tablespoonsful of sugar and a cup of cranberry sauce. Continue to whip until it has reached at least a pint and a half in quantity, for it swells surprisingly. ”

“ Do not put cabbage with onions and tomatoes. Next morning squeeze out the cabbage, onions and tomatoes, and put on in kettle. Add three quarts of vinegar, four pounds of brown sugar, one package of seedless raisins, one-half ounce of ground red pepper, eight tablespoonsful of white mustard seed, four tablespoonsful each of celery seed, one tablespoonful each of allspice, ginger, cloves and tumeric. Mix well together and cook about one hour. ”

“ DIVINITY CANDY
⁠Three cups of white sugar,
⁠Three-fourths cup of white Karo syrup,
⁠Whites of two eggs,
⁠Three-fourths cup of water,
⁠One teaspoonful of vanilla.
⁠Put sugar, syrup and water on to cook. Let it cook until it will form a hard ball when tried in cold water. Remove from stove and pour gradually over stiffly beaten whites. Add vanilla and one cup of nuts and beat until creamy. Pour into buttered plates and cut into squares when cold.
ALMONDS, CREAMED
⁠Shell and blanch burnt almonds and lay them in the open oven to dry, but do not let them brown. ”

“ For one custard allow one egg well beaten, one cup of brown sugar, four teaspoonsful of milk, one tablespoonful of flour or starch and a piece of butter the size of an egg. Pour this in the crust and bake. After baking make a meringue and bake a delicate brown. ”

“ When done, add a cup of milk or cream, a little butter, and season to taste.
CREOLE POTATO BALLS
⁠Mash some mealy potatoes smooth, season, and add butter and cream till quite moist; make up into balls, dip in beaten eggs, roll in bread crumbs, and fry in butter to a nice brown.
POTATO CHIPS
⁠Pare the potatoes, shave them very thin, soak for 1⁄2 hour in ice-cold salted water ”

“ Put in the fruit, but do not use the juice of the fruit. Pack the mixture in coffee or baking powder cans and let them remain in the ice four or five hours. A small tub can be used to set the cans in and pack ice and salt around them. ”

“ Stir into the dry flour the soda and cream of tartar. Mix all together. Bake in a moderate oven, in a large pan, and turn out, when done, on a clean towel, which has been sprinkled with powdered sugar. Spread with jelly and roll while warm. ”

“ SUGAR CURED HAM LOAF
⁠1 pound raw ham,
⁠2 beaten eggs,
⁠1 cup dried crumbs,
⁠1⁄2 teaspoon mustard,
⁠1 cup boiling water,
⁠1⁄4 teaspoon salt.
⁠Put ham, including the fat, through meat chopper; add crumbs, water, eggs, and seasoning; mix well, and bake in a small bread pan, in a slow oven, an hour and a half; or cook in steamer two hours. ”

“ Cream butter and sugar until very light and add to the stiffly beaten whites. Next add the flour, beating it in lightly with the hand. Flavor with one teaspoonful of vanilla or almond extract and bake in slow oven. ”

“ Beat three eggs separately very light and add two cups of milk. Pour over the fruit and cake. Bake as a custard and serve with whipped cream.
LOUISIANA MOLASSES CUSTARD
⁠Mix well the yolks of two eggs, one cup of molasses, one scant cup of sugar, one cup of buttermilk with pinch of soda and two tablespoonsful of flour. Flavor with cinnamon and vanilla. Cook in double boiler until thick, then bake on a rich pie crust. Use the whites for meringue.
JELLIED APPLES
⁠Put on four cups of sugar and four cups of water with six cloves and bring to boiling point. ”

“ Boil 6 small sized sweet potatoes, peel them and lay on a shallow plate or pan. Put a teaspoon butter on each potato, sprinkle on them 1⁄2 cup of brown sugar, 2 tablespoons water in pan, cook slowly and baste as you would meat. Cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and lemon peel improve the flavor. ”

“ For each person allow two lettuce leaves, one slice of pineapple and three dates stuffed with cream cheese. Cut the pineapple in cubes and place on the lettuce; cut dates in halves lengthwise, remove stones, stuff with cream cheese and arrange on pineapple; sprinkle cheese with paprika and dress all with French Dressing.
WATER LILY SALAD
Six hard boiled eggs,
Mayonnaise dressing,
Lettuce.
Cut the white of each egg into six long petals. Arrange the pieces in circular form on the lettuce. Form the center of each Lily by putting in the yolks, well mixed with mayonnaise. ”

“ Add vinegar, sugar, salt, pepper and mustard to taste, also a little butter, mix well, put back into the whites and serve on lettuce leaves or garnished with parsley. For a change, ground olives, chicken or boiled ham may be used with the yolks. ”

“ Boil for ten minutes, and cook over hot water for two hours. Serve hot as a cereal. Or pour into one-pound baking powder boxes to cool; fry in deep fat. Serve either for breakfast, or as an accompaniment to roast pork, or, with syrup, for dessert. ”

“ Do all the cutting before frying, as that will take your entire attention. The fat should be hot enough for the dough to rise to the top instantly.
PLANTATION COOKIES
⁠2 eggs,
⁠1 cupful of sugar,
⁠11⁄2 cupfuls of oatmeal, or Rolled Oats,
⁠2⁄3 cupful of cocoanut,
⁠1⁄4 teaspoonful of salt,
⁠1⁄2 teaspoonful of vanilla,
⁠2 tablespoonsful of butter.
⁠Cream the butter and sugar together and add the wellbeaten eggs. Add the remainder of the ingredients and drop on a well greased baking-pan. Bake in a moderate oven, from fifteen to twenty minutes. ”

“ Proceed in this way until pan is filled, using a top layer of cracker dust and bits of butter. Add cream and bake about twenty minutes in a quick oven.
CREAMED DRIED BEEF WITH CHEESE
⁠1⁄4 pound dried beef,
⁠1 cup milk,
⁠11⁄2 tablespoons butter,
⁠2 tablespoons grated cheese,
⁠2 tablespoons flour,
⁠2 tablespoons ketchup.
⁠Cut beef in small pieces, cover with boiling water, let stand five minutes and drain; melt butter, add beef and stir until hot; add flour and milk and stir until smooth; add cheese and ketchup, and stir until cheese is melted. Serve with baked potatoes. ”

“ Then mix and add yeast and sugar. Sift salt into flour, melt butter and lard and add eggs, yeast and milk before putting in flour. Leave in bowl and set away to rise. When risen, beat hard and put into greased pan to rise again. ”