The California Practical Cook Book | by Belle De Graf
No society is complete nowadays without a literary department. We might as well be out of the world as out of the fashion, so we have collected the brightest productions and most brilliant efforts of our respected sisterhood, and formed what we here present to you - A Cook Book - trusting that the long pent-up thoughts, that here find utterance, when thoroughly masticated and digested, may prove a source of untold happiness in many a family to which we hope our little work will prove a welcome visitor.
| Title | The California Practical Cook Book |
| Author | Belle De Graf |
| Publisher | Pacific Press Publishing Co. |
| Year | 1882 |
| Copyright | 1882, Pacific Press Publishing Co. |
| Amazon | The California Practical Cook Book |
The physical book contained 2 works in it:
the first of which has no named author: The California practical cook book. Oakland, Cal. Pacific Press Pub. Co., 1882. This first work is a short collection of simple recipes with no named author or editor. It includes 56 numbered pages followed by 6 unnumbered p. of local advertisements.
the second one: De Graf, Belle. Mrs. De Graf's cook book. San Francisco, Calif. : H.S. Crocker Co., c1922. The second work is by Mrs. Belle De Graf, and includes detailed recipes, general cooking instructions, and a complete index, pp. 349-372, followed by 10 unnumbered p. of advertisements.
As A Man Eateth, So Is He.
Preface- No society is complete nowadays without a literary department. We might as well be out of the world as out of the fashion, so we have collected the brightest productions and most brilliant efforts of ...
- Yeast
- Hop Yeast One quart of water, one handful hops, two large potatoes; boil all together until the potatoes are done Have ready a cup of flour with a teaspoonful each of salt, sugar and ginger; sift the...
- Bread
- Brown Bread Three cups sour milk, one cup molasses, two cups corn meal, two cups graham flour, one cup flour, one and a half teaspoonful saleratus. Steam two and a half hours. Indian Bread Two qu...
- Brown Bread
- Three cups graham flour, two cups corn meal, one cup New Orleans molasses, one pint sweet milk, one half cup of warm water, one teaspoonful salt, one small teaspoonful soda. Steam two and a half hours...
- Breakfast Cakes
- French Rolls One quart milk, one quart flour, two tablespoonfuls butter, two eggs, one teaspoonful salt, one half cup yeast. Fritters One pint milk (sour), two eggs, salt, flour to make thick as ...
- Omelettes
- One egg (yolk and white beaten separately), one tablespoonful milk, one teaspoon flour; rub flour and yolk smooth, add milk and white of egg and a little salt. Bake like griddle cakes; when nearly don...
- Meats
- Veal Scallop Take the remains of a veal roast, chop fine, roll one-half dozen soda crackers fine. Put a layer of the meat in the bottom of a buttered dish, sprinkle with pepper and salt, then put a l...
- Fish
- Fish Chowder Cover bottom of pot with pork fat. Take any kind of firm fish (cod or bass is best) lay them over the pork, then strew over a large layer of chopped onions, one of potato, one of split B...
- Codfish
- Boiled Codfish Soak the fish in lukewarm water over night, or several hours; use plenty of water, and change once or twice. When wanted put into fresh water and set over the fire; let it come to a bo...
- Soups
- Tomato Soups Take six large tomatoes, pare and slice them, drop them in one pint of boiling water, and let them boil ten minutes; then add one-half teaspoon soda, one quart sweet milk, three rolled c...
- Vegetables
- How To Fry Egg Plant Remove the rind, cut into slices half an inch thick, sprinkle with salt, put the slices one upon another, and let stand several hours, if for breakfast, over night. Have a frying...
- Puddings
- Baked Indian One quart milk, when boiled stir in a cup of corn meal and a little salt. When cooked, take off, sweeten with molasses, two-thirds cup of buttermilk, or sour milk, pinch of soda, butter....
- Pies
- Rhubarb Pie Stew the rhubarb and strain through a sieve, sweeten to taste and add one beaten egg for each pie. No upper crust. Peach Pie Fill a pudding dish with pared peaches stones left in, swe...
- Cakes
- In making cake the sugar and butter should always be beaten to a cream first, then before adding the eggs, beat the yolks and whites separately first and then together. Beat well after adding each ing...
- Cakes. Part 2
- Sponge Gingerbread One cup sour milk, one cup molasses, one-half cup butter, one and a half teaspoonfuls saleratus, one great spoonful ginger, flour to make it thick as pound cake. Put the butter, mo...
- Cakes. Part 3
- Mary's Orange Cake One cup sugar, one-half cup of butter, one-half cup cold water or milk, two even cups sifted flour, one teaspoon cream tartar, one-half teaspoon soda, three eggs. Use the whites of...
- Cakes. Part 4
- Coffee Cake Five cups of flour, one cup butter, one cup coffee, one cup molasses, one cup sugar, one cup raisins, one teaspoon soda, one teaspoon cloves, one tablespoon cinnamon, one tablespoon allsp...
- Cakes. Part 5
- Fried Cakes One coffee cup sugar, two eggs, one cup sour milk, four tablespoonfuls melted butter or lard, one-half nutmeg or teaspoonful cinnamon, one teaspoonful soda; mix lightly, roll out and cut ...
- Jellies
- Currant Jelly Place the currants (on the stove) in a stone jar; put the jar in a kettle of hot water; let the currants boil, then strain through a flannel bag. To every pint of juice add one pound of...
- Icings
- Boiled Frosting Two cups sugar, water to moisten, boil until candied. Beat the whites of two eggs to a stiff froth, stir in gradually and beat until cold. Plain Icing To the whites of four eggs u...
- Pickles And Preserves
- Canned Pears One-half pound sugar to one pound fruit, Let them cook slowly three hours, or until they become red, then seal in glass jars as usual. Green Gooseberries (To Bottle) Remove the stems...
- Pickles And Preserves. Continued
- Grape Catsup Take eleven pounds of grapes, squeeze the pulps from the skin; scald the pulp until the seeds will separate easily, then work through the colander and throw away the seeds; place the pul...
- Health Recipes
- Antidotes For Poison Soda, salt, vinegar, chalk, raw eggs, mustard, sweet oil, soap and milk are all remedies. If the poison is an alkali, vinegar is the remedy. Freely drinking new milk, continuing ...
- Dealing With Pests
- How To Drive Away Ants Get at the druggist's ten cents, worth of corrosive sublimate, and with a brush or feather, paint the edges of shelves. This should not be put where food will touch it; for it ...
- Washing
- If a small quantity of borax be put in the suds, and the clothes allowed to soak about one-half hour they will be found to require much less rubbing, and no boiling, unless very dirty. Washing Flui...
- Miscellaneous
- Tooth Paste Charcoal and honey, mixed together and used as a dentifrice, will whiten the teeth with a few applications. Furniture Varnish Four ounces alcohol, one-half ounce linseed oil, one-ha...
- How To Weigh Without Scales
- Allowance should Le made for extraordinary dryness or excessive moisture of the articles needed: - Wheat flour,......... . 1 tb, is.......... . .1 qt. Indian meal.... .1...
- Liquids, Etc
- 16 large tablespoonfuls are ............. ......... 1/2 Pt. 8 .........1 gill 4 .........1/2 gill. 2 gills are .......................... ...
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