INDEX.
- A.
- Alder wine, 243
- white, very much like Frontiniac, 243
- Ale, to brew, 236
- Almond cheesecakes, 186
- Amber pudding, a very fine one, 144
- Anchovies, to keep them when the liquor dries, 118
- Apples, to prepare them for puffs, 176
- Apple jelly, for preserved apricots, or any sort of sweetmeats, 196
- Apricots, in brandy, 195
- Arrowroot jelly, 260
- Asses milk, 262
- B.
- Bacon, excellent, 69
- Bamboo, (English) to pickle, 120
- Barberries, for tartlets, 201
- drops, 202
- Barleywater, 253
- , common, 253
- Bean Pudding, green, 154
- Bechamel, 104
- Beef, stewed rump of, 28
- , stewed brisket, 29
- , to salt red, which
- is extremely good to eat fresh from the pickle, or to hang to dry, 30
- , pressed, 31
- , hunter’s, 31
- , to dress the inside of a cold sirloin, 38
- , fricassee of cold roast, 38
- , to dress cold that has not been done enough, called beef olives, 38
- , to dress, called Sanders, 39
- , to dress, called Cecils, 39
- , to salt for eating immediately, 27
- alamode, 28
- , broth, 250
- , collared, 31
- Beef, collop, 33
- Beefsteaks and oyster sauce, 32
- Beer, to refine, 238
- Benton sauce, for hot or cold roast beef, 107
- tea cakes, 220
- Birds, a very economical way of potting, 78
- Biscuit cake, 222
- , hard, 220
- Biscuit, plain, and very crisp, 221
- , of fruit, 204
- Black caps, 175
- Blancmange, or Blamange, 164
- Boards, to give them a beautiful appearance, 269
- Bockings, 182
- Boiling meat, observations on, 20, 21
- Brandy cream, 169
- pudding, 155
- Bread cake, common, 217
- Brentford rolls, 227
- Brewery, Home, 236 to 247
- Broth, A quickmade, 252
- , a clear one, that will keep long, 249
- Others are under different names; as Chicken broth, &c.
- Brown bread pudding, 147
- ice, 211
- Browning, to colour and flavour made dishes, 117
- Bubble and Squeak, 42
- Bun, a good plain one, 226
- , richer ones, 226
- Burnt cream, 170
- Butter, to clarify for potted things, 78
- Buttermilk, 233
- C.
- Cabbage, (red) to pickle, 124
- , to stew, 126
- Cakes, 212 to 229
- , observations on making and baking them, 212
- , a very fine one, 215
- , an excellent and less expensive one, 216
- , a very good common one, 216
- , a common one, 218
- , little white, 219
- , little short, 219
- , flat that will keep long in the house good, 221
- Many other cakes are under their different first names; as Plum cake, Teacakes, &c.
- Cakes, colours for staining &c., 203
- , icing for, 212
- Calf’s feet broth, 252
- Calico furniture, to clean when taken down for the summer, 275
- Camp vinegar, 112
- Capers, to keep, 118
- Carmel cover for sweetmeats, 206
- Carp, boiled, 12
- Carpets, to dust, 274
- , to clean, 275
- Carrots, to stew, 127
- Castiron, to clean stoves of, 271
- , another way, 271
- Catsup, mushroom, 113
- Caudle, 255
- Cauliflower, in white sauce, 126
- Caveach, 4
- Cecils, 39
- Celery, to stew, 19
- Cheese, to pot, 230
- , to roast, to come up after dinner, 231
- , Cheese is also under different names; as Cream cheese, Apricot cheese, &c.
- Cheesecakes, 183
- Cherries, in brandy, 195
- Chickens, to pull, 80
- Chocolate, to prepare, 258
- Clary wine, 244
- Cod, crimp, 13
- Cod, curry of, 13
- Codlins, to keep for several months, 189
- Coffee, to make, 259
- Collops, mutton, 72
- Cornish pies, 89
- Cough, draught for, 258
- Crab, hot, 8
- Cracknuts, 222
- Cracknels, 223
- Cranberries, different ways of dressing, 177
- Crawfish, soup, 101
- Cream, to scald, 233
- Crust, excellent short, 139
- Cucumbers, to stew, 125
- Cullis, or brown sauce, 104
- Curds and cream, 160
- Curd, another way, 161
- Currants, to keep, 188
- Curry, rice boiled to eat with, 136
- Custards, cheap and excellent ones, 168
- Cutlets, Maintenon, 44
- Cider, to refine, 238
- D.
- Dairy, 231 to 235
- Damsons, to keep for winter pies, 189
- another way, 189
- Damsons, another, 190
- Davenport fowls, 80
- Devonshire junket, 161
- Drink, a very agreeable one for the sick, 253
- Duck, to boil, 83
- Dutch pudding, or Souster, 144
- rice pudding, 145
- E.
- Eel, boiled, 2
- Eggs, buttered, 109
- Essence, of anchovies, 211
- F.
- Fish, 1 to 20
- Floating island, 162
- another way, 162
- Floorcloths, directions respecting them, 269
- to clean them, 270
- Floors, to dust, 274
- Flummery, 172
- Forcemeat for patties, balls, or stuffing, 132
- Other forcemeat is under the name of dishes.
- Fowls, boiled, 78
- Fowls, a very good sauce to hide the bad colour of, 109
- Fraise, 182
- French beans, to preserve to eat in the winter, 130
- Fricandeau, 54, 127
- Fritters, 182
- Froth, to set on cream, custard, or trifle, which looks and eats well, 162
- Fruits to keep, 186 to 211
- Furs, to preserve from moth, 276
- G.
- George pudding, 153
- German, 145
- Giblet pye, 85
- Gilding, to preserve and clean, 273
- Ginger drops, a good stomachic, 202
- Gingerbread, 225
- Gloucester jelly, 261
- Goldenpippins, stewed, 175
- Goose, to roast, 84
- green pie, 85
- Gooseberries, to preserve, 186
- Grapes, to preserve in brandy, 205
- Grates, to clean the backs of, 271
- Gravy, clear, 102
- Green, to stain jellies, ices, or cakes, 203
- Grouse, 82
- to pot them, 82
- H.
- Haddock, 14
- stuffing for, 16
- Hams, to cure, 61
- Hares, 22
- Harrico, 70
- Harslet, 67
- Hartshorn jelly, 167
- Heart, beef, 42
- Hearths, (the inner) to clean, 271
- another way, 271
- Herrings, baked, 8
- Hessian soup and ragout, 35
- the ragout, 36
- Hog’s cheeks, to dry, 63
- Hotch potch, an excellent one, 74
- another, 75
- Hunter’s beef, 81
- pudding, 152
- I.
- Icing, for tarts, 211
- for cakes, 212
- Ice waters, 210
- Imperial, 242
- cream, 167
- India pickle, 118
- Irons, to preserve them from rust, 271
- J.
- Jelly to cover cold fish, 103
- Other Jellies are under the names of the different principal articles they are made of; as Calf’s feet jelly, &c.
- colours for staining, &c., 203
- Junket, Devonshire, 161
- K.
- Kidney, veal, 46
- pudding, 151
- Kitchen pepper, 116
- L.
- Lamb, fore quarter, 76
- Lamprey, to stew, as at Worcester, 1
- Lard, 67
- Leek soup, Scotch, 99
- Lemons, to keep for puddings, &c., 186
- Lemon, pudding, an excellent one, 143
- Lemonade, 254
- Lent potatoes, 160
- Light, or German puddings, 145
- Liver sauce, 109
- Lobsters, buttered, 7
- Lookingglasses, to clean, 273
- M.
- Macaroons, 224
- Mackerel, boiled, 3
- Magnum bonum plums, 204
- Mahogany, to give a fine colour to, 274
- Maids, 17
- Marble, to take stains out of, 275
- Marmalade, apple, 177
- Mawskins, to cure, for rennet, 233
- Meats, 20 to 76
- Melon mangoes, 121
- Milkporridge, for the sick, 255
- French, 255
- Milkpunch, 246
- Millet pudding, 153
- Mincepie, 134
- Mock turtle, 49
- Moor game, to pot, 82
- Moor hen to roast, 83
- Morella cherries, to preserve, 209
- Muffins, 227
- Mulled wine, 262
- Mushrooms, to dry, 115
- Mustard, to make, 118
- another way for immediate use, 118
- Mutton, to choose, 22
- Mutton, breast, 73
- Mutton, steaks of, or lamb and cucumbers, 74
- N.
- Nasturtions, to pickle for capers, 123
- New college puddings, 146
- Norfolk punch, 247
- O.
- Oatmeal pudding, 144
- Omlet, 136
- Onions, pickled, 121
- Orangeade, 254
- Orange butter, 131
- Oranges, to butter, 173
- Oranges, to preserve in jelly, 207
- Orgeat, 254
- Oxcheek stewed, plain, 36
- Oxford dumplings, 147
- Oysters, fried, to garnish boiled fish, 15
- P.
- Paint, to clean, 272
- Panada, made in five minutes, 252
- Pancakes, common, 181
- Paperhangings, to clean, 272
- Parsley pie, 88
- Parsnips, to mash, 129
- Partridges, to roast, 77
- Pastes, light, for tarts and cheesecakes, 139
- , potatoe, 141
- See also the article Crust.
- Pastry, 132 to 142
- Pasty, venison, 25, 26
- Patties, sweet, 134
- Peaches in brandy, 195
- Pears, stewed, 174
- Peas (old) soup, 94
- Peas, to stew, 124
- , soup, 94
- Pepper, kitchen, 116
- Peppermint drops, 203
- Perch and tench, 3
- Pettitoes, 58
- Pewter (patent) porterpots, to clean, 271
- Pheasants, to roast, 77
- Pickles, 118 to 124
- , that will keep for years, for hams, tongues, or beef, 68
- , are under the names of the articles pickled.
- Pies, 88 to 90
- , are under the names of the principal articles they are made of; as Apple pie, &c.
- Pig’s cheek for boiling, 58
- Pigeons broiled, 88
- Pike, baked, 4
- , stuffing for, 16
- Pippin pudding, 157
- Plaice, an excellent way of dressing a large one, 11
- Plate, to clean, 273
- Plumcake, 213
- Plum pudding, common, 152
- Podovies, or beef patties, 34
- Poor persons, hints respecting their relief, 264 to 268
- Pork, to roast a leg, 59
- Porker’s head, roasted, 58
- Portable soup, a very useful thing, 101
- Potatoes, to boil, 128
- Potting birds, a very economical way of, 78
- to clarify butter for potted things, 78
- Poultry, 76 to 88
- Pound cake, good, 217
- Prawns, curry of, 7
- soup, 101
- Prune tart, 178
- Puddings, 142 to 159
- Puff paste, rich, 138
- Punch, milk, 246
- Norfolk, 247
- Q.
- Queen cakes, 218
- , another way, 218
- Quickmade pudding, 158
- R.
- Rabbits, 22
- Raised crust for custards or fruit, 140
- Raisinwine, with cider, 245
- , without cider, 245
- Ramakins, 137
- Raspberry brandy, 246
- Ratafia, 246
- Red, a beautiful one, to stain jellies, ices, or cakes, 203
- herrings, to dress, 8
- Rennet, to cure mawskins, for, 233
- Restorative, a great one, 248
- Rhubarb tart, 180
- Rice, savory, 136
- Rice caudle, for the sick, 225
- Roasting meat, observations on, 21
- Rolls, excellent ones, 228
- Rusks, 222
- Russian seed pudding, 159
- S.
- Sack cream, 162
- Saffron cakes, 228
- Sago, to prepare, 260
- Sallad, French, 128
- , lobster, 128
- Salmon, to boil, 4
- Saloop, 264
- Sanders, 39
- Sauces, 104 to 111
- Sausages, mutton, 71
- Scotch collops, 46
- Seed cake, a cheap one, 216
- , another, 217
- Servants, useful directions to give to them, 269 to 276
- Shalot vinegar, 112
- Shank jelly, 251
- Shelford pudding, 155
- Shrewsbury cakes, 219
- Shrimp pie excellent, 88
- sauce, 108
- Shrub, white currant, 247
- Sick persons, cookery for, 247 to 264
- Skate, 16
- crimp, 17
- Smelts, to fry, 12
- Snow balls, 151
- cream, 169
- Soals, boiled, 9
- Sorrel, to stew, for fricandeau and roast meat, 127
- sauce, 54
- Soups, 93 to 102
- Souster, 144
- Spadbury’s Oxford sausages, 65
- Spinach, to stew, 126
- Sprats, 16
- Spongecake, 224
- another, without butter, 224
- Steak pudding, 151
- Steel, to take rust out of, 272
- Stews, 124 to 127
- Stone stairs and halls, to clean, 272
- Stoves, to take the black off the bright bars in a few minutes, 270
- Strawberries, to preserve them whole, 197
- another way, 198
- Stuffing for pike, haddock, &c., 16
- for soals baked
- another sort, 11
- for soals baked
- Stuffing, forcemeat for, 132
- Sturgeon, to dress fresh, 16
- an excellent imitation of sturgeon, 19
- Sucking pig, to scald, 57
- , to roast, 57
- Suet, to preserve it a twelve month, 40
- Suffolk dumplings, 158
- Sugar, to clarify, 191
- Supper, small dishes for, 131, 132
- , a pretty sweet supper dish, 169
- Sweet dishes, 159 to 186
- Sweetbreads, 55
- , ragout, 56
- Sweetmeats, observations on, 190
- Syllabub, London, 161
- T.
- Table Beer, excellent, to brew, 237
- Tansey, 181
- Tapioca jelly, 260
- Tarts, icing for them, 211
- Tarts are under the names of the principal articles they are made of; as Codlin tarts, &c.
- Teacakes, 219
- Teal, to roast, 83
- Tench, 3
- broth, 251
- Thornback, 16
- Tin covers, to clean, 271
- Toast and water, for the sick, 254
- Tongues, to pickle for boiling, 41
- Trifle, an excellent one, 170
- , a froth to set on, which looks and eats well, 162
- Tripe, 42
- Tunbridge cakes, 225
- Turbot, to boil, 1
- pie, 11
- Turkey, to boil, 70
- Turnip pie, 88
- soup, 93
- Turtles, little eggs for them, 111
- U.
- Udder and tongue, to roast, 40
- V.
- Veal, breast of, 47
- Vegetables, 128 to 131
- Venison, to keep, 23
- Verder, or milk punch, 246
- Vinegar, camp, 112
- Vingaret, for cold fowl or meat, 107
- W.
- Wafers, 224
- Walnuts, to pickle, 123
- Water cakes, 223
- Whey, 257
- Whey, white wine for the sick, 257
- vinegar and lemon, 257
- White, to stain jellies, ices, or cakes, 203
- Widgeon, to roast, 83
- Wine, to refine, 238
- Y.
- Yeast, to make, 229
- Yellow, to stain jellies, ices or cakes, 203
- Yorkshire cake, 228
- pudding, 158