1910: Dr Miles Cook Book
The receipts in this booklet are of the simple variety, such as the average housewife uses, selected with the idea of promoting economy, although the fare is fit for anyone to eat. The receipts have been selected by practical cooks who have learned their value from experience….
Potato Cake with Raisins.
One cup butter, two cups sugar, two cups flour, one cup mashed potatoes, on-half cup milk, one cup chopped walnuts, one cup seeded raisins, on cup chocolate, four eggs, one-third teaspoon cinnamon, one-third teaspoon cloves, one-third teaspoon nutmeg, two teaspoons baking powder. Spread dough in bread pan and bake in medium hot oven.
To Sterilize Milk.
Bring to a steady boil and hold it at that for forty minutes. By then the bacteria in the liquid will be deprived of the power of reproduction. It is a settled fact that milk be boiled a few minutes and set away in a corked bottle wrapped in flannel it will remain warm for hours, but the germs will survive the process and multiply rapidly.
Stewed Rabbit [sic] Plain.
Cut a pair of well cleaned rabbits into pieces and season well with salt and pepper, one tablespoonful of salt to a half tablespoonful of pepper. Put a large frying pan over the fire with a quarter pound of fat salt pork. Cut fine and fry until a golden brown. Add the rabbit pieces and a fine sliced onion and cook gently over a slow fire, stirring often. Sprinkle with a tablespoonful of flour, and a pint of boiling water, cover closely and simmer gently for two hours, or until the meat is very tender. Just before serving add the juice of half a lemon.
34-page booklet.
