The Black Art of Cooking (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 edition. Excerpt: ...or, with your favorite nuts chopped, you may add 1/2 oz. Honey (teaspoonful). JUNE. 2 oz. Lettuce cut into shreds and chopped 1 oz. Curled Garden Cress chopped fine and 1 oz. Cocoanut grated, Pignolias or Peanuts flaked. Mix these garnish and serve. LETTUCE AND PARSLEY SALAD. 11/2 oz. Lettuce, cut into shreds and cut again and 1 oz. Parsley cut and minced. Toss these together and serve with 1 oz. Honey (2 teaspoonsful). KOHL-RABI SALAD. 11/2 oz. Kohl-rabi diced or chopped, 1/2 oz. Onion Tips. 1 oz. Cocoanut grated, Peanuts or Pignolias flaked or other nutmeats chopped. Toss these into one another and serve with the chopped nuts. 1/2 oz. Olive Oil (spoonful) or Honey (teaspoonful) may be used. RADISH AND BEAN SALAD. 1 oz. Kohl-rabi and 1 oz. String-beans sliced as thin as possible and 1 oz. Peanuts, Pignolias or Almonds flaked of Cocoanut grated. Toss these together and serve. 1 GREEN PEAS IN NUT CREAM. 11/2 oz. Tender Peas, whole 1/2 oz. Savory herbs, minced 1 oz. Peanuts (or other nuts) flaked and 2 oz. Rhubarb juice, extracted by grating the fresh stems cut in 2 in. lengths. Mix and beat these to the proper consistency and serve with an aluminum teaspoon. JULY SALAD. 1 oz. Young Sweet Corn, sliced, off the cob, 1 oz. Endive, 1 oz. Peanuts or Mixed Nuts chopped. Mix into these 1/2 oz. Olive Oil (spoonful) or Honey (teaspoonful) and chip it over it 2 oz. Tomatoes. STUFFED CANTALOUPE. Fill the natural cavity of a 5 oz. Half Cantaloupe with the following mix ture 1/2 oz. Parsley, Celery or Oxalis, minced and 1 oz. Pignolias or Peanuts flaked. SPINACH-BEET SALAD. 1/2 oz. Spinach-beet leaves cut into shreds and chopped, 1/; oz. Savory herbs mincer or Onion chopped and 1/2 oz. Peanuts chopped. Mix these well with 1/; oz. Olive Oil...