Mrs. Owens' Cook Book (part 2: pp 44 – 85: Fowls; Meats)

 We continue with Mrs. Owens' Cook Book and Useful Hints for the Household. You know you want to check out the German Relish for your Roast Goose… and other stuff.

If you want to investigate foods other than animal proteins, you can check out the rest of the book, sections Three, Four, Five, Six, and Seven, and let me know if there's something you especially like.

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pp 44, 45:
EGGS
Omelet Saccharine (part 2);
Omelet Celestine; Orange Omelet;
Pickled Eggs; To Keep Eggs;
To Color Eggs for Easter;
FOWLS
helpful hints

pp 46, 47:
FOWLS
Roast Poultry;
Full Directions for
Cutting up a Chicken (part 1)

pp 48, 49:
FOWLS
Full Directions for 
Cutting up a Chicken (part 2);
Roast Turkey; Chicken Stew;
Chicken Pie; Chicken Pot Pie

pp 50, 51:
FOWLS
Smothered Chicken; Fricasee Chicken;
Fried Chicken; Prairie Chicken;
Roast Goose; German Relish;
Roast Ducks;
Stuffing for Ducks

pp 52, 53:
FOWLS
Directions for Boning a 
Chicken or Turkey;
Directions for Boned Chicken;
Curry of Duck (part 1)

pp 54, 55:
FOWLS
Curry of Duck (part 2);
Chicken Pate; 
Pressed Veal or Chicken;
Chicken Salad (1);
Chicken Salad (2) (part 1)

pp 56, 57:
FOWLS
Chicken Salad (2) (part 2);
MEATS
Introduction, hints

pp 58, 59:
MEATS
Old Fashioned Boiled Dinner;
Pot Roast of Beef (part 1)

pp 60, 61:
MEATS
Pot Roast of Beef (part 2);
Parsnip Stew;
Blanquette of Lamb;
Boiled Mutton;
Macaroni Mutton;
Lamb Stewed with Green Peas

pp 62, 63:
MEATS
Pressed Beef; 
Stuffed Pressed Meat;
To Stuff a Ham;
Cold Boiled Ham; Roast Beef;
Yorkshire Pudding

pp 64, 65:
MEATS
Beef a la Mode; Pork Roast;
Veal Roast; Mutton Roast;
Leg of Lamb to Roast;
English Pork Pie (part 1)

pp 66, 67:
MEATS
English Pork Pie (part 2);
Beef Heart;
Beef Heart Equal to Tongue;
Beef Stew; Mock Duck;
Beefsteak Smothered with Onions;
Fried Steak (part 1)

pp 70, 71:
MEATS
Fried Steak (part 2);
Mutton Chops; Veal Cutlets;
Pork Tenderloins;
Devilled Kidneys;
Stewed Kidneys;
Liver Rolls

pp 72, 73:
MEATS
Pork and Liver; 
Stewed Calf's Liver; 
Another Nice Method of Cooking Liver;
Calves' Liver Larded;
Creole Sausages (part 1)

pp 74, 75:
MEATS
Creole Sausages (part 2);
Potted Tripe; Curried Tripe;
Sweet Breads

pp 76, 77:
MEATS
Stuffed Veal; Veal Loaf;
Veal Cake; Marbled Veal;
Dried Beef; Sweet Breads;
Fried Tripe

pp 78, 79:
MEATS
Rhode Island Dumplings;
To Keep Fresh Pork;
Head Cheese; Sausages;
To Press Corned Beef;
Souse;
How to Cook Pigs' Feet

pp 80, 81:
MEATS
Beef Pickle; Curing Hams;
Cure for Dried Beef and Ham;
HASH
General information, hints

pp 82, 83:
HASH
Corned Beef Hash; Wonders;
Philadelphia Scrapple;
Veal Croquettes; 
Union Hash;
Delicious Minced Veal;
Beef Patties (part 1)

pp 84, 85:
HASH
Beef Patties (part 2);
Chicken Croquettes;
Meat Pies; Meat Dumplings;
Minced Mutton;
Fricassee of Beef 

Keep going. There's a lot more to this book.

Mrs. Owens' Cook Book (part 3: pp 86 – 137: Sauces, Catsups & Salads; Vegetables; Bread)

More of Mrs. Owens' Cook Book and Useful Hints for the Household. Believe it or not, the Catsups are not all about tomato… check them out, & maybe try some, with a salad, or a veggie or two. When you're done with this, be sure you've explored all the other sections, including the first (linked above), and parts Two, Four, Five, Six, and Seven.

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pp 66, 87:
MEATS
Meat Omelet; Ragout;
SAUCES, CATSUPS AND SALADS
Caramel; Curry Powder

pp 88, 89:
SAUCES, CATSUPS AND SALADS
Mustard for Table Use;
Drawn Butter Sauce;
Dutch Sauce for Meat of Fish;
Celery Sauce for Boiled Fowls;
Mushroom Sauce;
Asparagus Sauce;
Sauce Robart, for Rumps or Steaks (part 1)

pp 90, 91:
SAUCES, CATSUPS AND SALADS
Sauce Robart, for Rumps or Steaks (part 2);
Queen of Oude Sauce;
Chili Sauce; Walnut Catsup;
Caper Butter;
Tomato Catsup (1) (part 1)

pp 92, 93:
SAUCES, CATSUPS AND SALADS
Tomato Catsup (1) (part 2);
Tomato Catsup (2);
Cucumber Catsup; Currant Catsup;
Gooseberry Catsup; Spiced Currants;
Spiced Peaches

pp 94, 95:
SAUCES, CATSUPS AND SALADS
Green Tomato Soy;
Dressing for Cabbage;
French Salad Dressing;
Mayonnaise Salad Dressing;
Dressing for Cold Slaw;
Cabbage Dressing (part 1)

pp 96, 97:
SAUCES, CATSUPS AND SALADS
Cabbage Dressing (part 2);
Another; Lettuce Dressing;
Maitre d'Hotel Sauce;
Tartar Sauce; Plain White Sauce;
Orange Salad; Salmagundi;
Russian Salad (part 1)

pp 98, 99:
SAUCES, CATSUPS AND SALADS
Russian Salad (part 2);
Potato Salad (1); 
Potato Salad (2);
VEGETABLES
Boiled Potatoes

pp 100, 101:
VEGETABLES
Potatoes Cooked without Water;
Mashed Potatoes; Quirled Potatoes;
Potato Pudding; 
Saratoga Potatoes;
Baked Potatoes;
Potatoes a la Creme

pp 102, 103:
VEGETABLES
Potato Croquettes;
Potato Puffs; Potato Balls;
Lyonnaise Potatoes;
Parisian Potatoes;
Scalloped Potatoes;
Stewed Tomatoes (part 1)

pp 104, 105:
VEGETABLES
Stewed Tomatoes (part 2);
Baked Tomatoes;
Fried Green Tomatoes;
Scalloped Tomatoes;Tomatoes and Rice;
Method of Cooking Rice;
How To Cook Rice;
A Nice Way to Cook Sweet Corn (part 1)

pp 106, 107:
VEGETABLES
A Nice Way to Cook Sweet Corn (part 2);
Green Corn Patties;
Baked Corn; Green Corn Pudding;
To Can Green Corn; 
Succotash.; Lima Beans;
To Cook String Beans (part 1)

pp 108, 109:
VEGETABLES
To Cook String Beans (part 2);
Baked Pork and Beans;
Boston Baked Beans;
Cauliflower; Another Method;
To Cook Greens

pp 110, 111:
VEGETABLES
Sauerkraut; Fried Cabbage;
Spiced Cabbage;
Cabbage a la Cauliflower;
Delicious Way of Cooking Cabbage;
Cream Cabbage (part 1)

pp112, 113:
VEGETABLES
Cream Cabbage (part 2);
Spring Carrots; Rice Croquettes;
Jerusalem Artichokes;
To Cook Beets; Boiled Beets;
Turnips; Macaroni;
Macaroni and Cheese (part 1)

pp 114, 115:
VEGETABLES
Macaroni and Cheese (part 2);
Asparagus; Parsnips;
Green Peas; 
Vegetable Oyster;
Fried Egg Plant;
Stuffed Egg Plant

pp 116, 117:
VEGETABLES
Boiled Onions; Summer Squash;
Hubbard Squash;
BREAD
Introduction

pp 118, 119:
BREAD
The Very Best Home-Made Yeast I Ever Saw;
Hop Yeast; Indian Meal Yeast Cakes;
Vermont Yeast Cakes

pp 120, 121:
BREAD
Potato Yeast;
Easy Bread Making;
Milk Yeast Bread (part 1)

pp 122, 123:
BREAD
Milk Yeast Bread (part 2);
Graham Bread; Indian Bread;
New England Rye and Indian Bread;
Prison Mission Brown Bread

pp 124, 125:
BREAD
Pauline's Brown Bread; 
Election Bread; 
Vermont Brown Bread;
Rusk; Raised Biscuit;
Rolls (part 1)

pp 126, 127:
BREAD
Rolls (part 2); Saratoga Rolls;
Corn Meal Rolls;
Flannel Rolls;
Corn Meal Griddle Cakes;
Bread Pancakes

pp 128, 129:
BREAD
Economical Corn Cakes;
Milk Toast; French Toast;
Mobile Biscuit;
Baking Powder Biscuit;
Soda Biscuit

pp 130, 131:
BREAD
Graham Biscuit;
Kentucky Biscuit;
Sour Milk Biscuit;
Rice Waffles; Raised Waffles;
Waffles; Johnny Cake;
Corn-Cake for Breakfast (part 1)

pp 132, 133:
BREAD
Corn-Cake for Breakfast (part 2);
Johnny Cake; Hoe Cake;
Graham Gems (1); Graham Gems (2);
Corn Gems; Laplanders;
Hominy Muffins (part 1)

pp 134, 135:
BREAD
Hominy Muffins (part 2);
Oatmeal Mush; Raised Muffins (1);
Muffins; Raised Muffins (2);
Corn Muffins; Mush Muffins;
Rice Fritters

pp 136, 137:
BREAD
Mush; Fried Mush;
Buckwheat Cakes;
Griddle Cakes;
Pop-Overs; Crumpets;
French Puffs

Don't stop now, there's plenty more of this book, ahead…

Mrs. Owens' Cook Book (part 4: pp 138 – 195; Pies; Cakes)

Here we continue with installment four of Mrs. Owens' Cook Book and Useful Hints for the Household. This is, of course, the section I find most dangerous…Pies and Cakes. The rest of the book is posted in its own individual slices, here, here, here, here, and here. Enter any and all, at your own risk.

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pp 138, 139: 
BREAD
French Puffs (part 2);
PIES
Crusts

pp 140, 141:
PIES
Crusts
Very Rich Pie Crust for Fruit Pies;
Mince Pies (1);
Mince Pies (2) (part 1)

pp 142, 143: 
PIES
Mince Pies (2) (part 2);
Summer Mince Pies;
Tomato Pie;
Ripe Tomato Pie;
Rhubarb Pie;
Dried Apple Pies (part 1)

pp 144, 145:
PIES
Dried Apple Pies (part 2);
Grandma Grave's Apple Pie for Winter;
English Currant Pie;
Pumpkin Pie; Squash Pies;
Sweet Potato Pie;
Cream Pie;
Cocoanut Pie (part 1)

pp 146, 147:
PIES
Cocoanut Pie (part 2);
Raisin Pie; Berry Pie;
Orange Pie; Lemon Pie (1);
Lemon Pie (2);
Lemon-Potato Pie

pp 148, 149:
PIES
Another Lemon Pie;
Emancipation Pie;
(preserving wild grape filling);
Apple Custard Pie;
Custard Pie (1); Custard Pie (2);
Peach Pie;
Cranberry Tart Pie (part 1)

I have no idea what the significance is, here – whether it's in honor of America's Emancipation Day, or the contributor's own personal celebration…

pp 150, 151:
PIES
Cranberry Tart Pie (part 2);
Currant Pie; 
Huckleberry Pie;
Cherry Pie (1); Cherry Pie (2);
Fried Pies;
Strawberry Short Cake (part 1)

pp 152, 153:
Strawberry Short Cake (part 2);
Orange Short Cake;
Peach Short Cake;
Hard Winter Short Cake;
Brother Jonathan;
Apple Pot Pie;
Boiled Apple Dumplings (part 1)

pp 154, 155:
PIES
Boiled Apple Dumplings (part 2);
Baked Apple Dumplings;
Apple Puffs; Dew Drop Apples;
Peach Pandowdy

pp 156, 157:
CAKES
hints & tips

pp 158, 159:
CAKES
hints & tips (cont'd);
Frosting Without Eggs;
Glazing for Cake;
Frosting for Cake;
Boiled Frosting

pp 160, 161:
CAKES
Quick Frosting; Boiled Icing;
Chocolate Icing; 
One Cake; Angel's Food;
Everyday Cake

pp 162, 163:
CAKES
Chocolate Cake (1), with Frosting;
Chocolate Cake (2);
Chocolate Cake (3)

pp 164, 165:
CAKES
Cora Bells' White Cake;
Raised Loaf Cake;
Love Cake;
Black Cake

I believe I will need to give this one a try, with my own variations… 

pp 166, 167:
CAKES
English Fruit Cake;
Fruit Cake (1);
Fruit Cake (2) (part 1)

pp 168, 169:
CAKES
Fruit Cake (2) (part 2);
Raisin Cake;
Poverty Fruit Cake;
Village Fruit Cake

pp 170, 171:
CAKES
My Wedding Cake;
Pork Cake; Spice Cake (1);
Spice Cake (2); 
Clove Cup Cake (part 1)

Why does this sound like I could make it using bacon fat, too? And that I would really want to do it…

pp 172, 173:
CAKES
Clove Cup Cake (part 2);
Lady Cake; Cream Cake;
Sponge Cake; Gold Cake;
Silver Cake

pp 174, 175:
CAKES
Corn Starch Cake (1);
Corn Starch Cake (2);
Marble Cake; Feather Cake

Both of these would be good options for those on gluten-free diets – more than a century ahead of their time!    :D

pp 176, 177:
CAKES
Porcupine Cake;
Surprise Cake (annotated);
Watermelon Cake;
Snow-Ball Cake;
Quaker Pound Cake

178, 179:
CAKES
Soda Pound Cake;
American Home Cake;
White Pound Cake;
Presidential Pound Cake;
Prize Pound Cake

IDK what they mean by the name, but by all that is Red, White, and Blue, I want this cake today! Peach flavor! mmmmmmmmmm…

pp 180, 181:
CAKES
Lemon Cake;
Birth-Day Cake;
Delicate Cake;
Splendid Delicate Cake;
Hollis Cake (part 1)

pp 182, 183:
CAKES
Hollis Cake (part 2);
1, 2, 3, 4, Cake; Walnut Cake;
Plymouth Cake;
Jenny Lind Cake;
Buckeye Cake

pp 184, 185:
CAKES
Sister Julia's Cup Cake;
Roll Jelly Cake;
Sponge Cake (1) (annotated);
Sponge Cake (2);
Molasses Sponge;
White Sponge Cake;
Dakota Cake

pp 186, 187:
CAKES
Almond Cake; 
White Citron Cake;
Cake Without Eggs;
Graham Cake

Not your typical approach to recipe composition, but… 

pp 188, 189:
CAKES
Graham Composition Cake;
Layer Cakes
Dolly Varden Cake;
Pine-Apple Cake

pp 190, 191:
CAKES
White Lincoln Jelly Cake;
Cocoanut Cream Cake;
Another Nice Cream;
Chocolate Cake;
Strawberry Cake;
Fig Cake (part 1)

pp 192, 193:
CAKES
Fig Cake (part 2);
Ice Cream Cake;
White Mountain Jelly Cake;
Caramel Cake;
Ribbon Cake (part 1)

pp 194, 195:
CAKES
Ribbon Cake (part 2);
Confectioner's Cake;
White Layer Cake;
Variety Cake;
Lemon Jelly Cake (part 1)

Continued here…