Saturday, June 8, 2019

Key Lime Pie

Ingredients

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  • Four eggs
  • One 14 oz. can of sweetened condensed milk
  • 3 oz.  of Key Lime juice
  • Graham cracker pie crust

Directions

  1. Separate four eggs.
  2. Combine the egg yolks and one 14 oz. can of sweetened condensed milk.
  3. Mix well.
  4. Slowly add 3 oz. of Key Lime juice.
  5. Stir until filling is smooth and creamy.
  6. Pour this into a graham cracker pie crust.
  7. Place in oven at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
  8. Serve chilled and topped with whipped cream.
Source — Hannah Blake
Prepared by Hannah Blake
June 7, 2019

Key Lime Pie

Ingredients

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  • Four eggs
  • One 14 oz. can of sweetened condensed milk
  • 3 oz.  of Key Lime juice
  • Graham cracker pie crust

Directions

  1. Separate four eggs.
  2. Combine the egg yolks and one 14 oz. can of sweetened condensed milk.
  3. Mix well.
  4. Slowly add 3 oz. of Key Lime juice.
  5. Stir until filling is smooth and creamy.
  6. Pour this into a graham cracker pie crust.
  7. Place in oven at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
  8. Serve chilled and topped with whipped cream.
Source — Hannah Blake
Prepared by Hannah Blake
June 7, 2019

Vegetable Soup

Ingredients

  • Two quarts of yellow split peas or two quarts of dried white beans
  • Salt
  • Cayenne
  • One head of celery or one tablespoon of celery seed
  • Four quarts of water
  • Fresh vegetables (turnips, carrots, parsnips, potatoes, onions)
  • Butter
  • Flour

Directions

Preparation

  1. Soak yellow split peas or dried white beans in cold water all night

Soup

  1. In the morning, drain and season split peas or white beans
  2. Season these with salt and cayenne (to taste)
  3. Add a head of minced celery or one tablespoon of celery seed
  4. Add all of the above to a pot then add four quarts of water to the pot
  5. Boil slowly till dissolved
  6. Stir frequently

Vegetables

  1. A ready quantity of desired fresh vegetables
  2. Cut into small pieces

Combine Vegetables and Soup

  1. Add the vegetables that require the longest time boiling to the pot with the soup
  2. After all vegetables are added, take bits of butter and roll in flour
  3. Add the butter rolled in flour to the pot
  4. Boil this until the vegetables are tender
  5. Transfer to a tureen and serve
Prepared by Hannah Blake
June 7, 2019


Vegetable Soup

Ingredients

  • Two quarts of yellow split peas or two quarts of dried white beans
  • Salt
  • Cayenne
  • One head of celery or one tablespoon of celery seed
  • Four quarts of water
  • Fresh vegetables (turnips, carrots, parsnips, potatoes, onions)
  • Butter
  • Flour

Directions

Preparation

  1. Soak yellow split peas or dried white beans in cold water all night

Soup

  1. In the morning, drain and season split peas or white beans
  2. Season these with salt and cayenne (to taste)
  3. Add a head of minced celery or one tablespoon of celery seed
  4. Add all of the above to a pot then add four quarts of water to the pot
  5. Boil slowly till dissolved
  6. Stir frequently

Vegetables

  1. A ready quantity of desired fresh vegetables
  2. Cut into small pieces

Combine Vegetables and Soup

  1. Add the vegetables that require the longest time boiling to the pot with the soup
  2. After all vegetables are added, take bits of butter and roll in flour
  3. Add the butter rolled in flour to the pot
  4. Boil this until the vegetables are tender
  5. Transfer to a tureen and serve
Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Hannah Blake
June 7, 2019


French Fish

Ingredients

  • One boiled fish (remove all bones)
  • One ounce of flour
  • One quart of milk
  • Two small peeled onion
  • A little parsley
  • One bay leaf
  • One sprig of thyme
  • Grated nutmeg
  • One teaspoon of salt
  • One teaspoon of pepper
  • One pound of fresh butter

Directions

Sauce

  1. In a stew pan, add one ounce of flour one quart of milk
  2. Mix it very smoothly
  3. Add two small peeled onions
  4. Add parsley
  5. Add one bay leaf
  6. Add one sprig of thyme
  7. Add a little grated nutmeg
  8. Add a teaspoon of salt and pepper
  9. Place over a fire
  10. Stir in one pound of fresh butter and pass it through a sieve

Preparing the Dish

  1. Lay a little sauce on the bottom of your dish
  2. Add a layer of fish
  3. Season with salt and pepper to taste
  4. Add another layer of sauce and fish until all the fish is used up
  5. Finish the dish with sauce on top of the fish
Prepared by Hannah Blake
June 7, 2019



French Fish

Ingredients

  • One boiled fish (remove all bones)
  • One ounce of flour
  • One quart of milk
  • Two small peeled onion
  • A little parsley
  • One bay leaf
  • One sprig of thyme
  • Grated nutmeg
  • One teaspoon of salt
  • One teaspoon of pepper
  • One pound of fresh butter

Directions

Sauce

  1. In a stew pan, add one ounce of flour one quart of milk
  2. Mix it very smoothly
  3. Add two small peeled onions
  4. Add parsley
  5. Add one bay leaf
  6. Add one sprig of thyme
  7. Add a little grated nutmeg
  8. Add a teaspoon of salt and pepper
  9. Place over a fire
  10. Stir in one pound of fresh butter and pass it through a sieve

Preparing the Dish

  1. Lay a little sauce on the bottom of your dish
  2. Add a layer of fish
  3. Season with salt and pepper to taste
  4. Add another layer of sauce and fish until all the fish is used up
  5. Finish the dish with sauce on top of the fish
Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Hannah Blake
June 7, 2019



To Stew Red Fish

Ingredients

  • One red fish
  • One teaspoon of mace
  • One teaspoon of allspice
  • 1/4 of a spoonful of cloves
  • One onion
  • A handful of parsley
  • One teacup of wine
  • Sufficient water for gravy
  • One large spoonful of butter
  • Three spoonfuls of flour

Directions

Preparing the Fish

  1. Remove the scales, as well as wash and dry the fish
  2. Place the fish into a pan and half fry it

Gravy

  1. Add the one teaspoon of mace, one teaspoon of allspice, and 1/4 spoonful of cloves
  2. Add one onion
  3. Finely chop the parsley and add a handful
  4. Add one teacup of wine and add sufficient water to your liking for the gravy
  5. Rub the butter and flour well together, then add warm water to thin it
  6. Combine all the ingredients together

The Stew

  1. When ready to stew the fish, out it on a strainer, then in the kettle
  2. Pour the gravy over the fish
  3. Stew it for half an hour
  4. Ready to dish for the table

Prepared by Hannah Blake
June 7, 2019