Onion Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 dozen onions
• Water
• Salt
• A small quantity of sweet cream

Directions

1. Place the Onions into the water with a little bit of salt and boil until the onions are quite tender.
2. Then take them out of the water and chop the onions finely.
3. Stew the onions in a small quantity of sweet cream.

Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Kylee Armstrong
Louisiana Anthology
March 16, 2020

Onion Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 dozen onions
• Water
• Salt
• A small quantity of sweet cream

Directions

1. Place the Onions into the water with a little bit of salt and boil until the onions are quite tender.
2. Then take them out of the water and chop the onions finely.
3. Stew the onions in a small quantity of sweet cream.

Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Kylee Armstrong
Louisiana Anthology
March 16, 2020

Okra Soup

Ingredients

• 3 3/4 lbs. of okra
• 7 1/2 lbs. of potatoes
• A shin or leg of beef
• 10 quarts of cold water
• Salt
• Pepper
• Cayenne

Directions

1. Cut okra into small pieces and skin the potatoes.
2. Place the okra, potatoes, and beef into the cold water.
3. Boil gently for 7 hours, skimming the water when necessary.
4. Season with cayenne or salt and pepper.

Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Kylee Armstrong
Louisiana Anthology
March 16, 2020

Okra Soup

Ingredients

• 3 3/4 lbs. of okra
• 7 1/2 lbs. of potatoes
• A shin or leg of beef
• 10 quarts of cold water
• Salt
• Pepper
• Cayenne

Directions

1. Cut okra into small pieces and skin the potatoes.
2. Place the okra, potatoes, and beef into the cold water.
3. Boil gently for 7 hours, skimming the water when necessary.
4. Season with cayenne or salt and pepper.

Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Kylee Armstrong
Louisiana Anthology
March 16, 2020

Muffins

Ingredients

• 1 cup of rice
• A spoonful of butter
• 1 cup of flour
• 1 tablespoon of sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon of baking powder
• Sweet milk

Directions

1. Mix all of the dry ingredients together, except the baking powder.
2. Dilute the baking powder with the sweet milk.
3. Beat all of the mixtures together with the eggs and then need dough until it is smooth.
4. Cook in butter molds. 

Source — Cooking in Old Creole Days
Prepared by Kylee Armstrong
Louisiana Anthology
March 16, 2020

Muffins

Ingredients

• 1 cup of rice
• A spoonful of butter
• 1 cup of flour
• 1 tablespoon of sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon of baking powder
• Sweet milk

Directions

1. Mix all of the dry ingredients together, except the baking powder.
2. Dilute the baking powder with the sweet milk.
3. Beat all of the mixtures together with the eggs and then need dough until it is smooth.
4. Cook in butter molds. 

Source — Cooking in Old Creole Days
Prepared by Kylee Armstrong
Louisiana Anthology
March 16, 2020

Cheesecakes

Ingredients

• 6 Ounces of unsalted butter (softened)
• 6 Ounces of sugar
• 4 Eggs
• 1 Teaspoon of nutmeg or mace
• 6 Ounces of wine or brandy
• 1 Cup of currants (or raisins)
• Puff pastry sheet

Directions

1. In a bowl, beat together sugar, wine, butter, eggs and nutmeg into a cream.
2. Knead together currants or raisins into the puff pastry and spread onto a pan.
3. Pour mixture on top of the pastry.
4. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 1/2 hours.
5. Chill for at least 4 hours and serve cold.

Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Joanna Crifasi
Louisiana Anthology
March 13, 2020