Tuesday, June 9, 2020

Boiled Potatoes

Ingredients

  • Large potatoes
  • Salt

Directions

  1. Wash potatoes.
  2. Place in large pot and fill with water an inch above the potatoes.
  3. Boil for an hour.
  4. Pour out water.
  5. Fill with cold water and add salt.
  6. Let cool and serve.
Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Brennaugh K. Joiner
Louisiana Anthology
June 9, 2020.

Boiled Potatoes

Ingredients

  • Large potatoes
  • Salt

Directions

  1. Wash potatoes.
  2. Place in large pot and fill with water an inch above the potatoes.
  3. Boil for an hour.
  4. Pour out water.
  5. Fill with cold water and add salt.
  6. Let cool and serve.
Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Brennaugh K. Joiner
Louisiana Anthology
June 9, 2020.

White Roux

Ingredients 

How to Make Roux | Allrecipes
  • 2 sticks of butter or 1 cup

Directions

  1. Place butter in medium saucepan and melt slowly on medium heat
  2. Slowly stir in sifted flour with a constant stir until thin, firm paste
  3. Continue to stir over low heat for 15 minutes do not let the roux brown 
  4. Pour into a jar and keep until needed or use immediately
  5. 1 cup of sifted flour


  6. Prepared by Thomas Williams
    June 9, 2020

White Roux

Ingredients 

How to Make Roux | Allrecipes
  • 2 sticks of butter or 1 cup

Directions

  1. Place butter in medium saucepan and melt slowly on medium heat
  2. Slowly stir in sifted flour with a constant stir until thin, firm paste
  3. Continue to stir over low heat for 15 minutes do not let the roux brown 
  4. Pour into a jar and keep until needed or use immediately
  5. 1 cup of sifted flour


  6. Source — Creole Cookery Book
    Prepared by Thomas Williams
    June 9, 2020

Economical Muffins

Ingredients

  • 1 unbaked loaf of bread
  • 1 gallon of milk

Directions

  1. Take unbaked loaf of bread and add milk until batter is created
  2. Beat well and let stand for one hour
  3. Bake on a griddle until thick enough to split
Prepared by Thomas Williams
June 9, 2020

Economical Muffins

Ingredients

  • 1 unbaked loaf of bread
  • 1 gallon of milk

Directions

  1. Take unbaked loaf of bread and add milk until batter is created
  2. Beat well and let stand for one hour
  3. Bake on a griddle until thick enough to split
Prepared by Thomas Williams
June 9, 2020

Indian Pound Cake

Ingredients 

  • 8 eggs
  • 1 pint of powdered sugar
  • 1 pint of Indian meal sifted
  • 1/2 pint of wheat flour
  • 1/2 lb of butter
  • 1 grated nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
  • 1/2 glass of wine and brandy mixed

Directions

  1. In a bowl stir butter and sugar to a cream
  2. Beat the eggs in a separate bowl very lightly
  3. Stir in meal and eggs alternately into butter and sugar mixture
  4. Add your nutmeg, cinnamon and brandy and stir well
  5. Butter a tin pan and pour mixture into pan 
  6. Bake at 350 degrees until golden brown and toothpick can be inserted and pulled out with no residue 
Prepared by Thomas Williams
June 9, 2020