Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Funnel Cakes

photo of funnel cake

Ingredients

  • 1 quart of milk
  • 1 tablespoon of yeast
  • 2 eggs
  • Flower
  • Salt

Directions

  1. Mix 1 quart of milk, 1 tablespoon of yeast, 2 well beaten eggs, 1 tablespoon of yeast, and a little salt.
  2. Set it to rise at night for breakfast.
  3. Bake on the griddle as buckwheat cakes. Stiring is not necessary.
photo of cooking funnel cakes
Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Paul Johnson
Louisiana Anthology
June 16, 2021

Funnel Cakes

photo of funnel cake

Ingredients

  • 1 quart of milk
  • 1 tablespoon of yeast
  • 2 eggs
  • Flower
  • Salt

Directions

  1. Mix 1 quart of milk, 1 tablespoon of yeast, 2 well beaten eggs, 1 tablespoon of yeast, and a little salt.
  2. Set it to rise at night for breakfast.
  3. Bake on the griddle as buckwheat cakes. Stiring is not necessary.
photo of cooking funnel cakes
Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Paul Johnson
Louisiana Anthology
June 16, 2021

Beef a la Daub

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons of allspice
  • 12 peeled onions
  • Fat steak
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Flour
  • 1 pint of water
  • Parsley
  • Thyme
  • Bay leaves
  • Flour
  • Garlic (optional)

Directions

  1. Get a fat steak, wash, salt, and pepper it, and lard it all over.
  2. Pierce it through with a knife and slip in thin pieces of raw middling.
  3. Flour it and brown it well in a spider.
  4. Add some parsley, thyme, bay leaves, and 1 dozen onions, peeled, and a little flour to thicken the gravy, a dessertspoonful of allspice.
  5. Brown the meat.
  6. Add 1 pint of water (and garlic if desired).
  7. Stew togehter for 4 hours.
Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Paul Johnson
Louisiana Anthology
June 16, 2021

Beef a la Daub

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons of allspice
  • 12 peeled onions
  • Fat steak
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Flour
  • 1 pint of water
  • Parsley
  • Thyme
  • Bay leaves
  • Flour
  • Garlic (optional)

Directions

  1. Get a fat steak, wash, salt, and pepper it, and lard it all over.
  2. Pierce it through with a knife and slip in thin pieces of raw middling.
  3. Flour it and brown it well in a spider.
  4. Add some parsley, thyme, bay leaves, and 1 dozen onions, peeled, and a little flour to thicken the gravy, a dessertspoonful of allspice.
  5. Brown the meat.
  6. Add 1 pint of water (and garlic if desired).
  7. Stew togehter for 4 hours.
Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Paul Johnson
Louisiana Anthology
June 16, 2021

Calf Head Balls

Ingredients

  • 1/2 lbs beef or veal
  • 2 slices of salt pork 1 inch thick
  • 6 small onions
  • 1 tablespoon of sweet marjoram
  • 1 tapblespoon of nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 teaspoons of powdered mace
  • 8 eggs
  • 3 sifted crackers
  • 1/2 cup of wine
  • 1/4 cup of butter
  • 2 tablespoons of salt
  • Flour
  • Lard

Directions

  1. Chop 1/2 lbs of beef or veal with 2 slices of salt pork.
  2. Add some of the lights and liver, 6 small onions, 1 tablespoon of sweet marjoram, 1 tablespoon of nutmeg, 1 teaspoon black pepper, 2 teaspoons of powdered mace, 2 teaspoons of cloves, 8 eggs, 3 sifted crackers, 1/2 cup of wine, 1/4 cup of butter, and 2 tablespoons salt.
  3. Mix all well.
  4. Roll the mixture into desired sized balls.
  5. Fry slowly in lard.
Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Paul Johnson
Louisiana Anthology
June 16, 2021

Calf Head Balls

Ingredients

  • 1/2 lbs beef or veal
  • 2 slices of salt pork 1 inch thick
  • 6 small onions
  • 1 tablespoon of sweet marjoram
  • 1 tapblespoon of nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 teaspoons of powdered mace
  • 8 eggs
  • 3 sifted crackers
  • 1/2 cup of wine
  • 1/4 cup of butter
  • 2 tablespoons of salt
  • Flour
  • Lard

Directions

  1. Chop 1/2 lbs of beef or veal with 2 slices of salt pork.
  2. Add some of the lights and liver, 6 small onions, 1 tablespoon of sweet marjoram, 1 tablespoon of nutmeg, 1 teaspoon black pepper, 2 teaspoons of powdered mace, 2 teaspoons of cloves, 8 eggs, 3 sifted crackers, 1/2 cup of wine, 1/4 cup of butter, and 2 tablespoons salt.
  3. Mix all well.
  4. Roll the mixture into desired sized balls.
  5. Fry slowly in lard.
Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Paul Johnson
Louisiana Anthology
June 16, 2021

Oyster Soup for Six Persons

Ingredients

  • Two quarts of oysters
  • Quart of liquor
  • Handful of chopped ham
  • Few blades of mace
  • 1/4 of a large onion
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Tablespoon of flower
  • 1/4 Pound of butter
  • Pint of milk and cream

Directions

  1. Strain and drain two quarts of oysters.
  2. Add a handful of chopped ham, fat and lean, a few blades of mace, one-fourth of a large onion, salt and pepper to a quart of liquor.
  3. Boil for one hour.
  4. Strain.
  5. Make a tablespoonful of flour and a quarter pound of butter into a soft paste and set aside.
  6. Put Oysters into liquor for 8-10 minutes or until plump.
  7. Stir in the past and leave until dinner is ready.
  8. Put the soup on again until it comes to a boil.
  9. Add a pint each of milk and cream.
  10. Stir the entire time until it comes to a boil again.
  11. Serve.
Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Paul Johnson
Louisiana Anthology
June 16, 2021