Friday, July 16, 2021

Vanilla Ice Cream

Ingredients

  • 1 Quart of milk
  • 6 Egg yolks
  • 6 Tablespoons of sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon of Dixie vanilla

Directions

  1. Put one quart of milk on to boil in double boiler.
  2. Beat together the yolks of 6 eggs, and 6 tablespoons of sugar.
  3. Stir mixture into boiling milk.
  4. Cook about a minute, stirring constantly.
  5. Strain it.
  6. Allow to cool.
  7. Add 1 tablespoon of Dixie Vanilla to the beaten whites of eggs.
  8. Freeze.
Source — New Orleans Cook Book
Prepared by Lauren Gilbert
Louisiana Anthology
July 16, 2021

Vanilla Ice Cream

Ingredients

  • 1 Quart of milk
  • 6 Egg yolks
  • 6 Tablespoons of sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon of Dixie vanilla

Directions

  1. Put one quart of milk on to boil in double boiler.
  2. Beat together the yolks of 6 eggs, and 6 tablespoons of sugar.
  3. Stir mixture into boiling milk.
  4. Cook about a minute, stirring constantly.
  5. Strain it.
  6. Allow to cool.
  7. Add 1 tablespoon of Dixie Vanilla to the beaten whites of eggs.
  8. Freeze.
Source — New Orleans Cook Book
Prepared by Lauren Gilbert
Louisiana Anthology
July 16, 2021

Sweet Potato Buns

Ingredients

  • 2 Sweet Potatoes
  • Flour
  • Nutmeg to taste
  • Sugar to taste
  • 1 tablespoonful of good yeast
  • 2 tablespoonfuls of butter

Directions

  1. Boil and mash the sweet potatoes.
  2. Rub in enough flour to make it like bread.
  3. Add nutmeg and sugar to your taste.
  4. Add the yeast to the mixture.
  5. When it has risen, work in the butter until it is fine pieces.
  6. Form into small rolls and bake in a tin until they are a nice brown.
Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Elizabeth Durbin
Louisiana Anthology
July 16,2021

Sweet Potato Buns

Ingredients

  • 2 Sweet Potatoes
  • Flour
  • Nutmeg to taste
  • Sugar to taste
  • 1 tablespoonful of good yeast
  • 2 tablespoonfuls of butter

Directions

  1. Boil and mash the sweet potatoes.
  2. Rub in enough flour to make it like bread.
  3. Add nutmeg and sugar to your taste.
  4. Add the yeast to the mixture.
  5. When it has risen, work in the butter until it is fine pieces.
  6. Form into small rolls and bake in a tin until they are a nice brown.
Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Elizabeth Durbin
Louisiana Anthology
July 16,2021

Buttermilk Bread

Ingredients

  • One quart of wheat flour
  • 1 dessertspoonful (not heaped) of super-carbonate of soda
  • 1 tablespoonful of butter
  • 1⁄2 lb. of powdered sugar
  • 11⁄2 tumblers of buttermilk

Directions

  1. Mix the ingredients.
  2. Knead the ingredients into a soft dough.
  3. Place the kneaded dough into a greased pan.
  4. Place the pan with the dough in a slightly warm oven to rise.
  5. Once risen, bake the dough in the oven.
Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Elizabeth Durbin
Louisiana Anthology
July 16, 2021

Buttermilk Bread

Ingredients

  • One quart of wheat flour
  • 1 dessertspoonful (not heaped) of super-carbonate of soda
  • 1 tablespoonful of butter
  • 1⁄2 lb. of powdered sugar
  • 11⁄2 tumblers of buttermilk

Directions

  1. Mix the ingredients.
  2. Knead the ingredients into a soft dough.
  3. Place the kneaded dough into a greased pan.
  4. Place the pan with the dough in a slightly warm oven to rise.
  5. Once risen, bake the dough in the oven.
Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Elizabeth Durbin
Louisiana Anthology
July 16, 2021

Butter Garlic Pasta Stuffed Mushrooms

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 Cups spaghetti
  • 6 Large Portobello mushrooms
  • 1 1/4 Stick of butter
  • 4 Slices of bacon
  • 3 Drops of freshly squeezed garlic
  • 1/4 Cup of heavy cream
  • 1 Cup of parmeasan cheese
  • Salt
  • Ground pepper
  • 6 Slices of mozzarella
  • 6 Slices of provolone
  • Cilantro to top

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°.
  2. Boil the spaghetti according to directions on box.
  3. On a baking pan, place the mushrooms.
  4. Hollow out the inside of each mushroom, removing all gills, and throw the gills away.
  5. Place 1 cube of butter in each mushroom.
  6. Sprinkle salt and pepper into each muschroom.
  7. Bake for 10 minutes.
  8. In a skillet cook the 4 slices of bacon until they are browned.
  9. Once the bacon is done cooking, in the same skillet add the garlic,spaghetti, parmesan, heavy scream, and bacon.
  10. Stir until a thick mixture.
  11. Take the mushrooms out of the oven.
  12. Place the pasta mixture into each of the mushrooms..
  13. Place in overn and broil for 4 to 6 minuites or till the cheese starts to brown.
  14. Take out and top with cilantro.
  15. Let cool before eating..
Source — Personal Recipe
Prepared by Lauren Gilbert
Louisiana Anthology
July 16, 2021