No egg, no milk pancakes

Ingredients

• Two cups of flour
• One forth cup of sugar
• Four teaspoons of baking powder
• One half teaspoon of salt
• One and one half cup of water
• One tablespoon of vanilla
• One tablespoon of vegetable oil
• One fourth cup of melted butter

Directions

1. Put dry ingredients into a bowl and mix.
2. Put wet ingredients into a bowel and mix.
3. Pour the mixed wet ingredients into the dry ingredient bowel.
4. Combine the mixtures by gently folding in.
5. Heat a pan on the oven on medium heat.
6. Coat the bottom of the pan with nonstick spray or butter.
7. Pour one third of a cup of batter into the heated pan, watch for bubbles.
8. Flip when the bubbles stop appearing.
9. Once golden brown on both sides, plate and enjoy.

—My grandmother, Nelly Sue Curtis

Source — Nelly Sue Curtis
Prepared by Ashton Davenport
Louisiana Anthology
July 20, 2021

No egg, no milk pancakes

Ingredients

• Two cups of flour
• One forth cup of sugar
• Four teaspoons of baking powder
• One half teaspoon of salt
• One and one half cup of water
• One tablespoon of vanilla
• One tablespoon of vegetable oil
• One fourth cup of melted butter

Directions

1. Put dry ingredients into a bowl and mix.
2. Put wet ingredients into a bowel and mix.
3. Pour the mixed wet ingredients into the dry ingredient bowel.
4. Combine the mixtures by gently folding in.
5. Heat a pan on the oven on medium heat.
6. Coat the bottom of the pan with nonstick spray or butter.
7. Pour one third of a cup of batter into the heated pan, watch for bubbles.
8. Flip when the bubbles stop appearing.
9. Once golden brown on both sides, plate and enjoy.

—My grandmother, Nelly Sue Curtis

Source — Nelly Sue Curtis
Prepared by Ashton Davenport
Louisiana Anthology
July 20, 2021

Sweet Potato Pies

Ingredients

• Five large sweet potatoes
• One cup of milk
• Two eggs
• Sugar
• Butter
• Nutmeg
• Three premade pie crusts

Directions

1. Boil the sweet potatoes till soft.
2. Mash the sweet potatoes.
3. Add sugar, butter, and nutmeg to taste.
4. Mix in the eggs and milk until fully combined.
5. Pour into pie crusts. 

—Miss Caywood

Source — New Orleans Book
Prepared by Ashton Davenport
Louisiana Anthology
July 20, 2021

Sweet Potato Pies

Ingredients

• Five large sweet potatoes
• One cup of milk
• Two eggs
• Sugar
• Butter
• Nutmeg
• Three premade pie crusts

Directions

1. Boil the sweet potatoes till soft.
2. Mash the sweet potatoes.
3. Add sugar, butter, and nutmeg to taste.
4. Mix in the eggs and milk until fully combined.
5. Pour into pie crusts. 

—Miss Caywood

Source — New Orleans Book
Prepared by Ashton Davenport
Louisiana Anthology
July 20, 2021

Fromage à la Crème

Ingrédients

• un litre ou deux bon lait
• grain de sel
• une pincée de sucre
• la creme douce

Consignes

1. Dans un endroit frais, sans etre a la glacière, laissez tourner de bon lait.
2. Quand il est très-ferme, mettez égoutter dans un linge en le tenant suspendu une nuit.
3. Le lendemain détachez et mettez dans une terrine avec un grain de sel et une pincée de sucre.
4. Bien battre jusqu'à que ce soit une pate legrere et lisse.
5. Mettez dans des petits moules troués ou petits paniers, garnis d'un linge propre et sec. 
6. Mettez-les pendant deux heures sur la glace.
7. Renverez-les dans un compotier et versez dessus de la crème douce, servez.

On peut se servir plusieurs fois des mêmes linges en ayant soin de les laver aussitôt, mais ne jamais user de savon, faites bouillir avev "washing soda", rincez et laissez tromper longtemps a l'eau fraiche et faites-les bien sécher au grand air.

Source — Cooking in Old Creole Days
Prepared by Madelyn Williams
Louisiana Anthology
July 20, 2021

Ingredients

• Liter of milk 
• Grain of salt
• Pinch of sugar
• Sweet cream

Directions

1. In a cool place, let milk turn sour.
2. When firm, place in a cloth holding and let it hang over night.
3. Next day, detach and place into terrine with salt and sugar.
4. Beat well until it is a light, smooth pasta.
5. Place into small molds with holes, and top with a clean, dry cloth.
6. Place over ice for 2 hours.
7. Return to compote.
8. Pour sweet cream over, and serve. 

The same linens can be used several times, by washing them immediately. Do not use soap but washing soda, then rinse and let it deceive for a long time in fresh water and then air dry. 

Source — Cooking in Old Creole Days
Prepared by Madelyn Williams
Louisiana Anthology
July 20, 2021

Fromage à la Crème

Ingrédients

• un litre ou deux bon lait
• grain de sel
• une pincée de sucre
• la creme douce

Consignes

1. Dans un endroit frais, sans etre a la glacière, laissez tourner de bon lait.
2. Quand il est très-ferme, mettez égoutter dans un linge en le tenant suspendu une nuit.
3. Le lendemain détachez et mettez dans une terrine avec un grain de sel et une pincée de sucre.
4. Bien battre jusqu'à que ce soit une pate legrere et lisse.
5. Mettez dans des petits moules troués ou petits paniers, garnis d'un linge propre et sec. 
6. Mettez-les pendant deux heures sur la glace.
7. Renverez-les dans un compotier et versez dessus de la crème douce, servez.

On peut se servir plusieurs fois des mêmes linges en ayant soin de les laver aussitôt, mais ne jamais user de savon, faites bouillir avev "washing soda", rincez et laissez tromper longtemps a l'eau fraiche et faites-les bien sécher au grand air.

Source — Cooking in Old Creole Days
Prepared by Madelyn Williams
Louisiana Anthology
July 20, 2021

Ingredients

• Liter of milk 
• Grain of salt
• Pinch of sugar
• Sweet cream

Directions

1. In a cool place, let milk turn sour.
2. When firm, place in a cloth holding and let it hang over night.
3. Next day, detach and place into terrine with salt and sugar.
4. Beat well until it is a light, smooth pasta.
5. Place into small molds with holes, and top with a clean, dry cloth.
6. Place over ice for 2 hours.
7. Return to compote.
8. Pour sweet cream over, and serve. 

The same linens can be used several times, by washing them immediately. Do not use soap but washing soda, then rinse and let it deceive for a long time in fresh water and then air dry. 

Source — Cooking in Old Creole Days
Prepared by Madelyn Williams
Louisiana Anthology
July 20, 2021

Chicken Fricassee à la Marenga

Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken 
• 8 ounces of salad oil 
• 4 ounces of truffles cut
• Bunch of parsley
• 6 chives
• 1 bruised clove of garlic
• Pinch of salt and pepper
• 8 ounces of mushrooms
• 1/2 cup of brown gravy
• 1 lemon
• Bread
• Crawfish

Directions

1. Cut the chicken for a fricassee (strips from the breast and roll into flour).
2. Place the chicken into the salad oil to cook briskly for 20 minutes.
3. Mix truffles, parsley, chives, garlic, salt and pepper with the chicken and let stew for 20 minutes.
4. Then pour out the oil and remove parsley.
5. Throw in the mushrooms, brown gravy, and the juice of the lemon.
6. Garnish with bread and crawfish.

Source — La Cuisine Creole
Prepared by Madelyn Williams
Louisiana Anthology
July 20, 2021