Thursday, December 9, 2021

BBQ Shrimp

Ingredients

  • Five pounds shrimp
  • Large bottle of wishbone Italian dressing
  • One pound butter
  • One half cup lemon juice
  • Worcestershire
  • Tabasco
  • Garlic Salt

Directions

  1. Place unpeeled shrimp in a large baking pan.
  2. Pour wishbone dressing and lemon juice over shrimp.
  3. Cut sticks of butter into small pieces scattering over shrimp.
  4. Sprinkle mixture with seasonings.
  5. When melted, this liquid should just about cover the shrimp.
  6. Bake at 300 for about an hour. 

Prepared by Clayton Head
Louisiana Anthology
December 9,2021

Thin Biscuits

Ingredients

  • Two ounces of butter
  • Skim Milk
  • One Pound of flour

Directions

  1. Warm two ounces of butter.
  2. Work one pound of flour into stiff paste into butter and use skim milk as needed. 
  3. Beat with a rolling pin.
  4. Work smooth, roll thin, and cut into round biscuits.
  5. Then prick holes in them with a fork.
  6. Bake 6 minutes. 
Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Clayton Head
Louisiana Anthology
December 9, 2021

Thin Biscuits

Ingredients

  • Two ounces of butter
  • Skim Milk
  • One Pound of flour

Directions

  1. Warm two ounces of butter.
  2. Work one pound of flour into stiff paste into butter and use skim milk as needed. 
  3. Beat with a rolling pin.
  4. Work smooth, roll thin, and cut into round biscuits.
  5. Then prick holes in them with a fork.
  6. Bake 6 minutes. 
Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Clayton Head
Louisiana Anthology
December 9, 2021

Potato Cornbread


Ingredients

  • One quart of fine cornmeal
  • One half pint of milk
  • One half pound of sweet potatoes
  • One half pound of butter
  • One pound of brown sugar
  • 8 eggs

Directions

  1. Boil and mash smooth the potatoes.
  2. Beat and stir eggs into the butter then add the milk, then lastly the meal.
  3. Beat the whole well together.
  4. Lastly bake in a pan.
Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Clayton Head
Louisiana Anthology
December 9, 2021

Potato Cornbread


Ingredients

  • One quart of fine cornmeal
  • One half pint of milk
  • One half pound of sweet potatoes
  • One half pound of butter
  • One pound of brown sugar
  • 8 eggs

Directions

  1. Boil and mash smooth the potatoes.
  2. Beat and stir eggs into the butter then add the milk, then lastly the meal.
  3. Beat the whole well together.
  4. Lastly bake in a pan.
Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Clayton Head
Louisiana Anthology
December 9, 2021

Stewed Oysters (Very Delicate)

Ingredients

  • Three pints of oysters
  • One pint of rich cream
  • Teaspoon of flour
  • Tablespoon of butter

Directions

  1. Strain three pints of oysters through a cullender.
  2. Put one pint of rich cream in a clean saucepan. 
  3. Mix one teaspoonful of flour and one tablespoon of butter. 
  4. After mixing, when cream begins to heat, stir in flower and butter slowly. 
  5. Let simmer for a few minutes, then add oysters.
  6. Cook ten minutes and dish hot for table. 
Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Clayton Head
Louisiana Anthology
December 9, 2021

Stewed Oysters (Very Delicate)

Ingredients

  • Three pints of oysters
  • One pint of rich cream
  • Teaspoon of flour
  • Tablespoon of butter

Directions

  1. Strain three pints of oysters through a cullender.
  2. Put one pint of rich cream in a clean saucepan. 
  3. Mix one teaspoonful of flour and one tablespoon of butter. 
  4. After mixing, when cream begins to heat, stir in flower and butter slowly. 
  5. Let simmer for a few minutes, then add oysters.
  6. Cook ten minutes and dish hot for table. 
Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Clayton Head
Louisiana Anthology
December 9, 2021