Virginia Cakes

 

Ingredients

• Flour 
• Meal
• 4 eggs to a quart
• 1 teacup of good yeast

Directions

1. Equal amount of flour and meal
2. Sift well
3. Add eggs and yeast
4. Make it up with water and salt

Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Mikaila Coleman
Louisiana Anthology
May 24, 2022

Gruel Batter Cakes

 

Ingredients

• One quart of thick gruel
• F1 large tablespoon of batter
• 9 eggs
• Little salt
• 2 spoonfuls of flour and cornmeal one tablespoon of soda

Directions

1. Cook butter in gruel
2. Remove from fire
3. Then pour into a wooden bowl and stir until cool
4. Add eggs and meal
5. Add the one small tablespoon of soda dissolved in warm water 
6. The cornmeal should be white and fresh

Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Mikaila Coleman
Louisiana Anthology
May 24, 2022

Batter Bread

 

Ingredients

•                                                                                 
• 6 spoonful of flour
• 3 spoonful of cornmeal
• Salt
• Eggs
• Milk

Directions

1. The yolk and whites of egg should be beaten separately 
2. Make a thin batter with flour eggs and sufficient quantity of rich milk 
3. Sift flour and cornmeal with a little salt
4. Make it in little tin moulds in a quick oven

Source - Creole Cookery Book 

Prepared by Mikaila Coleman 
Louisiana Anthology
May 24, 2022

Easy Smothered Pork Chops

 

Ingredients

• One pound boneless pork chops
• Two tablespoons flour
• One onion
• Four cloves of garlic
• One can of cream of mushroom soup
• Cooking oil
• Salt and pepper

Directions

1. Slice onions into thin strips.
2. Dice garlic.
3. Slice pork chops into strips
4. Coat porkchops with flour and season with salt and pepper.
5. Put a small drizzle of oil in a pan and cook onions until softened 
6. Add garlic and cook until fragrant.
7. Add pork chops cook until golden brown
8. Add cream of mushroom soup and season with salt and pepper
9. Bring to a simmer and allow soup to thicken slightly
10. Serve immediately. 

Prepared by David Cason
Louisiana AnthologyMay 19, 2022

Dry Hash

 

Ingredients

• One pound steak
• Four potatoes 
• One onion
• Two tablespoons butter
• Salt
• Pepper
• Oil or Lard

Directions

1. Remove all fat and gristle from steak.
2. Finely chop steak.
3. Boil and mash potatoes.
4. Finely dice onion.
5. Fry onions in butter.
6. Mix steak, mashed potatoes, and fried onions.
7. Form small cakes with mixture.
8. Season cakes with salt and pepper.
9. Fry in oil or lard until cakes are a deep brown.

Source —New Orleans Cook Book
Prepared by David Cason
Louisiana Anthology
May 19, 2022

Milk Soup

 

Ingredients

• Four cups of milk
• Two cups of water
• One cinnamon stick
• One lemon peel
• One teaspoon of butter
• Pinch of salt
• One tablespoon of sago (starch)

Directions

1. Add milk, water, cinnamon, lemon peel, and butter to a pot.
2. Bring to a boil and then add salt and starch.
3. Cook until clear.

Source — New Orleans Cook Book
Prepared by David Cason
Louisiana Anthology
May 19, 2022

Buckwheat Cakes

 

Ingredients

• Two cups buckwheat
• One cup wheat flour
• Four teaspoons baking powder
• One tablespoon sugar
• One cup of milk or water

Directions

1. Mix ingredients in a bowl.
2. Cook on griddle immediately. 

Source —New Orleans Cook Book
Prepared by David Cason
Louisiana Anthology
May 19, 2022