Terrapin

Ingredients

• One terrapin
• Salt
• Cayenne
• Pepper
• Mace
• Butter
• Flour
• Four ounces of Sherry Wine

Directions

1. Boil Terrapin in water until outer shell and toe-nails can be removed.
2. Wash and then boil in salted water until the fleshy part of leg is tender.
3. Put terrapin in a bowl or deep dish to remove second shell.
4. Remove the sand bag, the gall bladder, and spongy part 
5. Cut the meat and season with salt, pepper, cayenne, and mace
6. Thicken with flour and butter then proceed to cook
7. Before serving put four ounces of sherry wine for each terrapin
8. Pour on hot buttered toast 

Source — La Cuisine Creole
Prepared by Tristan Sullivant
Louisiana Anthology
July 14, 2022

Wine Sauce for Venison or Mutton

Ingredients

• Pint of soup 
• A dozen cloves
• One teaspoon of salt
• A small amount of pepper
• One cup of wine or currant jelly

Directions

1. Take a pint of soup from the stock pot.
2. Boil down to half a pint.
3. Season with a dozen cloves, a teaspoon of salt, and a small amount of pepper.
4. Stir in a cup of wine or you can use currant jelly as well.

Source — La Cuisine Creole
Prepared by Tristan Sullivant
Louisiana Anthology
July 14, 2022

Omelette Au Naturel

Ingredients

• Eight eggs
• One teaspoon of salt
• One-and-a half teaspoon of pepper
• One tablespoon of water
• One cup of sweet butter
• (You can also add other variety ingredients if wanted such as grated ham, finely chopped onion, parsley, or even some sugar.)

Directions

1. Crack eight eggs into a bowl.
2. Add one teaspoon of salt and half a teaspoon of pepper.
3. Mix vigorously and add a tablespoon of water.
4. Place a pan on stove low to medium heat and add sweet butter.
5. Pour eggs into pan and use a skimmer spoon to raise as it cooks.
6. Once edges turn brown fold one side in and fold the other side on top of the first fold.
7. Keep rotating omelet until it is done and looks like a small roly-poly pudding.

Source — La Cuisine Creole
Prepared by Tristan Sullivant
Louisiana Anthology
July 14, 2022

Banana Bread

Ingredients        

• 3 ripe bananas
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cup of all purpose flour
• 1 cup of walnuts
• 1 cup of raisins
• 3/4 cup of granulated sugar 
• 1/2 cup of unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F and grease pan.
2. Roast walnuts on the stove. Then chop and let them cool.
3. Mix 8 tbsp of butter and 3/4 cup of sugar in a medium bowl.
4. Mash bananas and eggs in a separate bowl.
5. Mix in a separate bowl 1 and a 1/2 cups of flour, 1 tsp. of baking soda, and 1/2 tsp of salt. 
6. Add mashed bananas and eggs to that mixture.
7. Beat in the the 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract, walnut, and raisins. 
8. Bake for 55-60 minutes at 350°F.

                                                                                                                        Source —Natasha's Kitchen

Prepared by Lauren Petrus
Louisiana Anthology
July 13, 2022

Almond Biscuits

 

Ingredients                                                                       

• 8 yolks of eggs
• 4 egg whites
• 3 ounces of flour
• 3/4 pound of loaf sugar
• 1/2 pound of almonds
• butter
• sugar
• rose or orange flower water

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 360°F.
2. Blanch and pound 1/2 lb. of almonds until fine.
3. Add as much of rose or orange flower needed to prevent from oiling.
4. Beat the egg whites and yolks together until light and fluffy in a separate bowl.
5. Add and beat  in almonds and 3/4 lb. of loaf sugar to the egg mixture.
6. Add the flour after beating is done. Flour must be stirred not beaten.
7. Butter pan and fill half full.
8. Sprinkle sugar on top and place in oven at 360°F for 15-17 minutes.

Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Lauren Petrus
Louisiana Anthology
July 13, 2022

Tea Cakes

 

Ingredients                     

• 3 cups of sugar
• 3 eggs
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups of flour 
• 1 cup of butter
• 1 teaspoon of soda

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Mix all ingredients together.
3. Roll dough out until smooth.
4. Make small cakes of dough about 1 ounce, and  place on a non-greased pan.
5. Bake into small cakes at 400°F degree 7-9 minutes or until golden.

Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Lauren Petrus
Louisiana Anthology
July 13, 2022

To Make Sweet Breads

 

Ingredients                                                           

•  1 pound of raw veal
• 1 egg
• 1 cup of butter
• 1 cup of breadcrumbs        
• 1/2 pound of fine marble mortar or beef suet
• 1/2 tablespoon of salt 
• 1/2 tablespoon of salt                                                                                                                

Directions

1. Take 1 lb. of raw veal and shred it into fine pieces.
2. Add the 1/2 lb. of marble mortar of beef suet to the fine raw veal .
3. Season well with salt and pepper.
4. Beat again until very fine.
5. Shape into the desired size of sweet breads.
6. Beat 1 yolk of an egg and dip sweet bread into it (add egg white as well for lighter color of sweet bread).
7. Fry the sweet bread in a great deal of butter (2-3 minutes each side.)
8. Place bread crumbs on the top of them while frying, and add butter to the top of the sweet bread. Cook until light golden brown.

Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Lauren Petrus
Louisiana Anthology
July 13, 2022