Corn Pudding

 Ingredients

• 5 ears of corn
• Spoonful of sugar
• Pinch of salt
• Large spooful of cream
• Four eggs

Directions

1. Boil 5 ears of corn and grate put them in a bowl.
2. Add a spoonful of sugar, a pinch of salt, a large spoonful of cream, and 4 egg yolks.
3. Beat 4 egg whites until stiff, mix everything well together.
4. Pour into a buttered dish, put in the oven for half an hour, hot enough to make bellows.

Source — Cooking in Old Créole Days
Prepared by Jonathan Durel
Louisiana Anthology
April 19th, 2023

Cherry Flan

 Ingredients

• 
  Shortcrust pastry,
• Powdered sugar
• Cherries
• Cherry jam

Directions

1. Fill the flan mold with shortcrust pastry, rolled out to half a centimeter.
2. Prinkle with a good layer of powdered sugar.
3. Remove the pits from your cherries, and arrange them on the flan.
4. Put in the oven for half an hour, let cool, and put a light layer of cherry jam on the cherries.

Source — Cooking in Old Creole Days
Prepared by Jonathan Durel
Louisiana Anthology
April 19th, 2023

How to Make Pop-Corn Balls

 

Ingredients

• 6 Quarts of popped popcorn
• One pint (1/2 quart) of molasses 

Equipment

• Large pot
• Large pan
• Spoon or stirring stick

Directions

1. In a large pot, boil one pint of molasses for fifteen minutes.
2. While boiling, prepare the popcorn by spreading it thinly over a large pan.
3. Pour the boiled molasses over the popcorn, and stir briskly until thoroughly mixed.
4. With clean hands, form balls of the desired size. 

Source — La Cuisine Creole
Prepared by Henry Hicks
Louisiana Anthology
March 27, 2023

How To Make A Plain Whiskey Punch

 

Ingredients

• Five ounces of lemon or lime juice
• 1/2 a tablespoon of sugar
• Two and a 1/2 ounces of whiskey
• Handful of ice

Equipment

• Cocktail Shaker
• 8 ounce glass

Directions

1. Pour ingredients into a cocktail shaker
2. Cover with lid, and shake for approximately one minute
3. Strain the contents into a drinking glass
4. Enjoy!

Source — La Cuisine Creole
Prepared by Henry Hicks
Louisiana Anthology
March 27, 2023

How to Make Dripped Coffee

 

Ingredients

• One cup of coffee beans
• 1/2 pint of boiling water
• Cup of boiling milk

Equipment

• Coffee grinder
• Coffee dripper
• 8 ounce mug

Directions

1. Grind one cup of coffee beans.
2. Place the ground up coffee beans into the top of the coffee dripper
3. Place the mug under the coffee dripper
4. Pour half a pint of boiling water onto the ground up coffee beans. 
5. Take the boiling milk, and pour it into the mug of coffee until the preferred taste is acquired. 

Source — La Cuisine Creole
Prepared by Henry Hicks
Louisiana Anthology
March 27, 2023

How to Make Rice

 

Ingredients

• Two cups of basmati rice
• Three and 1/2 cups of water
• One tablespoon of butter
• Two - three teaspoons of salt 
• Two - three bay leaves

Equipment

• Fine mesh strainer
• Bowl
• Large pot with a lid
• Large spoon
• Dish towel

Directions

1. Place the strainer inside the bowl.
2. Measure the basmati rice into the strainer and run cold water over the rice.
3. Rinse and stir the rice until the water in the bowl runs clear. 
4. Add the measured water into the pot with a tablespoon of butter, two - three teaspoons of salt, and two - three bay leaves.
5. Bring the water and ingredients to a rolling boil.
6. Add your washed rice to the boiling water and cover with a lid, bringing the stovetop to low heat. 
7. Allow twenty minutes for the rice to steam. 
8. Uncover the rice and fluff with a large spoon. 
9. Recover the rice with a lid and dish towel and pull the pot off heat to allow to steam an additional four - eight minutes. 
10. Enjoy!

Source — Henry Hicks
Prepared by Henry Hicks
Louisiana Anthology
April 14, 2023

Mississippi Pot Roast

Ingredients

• 

   

  4 lbs Chuck Roast 
  
• 1 pack Dry Ranch Dressing Mix 
• 1 Cup Beef Broth
• 1 pack Au Jus Seasoning
• 1 stick Butter
• 8 pieces Pepperoncini
•  1/2 Cup Pepperoncini Juice
• Vegetable Oil
• Rice 

Directions

1. Slice Chuck Roast into four pieces lengthwise.
2. Turn on Crock Pot.
3. Add beef broth to Crock Pot. Add chuck roast, ranch dressing mix, Au Jus seasoning, butter, pepperoncini's, and pepperoncini juice. 
4. Set Crock Pot to high and cook for 6-8 hours. 
5. Once meat is done cooking, shred and serve over rice. 

Prepared by Kirsten Nugent
Louisiana Anthology
April 26, 2023