Monday, January 29, 2024

Macaroni Baked with Cheese


Ingredients

  • 3 ounces of macaroni
  • 1 pint of water
  • 1/4 pound of Parmesan cheese
  • Cayenne
  • 5 tablespoons of cream
  • 2 tablespoons of butter
  • Breadcrumbs

Directions

  1. Put three ounces of macaroni into a pint of boiling water (boil until tender)
  2. Drain the noodles thoroughly and put into a deep earthenware pie-dish as follows:
    1. Grate a quarter pound of parmesan cheese
    2. Put a layer of macaroni
    3. Sprinkle a small amount of cayenne
    4. Put a layer of cheese
    5. Sprinkle a small amount of cayenne
    6. repeat until out of macaroni
  3. Mix five 5 tablespoons of cream with 2 tablespoons of butter
  4. Heat mixture in a saucepan until boiling
  5. Pour over the macaroni dish
  6. Toss dish together with forks until thoroughly mixed
  7. Dust the top with grated cheese
  8. Cover with a thick layer of breadcrumbs mixed with some fresh butter
  9. Put dish into oven for 10 minutes and serve
Source — The Unrivalled Cookbook
Prepared by Remy Rainsi
Louisiana Anthology
January 29, 2024

Texas Sheet Cake

Ingredients

  • Cooking spray 
  • Two teaspoons and two cups all-purpose flour 
  • Two cups granulated sugar 
  • One teaspoon baking soda 
  • One teaspoon ground cinnamon 
  • One quarter teaspoon salt 
  • Three quarter cup water 
  • One half cup butter
  • One half cup unsweetened cocoa 
  • One half cup low-fat buttermilk 
  • One teaspoon vanilla extract 

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375. 
  2. Coat a 15 x 10 inch pan with cooking spray and dust with 2 teaspoons flower. Set aside.
  3. Combine flour, sugar, baking soda, ground cinnamon and salt in a large bowl and whisk. 
  4. In a small sauce, pan, combine water, butter, and cocoa powder; bring to a boil, stirring frequently. 
  5. Remove from heat and pour into flour mixture. 
  6. Beat at medium Speed until well blended  
  7. Add buttermilk, vanilla and eggs; beat well. 
  8. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake at 375 for 17 minutes.
Source — My Mom 
Prepared by Emma Allen
Louisiana Anthology
January 29, 2024

Mrs.L.Wayne’s Bread Receipt

Ingredients

  • One half yeast cake (whole cake in cold weather)
  • One half cup cold water
  • One quart lukewarm water
  • One tablespoon white sugar
  • One half cup lard
  • One tablespoon salt
  • Flour for thickness (optional)

Directions

  1. Dissolve yeast cake in cold water. 
  2. Add dissolved yeast cake water to lukewarm water, white sugar, lard and salt
  3. Beat hard with hand: add flour to make thick dough (use gallon tin bucket with tight fitting cover). 
  4. When dough has risen to the top, add flour to make dough stiff. 
  5. In bucket, knead on board for fifteen minutes, using as little flour as possible. 
  6. Keeping dough soft, make in loaves and cover. 
  7. Once the dough has risen to the top, bake in moderately hot oven.
Prepared by Emma Allen
Louisiana Anthology
January 29,2024

Cream Cakes

Ingredients

  • One pound of flour
  • One half pint of clotted cream
  • One half pound butter 
  • One egg yolk
  • A little salt

Directions

  1. Put one pound of flour on a pie-board and make a hole in the middle. 
  2. In the hole, put one half pint of clotted cream and a little salt.
  3. Mix the paste lightly and let it stand for half an hour.
  4. Add one half pound of butter and roll it out six times.
  5. Form into small cakes and glid with yolk of an egg. 
  6. Put into the oven.  
Prepared by Emma Allen
Louisiana Anthology
January 24,2024

Pickled Cucumbers

Ingredients

  • Cucumbers
  • Salt
  • Water
  • Vinegar 
  • Spiced vinegar 

Directions

  1. Wipe cucumbers and put in salt and water that’s strong enough to bear an egg. 
  2. Keep the cucumbers in the mixture for 6-7 days.
  3. Scald in vinegar to green them.
  4. Directly after, put them in cold spiced vinegar .
Prepared by Emma Allen
Louisiana Anthology
January 29,2024

Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Homemade Black-Eyed Peas and Sausage

 

Ingredients

  • 1 lb of sausage
  • 1 lb of black-eyed peas
  • Seasoning of choice
  • 6 cups of water

Directions

  1. Rinse peas until tender.
  2. Mix all in a big pot and bring to boil.
  3. Cook of medium-low (stirring occasionally) for 2 hours.
  4. Mix in more water or beer if it becomes dry.
  5. Serve over rice. 

Prepared by McClain Lynn
Louisiana Anthology
January 2, 2024

Sliced Ham, Tomato Sauce

Ingredients

  • Tomato sauce
  • Butter
  • Onion 
  • Salt and pepper
  • Ham

Directions

  1. Make rich tomato sauce. 
  2. Broil slice of ham.
  3. Pour sauce over ham.
  4. Serve hot. 
Source — The Unrivalled Cook-Book.
Prepared by McClain Lynn
Louisiana Anthology
January 2, 2024