Okra Soup

Ingredients

• One pint of dried okra
• One gallon of beef stock
• One quart of tomatoes
• Half cup of rice
• One pint of chopped irish potatoes
• Chopped celery and onion
• Pinch of salt and cayenne

Directions

1. Soak dried okra in cold water for an hour
2. Boil in a porcelain kettle at least five hours
3. Stir frequently with a silver spoon, or new wooden spoon
4. Add boiling water at intervals to maintain gallon of stock
5. Option to boil meat and vegetables together
6. Remove meat when tender, cutting it into pieces
7. Then add to soup
8. Result a rich, thick soup, ready to serve

—  Mrs. William C. Hill.

Source - Cooking in Old Creole Days

 Prepared by Khallum Hall  

Louisiana Anthology

January 11, 2015

Okra Soup

Ingredients

• One pint of dried okra
• One gallon of beef stock
• One quart of tomatoes
• Half cup of rice
• One pint of chopped irish potatoes
• Chopped celery and onion
• Pinch of salt and cayenne

Directions

1. Soak dried okra in cold water for an hour
2. Boil in a porcelain kettle at least five hours
3. Stir frequently with a silver spoon, or new wooden spoon
4. Add boiling water at intervals to maintain gallon of stock
5. Option to boil meat and vegetables together
6. Remove meat when tender, cutting it into pieces
7. Then add to soup
8. Result a rich, thick soup, ready to serve

—  Mrs. William C. Hill.

Source - Cooking in Old Creole Days

 Prepared by Khallum Hall  

Louisiana Anthology

January 11, 2015

Deviled Crabs

Ingredients

• Twelve crabs
• Half pint of milk
• Two tablespoonfuls of flour
• One tablespoonful of butter
• One tablespoonful of chopped parsley
• Pinch of salt and pepper
• Three boiled eggs

Directions

1. Put the milk on to boil
2. Rub the butter and flour together
3. Add the milk
4. Stir and cook two minutes
5. Remove from the fire and add the crab meat
6. Mash the yolks of three hard boiled eggs fine
7. Then add parsley, salt and pepper
8. Fill the shells, brush over with the white of an egg
9. Cover with bread crumbs
10. Put on oven to 350 degrees, then bake for 10-15min. or cook in a frying basket.
11. Now ready to serve.

                                                                                            Source - Cooking in Old Creole Days

 Prepared by Khallum Hall

Louisiana Anthology

January 11, 2015

Deviled Crabs

Ingredients

• Twelve crabs
• Half pint of milk
• Two tablespoonfuls of flour
• One tablespoonful of butter
• One tablespoonful of chopped parsley
• Pinch of salt and pepper
• Three boiled eggs

Directions

1. Put the milk on to boil
2. Rub the butter and flour together
3. Add the milk
4. Stir and cook two minutes
5. Remove from the fire and add the crab meat
6. Mash the yolks of three hard boiled eggs fine
7. Then add parsley, salt and pepper
8. Fill the shells, brush over with the white of an egg
9. Cover with bread crumbs
10. Put on oven to 350 degrees, then bake for 10-15min. or cook in a frying basket.
11. Now ready to serve.

                                                                                            Source - Cooking in Old Creole Days

 Prepared by Khallum Hall

Louisiana Anthology

January 11, 2015

Flat Cookies

Ingredients:

• One quart of flour.
• One pint of sweet milk.
• One tablespoonful of butter.
• One-half teaspoonful of salt.
• One-half teaspoonful of baking powder.
• One-half cupful of sugar.

Directions:

1. Rub butter thoroughly with hands.
2. Add sugar.
3. Milk and flour.
4. Mix well with fork.
5. Roll.
6. Cut out with tumbler on flat board.
7. Handle very lightly.
8. Bake twenty minutes.  

 Source - Cooking in Old Creole Days

 Prepared by Raeghan Norred

Louisiana Anthology

January 11, 2015

Flat Cookies

Ingredients:

• One quart of flour.
• One pint of sweet milk.
• One tablespoonful of butter.
• One-half teaspoonful of salt.
• One-half teaspoonful of baking powder.
• One-half cupful of sugar.

Directions:

1. Rub butter thoroughly with hands.
2. Add sugar.
3. Milk and flour.
4. Mix well with fork.
5. Roll.
6. Cut out with tumbler on flat board.
7. Handle very lightly.
8. Bake twenty minutes.  

 Source - Cooking in Old Creole Days

 Prepared by Raeghan Norred

Louisiana Anthology

January 11, 2015

Waffles

Ingredients:

• Two eggs.
• Cupful of flour.
• Sweet milk.
• Sugar.
• Salt.
• Baking powder.

Directions:

1. Beat two eggs thoroughly, separately.
2. Add a heaping cupful of flour.
3. Thin it with sweet cold milk to a soft consistency.
4. Add pinch of sugar.
5. Pinch of salt.
6. A little baking powder on the end of a spoon.
7. Beat well with an egg beater.
8. Double the amount if necessary, beating whites and yolks separately.

Source - Cooking in Old Creole Days
Prepared by Raeghan Norred

Louisiana Anthology

January 11, 2015