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Peanut Recipes / Soups, Croquettes, Macaroons, and more

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Peanuts are the cheapest nuts to buy, for the reason that they are not really nuts but legumes. Peanuts contain a good deal of oil, and for this reason are recommended for consumptives. The peanut is also recommended as a cure for indigestion. Almost any kind of nut will cure the habitual indigestion induced by “bolting” the food, if only it be chewed until it is liquid. INFORMATION FROM 1800s COOKBOOKS TO BLANCH PEANUTS To blanch Spanish peanuts the usual…

Making Mushroom Catsup

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Many recipes from old cookbooks called for mushroom catsup – especially meat recipes. I had never heard of mushroom catsup before and haven’t found it in any health food or specialty food stores. I did discover that the Geo Watkins Company makes Mushroom Catsup [Ketchup] and you can order it online. INFORMATION BELOW FROM 1800s COOKBOOKS TO MAKE MUSHROOM CATSUP Look out for mushrooms from the beginning of September. Choose full-grown mushroom-flaps and take care they are perfectly fresh-gathered…

Recipes Using Sweet and Bitter Almonds

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Sweet almonds are the kind we eat today in the U.S. But old cookbooks include bitter almonds in recipes. Bitter almonds can be poisonous if you eat too many. Selling bitter almonds is prohibited in the United States, although you can buy European-grown bitter almonds online.. INFORMATION BELOW FROM 1800s COOKBOOKS: There are two varieties, known as the bitter and the sweet almond. The kernel of the almond yields a fixed oil. That produced from the bitter almond is much esteemed for…

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