Using Coconuts for Cooking
Coconuts were used to produce a variety of interesting dishes. But you couldn’t buy coconut already shredded in grocery stores. You bought the whole coconut, cracked it, and shredded it yourself.
Peanut Recipes / Soups, Croquettes, Macaroons, and more
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
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…