1638 cheregie call them Recipes

any liquid can be reduced just by heating it - but why would you want to do that, answer comes back to two of our old friends, flavor and consistency (texture)., by reducing any flavored liquid you intensify its flavor and at the same time thicken it. you can continue this process until what you have left is a syrup if it contains sugar, or a sauce if it does not., this is 1 of the most important tools in the kitchen , believe it or not, because a great sauce can rescue an indifferent meal., literally any liquid can be reduced ., a few uses, wine is frequently used in cooking , both as a marinade and as an addition to sauces for meat., there are some problems with it though, 1 of which is that you need a really good wine and quite a lot of it to produce a reasonable sauce for, say, six people., on the other hand , if you use pure grape juice and reduce it to a syrup, that syrup, added to any sauce (or gravy if you prefer) will lift it into the realms of gourmet ., more , you don tsp have to make your reduction on the night you prepare your meal. you can reduce a liter of grape juice at any time to the consistency and flavor you want; then just store it in the fridge., you can do the same thing with any fruit juice - prune is sensational - and store it until needed. just about all of them will do things for ice cream, pies or tarts that will have your guests demanding the recipe, pork with apple sauce use a carton of fresh apple juice from the supermarket and reduce it. and if you want a real sensation add in a glass of apple brandy during the reduction process., are you getting an idea of how simple this is, take any carton of fresh stock straight of the shelf and reduce it. you will transform it into something even the manufacturer won tsp recognize. but beware, you need to start out with good quality in the first place, because when you reduce a liquid you intensify all the flavors, and not just the good ones., if it s salty to start with, for example, it will be salty beyond belief by the time you ve reduced it even by half. so if you are going to use a supermarket stock, make sure it s an extremely good 1., believe me when i tell you that stock cubes should not be used for reduction sauces., thickeners, because you will be tasting as you go (won tsp you ), you may find that you get the flavor you want before the desired consistency is reached., a couple of hints right now for your sauces., sweet ones can be thickened successfully without loss of color by adding in liquid glucose early on in the reduction process. surprisingly, this will add little in the way of sweetness and produces a beautiful velvety sauce when whisked., if you get it wrong and add too much, no problem. stir in a little extra water to thin it., reduction pans, reductions need to happen rapidly in serving to preserve flavors. and the greater the surface area of the liquid the faster the water will evaporate., however you may want to whisk something into the sauce while its cooking - such as butter or olive oil for example - and for that i find a small wok is best; 1 with a handle., a wok is less likely to reduce so fast that the sauce is burnt while your back is turned. but try both methods and see which you prefer. you may even end up using something totally different., no magic to this. whatever works for you, that s what you should use, in this and everything else to do with cooking., just bear in mind that what you re after is speed and ease of use. as well as a great tasting result, of course. :>), keeping, if they should dry out , simply add a little water and heat through., sauces containing meat juices of any kind must be frozen if you re going to keep them, and should be brought to boiling point before being used again. there is no need to thaw them out to do this, in fact it s better not to. simply drop the frozen cubes into a saucepan, melt them over a gentle heat, and then bring swiftly to the boil., why do you do this to avoid food poisoning, that s why. you are making sure that any bugs introduced into the sauce during the preparation process are killed off., worry , this will not be because of anything you have done wrong (i hope!), but because bacteria are part of our everyday lives and they exist in every kitchen, however clean., in fact your food , and especially your meat, is crawling with wildlife that you will never see. don tsp worry about them. careful handling and simple precautions will ensure that these miniature monsters can never multiply enough to harm either you or your guests.

spice cake mix or 1 (18 oz) box german chocolate cake mix, eggs (or as called for by your cake mix), oil (or as called for by your cake mix), water (or as called for by your cake mix), white cake mix, eggs (or as called for by your cake mix), oil (or as called for by your cake mix), water (or as called for by your cake mix), vanilla instant pudding mix, vanilla sandwich cookies, tootsie rolls, new kitty litter box, new kitty litter box, pooper scooper

white cake mix, egg whites (or as called for by your cake mix), oil (or as called for by your cake mix), water (or as called for by your cake mix), brownie mix, water (or as called for by your brownie mix), oil (or as called for by your brownie mix), eggs (or as called for by your brownie mix), sugar cookies (4 inches wide ), vanilla frosting, spearmint candy leaves, granulated sugar, milk chocolate frosting

yellow cake mix or 1 (18 oz) package white cake mix, eggs (or as called for by your cake mix) or 3 egg whites (or as called for by your cake mix), oil (or as called for by your cake mix), water (or as called for by your cake mix), milk, evaporated skim milk, sweetened condensed milk, vanilla

lemon cake mix or 1 (18 oz) package white cake mix, eggs (or as called for by your cake mix) or 3 egg whites (or as called for by your cake mix), oil (or as called for by your cake mix), water (or as called for by your cake mix), rhubarb, cut up 1/2 inch pieces, minute tapioca, sugar, strawberry jell-o gelatin dessert or 1 (3 oz) package raspberry jell-o gelatin

sour cream, unsweetened applesauce, plain breadcrumbs, prepared horseradish, chives, chopped, salt , to taste, black pepper , to taste, ground sirloin, worcestershire sauce (eyeball it), fresh curly-leaf parsley (rachel ray called for curly parsley, but i only cook with italian flat-leaf parsley) or 1/4 cup flat-leaf italian parsley (rachel ray called for curly parsley, but i only cook with italian flat-leaf parsley), extra virgin olive oil, seeded kaiser rolls, split, watercress or 1 bunch cress mixed sprouts, fresh chives, chopped (for garnish )

jimmy dean hot and spicy sausage, cooked, crumbled and drained (recipe calls for regular flavor), baking potatoes, baked, peeled and cut into 1 inch cubes, butter, onion, chopped, all-purpose flour, chicken broth, thyme (recipe calls for 1 tbsp fresh ), milk (i used 2%), half-and-half (recipes calls for 3 cups milk instead of 1 cup half and half), parmesan cheese, salt and pepper

yellow cake mix (use 1/2 for the recipe and 1/2 for cupcakes) or 1 white cake mix (use 1/2 for the recipe and 1/2 for cupcakes), eggs (or as called for by your cake mix) or 3 egg whites (or as called for by your cake mix), oil (or as called for by your cake mix), water (or as called for by your cake mix), instant vanilla pudding, milk, cream cheese, crushed pineapple (drained ), cool whip, walnuts (optional)

blueberry pie filling (can use two cans), cake mix (use yellow or white ), eggs (or as called for by your cake mix) or 3 egg whites (or as called for by your cake mix), oil (or as called for by your cake mix), water (or as called for by your cake mix), cream cheese, softened, sugar (or to taste), instant pudding mix (use cream cheese or vanilla flavor), milk, cool whip frozen whipped topping, thawed (or use whipped cream), fresh blueberries (optional)

french bread, toasted and buttered, deli chicken, swiss cheese (or any combination of them) or 2 slices cheddar cheese (or any combination of them) or 2 slices mozzarella cheese (or any combination of them), sauerkraut, drained, tomato (thin slice), basil (or a thinly sliced fresh leaf)

yellow cake mix or 1 (18 oz) box white cake mix, eggs (or as called for by your cake mix) or 3 egg whites (or as called for by your cake mix), oil (or as called for by your cake mix), water (or as called for by your cake mix), instant vanilla pudding, cream cheese, softened, milk , as much as needed

these vintage cake icing recipes are taken from mom s old recipe scrapbooks , circa 1929. mom often used these easy cake frosting recipes to decorate cakes for birthdays and everyday use., seven minute icing recipe, egg white , 3/4 cups white sugar, 1 tbsp corn syrup, 1/4 tsp cream of tartar, 3 tbsp water, 1/2 tsp vanilla. combine all ingredients, except flavoring, in top of double boiler and beat; place over rapidly boiling water and beat 7 minutes or until frosting is fluffy and will hold shape; remove from stove, add flavor and beat 1 minute longer; spread immediately., easy vanilla icing recipe, butter , 1-1/2 cups icing sugar, 1-1/2 tbsp milk, 1/2 tsp vanilla; beat., vanilla butter cream icing recipe, butter , 1/2 tsp salt, 2 tsp vanilla, 3 cups icing sugar, 1/4 cup milk. combine all ingredients and mix., butterscotch icing recipe, in a saucepan combine 3 tbsp butter , 3 tbsp milk, 1/2 cup dark brown sugar. heat till dissolved, beat in 1-2/3 cups icing sugar and 1/2 tsp vanilla; beat till creamy., icing recipes, these old-fashioned , homemade icing recipes are taken from the white house cook book by hugo ziemann, steward of the white house, and mrs. f. litre. gillette, a celebrated 19th-century cookbook author, published by the saalfield publishing company, new york, in 1913., cake frosting tips, in the first place , the eggs should be cold, and the platter on which they are to be beaten also cold. allow, for the white of 1 egg, 1 small teacupful of powdered sugar. break the eggs and throw a small handful of the sugar on them as soon as you begin beating; keep adding it at intervals until it is all used up. the eggs must not be beaten until the sugar has been added in this way, which gives a smooth, tender frosting, and 1 that will dry much sooner than the old way., spread with a broad knife evenly over the cake, and if it seems too thin, beat in a little more sugar. cover the cake with two coats, the second after the first has become dry, or nearly so. if the icing gets too dry or stiff before the last coat is needed, it can be thinned sufficiently with a little water, enough to make it work smoothly., a little lemon juice , or half a teaspoonful of tartaric acid, added to the frosting while being beaten, makes it white and more frothy., flavors mostly used are lemon , vanilla, almond, rose, chocolate, and orange., if you wish to ornament with figures or flowers, make up rather more icing, keep about 1-third out until that on the cake is dried; then, with a clean glass syringe, apply it in such forms as you desire and dry as before; what you keep out to ornament with may be tinted pink with cochineal , blue with indigo, yellow with saffron or the grated rind off an orange strained through a cloth, green with spinach juice and brown with chocolate, purple with cochineal and indigo. strawberry, or currant and cranberry juices color a delicate pink., cake in a cool oven with the door open to dry, or in a draught in an open window., almond frosting (marzipan icing recipe), whites of three eggs, beaten up with three cups of fine, white sugar. blanch a lb of sweet almonds, lb them in a mortar with a little sugar, until a fine paste, then add the whites of eggs, sugar and vanilla extract. lb a few minutes to thoroughly mix. cover the cake with a very thick coating of this, set in a cool oven to dry, afterwards cover with a plain icing., chocolate frosting, whites of four eggs , three cups of powdered sugar and nearly a cup of grated chocolate. beat the whites a very little, they must not become white, stir in the chocolate, then put in the sugar gradually, beating to mix it well., plain chocolate icing, put into a shallow pan four tablespoonfuls of scraped chocolate , and place it where it will melt gradually, but not scorch; when melted, stir in three tablespoonfuls of milk or cream and 1 of water; mix all well together, and add 1 scant teacupful of sugar; boil about five minutes, and while hot, and when the cakes are nearly cold, spread some evenly over the surface of 1 of the cakes; put a second 1 on top, alternating the mixture and cakes; then cover top and sides, and set in a warm oven to harden., all who have tried recipe after recipe , vainly hoping to find 1 where the chocolate sticks to the cake and not to the fingers, will appreciate the above. in making those most palatable of cakes, chocolate eclairs, the recipe just given will be found very satisfactory., tutti frutti icing, mix with boiled icing 1 oz each of chopped citron , candied cherries, seedless raisins, candied pineapple, and blanched almonds., sugar icing, extra-refined sugar add 1 oz of fine white starch ; lb finely together and then sift them through gauze; then beat the whites of three eggs to a froth. the secret of success is to beat the eggs long enough, and always 1 way; add the powdered sugar by degrees, or it will spoil the froth of the eggs. when all the sugar is stirred in continue the whipping for half an hour longer, adding more sugar if the ice is too thin., take a little of the icing and lay it aside for ornamenting afterward. when the cake comes out of the oven, spread the sugar icing smoothly over it with a knife and dry it at once in a cool oven., ornament the cake with it, make a cone of stiff writing paper and squeeze the colored icing through it, so as to form leaves, beading or letters, as the case may be. it requires nicety and care to do it with success.

ducklings (1 bird, drawn weight), soy sauce, peanut oil, canned purple plums, pitted, skinned, and mashed (syrup liquid reserved to equal 1/2 cup), fresh ginger, chopped green onion top, garlic clove, mashed, plum sauce (optional, original recipe called for chinese sweet sauce ) or 2 tbsp chinese duck sauce (optional, original recipe called for chinese sweet sauce ) or 2 tbsp brown sugar (optional, original recipe called for chinese sweet sauce ), salt, cornstarch, plum juice

white cake mix or 1 (18 oz) box yellow cake mix, eggs (or as called for by your cake mix) or 3 egg whites (or as called for by your cake mix), oil (or as called for by your cake mix), water (or as called for by your cake mix), sugar, rhubarb, cut in pieces and engough to cover cake, strawberry jell-o gelatin dessert

strawberries (or you can mix them) or 2 pints blueberries (or you can mix them) or 2 pints raspberries (or you can mix them), honey , scant, lemon juice, salt

rhubarb, chopped, sugar, strawberry jell-o gelatin dessert or 1 (6 oz) package raspberry jell-o gelatin, marshmallows, white cake mix or 1 (18 oz) package yellow cake mix, eggs (or as called for by your cake mix) or 3 egg whites (or as called for by your cake mix), oil (or as called for by your cake mix), water (or as called for by your cake mix)

margarine, onion powder (optional) or 1 tbsp very finely minced onion (optional), flour, shredded swiss cheese, shredded cheddar cheese, skim milk, oscar mayer shaved deli ham (or mix them, i did) or 24 slices deli turkey (or mix them, i did), pepper

yellow cake mix or 18 oz white cake mix, eggs (or as called for by your cake mix) or 3 egg whites (or as called for by your cake mix), oil (or as called for by your cake mix), water (or as called for by your cake mix), lemon jell-o gelatin, boiling water, crushed pineapple, undrained, vanilla flavor instant pudding and pie filling mix, frozen dessert topping, thawed