Recipe Supply: W Ellis, 1750, The Nation Housewife’s Household Companion: OR Worthwhile Instructions for no matter pertains to the administration and good financial system of the home issues of a rustic life.
Savoury Water Gruel
Savoury Water gruel made by poor individuals. – Some put water, oatmeal, and shed onions or leeks, right into a pot at discretion, and boil them until sufficient: The onion or leek provides the gruel a leasing relish, and altogether provides the place of meat broth, milk or different such liquids; this many poor laborers households are glad to make shift with that haven’t a chance to return by milk or as a result of they’ll’t afford a greater breakfast or supper then such healthful gruel. pg211
Gentrys Technique for making porridge
Potatoes
Market in Lancashire, potatoes stand in lots of sacks in addition to oatmeal for public sale, for right here they’re in frequent use by each poor and wealthy; and as I’ve had potatoes introduced me from the half, I feel I’ll say they’re one of the best kind in England, for whiteness, shortness and sweetness. And due to this fact the are a lot eaten by the poor individuals, first boiled, then mashed, and the pulp boiled once more in milk, wherein they stir some flour, and eat it like Hasty Pudding; however the richer kind mingle just a little wine and sugar with it, and make generally a pudding with potatoes and different components for the stomach of a hare or different beasts. pg228
Poor Pie
How a poor Girl makes palatable Mince – Pyes of ftinking Meat . THIS is a poor induftrious Wo- man that rents just a little Tenement by me of Twenty Shillings a 12 months , who for the Sake of her Poverty is each Week relieved , with many others , by the moſt noble Lord of Gaddefden Manour ; who killing a Bullock almoſt each Week for his very giant Household , he has the Offald Meat dreffed , and is fo good as to have it given away to the pooreft Folks within the Neighbour- hood . But it surely fometimes occurs , by way of the Negli- gence of careleſs Servants , that this charitable Meat is apt to ftink in scorching Climate , for need of its due clean- ing , boiling , and laying it in a cool Place : Nonetheless , the Poor are very glad of this Dole , because it does their Households confiderable Service . And to recuperate fuch tainted Meat , this Girl , after boiling and cleanfing it properly , chops and minces it very fmall , and when combined with fome Pepper , Salt , chop’d Sage , Thyme and Onion , the bakes it : This for a favoury Pye .
A Puff Paste
Take a Pottle of Flower and the Whites of repair Eggs , make it right into a Paſte with chilly Water , let it not be very ftiff ; when it’s properly wrought , roll it forth four- fquare like a Sheet of Paper as thick as your Finger ; then take three Kilos of Butter , and beat it properly with a Rolling – pin , then lay it on in Slices throughout your Pafte about as thick as your Finger , and ftrew just a little Flower over it ; then roll up your Sheet of Pafte like a Collar with the Butter inside , fqueeze and roll it at each Ends . broad and lengthy – methods ; then clap up the Ends , and make them meet within the Center one over one other , and faſten it down once more together with your Rolling – pin , rolling it forth each method as skinny as at firft ; then flower your Board properly beneath , and ſpread it over with Butter , roll it up , and work it as earlier than ; thus do three or 4 Occasions , until your three Kilos of Butter is made ufe of.
To chop the lean A part of a Porker , with fome of its fats Half , and blend and beat them collectively . This accomplished , ſeaſon them with Nutmeg , Mace , Pepper , and Salt ; and between each Piece of this crushed Meat , lay a fmall skinny Minimize of arduous Fats , as that of the Chine or fuch like . When all is put into the Pye – cruft , put Bits of Butter on the Prime of it , with fome Claret , juft because the Pye is put into the Oven .
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