Vegetarian Cookery

Ingredients

• three ounces of sugar
• a quart of water
• a teaspoonful of salt
• a pint of wheat
• a quart of milk
• a wineglassful of brandy is a great improvement
• 0 quarter of an hour
• three yolks of eggs in a tureen
• pepper
• salt
• cinnamon

Directions

1. tablespoonf'uis of lentil flour; let tlie whole boil for abou-t a quarter of an hour, and flavour with pepper and salt.

2. Hominy. — Take a teacupful of hominy, wash it in several waters and rub it well between the hands, and throw away the grains that float on the top, the same as you do with split peas, pour the water off the top, then strain it ofl*, and put it in a basin with a quart of water, and cover the basin over with a cloth ; put it by to soak overnight, should it be required for breakfast in the morning. The next day put it in an enamelled stew-pan with about a teaspoonful of salt, and let it simmer gently over the fire, taking care that it does not burn. It is best to butter the bottom of the saucepan, or if you have a small plate that will just go inside you will find this a great protection. Let it simmer gently for rather more than an hour. Stir it well up and flavour it with either sugar or salt, and let it be eaten with cold milk poured on it on the plate, or w^ith a little butter.

3. The hominy should simmer until it absorbs all the water in which it is boiled. As a rule a good teacupful will absorb a quart.

4. Hominy, Fried. — This is made from the remains of cold boiled hominy. When cold it will be a firm jelly. Cut the cold hominy into slices, flour them, egg and bread-crumb them, and then plunge them into some smoking hot oil till they are of a nice bright golden colour. They are very nice eaten with lemon-juice and sugar, or they can be served with orange marmalade.

5. Frumenty. — Take a quarter of a pint of wheat, wash it thoroughly, and let it soak for twelve hours or more in water. Strain it ofl* and boil it in some milk till it is tender, but do not let it get pulpy. As soon as it is tender add a quart of milk, flavoured with a little cinnamon, three ounces of sugar, three oi; ices of carefully washed grocer's currants, and lot it boil for 0 quarter of an hour. Beat up three yolks of eggs in a tureen, and gradually add the mixture. It must not be added to the eggs in a boiling state or else they will curdle. A wineglassful of brandy is a great improvement, but is not

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

Counts 6 of 9 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Cinnamon	1 tsp ground (2.6g)	6
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Water	not in our table	0
Wheat	not in our table	0
Brandy	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.