Professor Walter's Recipes of Yesteryear

Stuffed Peppers ~ 1895

Gather large bell peppers, open them at the sides, leaving the stems, but taking out all the seeds. Soak them in ice water, chop them up fine with bread crumbs, a tablespoon of butter, a cup of sweet milk; stuff the peppers with this mixture, then put in a pan and cook slowly.

Fried Cucumbers ~ 1896

Pare cucumbers and cut lengthwise in one-third inch slices. Dry between towels, sprinkle with salt and pepper, dip in crumbs, egg, and crumbs again, fry in deep fat, and drain.

Clear Lettuce Soup ~ 1898

Take as many long narrow-leaved lettuces as there are persons at dinner. Wash and drain them. Fold each lettuce (like folded gloves) do not touch each other. Have good clear soup in a tureen, lay each lettuce in a hot soup-plate, and pout a ladle-full of soup over each.

Asparagus Salad ~ 1908

Drain 1 can of asparagus tips, throw into cold water, drain again immediately and wipe dry. Put into a salad bowl and pour over it french dressing.

Irish Potato Pudding ~ 1908

6 Ounces of Butter
6 Ounces of Sugar
1 Pound Mashed Potatoes

Season with a little mace and place in a greased pudding dish. Eat with a cold sauce of creamed butter and sugar, seasoned with nutmeg. Eaten hot.

Escalloped Onions ~ 1750

Slice onions for frying, cook them in water a few minutes, turn off water and put a later of onions in a baking pan, add a layer of bread crumbs, season each layer with salt, pepper and brown.

Corn Pudding ~1908

Combine one dozen ears of corn grates, 1/2 pint of milk, a little sugar, a little salt and bake 1 hour.

Boston Baked Beans ~ 1908

Soak 1 quart of beans over night, pour off the water and cook in fresh water until they crack open. Then put into a deep earthen dish and cover with the water. Add one third of a cup of molassas, put into center of the dish 1/2 pound of parboiled pork, which should be scored across the rind. Bake very slowly 4 hours, keep nearly covered with water until two thirds done, then let them bake brown.

Baked Beets ~ 1736

Bake beets same as baked sweet potatoes. While baking, turn often. When done pare off the skin and use in every way as boiled. They are good cut lengthwise. Add butter, sale nd vinegar, and serve hot.

To Dress a Dish of Mushrumps ~ 1706

Take ye firme mushrumps and pill ye scin from them and scrape away all ye red yt grows on ye insyde of them and pill yr stalks likewise. If you finde them firme throw them as you doe them into faire water and let them ly 3 or 4 hours, then take them out of ye water and set them on ye fire in a pan, theyr owne Liquor will stew them, put in an ownion cut in halves and often sticke them as ye water rises cast it still away till you finde them almoste dry, then take out the ownion and put in a little sweet cream yt is thick and shred in some parsley and put in some grated nutmegg and a little grose pepper and a little salt and soe let then boyle, shaking them well together, and put in a piece of fresh butter giving them another shake and soe dish them up.