The Story of Crisco
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Chapters (321)(click to expand)
- The Story of CRISCO
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- M
- P
- S
- V
- INTRODUCTION
- The Story of Crisco
- Cooking and History
- A Need Anticipated
- Man's Most Important Food, Fat
- Working Towards an Ideal
- Not Marketed Until Perfect
- A Primary Fat
- Finally Economical
- Crisco's Manufacture
- The Banishment of That "Lardy" Taste in Foods
- Explanation of "Hidden" Food Flavors.
- Butter, Ever Popular
- Keep Your Parlor and Your Kitchen Strangers
- We All Eat Raw Fats
- The Importance of Giving Children Crisco Foods
- The Great Variety of Crisco Foods
- "A Woman Can Throw Out More with a Teaspoon Than a Man Can Bring Home in a Wagon"
- Brief, Interesting Facts
- Crisco's Manufacture Scientifically Explained
- Things to Remember in Connection with These Recipes
- Remember That—
- Hints to Young Cooks
- How to Choose Foods
- Beef
- Mutton
- Lamb
- Veal
- Pork
- Ham—Bacon
- Venison
- Hares and Rabbits
- Poultry
- Fish
- Vegetables
- Eggs
- Methods of Cooking
- Roasting
- Oven Roasting
- Boiling
- Baking
- Stewing
- Broiling
- Frying
- Do Not Wait for Crisco to Smoke
- To Clarify
- Steaming
- Braising
- Poaching and Marinating
- Cooking in Earthenware
- Time Table for Cooking
- Weights and Measures
- The Art of Carving
- Six Hundred and Fifteen Tested Recipes "Calendar of Dinners"
- Asparagus Soup
- Cheese Soup
- Cream of Tomato Soup
- Fish Soup
- Lentil Soup
- Lobster Bisque
- Norfolk Puree
- Soup Verte
- Thick Rice Soup
- Baked Halibut
- Baked Salmon with Colbert Sauce
- Baked Shad
- Cassolettes of Fish
- Dressed Crab
- Curried Cod
- Flounder a la Crème
- Flounder a la Turque
- Fish Pudding
- Fried Fish
- Fried Lobster with Horseradish Sauce
- Gateau of Fish
- Oyster Shortcake
- Salmon Mold
- Beef Collops
- Braised Loin of Mutton
- Chicken a la Tartare
- Chicken en Casserole
- Curried Ox-Tongue
- Fried Chicken
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- Fried Chicken, Mexican Style
- Fried Sweetbreads
- Kidney Omelet
- Macaroni and Round Steak
- Meat Cakes
- Roast Turkey
- Roast with Spaghetti
- Sirloin Steak with Fried Apples
- Baked Parsnips
- Brussels Sprouts with Crisco
- Colcannon
- Lentils and Rice
- Corn Fritters
- Corn, Okra and Tomatoes
- Curried Cauliflower
- Creamed Potatoes au Gratin
- Eggplant en Casserole
- Fried Parsley
- Green Peas a la Maitre d'Hotel
- Jerusalem Artichokes
- Mushrooms au Gratin
- New Potatoes a la France
- Potato Pone
- Savory Lentil Dish
- Stuffed Beets
- Stuffed Eggplant
- Stuffed Potatoes
- Viennese Carrots
- Apple, Celery and Nut Salad
- Asparagus Salad
- Celery and Almond Salad
- Fruit Salad
- Orange and Tomato Salad
- Potato and Nut Salad
- Potato and Pimiento Salad
- Shrimp Salad
- Apple Dumplings
- Apple Fritters
- Baked Rhubarb Pudding
- Caramel Bread Pudding
- Caramel Rice Pudding
- Carrot Pudding
- Chocolate Jelly
- Cottage Pudding
- Molasses Sponge Pudding
- Monica Pudding
- Noodle Pudding
- Peach Delights
- Pineapple Pudding
- Mrs. Vaughn's Plum Pudding
- Rice Pudding
- Walnut Pudding
- Woodford Pudding
- Egg and Anchovy Sandwiches
- Fried Egg Sandwiches
- Hudson Sandwiches
- Pimiento Cheese Sandwiches
- Rice Sandwiches
- Sardine Sandwiches
- Tomato Sandwiches
- Tomato and Horseradish Sandwiches
- Plain Crisco Pastry
- The New Crisco Pastry
- Tip Top Pastry
- Cornstarch Pastry
- Double Pie
- Almond Layer Pie
- Flake Pastry No. 1
- Flake Pastry No. 2
- Puff Pastry
- Rough Puff Pastry
- German Paste
- Hot Water Paste
- Butterscotch Pie
- Rhubarb Custard Pie
- Sugar Paste for Tartlets
- Currant Tartlets
- Bartemian Tarts
- Apricot Tarts
- Bakewell Tartlets
- Best Jumbles
- Boston Brown Bread
- Bran Gems
- Brown Nut Bread
- Buttermilk Biscuits
- Chocolate Brownies
- Chocolate Wafers
- Citron Buns
- Coffee Bread
- Columbia Muffins
- Corn Bread
- Cornmeal Rolls
- Cream Scones
- Crisco Brownies
- Crisco Batter Cakes
- Crisco Milk Bread
- Dessert Biscuits
- Entire Wheat Bread
- Excellent Graham Bread
- Filled Cookies
- Fried Cornmeal Nut Cakes
- Fried Cakes with Apple Sauce
- Fruit Cookies
- Fruit Drop Cakes
- Fruit Rolls
- Ginger Snaps
- Ginger Gems
- Gluten Bread
- Golden Corn Muffins
- Hominy Bread for Breakfast
- Health Bread
- Honey Doughnuts
- Hot Cross Buns
- Imperial Muffins
- Lemon Wafers
- Lunch Rolls
- Maple Cookies
- Maryland Beaten Biscuits
- Muffins
- Nut Doughnuts
- Oatmeal Cookies
- Oven Scones
- Raised Doughnuts
- Raisin and Buttermilk Bread
- Rich Doughnuts
- Rolled Oats Bread
- Rose Leaves
- Rye Muffins
- Savarin
- Shortbread Cookies
- Soda Beaten Biscuit
- Sour Milk Biscuits
- Sour Milk Griddle Cakes
- Sour Milk Tea Cakes
- Steamed Nut Bread
- Southern Spoon Bread
- Spice Cookies
- Swedish Coffee Bread
- Swedish Rye Bread
- Twin Biscuits
- Waffles
- White Cookies
- Yorkshire Fruit Loaves
- Water Bread
- Apple Sauce Fruit Cake without Milk
- Black Cake with Prune Filling
- Pound Cake
- Boiling Water Cake
- Butterless-Milkless-Eggless Cake
- Caramel Cake
- Chocolate Cake
- Cocoanut Layer Cake
- Coffee Layer Cake
- Cream Puffs
- Cream Puff Balls
- Crisco Fruit Cake
- Devils Food Cake
- Peach Shortcake
- Strawberry Shortcake
- Fig Cake
- Gennoise Cake
- Gingerbread
- Golden Orange Cake
- Gold Cake
- Hurry Up Cake
- Crisco Sponge Cake
- Sand Cake
- Lady Baltimore Cake
- Lemon Layer Cake
- Lord Baltimore Cake
- Lunch Cakes
- Jelly Roll
- Marble Cake
- Marmalade Cake
- Old Fashioned Seed Cake
- Almond and Citron Cake
- Walnut Cakes
- Rose Leaf Cakes
- Scotch Shortbread
- Silver Nut Cake
- Simnel Cake
- Southern Fruit Cake
- The Wholesome Parkin
- Whole Wheat Gingerbread
- Bean Cutlets
- Devilled Bananas
- Cauliflower Snow
- Craigie Toast
- Excellent Lemon Mincemeat
- German Tart
- Marchette Croquettes
- Mixed Vegetable Souffle
- Nut and Macaroni Savory
- Potato and Nut Croquettes
- Potato Sausage
- Potatoes Sefton
- Rice a la Maigre
- Rhubarb Pudding
- Spanish Rice
- Timbale Molds
- Vegetable Pie
- Baked Omelet
- Creole Eggs
- Curried Eggs
- Egg Croquettes
- Eggs with Cucumber
- Eggs with Tomatoes
- Savory Eggs
- Chocolate Fudge
- Clear Almond Taffy
- Cocoanut Caramels
- Crisco Drops
- Cream Candy
- Crisco Fruit Fudge
- Everton Taffy
- Fig Fudge
- Honey Squares
- Maple Candy
- Molasses Candy
- Peanut Fudge
- A Calendar of Dinners
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