TX 773 .B9 Copy 1 inty and arti A,ic desserts Bsiinty and rtl Aic CSSQttS W i t fi menus &^- Q>ecial recipes l>y CpVirs. janetAA.Hill Joseph Burnett Companv Qo/?. on I^oyGriffiiKrBoilon Index heads^ 5 bread dressings j6 brown Betty, g cake, how to decorate, 16 cakes, 10, II, 12, IS, 14 --<- frosted macaroons, 12 fruit punch, j^ ice creams, 18, ig, 20 ices, 22 kisses, II candies, 2^, 24, 25, 26, 2y, lamb, boned leg, roasted, j^ 28, 2Q, 30 Marguerites, 14 carnations, how to color, 4 ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^ Charlotte Russe, 7 chicken soup, 57 chocolate syrup, 55 claretsauce,foricecream,36 p^rfaits, 20, 21 color pastes, how to use, 4; list of, 40 custards, 5 eggnog, frozen, 21; temper- ance, 34 milk sherbets, 21, 22 mint jelly, 33 Neapolitan whip, 7 ptes, Q, 10 pistachio sundae, 37 puddings, 6, y, 8 Russian cream, 8 filling, vanilla, g; choco- salads, 36, 37 late, g fish timbale, 33 flavoring extrdtts, 40 frappes, 23 frostings, 14, 13, 16 frozen pudding, 20 salad dressing, no oil, 36 sardine eclairs, 34 sauces, 31, 32, 33, 33, 36 souffles, y, 8 sugar cookies, 13 vanilla wafers, 13 Vienna chocolate, 33 r" Copyright^ 70/5-, by Joseph Burnett Company ©CU4tl]247 JUN-4I9I5 Preface h,a Bonne Bouche The flavoring is the most important part of a dessert. If the flavoring is disagreeable, the dessert will be disagreeable, no mat- ter how choice its ingredients, nor how careful their preparation. Burnett's Vanilla is an unexcelled flavoring extract, made from the choicest Mexican vanilla beans, of which it completely re- tains the rare fragrance and rich aroma. No inferior product of any description enters into it. It will give your dessert that delicate and deHcious touch, indefinable, yet so essential, that redeems even inferior materials. Another and scarcely less important element in a dessert is its appearance. The eye is an influential counsellor to the palate. If all candy were white, would it be so tempting? Has not its appearance a vital influence on the sense of taste .^ By using Burnett's Standard Color pastes, you can obtain in your desserts new effects, both appetizing and artistic. They give the sim- plest dish a relish and fresh pleasure. The daintiness of Burnett's Standard Color Pastes will tempt the most discriminating appe- tite, and the zest of Burnett's Flavoring Extracts will satisfy it. The specimen tables, desserts, and confections here shown, to- gether with the menus and the many practical recipes by Mrs. Janet M. Hill, suggest what can be done with Burnett's Color Pastes, as well as with Burnett's Extracts. On the tables, of course, other color schemes can readily be followed, using pink, orange, violet, or any favorite or appropriate hue as the keynote; and other dishes can be substituted, as desired. It is only necessary to say that all Burnett products, whether new or old, rank with Burnett's Vanilla in honesty of manu- facture and in excellence of results in use. To recommend them at further length to experienced housekeepers is superfluous. 3 How to Use Burnett's Color Pastes In Cooking Take a small amount, say half a cupful, of the material to be colored, and mix enough of the paste with it to give a shade a little deeper than that of the color wanted. Be sure that the paste is thoroughly mixed with the material to be colored; for if it is not, small specks or spots of color may appear. Return the colored portion to the dish, and stir it in thoroughly with the rest, so that there will be no streaks. If for any reason the material to be col- ored cannot be beaten or stirred, or if the color paste has become dry, dissolve the paste in a little warm water or milk, and add it directly to the material to be colored. To get hues diiferent from the regular colors, mix the pastes to- gether before using them. Vermilion, for instance, can be made by adding Red to Scarlet. To test these mixed colors exactly, dissolve them in hot water after the pastes are mixed, and then dip a lump of sugar into the water. Blue added to Green will give a bluish green. Rose added to Violet will give mauve; Yellow added to Orange will give a light, warm orange; and so on. The natural colors of fruit used in prepared dishes can be bright- ened and strengthened by these pastes. Be careful not to use too much of Burnetfs Color Paste. It is of great strength; much stronger than the so-called liquid colors. Delicate hues are more attractive and more desirable in every way than heavy ones. To Color Carnations Dissolve one-fifth of a small jar of Burnett's Red, Green, or Blue Color Paste in three-quarters of a tumbler of water. Trim the stems of the carnations to a length of about eight inches, split them for an inch or more, and place them in the colored water. The next morning the flowers will be beautifully tinted and flecked with color. With Blue, it is better to use either less water or more paste. To Make Colored Beads The following recipe is a very simple one for making beads at home. Many pretty combinations in different colors can be made, although light pink and violet are the most popular. Frequently small plain glass beads, either round or cylindrical, are strung between the colored ones. Heat one cup of fine table salt very hot. Dissolve half a cup of cornstarch in half a cup of water. With this, mix Burnett's Standard Color Paste, coloring the mixture a little deeper than the shade desired. Remove the salt from the fire, and add it to the colored cornstarch, being sure that the salt is very hot. Work the mixture with the hands into a smooth paste, which can be rolled into beads of any desired size with the fingers. When the beads are stiff enough to hold their shape, pierce them with steel pins, and leaving the pins in the beads, stick them into a board until the beads are dry. The pins can then be removed, leaving holes for stringing the beads. Puddings & Pies Mrs, Stacy's Baked Custard Break two eggs into a bowl, add two tablespoonfuls of sugar and beat with a spoon. Pour in a pint of milk, add a pinch of salt, stir, and strain through a fine sieve. Add one teaspoonful of Burnett's Vanilla, stir again and pour into custard cups. Place the cups in a shallow pan, containing one and one-half inches of water, and put the pan in a medium oven. After baking for about twenty minutes, insert a silver knife into the custard. If it is done, nothing will stick to the knife. When cooked, put in a cold place. A Delicious Soft Custard Put one quart of milk into a double boiler. Break four eggs into a bowl and beat them with one cup of sugar and a pinch of salt. As soon as a scum rises on the top of the milk, pour the milk gradually on the beaten eggs. Then pour the mixture back into the double boiler, and place it on the fire, stirring it until the custard thickens on the spoon. Be sure that the mixture does not come to a boil. Pour the custard into a bowl, and when it is cool add a teaspoonful of Burnett's Vanilla. Strain, chill, and serve. 5 Soft chocolate custard may be made by melting one square of chocolate and adding the hot melted chocolate to the custard immediately after the custard is removed from the fire. Serve in glass cups, placing a spoonful of whipped cream flavored with Burnett's Vanilla on each custard. Indian Pudding Scald one quart of milk, and mixing four tablespoonfuls of Indian meal with one of flour, cook the whole in a double boiler for about fifteen minutes. Then take it off the fire and add a little butter and salt. When it is cool, add some molasses and sweeten to taste with sugar. Then add one well beaten &