Recipes for Cooking and Preparing for the Table 



by some to improve th flavor, and a thickening of flour and milk just 

 before serving is an improvement. Prof. C. H. Peck. 



The above is given as recipe for cooking H. perplexum. It answers 

 equally well for the many Hypholomas resembling it. Mcllvaine. 



To BXKE. Wash caps, remove stems, let drain for a few minutes, 

 place gills upward in a pan, place on gills a small-sized lump of butter, 

 season with pepper and salt, cover pan, and place in oven to bake for 

 one-half hoar. Mcllvaine. 



TO COOK LACTARII. 



The rich juices of the Lactarii are best retained by baking. The spe- 

 cies grow hard and granular if cooked rapidly. Baked they are excel- 

 lent. This method is preferable to stewing, but no one will despise a 

 properly made stew of them. 



TO COOK MARASMIUS OREADES. 



Remove the stems, wash the caps, place in a covered saucepan and 

 simmer for thirty minutes, adding sufficient water to prevent scorching; 

 add a little milk or cream, butter and season with salt and pepper to 

 taste. 



Or, simply fry in butter, make a gravy and season to taste. 



To DRY. String the caps on threads and loop up in a dry place, and 

 when thoroughly dry place in tight glass jars or tin cases. 



TO COOK THE MORELL MORCHELLA (from Persoon). 



1 . Having washed and cleansed them from the earth which is apt to 

 collect between the plaits or hollows of the plant, dry thoroughly in a 

 napkin and put them into a saucepan with pepper, salt and parsley, 

 adding or not a piece of ham. Stew for an hour, pouring in occasionally 

 a little broth to prevent burning. When sufficiently done, bind with 

 the yolks of two or three eggs and serve on buttered toast. 



2. MORELLES A L'lTALIENNE. Having washed and dried, divide 

 them across, put them on the fire with some parsley, scallion, chevril, 

 burnet, tarragon, chives, a little salt, and two spoonfuls of fine oil. 

 Stew till the juices run out, then thicken with a little flour; serve with 

 bread crumbs and a squeeze of lemon juice. 



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