In the manufacture of sweets, called candies, the Americans have achieved a well recognized reputation, while for ices and iced drinks of great variety they are very famous.
Typical American and Canadian Dishes
3875.—APRICOTS, TO DRY.
Ingredients.—Apricots (not quite ripe), sugar.
Method.—Pare, halve and stone the fruit, pack it rather closely in a fireproof jar, and place the jar in a saucepan of boiling water. Cook until the apricots are quite tender, then drain well, place them on dishes in single layers and dredge them liberally with sugar. Let them remain in a warm place until dry, then pack in air-tight tins, with paper between each layer. Peaches, nectarines and plums may be dried by above method.
Time. About 24 hours. Seasonable from August to September.
3876. BLUEFISH, BAKED.
Ingredients.—1 bluefish, 1 cupful of cracker (biscuit) crumbs, 2 tablespoonfuls of butter, 1 tablespoonful of capers, 1 tablespoonful of lemon juice, 1 teaspoonful of chopped parsley, 1 teaspoonful of salt, ¼ of a teaspoonful of pepper, about ½ a cupful of cold water.
Method.—Wash and dry the fish. Mix all the ingredients together, stuff the fish with the mixture, and secure the opening. Place the fish in a dish or baking tin, which place in a large tin containing boiling water, and bake gently from 45 to 60 minutes, meanwhile basting the fish occasionally with butter or fat. Serve with a suitable sauce.
Time.—To bake, about 1 hour. Average Cost, 1s. 6d. Sufficient for 3 or 4 persons. Seasonable all the year.
3877.—BLUEFISH, TO COOK.
Broiling or grilling will be found peculiarly adapted to this delicious, but somewhat rich fish. It is also very good boiled or baked.
3878.—BUCKWHEAT CAKES.
Ingredients.—1 cup of buckwheat flour, ½ a cup of Indian corn meal, ½ a cup of fine flour, ¼ of a cup of brewer's yeast, ½ a teaspoonful of salt, of a teaspoonful of carbonate of soda, 1 pint of boiling milk or water.
