English Muffin (1884), Angels on Horseback, Pig in a Blanket (1882)

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ENGLISH MUFFIN--NY DAILY TRIBUNE, 13 January 1884, pg. 10, col. 3:
   ENGLISH MUFFINS.--One quart of flour; one teaspoonful of salt; one-third of a cake of compressed yeast; one-third of a cupful of liquid yeast; one cupful and a half of water.  Have the water blood warm.  Dissolve the yeast in one-third of a cupful of cold water.  Add it and the salt to the warm water, and gradually stir in the flour.  Beat the dough thoroughly; cover, and let it rise in a warm place until it is spongy (about five hours).  Sprinkle the bread board with flour.  Shape the dough into balls about twice the size of an egg, and drop them on the floured board.  When all the dough has been shaped, roll the balls into cakes about one-third of an inch thick.  Lay these on a warm griddle, which has been lightly greased, and put the griddle on the back of the stove, where there is not much heat.  When the cakes have risen a little, draw the griddle forward and cook them slowly, turning often to keep the flat shape.  It will take about twenty minutes for them to rise on the griddle, and fifteen to cook.  Tear them apart, butter them and serve.

ANGELS ON HORSEBACK & PIG IN A BLANKET--NY DAILY TRIBUNE, 2 April 1882, pg. 4, col. 4:
   OYSTER BLANKET--This is sometimes called in the country "pig in a blanket."  In England it is considered so good and "earty" a dish, that it is designated "angels on horseback."  It is a new (NEW!--ed.) and delicious entree, especially for shy dinner guests who are thankful for something to talk about in the first half hour of a dinner party.  Take twelve or more large-sized oysters from their shells, removing their beards; cover each with a very thin slice of fat of bacon, dipping each slice into hot water, and well-drying it with a cloth before rolling it round the oyster; then place them on a fine skewerand suspend them before the fire until the bacon is nicely cooked.  A slice of soft buttered toast should be under them while cooking, and on it they should be sent up very hot to the table.  If not convenient to cook them before the fire, they may be broiled on the gridiron.

MOONSHINE--DARE has 1885.  OED?  NY DAILY TRIBUNE, 18 June 1882, pg. 9, col. 5:
   MOONSHINE.--This dessert combines a pretty appearance with palatable flavor, and is a good substitute for ice cream.  Beat the whites of six eggs in a broad plate to a very stiff froth, then add gradually six tablespoons of powdered sugar, beating for not less than thirty minutes; then beat in about one heaping tablespoon of preserved peaches cut in tiny bits (soft, ripe, fresh fruit is better if you can get it, or some use one out of jelly).  Set on ice until thoroughly cooled.  In serving, pour in each saucer some fine cream sweetened and flavored with vanilla, and on the cream place a liberal portion of the moonshine.  This quantity is enough for eight persons.

NUN'S TOAST--NY DAILY TRIBUNE, 17 June 1883, pg. 10, col. 4.

CROQUENBOUCHE--NY DAILY TRIBUNE, 18 March 1883, pg. 9, col. 6:
   CROQUENBOUCHE.--This name is given to all large set pieces for dinners, such as nun's sighs, nougats, cakes, oranges which have been covered with sugar, boiled in the snap so as to give a brilliant appearance.  The real meaning of croquenbouche is "crackle in the mouth."

NEAPOLITAN CAKE--NY DAILY TRIBUNE, 13 May 1883, pg. 10, col. 3.

CHOCOLATE WHIPS--NY DAILY TRIBUNE, 6 January 1884, pg. 10, col. 4.

DOMINOES--NY DAILY TRIBUNE, 10 September 1882, pg. 9, col. 5:
   DOMINOES.--Make the above "sponge cake," and bake it in long pie tins....  (Col. 6--ed.)  ...draw a line of it across the centre of every cake, and then make spots like those on ivory dominoes; keep the horn supplied with icing.

ZEPHYRS--NY DAILY TRIBUNE, 27 April 1884, pg. 9, col. 6:
   ZEPHYRS.--Heat two cupfuls of boiled hominy, adding sufficient water to make it thin enough to pour.  Add a piece of butter as large as an english walnut, and a little salt.  Have ready iron gems pans, heated very hot, and well buttered.  Fill these with the hominy, and bake half an hour in a hot oven.

POCKET-BOOKS--NY DAILY TRIBUNE, 29 October 1882, pg. 9, col. 5.