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Batter Vegetable – Allinson Vegetarian Cookery Book

Old Cook — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:41:01 +0000

1/2 lb. of turnips, 1/2 lb. of carrots, 1/2 lb. of potatoes, 1/2 lb.
of shelled green peas (if in season), 1/2 lb. of onions, 8 oz. of
Allinson fine wheatmeal, 1 pint of milk, 3 eggs, 2 oz. of butter,
pepper and salt. Cut the vegetables into small dice; fry them in the
butter until fairly well cooked. Make the batter with the milk,
wheatmeal, and the eggs well beaten; add the vegetables and seasoning.
Bake the mixture in a pie-dish for 1-1/2 hours in a moderate oven.

Batter Potato – Allinson Vegetarian Cookery Book

Old Cook — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 18:40:26 +0000

1-1/2 lbs. of potatoes, two good-sized English onions, 1 pint of milk,
1/2 lb. of Allinson fine wheatmeal, 3 eggs, 2-1/2 oz. of butter,
pepper and salt to taste. Peel and wash the potatoes, and slice them
1/4 inch thick, then dry them on a cloth. Chop fine the onions. Put
the butter into the frying-pan, and let it get boiling hot, turn into
it the potatoes and onions, and fry them together, stirring frequently
until the vegetables begin to brown and get soft. Make a batter of the
milk, meal, and eggs, stir the fried potatoes and onions into it, and
season with pepper and salt. Grease a pie-dish, turn the mixture into
it, and bake the savoury for 1-1/2 hours. Serve with vegetables and
tomato sauce. This is a very tasty dish.

Battery Celery – Allinson Vegetarian Cookery Book

Old Cook — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 18:39:50 +0000

1 large head of celery, 1 pint of milk, 3 eggs, 6 oz. Allinson fine
wheatmeal, 2 oz. butter, 1 English onion, pepper and salt to taste.
Prepare the celery, cut it into small pieces, chop up the onion pretty
fine, and stew both gently in half the milk and the butter and
seasoning. Make a batter meanwhile with the rest of the milk, the eggs
and the wheatmeal. When the celery and onion are quite tender mix the
batter with them; grease a pie-dish, pour the mixture into it, and
bake the savoury for 1-1/2 hours. Eat with potatoes and tomato sauce.

Batters – Allinson Vegetarian Cookery Book

Old Cook — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:39:10 +0000

These dishes take the place of omelets and frequently of pies, to both
of which they are in many particulars similar. The batter is used to
keep the ingredients together, and adds to their wholesomeness.