Bean Soup, page 29

Two teacups of white beans cooked until done, mash them with the potato masher, add a gallon of boiling water, a pint of rich milk, butter the size of an egg. Season well with black pepper and salt. Don't let it boil after the milk is put in. It is next to oyster soup.

Chicken Sandwich, page 49

Take a good fat hen not too old, dressed nicely; put in kettle of sauce pan, cover with water and carefully skim while boiling. Cook until the meat begins to fall off the bones. Lift from kettle with skimmer or saucer, remove all the bones; put the meat in a wooden bowl and chop very fine; season well with pepper and salt. If there is much liquid boil it down to a half pint, then add it to the chopped meat, to thin it so it will spread well. Take good fresh bread, cut the slices very thin, spread each slice with fresh butter, then with the chicken, and lay the slices on top of each other with the meat sides together. When as many as you want place them in a stone jar. They will keep for several days in cold weather. This you will find to be very good.

Baked Apple Dumplings, page 143

For crust: Take 2 1/2 cups of water, 1 cup of lard, 2 1/2 heaping teaspoonfuls of baking powder, flour enough to make a paste a little stiffer than for biscuits; roll thin, cut in squares. Peel 12 tart apples near of a size; cut the apples once in two, remove the core, then place them on the cut paste, fill the cored place with sugar of any kind, dampen the corners of the paste so it will stick; roll them the usual way, place them in a baking pan; bake in a moderate oven so as to give the apples ample time to cook. When a nice brown, test with a fork to see if they are cooked. When done place them in a milk crock, cover with a cloth to moisten the crust; let them stand 20 minutes. Serve while warm. Just half the quantity can be used for a smaller family. Sauce for above: Two and one-half cups of white sugar, 1/2 cup butter, 2 heaping table-spoonfuls of flour; set close to the stove until butter begins to melt, beat them smooth, pour on 1 quart of boiling water; stir to prevent burning till it boils. Flavor with lemon or nutmeg.

Mt. Vernon Cook Book, Second Edition, 1908, Thompson Company Printers, Carthage, Mo.