Traditional Recipes and Ideas for Meals

Truss two young chickens as though for roasting. Lay on the bottom of a large stew pan the rind of a piece of pork, and on this, place the chicken. Add four ounces of butter, a head of celery chopped, two onions sliced, three small carrots sliced, two Chili peppers cut up, and the halves of two bell peppers from which the seeds have been removed. Season with salt, cayenne, thyme and a few sweet herbs.

Cover and cook quickly for forty minutes, moistening from time to time with a spoonful of stock or gravy. Then add two large tomatoes sliced, and cook twenty minutes longer. Serve the chicken with the sauce poured over it.

Chicken with Oysters

Stuff a young chicken with oyster and a few bread crumbs, seasoned with salt, pepper and butter. Truss the fowl, place it in a tin pail with a tight cover.

Stand the pail in a kettle of boiling water and leave on the fire one hour and a half. Remove the chicken and place in a dish.

Pour the gravy into a saucepan, adding two dozen oysters, two hard boiled eggs chopped, a wine glass of cream and one ounce of butter, into which has been rubbed a teaspoonful of corn starch. Boil for a few moments and pour over the chicken.This is an excellent way to cook a young turkey.

These traditional recipes in this section date back a hundred years or more and we hope that you can adapt them to your modern needs. However we also have recipes for refreshments suitable if you’re hosting a a baby shower, party, a weddding shower or a barbeque or would just like an idea for drinks for a get-together with family and friends we have a selection of beverages suitable for any occasion.
Everyday snacks for parties and special occasions. The recipes in this section range from being easy to make.