The Century Cook Book

The Century Cook Book says it contains directions for cooking in its various branches, from the simplest forms to high-class dishes and ornamental pieces, a group of New England dishes furnished by Susan Coolidge, and a few receipts of distinctively Southern dishes. The same description says the book gives the etiquette of dinner entertainments, how to serve dinners, table decorations, and many items relative to household affairs.

A white sauce is made from 1 tablespoonful of butter, 1 tablespoonful of flour, 1 cupful of milk, ½ teaspoonful of salt and ¼ teaspoonful of pepper. The directions say to put one tablespoonful of butter in a saucepan, and when it bubbles add one tablespoonful of flour and cook, stirring constantly, for five minutes, but do not let it color. The preserving directions say to fill pint jars with as many berries as they will hold and pour over them a hot syrup of 32°, and raspberry and citron preserves have headings of their own.