Sides Macaroni With Parmesan Cheese

macaroni with parmesan cheese
(from Godey's Ladies Magazine, edited by L.A. Godey, Sarah J. Hale, 1865)

Ingredients:

1/2 lb. macaroni​

2 oz. butter​

2 oz. grated Parmesan cheese​

salt and water​

Instructions:

Half a pound of macaroni, two ounces of butter, and two ounces of grated Parmesan cheese. Boil the macaroni soft in salt and water: strain and put them in rows into a pie-dish with the butter and cheese, and salt according to taste. Bake them in a slow oven until they are a light yellow.​

 

[Anna Elizabeth Henry]

macaroni
(from The National Cook Book, by Hannah Mary Peterson, 1856)

Ingredients:

salted water for boiling macaroni​

1 tsp. salt per quart of water​

1/4 lb. macaroni​

1 tsp. butter​

flour​

1 gill milk, or cream​

1 tbsp. grated cheese​

Instructions:

531. A quarter of a pound of macaroni,​

One tea spoonful of butter,​

One gill of milk or cream,​

One table spoonful of grated cheese.​

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Boil the macaroni in water that has been salted in the proportion of a tea spoonful of salt to a quart of water. When it is tender take it out of the water and place it on a sieve, or in a colander, to drain. Boil a gill of milk or cream, and add to it a tea spoonful of butter rolled in flour, let it boil half a minute. Put your macaroni, after it is well drained, into a stew-pan, pour this boiled cream over it, and add to it the grated cheese. Let it get very hot, but do not let it boil, and serve it.​

Found this recipe for macaroni in The National Cookbook circa 1856. Last week there was a discussion about international cuisine during the ACW. While this isn't Italian it does utilize pasta with butter, cream and grated cheese, so it sounds pretty Italian to me.

A gill is half a cup.

 

[nitrofd]

That looks like a poor man's version of fettuccine alfredo.

 

[Schwallanscher]

you got me - read marconi

so that's the mother of all macaroni and cheeses then

 

[Anna Elizabeth Henry]

That looks like a poor man's version of fettuccine alfredo.

You are right. I didn't realize it, but you would need some more milk and butter to do it justice. I suddenly feel like adding a 1/2 cup of peas now with some pancetta now

you got me - read marconi

so that's the mother of all macaroni and cheeses then

LOL! You could be right! This might be where mac & cheese was born...hmm...must now look into history of the dish.

 

[nitrofd]

You are right. I didn't realize it, but you would need some more milk and butter to do it justice. I suddenly feel like adding a 1/2 cup of peas now with some pancetta now



LOL! You could be right! This might be where mac & cheese was born...hmm...must now look into history of the dish.

Alfredo'restaurant in Rome has a branch in Epcot Center at Walt Disney World.they make a tortellini with Alfredo sauce with peas and pancetta that is to die for.

 

[nitrofd]

Epcot Center has some excellent restaurants,France has a restaurant by Paul Bocuse,who is one of Frames best chefs.he has 3 Michelin stars.for late night you go to Japan and go up to the 2nd level,they have a sushi and tempura bar that overlooks the lake and is the best place to watch the fireworks and have some great food with cold beer or warm saki.best way to do Disney.

 

[Anna Elizabeth Henry]

After searching around on the forum as I thought I remember seeing something about the origins of macaroni & cheese, I found @donna's post about the subject here. In America, apparently we should thank Thomas Jefferson for it, of all people or at least his daughter for jotting down the recipe for posterity!

 

[nitrofd]

After searching around on the forum as I thought I remember seeing something about the origins of macaroni & cheese, I found @donna's post about the subject here. In America, apparently we should thank Thomas Jefferson for it, of all people or at least his daughter for jotting down the recipe for posterity!

Thanks for reminding me, I forgot about old Tom being responsible.maybe this time it will stay in my head.

 

[donna]

Thomas Jefferson liked macaroni. He served it at the White House.

 

[donna]

Today, Feb. 7, is Fettuccine Alfredo day. This appears to be an early version even thou not Italian.

 

[Peter Stines]

Thomas Jefferson liked macaroni. He served it at the White House.

He ordered a macaroni "machine" from Europe. He also liked tomato.

 

[donna]

Since macaroni mentioned thought bump this thread.

 

[donna]

Another old recipe on Macaroni for National Macaroni Day.