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Mrs. Lincoln's Boston cook book

1884

Page 300

Presented as published in 1884. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Charlotte. A preparation of cream or fruit, formed in a mould, lined with cake or fruit. Chartreuse. A preparation of game, fillets, etc., moulded in jelly and sur- rounded by vegetables. Invented by the monks of the monastery of Char- treuse as a convenient way of disguising meat. Chervil. The leaf of a European plant used as a salad. Chetney. A hot acid sauce made from apples, tomatoes, raisins, cayenne, gin- ger, garlic, shalots, salt, sugar, lemons, and vinegar. Chillies. Red peppers. Cook Book. Chine. A piece of the backbone of an animal, with the adjoining parts cut for cooking. Usually applied to pork. Chou-fleur. Cauliflower. Citric Acid. The acid of the citron family, lemons, oranges, etc. Citron. The rind of a fruit of the lemon species preserved in sugar. Cochineal. Coloring matter made from the dried bodies of insects found in Mexico, where they feed on a species of the cactus. CocJc-a-leeJcie. A soup used in Wales, made from fowls and leeks. To Collar. To cure meat in a spiced brine. Collops. Meat cut in small pieces. Compote. Fruit stewed in syrup. Confitures. Preserves. Consomme. Very rich stock. Coriander. A plant cultivated for its tender leaves, which are used in soups and salads and in making curry powder. Cornichons. Pickles. Cotelettes. Cutlets. Coulis. A rich brown gravy. Cr^me Brulee. Browned sugar or cara- mel with cream. Creole, A la. With tomatoes. Crecettes. Shrimp. Crimp. To cause to contract, or render more crisp, as the flesh of a fish by gash- ing it, while living, with a knife. Croquettes. A preparation of mince with a bread-crumbed coating, and cooked till crisp. Croustade, A kind of patty of bread or prepared rice. Crouton. A sippet of fried or toasted bread. Crumpet. Raised muflans baked on a griddle. Cuen de Bcevf. Ox-tails. Currants . Dried currants are small black grapes, named from Corinth, where they are grown. Curries. Stews of meat or fish, seasoned with curry powder and served with rice. Curry Powder. A mixture of turmeric, coriander seed, pepper, ginger, carda- mons, cumin seed, caraway, and cay- enne. De, d' Of; as, filet de bceuf fillet of beef. The Boston Cook Booh 505 Desosser. To bone. Dinde. Turkey. JSn Coquille. Served in shells. £71 Papillote. In papers. Endive. A plant of the Composite family, used as a salad. Entrees. Small made dishes served with the first course at an elaborate dinner. Entremets. Second-course side dishes, including vegetables, eggs, and sweets. Espagnole. A rich brown sauce, the ^foundation of most brown sauces. Epinards, Spinach. Eperlans. Smelts. Faisan. Pheasant. Eanchonnettes and Florentines. Small pastries covered with a meringue. Farcie. A kind of force-meat or stufiing. Fausse Tortue. Mock Turtle. Feuilletage. Puff paste. Fillets. Pieces of meat or fish, generally rolled and tied. Financi^re. A rich brown sauce, with wine and mushroom catchup. Finnan Haddoclc. Haddock smoked and dried, named from Findhorn in Scotland, where they are obtained in perfection. Flaus, DarioleSf and Mirlitons. French cheese cakes. Foie. Liver. Fondue. A preparation of melted cheese . Fowl d la Marengo. A fowl browned in oil, and stewed in rich stock, seasoned with wine. Eaten and approved by Napoleon after the battle of Marengo. Fraise. Strawberry.