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Savouries and sweets suitable for luncheons and dinners

1886

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Presented as published in 1886. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
I I have ready the following mixture : mince some icken, add to it a few mushrooms, an anchovy, a lie lemon peel, cayenne pepper and salt; mince ■ together and mix with some nice white sauce, put the patty tins, cover with paste, brush them ;ir with an egg, and bake in a hot oven. Eggs en Caisse. I OR Four Persons. — 4 ramequin cases ; 1 oz. of butter ; i i.blespoonfuls of bread crumbs ; 4 teaspoonfuls of mixed poped parsley and chives ; cayenne and salt to tasteHungarian Patties ; 4 PPrepare some small paper or china cases by butter- ; : them well ; sprinkle the cases thickly with a scture of bread crumbs, chopped parsley, chives, ■ enne, and salt. Break an egg into each case, and 'k in the oven till the eggs are nicely set. Put ’.mbs on the top of each. 32 SAVOURIES AND SWEETS. French Pie. For Six or Eight PERSONfs. — IJ lbs. of calf’s liver ; 1 eschalot ; 1 teaspoonful of cayenne ; J teaspoonful of black pepper ; \ lb. of unsmoked fat bacon ; J lb. of veal or chicken ; a pint of good stock ; ozs. of gelatineFrench Pie. Boil the calf’s liver ; when cold, put it through a mincing machine twice, and pound it in a mortar with an eschalot, mace, nutmeg, cayenne, black pepper, and salt ; season highly. Line a china mould with very thin slices of bacon (it must he fat), then put a layer of cooked veal, rabbit, poultry, or game, cut in thin slices ; next a thick layer of the pounded liver, and so on, until the mould is full. Pour in some good gravy or stock in which some gelatine has been melted, cover the top with bacon, and bake in a moderate oven for two hours. More gravy should be added when the mould comes out of the |i oven. Let it set till quite cold and tiu'n out. This is an excellent dish for luncheon. ! Savoury Tomatoes. For Five Persons. — 3 tomatoes ; 2 tablespoonfuls of bread crumbs ; 1 tablespoonful of grated cheese ; 1 tablespoonful of cream; J teaspoonful of sugar; caj'enne and salt; 6 slices ' of imsmoked bacon ; 6 rounds of buttered toast. Take three large tomatoes and cut them into halves, take out the insides and mix thoroughly with some i bread crumbs, a little grated cheese, a gill of cream, cayenne, salt, and half a teaspoonful of sugar ; re- ' place in the halves, and on top of each half place a i thin shce of unsmoked bacon. Put into the oven to cook, and when the bacon is done the tomatoes will be cooked. Serve each half on a round piece of thin buttered toast. SAVOURIES AND SWEE2S. 33 Cheese Toast. 1 .'?0R Two Persons. — 2 ozs. of cheese ; 1 egg ; 1 gill of I '■‘■k ; pepper and salt to taste ; 4 slices of buttered toast. I (Grate some clieese, add pepper and salt, a well- i ; aten egg, and sufficient milk to make it like cream, i arm aU togetlier in a saucepan and pour over some j > ces of hot buttered toast. It must be very hot. I j Sardine Sandwiches. I FFor Twenty-pour Sandwiches. — 24 slices of thin bread and ittter; 12 sardines; 2 eggs; 1 teaspoonful of chopped rrsley ; 1 teaspoonful of cayenne and black pepper ; 1 bunch watercress or one lettuce. ' < Cut some slices of thin bread and butter, and put i^e following mixture on each slice : bone and pass [Trough a sieve twelve sardines, the yolks of two j ird-boiled eggs, and a nice piece of butter ; add ';me finely chopped parsley, and season highly with l;.ack pepper and cayenne, mix all well together. Cut i.e sandwiches into oblong shapes and serve with : tess or lettuce in the middle. Savoury Tomatoes