FoodNet

The exhibition cookery book

1900

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Presented as published in 1900. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
2 ozs. butter 1 small truffle 1 gill bechamel sauce VEAL SOUFFLE. 3 eggs Salt, pepper and grated nut- megVeal Souffle Supreme sauce Free the meat from all skin and gristle, cut it up very small, and pound in a mortar till quite smooth; add gradually the butter, the yolks of three eggs and white of one egg, also the sauce (cold) ; season to taste with pepper, salt, and a little grated nutmeg. Whisk the two remaining whites of eggs to a stiff froth ; beat up the cream a little, and mix both carefully into the force-meat. Decorate the bottom of a well-buttered timbale or plain charlotte mould with sliced truffles, or sprinkle wdth finely chopped truffle; three parts fill it wfith the preparation; steam gently for about an hour. Unmould and serve with supreme or other good white sauce. 57. CHICKEN SOUFFLE. Proceed in exactly the same manner as indicated in the foregoing recipe, using the same quantity of chicken instead of veal, or, if desired, the weight can be made up with a small quantity of veal. The carcase and trimmings of the chicken should be used for stockChicken Souffle to make the white sauce. THE EXHIBITION COOKERY BOOK. 33 58. VEAL OLIVES. 1 lb. lean veal (cushion or fillet) 1 oz. finely-chopped beef suot Chopped parsley Lemon rind 1 egg Brown sauce 2 tablespooni'uls crumbs 2 oz. butter Mixed herbs Nutmegr Salt and pepper 5 glass sherryVeal Olives of bread- Cut the meat into slices, beat them out by means of a wetted cutlet bat, and pare each slice. Mince the trimmings of the meat finely, omitting any skin or sinews. Mix this with the suet, butter, and breadcrumbs, add some chopped parsley, grated lemon rind, and half a teaspoonful of mixed herbs. Season with salt, pepper, and grated nutmeg, and mix with egg previously beaten, taking only enough to moisten the mixture. Spread each slice with the prej)ared stuffing, roll up, and tie with string. Range them in a stew-pan containing a little dripping or butter, and fry a light colour; pour off the fat, add about f pint brown sauce and the sherry, and stew gently for about an hour or longer, until the meat is quite tender. To serve, remove the string, dress the olives on a bed of spinach or mashed potatoes, and strain the .sauce round the base of the dish. Beef olives are made in exactly the same manner. 59. VEAL FILLETS A LA VICTORIA. About 3 lbs. cushion or kernel of veal 3 or 4 slices of bacon 1 small bouquet of herbs i gill white wine 1 gill white stock i pint well-reduced bechamel sauce 6 preserved mushrooms Clarified butter or dripping for frying 1 carrot 1 tiunip 1 onion 1 oz. butter Pepper and salt 1 egg BreadcrumbsVeal Fillets a la Victoria THE EXimUTlOX COOKElfV ]{()OK.