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The "Queen" cookery books: Breakfast and Lunch Dishes

1904

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Presented as published in 1904. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
together halt a pint of good brown sauce, a table- spoonful of claret, a teaspoonful of English or French mustard, not quite two dessertspoonfuls of Worcester sauce, with a litile cayenne or chilli vinegar to tasteDevilled Ham, let it boil together till a little reduced, and serve. Or : to half a pint of any stock add loz. of glaze, a full tablespoonful of hot sweet chutney, a tablespoonful each of mustard mixed with Worcester sauce instead of water, mushroom ketchup, and wine, with a teaspoonful of chilli vinegar and half that of red currant jelly ; bring this all just to the boil, and as soon as the jelly is melted and the other ingredients well blended, strain it on to loz. of brown roux, heat it up to boiling point, and pour it hissing hot on to whatever it is to accompany. Sausages, instead of the ham, are equally good. Almost any meat is nice served as a devil, and with a little care it is not difficult to do this, though many people appear to find it hard to understand the diifex’ence between a “ grill ” and a devil. For the former the meat is simply dipped in oil or liquefied butter, seasoned to taste with black pepper and salt, and grilled or broiled till nicely crisj^ed and scorched on the outside. For a devil it must be thickly sjiread with mustard, which should be made with either Worcester sauce or chilli vinegar, and if a particularly fiery kind of diablotin is desired add a (very) few drops of Tabasco (which is the essence of chillies) as you mix it ; then season well with the devil pepper given above, brush it all over with butter or oil, and broil on a well-buttered gridiron over a clear fire. If the bone or bird is served HOT DISHES. 69 straiglit from tlie fire it is called a “ dry devil,” whilst if sent to table with either of the sauces given above round it, or in a sauce-boat, it is known as a “ wet devil.” Only remember that for these dishes the meat must be well scored right through to the bone. The above may serve to give a few ideas for breakfast, and the only thing remaining is to give a few directions for prei^aring chickens (which are in most cases equally good for almost any game, also for rabbits, pigeons, quail, &c.) that are as useful for lunches as for breakfast. Poulet en Casserole. — There are various ways of doing this, one being to cut it up in neat joints, seasoning these with pej>per, salt, and a little sifted flour; then melt a little butter or dripping in a casserole (if liked, the pan may be rubbed across once or twice with a fresh cut clove of garlic) and toss the chicken joints in this till delicately browned ; have ready about a pint of good stock nicely flavoured with herbs, mushrooms, &c., and put this to the chicken with about a wineglassful of sherry, loz. of glaze or a spoonful of Liebig, and a bunch of herbs, together with some whole mush- rooms, and small squares of baconPoulet en Casserole, previously lightly fried with the chicken; cover the pan down closely and set it in the oven to cook for about forty minutes, standing it in a baking tin of boiling water. You can then serve on a very hot dish, or in the pan in which it was cooked (the usual method) ; in this latter case remove the bunch of herbs and thicken the sauce (after removing the chicken, keeping the 70 BREAKFAST AND LUNCH DISHES.