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Practical gastronomy

1903

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Presented as published in 1903. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Appetissants Maeonnaise. — Small bread croutons hollowed out and filled with puree of mussels, anchovies, egg-yolks, etc. ; decorated with savoury butter. Anchois sur Canapes.— Anchovy canapees. 28 HORS-D’CEUVRE Anchois et queues d’Ecrevisses au Capisantis. — Anchovies and crayfish tails dressed in shells. Rosettes aux Anchois. — Little rounds of fried bread spread with anchovy butter and garnished with anchovy fillets, with small mushroom head in centre, arranged in rosette form, and decorated with green herb butter and chopped hard-boiled egg. Anchois en Salade. — Anchovy salad dressed with oil and vinegar. Bceuf fume a la Hambourgeoise.— Smoked beef, Hamburg style. Bceuf haehe a l’Aspie. — Shredded beef with savoury jelly. *Canapes a rArlequin. — Oblong or crescent shapes of toasted and buttered bread, with strips of tongue, smoked salmon, gherkins and truffles, arranged in harlequin style. Canapes a la Coquelin.— Croutons of fried bread, spread over with a paste composed of cooked ham, chicken, butter and grated cheese ; garnished with gherkins, beetroot and capers. Canapes a la Diana. — Layers of chopped ham, truffles and hard-boiled egg-yolks placed alternately on croutons of bread ; decorated with chopped aspic. Canapes a la Darvelle. — Oval-shaped pieces of toasted or fried bread, spread with anchovy paste, and finished with layers of ham and caviare ; decorated with hard-boiled eggs and aspic. Canapes a la Geneve. — Oblong croutons of fried bread spread with a paste composed of anchovy, sardine and ham ; garnished with hard-boiled egg- yolk and white, and parsley. Canapes a la Selon. — Buttered water biscuits covered with slices of hard-boiled egg dipped in lemon juice and chopped parsley, caviare in centre, and garnished with prawns. Canapes a la Turque.— Finger-shaped pieces of fried bread spread with savoury ham mixture, decorated with three distinct coloured butters, anchovy, herb and yolk of egg. Canapes a la Turbigo.— Halves of very small rolls of bread (farthing rolls), filled with crayfish tails, celery, truffle and egg white ; dressed with tomato and r£moulade sauce. Canapes & la Windsor.— Puree of cooked chicken fillets, ham, tongue, butter, Cheshire cheese, mustard and cayenne, spread on canapees of fried bread ; garnished with gherkins and hard-boiled egg whites. * Canapes are made of either toasted or fried bread, cut into suitably shaped slices. HORS-D' CEUVRE 29 Cassolettes a l’Epieupienne.— Little pastry cases filled with seasoned lax, tongue, olives and gherkins, all cut into fine shreds. Brisolettes de Caviar a la Moscovite.— Caviare dressed in paste crusts, Moscow style. Brisolettes de Caviar. — Very small farthing rolls cut in halves and filled with caviare, surface masked with aspic, and garnished with anchovy fillets, parsley, etc. Caviar aux Blinis. — This is a special supper dish, the caviare being served on a glass dish set in a block of ice ; garnished with quarters of lemon and parsley. Blinis is served at the same time. It is a kind of light sponge or yeast mixture, a savarin without sugar baked in small pans, and sent to table hot with a boat of sour cream. Caviar en Belle-vue. — Halves of lemon prettily edged, centre filled with caviare ; dressed on bread socle in pyramidal form ; garnished with parsley. Caviar sur Canape a la Remoulade.— Caviare canapees, remoulade style.