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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.
Collection of dishes suitable as entrees, and for cold collations, luncheon and supper buffets, etc. En Aspic — In Savoury Jelly. Aspic de Foie-gras. — Goose-liver pate set in savoury jelly. — de Homard. — Lobster set in savoury jelly. — aux (Eufs de Pluvier.— Plovers’ eggs set in savoury jelly; mould garnished with macedoine, or green peas and truffles. — de Ris de Veau. — Cold braised sweetbread set in savoury jelly. — de Saumon. — Cold salmon set in aspic. — de Filets de Soles. — Fillets of soles set in aspic. — de Volaille. — Chicken, skinned and boned, set in savoury jelly. Ballotine de Perdreau, SouvarofF. — Boned partridge, stuffed with goose-liver farce and truffles, done up like galantine, and braised, pressed, and glazed ; served as cold entree or supper dish. Caneton a la Lombertie. — Boned duckling, stuffed with foie-gras and truffle farce, and braised, coated with brown chaudfroid sauce, decorated with truffles, white of hard-boiled egg, and masked with aspic. Chartreuse de Faisan. — Charlotte-shaped mould lined with aspic, and decorated with green peas, truffles, etc., coated with fawn chaudfroid sauce, and filled with a mixture of cooked pheasant cut in dice, mushrooms, small chicken quenelles, truffles, cocks’ combs, and hard-boiled egg, moistened with aspic and madere sauce ; turned out when set and garnished suitably. Chaudfroid (Meat, Fish or Poultry). — Cooked (boiled, broiled or braised), and, when cold, masked with suitably flavoured and tinted chaudfroid sauce, coated and decorated with aspic or some other special garnish ; often dressed on a bed of seasoned salad. — de Becasses. — Chaudfroid of woodcock. — de Cailles. — Chaudfroid of quails. — de Coq de Bruy ere. — Heathcock or grouse. — de Faisan. — Braised or boiled pheasant fillets and wings, masked with white chaudfroid sauce ; decorated with truffles and aspic. 4 COLD ENTREES 141 Chaudfroid de Foie-gras en caisse.— Round or oval-shaped slices of foie-gras, masked with white or fawn chaudfroid sauce, set in souffle cases, and decorated with slices of truffle. — de Gelinottes.— Hazel-hen. — de Poulets. — Cooked chicken fillets, wings and legs skinned, masked with chaudfroid sauce or savoury jelly ; decorated with truffles. — de Perdreaux.— Partridge. Coq de Bois en Gelee. — Fillets of cold black grouse set in mould in savoury jelly. Cotelettes d’Agneau.— Lamb cutlets. — de Chevreuil en Gelee. — Braised venison cutlets masked with savoury jelly. — Danzig. — Braised or broiled cutlets, pressed, coated with foie-gras farce, and masked with white chaudfroid sauce blended with green pea puree ; ornamented with truffle and white of egg, dressed on vegetable aspic border. — de Foie-gras en aspic. — Goose-liver cutlets set in savoury jelly. — M0SC0Vienne. — Neck braised whole, cut into cutlets, set in aspic blended with chopped green mint, dressed on border of tongue, truffles, peas, beans, and egg, set in aspic, macedoine of vege- tables seasoned with tartare in centre of dish. — de Mouton. — Mutton cutlets can be prepared and dressed in the same manner as described for lamb cutlets. — de Mouton en Belle Vue. — Broiled or braised mutton cutlets, masked with chaudfroid sauce, dressed cold in savoury jelly, with truffles and fancifully cut vegetables.