FoodNet

The new practical cookery guide

1913

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Presented as published in 1913. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Gelestine — Three small omelets made with different jams, sugared and salamandered. Claremont — Sweet omelet filled with puree of apples, sugared and salamandered. George Sand — Sweet omelet filled with salpicon of fruit and chestnut, sugared and salamandered. Melba — Sweet puree of fresh raspberries round, sweet omelet sugar and Idrsch over and lighted. Noel — Sweet omelet with cream, cooked mince meat inside, sugar and rum over and lighted. Omelette Soufflee. The manipulation of the ingredients composing omelette soufflee is the secret of success. The proportions are about three yolks of eggs and sufficient fine pow’dered sugar to form a thick creamy mixture, worked with a wooden spoon till quite smooth, the flavour required added and five whites of eggs whipped to a stiff froth, carefully mixed, placed on a dish dome fashion and decorated, and quickly baked eight to twelve minutes, according to size. A l Absinthe — With absinthe flavour. A V Orange — With orange flavour and colouring. A la Vanille — Vanilla flavour. 444 The New Practiced Cookery Guide. Omelette en Surprise. Chinoise — Tangerine ice, dome shape, on a fond of Genoise cake, masked with light omelet souffle mixture, decorated and salamandered, quarters of tangerine glace round. Creole — Pineapple ice on a fond of G-enoise cake, masked with light omelet souffle mixture, decorated and salamandered. Elizabeth — Vanilla ice and crushed crystallised violets on a fond of Ge noise, masked with light omelet souffle mixture, crystallised violets on top and salamandered. Islandaise — Vanilla ice on a fond of Genoise, masked with omelet souffle mixture, decorated, a small barquette (boat shape) almond paste tartlet fixed on top and salamandered, rum and sugar poured into boat and ignited. Jamaique — Rum ice on a fond of Genoise, masked with rum omelet souffle mixture, salamandered. My Lady — Rich raspberry ice cream, and sliced peaches on a fond of Genoise masked with light raspberry omelet souffle mixture, decorated and salamandered. My Lord — Vanilla ice cream and sliced pears on a fond of Genoise, masked with omelet souffle mixture, salamandered, Norvegienne — Cream ice with salpicon of fruit on a fond of Genoise, masked with omelet souffle mixture, and salamandered. Sylph — A mould of strawberry mousse, placed on a fond of Genoise and maraschino, masked and Entremets {Sweets). 445 decorated with Italian meringue mixture, and salamandered. Vesuve — Strawberry ice and vanilla ice with crushed candied chestnut on a fond of Genoise, masked and decorated with omelet souffle or meringue mixture, a boat shape tartlet of almond paste on toj3, filled with cherries, salamandered, pour cognac and sugar in boat and send lighted to table. Souffles (Varies). Souffles, as omelette soufflee, require a practical hand to make one to perfection — the working of the mixture and perfect knowledge of the propriety of all ingredients used. There are several preparations for souffles. No. 1, the one mostly used, is composed of milk, butter, and sugar. When boiling sufficient sieved flour is added to make a thick mixture. Cooked a few minutes, remove from fire, and yolks of eggs and a few whole eggs are well mixed ; lastly, whipped white of eggs. The flavour required is previously added to the mixture. Baked in a souffle case with a strip of buttered paper round.