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Cassell's dictionary of cookery

1892

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Presented as published in 1892. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Canard (aux Pois). — Take the remams of cold duck, and cut it into neat joints. Lay these in a stewpan with half a pound of the breast of bacon, cut into pieces about an inch square, and about two ounces of butter. "When lightly bro-wTied, cover the meat with nicely-flavoured stock, which must be thickened with a spoonful of flour, and add a bxinch of parsley, two or three green onions, pepper and salt to taste, and a small piece of sugar. Let these simmer gently for twenty minutes, add one quart of freshly- gathered young green peasCanard (aux Pois), which have been thoroughly washed in cold water, and simmer again until the peas are sufficiently cooked. Skim the fat from the gra\y, and serve the peas in the middle, the pieces of duck round them, and the gravy in a tureen. Time, one hour. Probable cost, about Is. 6d., exclusive of the cold duck. Sufficient for four or five persons. Canard Farci. — Bone a duck, and fill it with a forcemeat made with three large onions j boiled and chopped, three small apples, finely I minced, a breakfast-cupful of bread-crumbs, a j table-spoonful of sage, a tea-spoonful each of j mustard, sugar, and salt, as much pepper and powdered mace as will stand on a sixpence, and a dessert-spoonful of lemon-juiceCanard Farci. Secure it firmly. Tie it in a cloth, and stew it gently until sufficiently cooked in some good stock. Serve it with green peas or mashed turnips. Time to stew, one hour. Probable cost, from 2s. to 3s. each. Sufficient for thi-ee persons. Canary Cream. — Put a quart of milk into a saucepan^ with a Little sugar, the thin rind of a lemon, the well-beaten yolks of three eggs, and a glass of sherry or light wine. Heat it very gently, stiiTing all the time, till the eggs thicken, and be very careful that it does not curdle. Serve it ia custard glasses, and dust a little powdered cinnamonCanary Cream on the top of each glass. Time, twenty minutes. Probable cost, lOd., exclusive of the wine. Sufficient for six glasses. Cannelon (a la Fran9aise).— Mince a pound of underdressed beef and half a pound of bacon, and mix them well together, season with a little pepper, salt, and nutmeg, a tea- spoonful of chopped parsley, and the same of marjoram and thyme. Bind aU together with beaten eggCannelon (a la Françoise), form the mince into a roll, tie some white oiled paper round it to keep it in shape, and bake it in a moderate oven. A\Tien suffi- ciently cooked, take off the paper, put the roll in a dish, and pour good brown gravy round it. Time to bake, three-quarters of an hour. Probable cost, 3d., exclusive of the cold meat. Cannelons (see Beef Cannelons). Cannelons (a la Poulette). — Take the re- mains of cold chicken and half the quantity of cold ham ; mince and mix them thoroughly with a little good white sauce. Poll out some good light pasteCannelons (a la Poulette) about a quarter of an inch in thickness, cut it into pieces two inches long and one inch wide. Place a little of the mix- ture on half of these pieces, and with the others cover each one ; press the edges, and round them. Fry them in hot fat. Drain, and serve on a napkin. Time to fry, ten minutes. Allow thi'ee for each person. Probable cost, ^d. each, exclusive of the cold meat.