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CHAFING DISH POSSIBILITIES
Chafing Dish Possibilities
BY
FANNIE MERRITT FARMER
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Principal of the Boston Cooking School
AND AUTHOR OF
"the boston cooking school cook book"
They eat, they drink, and in communion sweet
Quaff immortality and joy
Milton
BOSTON
LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY
1898
Copyright, 1898,
By Fannie Merritt Farmer.
A 11 righfe ^served.
John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U.S.A.
Co tfje JHemarg of
CARRIE M. DEARBORN
MY DEVOTED FRIEND AND EARNEST CO-WORKER,
THIS BOOK IS LOVINGLY DEDICATED
BY THE AUTHOR
Blest be the spot, where cheerful guests retire,
To pause fro7n toil, and trim their evening fire;
Blest that abode, where want and pain repair,
A nd every stranger finds a ready chair;
Blest be those feasts with simple plenty crown1 d,
Where all the ruddy family around
Laugh at the jests of pranks that never fail,
Or sigh with pity at some mournful tale,
Or press the bashful stranger to his food,
And learn the luxury of doing good I
Goldsmith
We may live without poetry, music, and art;
We may live without conscience, and live without heart;
We may live without friends, we may live without books;
But civilized man cannot live without cooks.
He may live without books, — what is k?iow ledge but
grieving ?
He may live without hope, — what is hope but deceiving ?
He may live without love, — what is passion but pining?
But where is the man that can live without dining?
Owen Meredith
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter Page
I. Glimpses of Chafing Dishes in the
Past 1 1
II. Chafing Dish Suggestions .... 17
III. Toast, Griddle Cakes, and Fritters 25
IV. Eggs 31
V. Oysters 43
VI. Lobsters 53
VII. Some Other Shell-Fish 61
VIII. Fish Rechauffes 69
IX. Beef . 75
X. Lamb and Mutton 83
XI. Chicken 89
XII. Sweetbreads 97
XIII. With the Epicure 103
XIV. Vegetables 117
XV. Cheese Dishes 129
XVI. Relishes and Sweets . . . . •. . 135
XVII. Candies 143
INDEX 151
GLIMPSES OF CHAFING DISHES
IN THE PAST
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And often a retrospect delights the mind
Dante
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Chafing Dish Possibilities
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GLIMPSES OF CHAFING DISHES IN
THE PAST
THERE seems to exist in the minds of many
the wholly to be contradicted notion that the
chafing dish is a utensil of modern invention.
Although its origin is enveloped in darkness,
"looking backward o'er the ages " many allu-
sions are made to its use.
Imagine, if you can, the Israelites, those dwell-
ers in tents, feasting upon the locusts of Egypt
and Palestine cooked in a utensil corresponding
in many particulars to the chafing dish of the
present day.
Among the ruins of Pompeii have been found
bronze chafing dishes of unique designs and care-
ful workmanship, which give undisputed proof
of their use in this city, which contained the
villas of many wealthy Romans. What a rich
store of knowledge concerning Roman home
life has been gained from these excavations !
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Chafing Dish Possibilities
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Presented as published in 1898. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
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CHAFING DISH POSSIBILITIES
Chafing Dish Possibilities
BY
FANNIE MERRITT FARMER
if
Principal of the Boston Cooking School
AND AUTHOR OF
"the boston cooking school cook book"
They eat, they drink, and in communion sweet Quaff immortality and joy
Milton
BOSTON LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY
Copyright, 1898, By Fannie Merritt Farmer.
All rights reserved.
John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U.S.A.
To the Memory of CARRIE M. DEARBORN
MY DEVOTED FRIEND AND EARNEST CO-WORKER, THIS BOOK IS LOVINGLY DEDICATED BY THE AUTHOR
Blest be the spot, where cheerful guests retire, To pause from toil, and trim their evening fire; Blest that abode, where want and pain repair, A nd every stranger finds a ready chair; Blest be those feasts with simple plenty crowned, Where all the ruddy family around Laugh at the jests of pranks that never fail, Or sigh with pity at some mournful tale, Or press the bashful stranger to his food, And learn the luxury of doing good I
Goldsmith
We may live without poetry, music, and art; We may live without conscience, and live without heart; We may live without friends, we may live without books; But civilized man cannot live without cooks. He may live without books, — what is knowledge but grieving ?
He may live without hope, — what is hope but deceiving ? He may live without love, — what is passion but pining? But where is the man that can live without dining?
Owen Meredith
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter Page
I. Glimpses of Chafing Dishes in the
Past 1 1
II. Chafing Dish Suggestions .... 17
III. Toast, Griddle Cakes, and Fritters 25
IV. Eggs 31
V. Oysters 43
VI. Lobsters 53
VII. Some Other Shell-Fish 61
VIII. Fish Rechauffes 69
IX. Beef . 75
X. Lamb and Mutton 83
XI. Chicken 89
XII. Sweetbreads 97
XIII. With the Epicure 103
XIV. Vegetables 117
XV. Cheese Dishes 129
XVI. Relishes and Sweets . . . . •. . 135
XVII. Candies 143
INDEX 151
GLIMPSES OF CHAFING DISHES IN THE PAST
ri
And often a retrospect delights the mind
Dante
Chafing Dish Possibilities
GLIMPSES OF CHAFING DISHES IN THE PAST
THERE seems to exist in the minds of many the wholly to be contradicted notion that the chafing dish is a utensil of modern invention. Although its origin is enveloped in darkness, "looking backward o'er the ages " many allusions are made to its use.
Imagine, if you can, the Israelites, those dwellers in tents, feasting upon the locusts of Egypt and Palestine cooked in a utensil corresponding in many particulars to the chafing dish of the present day.
Among the ruins of Pompeii have been found bronze chafing dishes of unique designs and careful workmanship, which give undisputed proof of their use in this city, which contained the villas of many wealthy Romans. What a rich store of knowledge concerning Roman home life has been gained from these excavations !
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Chafing Dish Possibilities