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Banquets of the nations

1911

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Presented as published in 1911. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Take the fillets of any kind of fish, and fry in lard ; add a little Sam-shu, ginger, and onion, cut small ; also lotus- roots ; then boil very gently for twenty minutesFried Sliced Fish. Haw-tsze-bau-sung. (Bamboo Shoots.) Slice the young shoots and boil in water (they may be steamed), then add a quarter of a tumblerful of soy with a little Sam-shu (or Madeira), and again boil for another ten minutes with some shrimp spawnBamboo Shoots. Doo-zar-har. (Boiled Crabs.) Boil four crabs ; remove the meat from the shells and mix with some soy and finely chopped-green gingerBoiled Crabs. Fill two of the shells with the mixture and serve. Yan Fen. (Vermicelli Soup.) When a quart of well-seasoned clear chicken broth is boiling, add two ounces of well-washed vermicelVermicelli Souph and boil gently for other ten minutes, and it is ready to serve. I 10 CHINA (South-East) Ching-mi-fan. (Boiled Rice.) Boil the same way as in North- West recipes. Kwo mien kwei. (Tartlets.) Having made a puff paste, roll it out, or roll out the paste to a strip of twelve inches by four, the thickness of half-a-crown, then put in the centre any kind of preserves, and on top fine strips of pasteTartlets. Bake on a tin, and, when cold, cut into fancy shapes. Yan ja kuai. (Dough-nuts.) Put three ounces of plain and one of rose water, one ounce of sugar, and one ounce of sweet-nut oil in a pot, and bring to the boil. When bubbling, drop in four ounces of flourDough-nuts, all at once, which has been dried and sifted. Stir briskly till the dough is quite smooth and thoroughly cooked and leaves the spoon freely. Remove the pan from the fire and work an egg into the dough with a wooden spoon. When thoroughly done, work in other three, but be sure to do only one at a time, so that the dough may be as light as possible. Heat a pan of fat to blue heat, and drop the dough in in teaspoonfuls, a few at a time, and fry till a golden yellow. Sprinkle with sugar, pounded cinnamon, and ginger, before serving. XVI.— DENMARK Menu Kraase Suppe (Giblet Soup) Klipfiskebudding- (Fish Pudding) Finker (Stewed Roast Beef) Kalve Fricandeau (Braised Veal) Stegt Tiur (Roast Capercailzie) Keks & Ost (Biscuit and Cheese) Rodgrod (Red Currant Shape) Hindboer Is (Raspberry Ice Cream) Frugt (Fruit) Confect (Confections) DENMARK Kraase. Suppe (Giblet Soup). Clean and well wash some giblets of any or all kinds of fowl. Cut in small pieces, and place on the fire with plenty of water. Skim carefully, and boil till tender. Strain into a dish to get cold. When the fat hardens, remove it ; put the stock on the fire again, and bring once more to the boil. Put in the cut pieces of fowl giblets, some prunes, which have been softened by steeping in water ; some small apples, cut in quarters, and a little sugar ; but before putting these in thicken your stock with flour, mixed with a little vinegarGiblet Soup. Klipfiskebudding. (Fish Pudding).