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The household cook book

1902

Page 468

Presented as published in 1902. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Baste. — To sprinkle on flour and salt, or pour on butter or fat — as on meat when roasting. Batterie de Cuisine (ba-ter-ee-de-kwe- zi-n). — A complete set of cooking apparatus. Bechamel (bay-sha-mell). — A white sauce. Beignet (bain-yay). — Another name for fritter. Bisque (bisk). — A shell*fish soup. Blanc (blanh). — White. Any procesa to give a more delicate appearance -as to whiten poultry, etc. Blan- chir. To whiten poultry, fruit, veg- taables, etc. Blanch. — To plunge anything into boil- ing water for a few minutes. Blanquette (blanh-kett). — Thin slices of white meat of any kind, warmed up in a white sauce and thickened with yolks of eggs. Blignir (bleen-yay). — To fritter any- thing in butter and egg and fry. Bonbon (bon-bon). — Sweetmeats. Bouchees (boo-shay). — Mouthfnls. Small patties filled with various preparations, Boudin (boo-dan). — Delicate dishe^ prepared from forcemeat, etc. Bouillabaise (boo-ya-base), — A fish soup. Botdlli (boo-ee). — Meat (usually beef) which is stewed a long time. Bouillic (boo-yce), — A French dish re- sembling hasty pudding. Bouillon (boo-yohn), — Broth or stock; the common soup of France; the liquor from the boilli. 633 634 GLOSSARY Bouquet of Herbs (bo-kay).— Parsley, onion, thyme and a bay leaf tied to- gether; used for seasoning soups, etc. Bouquet Garni, or Assaisonne (as-sai- zon-ay)is the same as the foregoing, ■with the addition of cloves or aro- matic herbs. Braise (brayz). — To cook in a closely, covered dish or braising pan. Bruiser. — To stew meat in a braising pan. Braisiere (brayz-yair). — A pan used for braising. Brawn. — Flesh of a boar. Also the salted and prepared flesh or head of a pig. Brioche (bree-osh). — A very light bun= like cake. Baioche au couronne is a broche in the form of a crown or ring. Brisket (bris-ket) — The breast of meat, or the part lying n«xt the ribs. Brider (bree-day). — To pass a thread through poultry, game, etc., to keep the parts together. Brunoise (broon-warze). — Clear soup with vegetables. Cafe au lait (ka-fay-o-lay). — Coffee with milk. Cafi Noir (ka-fay-nwar). — Strong, black coffee. Caisse (kase). — A little case of paper or china in which various savories are served. Calipash (kal-e-pash). — The glutinous substance or meat fSund in the up- per shell of a turtle. Calipee (kal-e-pee). — The glutinous flesh found in the lower shell of a turtle. Canajye (kan-nap). — A small savory; a round crouton with a puree in it. Cannelons (kan-lohn). — Little rolls of pastry variously filled. Capilotade (ka-pee-lo-tad). — A hash of cooked meat or poultry. Capon (ka-pon). — A chicken gelded and fattened for the table. Caramel. — Sugar heated to 420° F. when it loses its power of crystal- lization and acquires a dark brown color and a bitter flavor. Casserole (kas-role). — A crust of rice, potato, etc., which is to be filled with a ragout or other preparation. Also a stew pan. Caul (kaul). — A membrane surround- ing most of the lower intestines. Caviar (ka-ve-arr). — A preparation of the roes of certain fish. Charlotte (shar-lot). — Thin slices of bread steeped in clarified butter and placed in regular order and gar- nished. They are entremets. Chartreuse (shar-treuz). — A dish made in a mold which is lined in various ways. Chaufroids (show-fro-war). — Entrem- ets; a thick sauce for purposes of masking. Chine (kine). — A piece of the back bone of an animal.