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The household cook book

1902

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Presented as published in 1902. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Fondant (fon-dahn). — Literally melt- ing; a candy preparation to be melted when used. Fondue (fon-doo).— A dish made with melted cheese. Forcemeat. — Mixtures, principally of bread crumbs, herbs and suet, chopped together very fine and fla- vored. Frappi (frap-pay).— Meaning literally to pack in ice boxes; hence applied to beverages partly frozen by being packed in ice. Frangipanc (frarn-go-pann). — A kind of pastry containing cream and almonds. 636 GLOSSARY Fricandeaux (free-kon-doe). — A piece of meat larded and braised; served nsTially as an entree. Fricassee (fric-as-say). — Fowls, etc., cut in pieces and fried. Fritter (frit-ter). — Anything coated •with egg, batter, etc., and fried. Friture (fri-ture). — The substance used for frying fritters; frying fat or pan; fried meat or fish. Galantine (ga-lan-tin). — Fish, meat, poultry, etc., boned, stuffed, cooked, and variously garnished. Galette (ga-let). — A broad thin cake — a kind of muffin. Garniture (gar-ni-ture ). — The garnish- es or adjuncts to a dish. Gateau (ga-toe). — Cake, literally; used often to denote a pudding, or a kind of tart. Gaufres (go-fers). — Waffles; wafers; light, spongy biscuit. Genoises (ge-nwor-s). — Small cakes made of French paste. Giblets (gib-lets). — The parts of a fowl which are removed before cooking, as the heart, liver, gizzard, etc. Glace or Glaze (glass). — Anything iced. In confectionery to cover fruits, etc., with sugar which glistens when hardened. Also stock boiled down thick; used to improve the appear- ance of braised dishes. Glacer. — To apply the foregoing glaze. Godiveau (go-de-vo). — Savory force- meats, used for entrees, etc. Grenadines (gren-aw-din). — Stewed meat; also a dish similar to force- meat. Granites (grah-nit). — A beverage com- posed of light syrup and the juice of various fruits. Gr'as (grah). — Fat. A^i gras, means dressed with meat gravy. Gratin (gra-tin). — Meat, fish, etc., co- vered with crumbs and browned. Griskin (gris-kin). — The spine of a hog. Haricot (har-e-ko).— Beans. Also a etew of vegetables aad meat; origi- nally a dish of meat with harcots — ■ hence the name. Harslet (hars-let).^ — The heart, liver, etc., of an animal. Hartlet (hart-let). — A small wooden or metal skewer. Hors d' ceitvres (hor-deu-vrr). — Small side dishes served after the soup or fish. They are considered as appe- tizers, and consist of sardines, an- chovies, cheese souffles, etc. HucJde. — The hip. The huckle bone is the thigh bone. Jardiniere (zhar-deen-yaire). — A mixed preparation of vegetables stewed down in their own sauce. Julienne (ju-lien). — Clear soup, con- taining vegetables cut in strips. Jugged. — Boiled or stewed in a jug; thus jugged hare is a dish prepared from stewed hare. Kirswasser (keersh-was-ser). — A liquor obtained from fermented black cher- ries. Knuckle.— The knee joint, especially of a calf, as a knuckle of veal. Kromeskies (kro-mees-kees). — A Rus- sian dish, prepared from croquettes wrapped in bacon and fried. Lard. — French for Bacon; hence to stuff bacon into meat, poultry, etc. The larding jmn is the vessel used in larding. Lardons or Lardoons. — The pieces of bacon, pork, etc., used in larding • meat. Liaison (le-a-zon). — Literally a bind- ing together; hence a mixture of cream, eggs, etc., used to bind and thicken soups and sauces.