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Louis' every woman's cook book

1910

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Presented as published in 1910. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
GRENADINS OF VENISON A LA CUMBERLAND ^=5 Cut small chops from the loin part of a saddle of venison, remove all the bones and skin. Lard these pieces with very thin strips of salt pork. Season with salt and pepper, " saute " them in hot butter✪ Grenadins of Venison a la Cumberland for a few minutes to keep them rare; dish them up in the shape of a crown, and fill the centre of the crown with small round croquettes made of sweet potatoes. Pour Sauce Cumberland over the grenadins, and serve. CIVET OF RABBITS Skin and wash a rabbit, cut in pieces, season with salt and pepper. Fry in butter to a golden colour, then sprinkle over them two heaping tablespoonfuls of flour and cook for a few minutes more to brown the flour. Add one-half a pint of claret wine and a pint of brown stock. Stir it well to obtain a smooth sauce. Add a bunch of parsley, a bay leaf, three cloves, and a clove of garlic, all tied together with a string (called a bouquet, which is taken out before serving), also ten very small onions previously fried in butter, twelve mushroom heads✪ Civet of Rabbits, 67 LOUIS' EVERY WOMAN'S COOK BOOK When Served. Guests. Remarks. LOUIS' EVERY WOMAN'S COOK BOOK and twelve small pieces of bacon cut in cubes, par- boiled and fried. Let all simmer together for an hour, or until the meat is tender. Serve in a deep entree dish and surround with heart-shaped croutons fried in butter. 68 LOUIS' EVERY WOMAN'S COOK BOOK When Served. Guests. Remarks. ENTREES OF LAMB AND MUTTON LAMB CHOPS A LA FAVORITE ^£ Broil six well-trimmed lamb chops. Put them in a dish. Cover each chop with a thin slice of beef tongue, cut heart-shaped and heated in some stock or gravy. On top of this put a teaspoonful of very thick Bearnaise Sauce and a round slice of truffle on the Bearnaise. These three colours make a pretty effect. Put a bouquet of mixed vegetables (macedoine) in the centre, stick a paper frill on the bone of each chop, and pour some gravy✪ Lamb Chops A La Favorite in the bottom of the dish. NOISETTE OF LAMB A LA ROBINSON ^ Cut four chops from a loin of lamb; trim well, leaving only a small piece of fat at the end of each. Broil, and dish each up on a round piece of toast. Slice five or six chicken livers, also two good-sized fresh mushrooms, season with salt and pepper, and fry together in butter for a few minutes. While frying, add a teaspoonful of finely chopped onions, then two tablespoonfuls of sherry wine, and a small cup of brown sauce. Cook for four minutes, add the juice of one-half a lemon, some chopped parsley✪ Noisette of Lamb A La Robinson, and pour over the noisettes. MINIONS OF LAMB, ANDALOUSE ^ Cut from the best part of a leg of lamb small steaks, and trim in round pieces (called minions). Saute in butter until cooked, dish them up on round pieces of toast, and cover them with a Sauce Trianon. Put a slice of truffle on each. Have some cooked spaghetti cut in pieces an inch and a half long, cook for a few minutes in a very thick tomato sauce, add a little grated Parmesan cheese, season well, and surround the minions with this gar- nishing. 69 iW/*"" LOUIS' EVERY WOMAN'S COOK BOOK When Served. Guests. Remarks. =i LOUIS' EVERY WOMAN'S COOK BOOK MUTTON CHOPS DEVILLED ENGLISH STYLE ^ ✪ Mutton Chops Devilled English Style