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Menus made easy, or, How to order dinner and give the dishes their French names

1894

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Presented as published in 1894. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
served with dressed spinach. en kari — curried ; served with a slice of fried bacon between each piece, and with rice in the centre, a la Naples — served in a Soubise sauce with cheese. en Mayonnaise — served cold in Mayonnaise sauce, with onions and gherkins. Escalopes Ecossaiscs are slices of veal seasoned with spice, served in a savoury sauce, garnished with rolls of fried bacon, forcemeat balls, and lemon. Haricot de veau a la Normande is a haricot of veal with herbs and green peas. Blanquette de veau is a white fricassee of veal ; a I'ecarlate, it is dressed with tongue. A fri- cassee of veal can also be served a I'Anglaisc — with fried bacon, or aux ceufs poches — with poached eggs. Pilau de veau a la Madras. Pieces of veal dressed with curried rice, spice and raisins ; garnished with rolls of fried bacon. Pilau de veau a la Bombay is dressed with savoury rice with spice and raisins, and is garnished with slices or divisions of oranges, and shreds of lettuce and orange peel. 56 MENUS MADE EASY. Medallions de veau a la Belle Vue are slices from a galantine of veal, coated with a white sauce and served on an aspic border with a salad in the centre. Pain de veau is a mould of minced veal. Served a la Napolitaine, it has a white sauce with cheese. Petitcs croustades a la Napolitaine are little pastry cases filled with minced veal in a white cheese sauce. Timbale a I'Indienne is a mould of minced veal or veal forcemeat, served with Indian sauce and garnished with Indian pickles. Timbale a la Talleyrand is a mould of forcemeat and tongue. Made in a shape of pastry, it is called Croustade a la Talleyrand. Andouillettes de Troyes grillees are broiled veal sausages, made with mushrooms, truffles, eggs, etc. Poupiettes, or Olives, de veau are slices of veal spread with forcemeat, rolled and stewed. Creme de veau is a cream of veal steamed in a mould. It is served a la Perigueux, with Perigueux sauce. A la Richelieu, it is steamed in a mould lined with chopped truffles, and served with truffle sauce. A la Jardiniere, the mould is ornamentally lined with vegetables, and it is served with a thin brown sauce ; this dish is frequently called Chartreuse a la Sour- geoise. These creams or boudins are also steamed in small timbale or bombe moulds. They may be ENTREES. 57 lined in the same manner, or served with a vegetable garnish, or a la Bourgeoise — with mixed vegetables. Quenelles de veau a la puree de champignons are poached quenelles of veal forcemeat served with a puree of mushrooms. They are also served aujambon, with ham sauce, with brown or white sauce, or with any dressed vegetable. As Chaudfroid de quenelles aux censes, they are served cold with a compote of cherries, or with cherry sauce. Souffle a la Bourgeoise is composed of minced or pounded veal in a rich white sauce, covered with a savoury meringue and browned ; dressed in a souffle dish. This preparation of veal may be served cold, as Petites gelees — set in little moulds of aspic, and garnished with a vegetable salad. Pctits pates a la Bourgeoise are small patties filled with veal forcemeat. Petits pates a la Turque are rice patties filled with minced veal in white sauce with currants 01 sultanas. Gateau de riz a la Menagere is a mould of rice with a preparation of minced or pounded veal in the centre.