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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.
Pain a la Franqaise consists of layers of slices of veal, bacon and calf's liver in a mould of aspic. Calf s head for an entree is boned, boiled, and cut in pieces. It is dressed as — Tete de veau a la Sainte-Menehould — the piece 58 MENUS MADE EASY. coated with a sauce of butter and flour, bread- crumbed, sprinkled with melted butter, and browned. TeHe de veau en moule — minced, and baked in a mould in alternate layers with chopped ham. a la Financiere — served with Financiere garnish. Turban de tete de veau a la Maitre d'hotel — the pieces dressed in a crown, and served with Maitre d'hotel sauce, a la Hollandaise — served with Dutch sauce; a la poulette — in white sauce with mushrooms, onions, and yolks of eggs. Calves' Brains are dressed as — Cervelles de veau a la Provengale — cooked in stock with wine, oil, parsley, garlic, etc., and served in the sauce. a la Eavigote — boiled, cut in slices, and arranged in a circle, with Eavigote sauce. en caisses au gratin. Small slices with a white sauce, baked in paper cases, with breadcrumbs on the top. This preparation may be served in little cases of pastry or fried bread, as Petites croustades de cervelles. Croquettes de cervelles — made into croquettes with breadcrumbs, milk, eggs, etc., breadcrumbed and fried. Fritot de cervelles. Fritters made of pieces of the brains soaked in vinegar, dipped in batter, and fried. They are also served with Matelote, black butter, or other sauce, and take their name from it. ENTREES. 59 Calves' Ears dressed as — Oreilles de veau aux champignons are boiled, and served in a brown sauce with yolks of eggs and mushrooms. farcies — stuffed with forcemeat, breadcrumbed and fried ; served with gravy. en marinade — cut in strips, steeped in vinegar, etc., dipped in batter and fried; served with tomato sauce. Calf's Tongue as — Langue de veau sauce tomates is larded, stewed, cut in two, and served in tomato sauce. a la jardiniere — stewed in white stock, cut in oval slices, glazed, and served with a Jardiniere garnish. It is also served with Mushroom, Ravigote, or Piquante sauce. The Liver is dressed as — Foie de veau a I'ltalienne. Slices cooked with oil, wine, bacon, mushrooms, etc., and served in the sauce. au lard, or a I'Anglaise. Slices saute, and served with slices of bacon. Cooked with bacon and a few vegetables and herbs, pounded and passed through a sieve, it is used as a substitute for foie gras. It may be dressed in croustades, bouchees, and a variety of ways. Pain de foie de veau is a steamed mould of liver forcemeat served with thin brown sauce. Calf's Kidney is served as — Rognon de veau sante — minced, and saute with butter, wine, brown sauce, etc. 60 MENUS MADE EASY. Rognon de veau en ragout a la Nivernaise — stewed and served with carrots and turnips cut in small shapes. a la Turque — stewed with rice. a la Tuilerics — minced with bacon, and served in a parsley sauce, with a border of puree of mushrooms, garnished with potato straws. en caisses. Small round slices in brown sauce with chopped shallots, mushrooms, etc., baked in paper cases, the tops sprinkled with bread- crumbs. Calves' Feet may be boiled, and dressed in tomato, poulette, or other sauce; the dish is called — Pieds de veau aux tomates, or according to the sauce, a la Tartare are breadcrumbed and broiled, and