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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.
Blanytutte d'agneau. Small round slices of lamb and of ham or tongue, with white sauce, parsley, etc. It is sometimes served in a baked shape of rice, or in a croustade, or fried shape of bread. Blanquette d'agneau a Vlndienne is a white curry of lamb ; served with rice. 74 MENUS MADE EASY. Blanquette d'agneau a la Viennet. Small square pieces of lamb in white sauce, with layers of pieces of hard-boiled eggs of the same size, covered with a cheese sauce. Tinibales a la Pompadour are little moulds lined with macaroni and filled with minced lamb or any white meat, steamed, and served with a white sauce. Tinibales en aspic a la Menagere are little timbale moulds of mince, set in aspic. If made in cutlet moulds, the dish is called Chaudfroid de cotclettes a V aspic. Petites croustades a Vltalienne are little cases of rice dressed with tomato sauce, breadcrumbed and fried ; filled with mince in white sauce, covered with whipped whites of eggs, and browned. Minced lamb may also be made into cutlet shapes, coated with rice, breadcrumbed and fried, and served as Cotelettes de riz a la Turque ; or the little cutlets may be dressed on croutes of fried bread, and served with brown sauce and stuffed tomatoes as Cotelettes a V Americaine. Lambs' Feet are dressed en marinade and a la poulette, in the same manner as sheep's feet. As— Pieds d'agneau farcis, they are stuffed ; served in Hollandaise sauce with chopped gherkins. Casserole de riz aux pieds d'agneau — stewed and served in a casserole, or baked shape, of rice. Lambs' tails are dressed in the same way. Queues d'agneau a la cremiere are Lambs' Tails ENTRIES. 75 braised and served in white sauce with whipped cream, etc. Cervelles d'agneau a V innocent are Lambs' Brains cut in thin slices and put in paper cases with white sauce, chopped parsley, etc., sprinkled with breadcrumbs and browned. Lambs' Ears are stewred and served as — Oreilles d'agneau farcies, filled with a stuffing of veal forcemeat, etc., breadcrumbed and fried ; served on a border, with Italian sauce. a la Eavigote are served on a forcemeat border, with Eavigote sauce. a la Marquise are served on a border with a peeled plover's egg in each ear. White sauce with cream, cocks' combs, mushrooms, etc., in the centre. Langues d'agneau a la Per sane are stewed Lambs' Tongues, cut in halves and dressed in a circle, covered with a white sauce with wine, mush- rooms, etc., sprinkled with breadcrumbs and baked ; served with white sauce. Lambs' Sweetbreads are dressed as — Ris d'agneau a la Munich — larded and braised ; served with rice, and cocoanut sauce. a Vaspic — set in little moulds of aspic, garnished with truffle, etc. aux huitres — dressed with oysters in a white sauce. a la jardiniere — larded, braised and glazed; served with a Jardiniere garnish. Dressed in this way they are served aux petits pois, aux concombres, aux pointes d'asperges, etc., 76 MENUS MADE EASY. with dressed peas, cucumber, asparagus or other vegetable in the centre, instead of Jardiniere garnish. Casserole de riz aux ris d'agneau. Sweetbreads and cocks' combs with Allemande sauce, in a baked shape of rice. They may also be dressed in many of the ways suggested for ris de veau. PORK.