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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.
of a light " choux " paste. aux quenelles has very small quenelles. a la Komaine has little quenelles made of bread- crumbs. a la Baviere has quenelles made of semolina. a la Florentine has cheese quenelles. This is sometimes called a la Venitienne. a la Parmentier has quenelles made of potatoes. aux epinards has quenelles made with spinach. auxpetitsjambonneaux'h&B little quenelles of ham. au macaroni has a garnish of macaroni; au vermicelle has vermicelli. Grated Parmesan should be served with these soups. aux nouilles has poached strips of German paste made of flour, eggs, butter, etc. aux pates d'ltalie, sometimes called Potage aux lazagnes, has pieces of Italian paste. a la semoule, au tapioca, and au riz are respectively garnished with semolina, tapioca, and rice. aux huitres is garnished with oysters. aux oeufs files is garnished with an egg custard in threads, made by passing it through a colander. a la Poissonniere is garnished with quenelles of fish. a la Montglas has quenelles made of liver farce. a la Sevigne has little shapes of chicken cream, a la Prince de Galles has little pieces of chicken enveloped in forcemeat, pieces of custard cut in the same shape, and asparagus points. MENUS MADE EASY. Consomme a la Colbert has a garnish of lettuce, celery, Jerusalem artichokes and button onions. a la Jerusalem, or a la Palestine, has Jerusalem artichokes cut into very small balls. a la macedoine is garnished with several kinds of vegetables. a la Nivernaise has vegetables cut in thin small shapes, Italian paste, and quenelles cut in slices. Another soup which bears the same name is garnished with quenelles made of a puree of carrots. a la Duchesse is garnished with little balls of a light cheese paste and small shapes of vegetables. a la Napoleon has tiny rissoles in paste boiled in the consomme, a la Lelie has shreds of chicken, almonds, carrot and tarragon. a I'lnnocent has shreds of chicken and almonds, with quenelles, and little shapes of custard. a la Pompadour has little shapes of vegetables and custard of several different colours, a la Bernhardt has little slices of marrow, tiny quenelles, and watercress. a la Grande Duchesse has little anchovy quenelles and cheese quenelles, and shreds of chicken and tongue. a V Alexandra has small round slices of chicken, and cherries. a la Christina is garnished with chestnuts and cherries. SOUPS OR POTAGES. Consomme a la Valetta has slices of Tangerine oranges and shreds of the peel. a la D' Orleans has little quenelles coloured green, red and white. a la Rachel has green, red and black quenelles, made with tarragon, lobster and truffle. Another soup of this name is garnished with little shapes of steamed white and yolk of egg, carrot, turnip and French beans. a la Eosiere has little cheese quenelles and ham quenelles. a la Chasseur has little quenelles of game. A clear game soup is also called by this name. a la Due de York is a clear game soup, garnished with quenelles of game, a la Princesse is a clear chicken soup, garnished with vegetables cut in fancy shapes. de poisson is a clear fish soup. a la Dufferin is a clear curried fish soup. It is served with rice and little round slices of fillets of soles. a rindienne is clear Mulligatawny soup. Potage Baraquine is garnished with tapioca, and