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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.
Supreme de volaille is the same dish served with Supreme sauce, and with truffles instead of asparagus in the centre. It may be served cold as Chaudfroid de filets de volaille au supreme. For Supreme de volaille a la Royale, the fillets are dressed on an ornamental border of vegetables, with a macedoine garnish in the centre, and a small piece of truffle or tongue on each fillet. Saute de filets de volaille a la Cardinal is composed of saute fillets arranged in a circle with alternate slices of truffle ; Cardinal sauce in the centre. Poulct a la Princesse is a cold entree prepared with fillets of chickens cut in oval slices, coated with a sauce of aspic and cream, set in aspic G 82 MENUS MADE EASY. and cut out ; served on an aspic border, with salad. Salade de volatile a la Brunow. Small round slices of fowl and slices of cucumber, stewed with white sauce, aspic, and peas; cut in square pieces when cold, and dressed on a salad border, with Tartare sauce. Blanc, or Blanquette, de volatile aux concombres. Slices from the breast of a roast fowl, with pieces of cucumber, white sauce, cream, etc. > Cdtelettes de volatile a la Dauphine are made with the legs of fowls from which the thigh-bone has been removed. They are dipped in Alle- mande sauce, breadcrumbed and fried ; served with a dressed vegetable in the centre, and white sauce. Legs of fowls are also boned, stuffed with force- meat, and served as Cuisses de volatile, or poulardes, a la jardiniere, with a Jardiniere garnish; aux concombres, or aux petits pois, with dressed cucumber or peas. As Ballotine de volatile a la Kusse, the stuffed legs are cut in slices, and served with alternate slices of tomato, and a vegetable garnish in the centre. Cuisses de volaille au soleil are stuffed with force- meat, larded in rays, braised, and served on a pyramid of forcemeat, with mushroom sauce. a Vecatilere are stuffed with forcemeat and oysters, and dressed on a pyramid of force- meat, with oyster sauce. ENTREES. 83 Cuisses de volaille truffees a la Perigord — stuffed with truffles and Maitre d'hotel butter ; served with paper frills round the bones, and with truffle sauce. a la Bayonnaise — the thigh-bone removed, they are cooked in oil with onions, and served in a white sauce, sprinkled with breadcrumbs and browned. farcies aux petits legumes are stuffed and braised ; dressed on a border, with carrots and turnips cut in shapes, and brown sauce. Chaudfroid de volaille. Cooked fowls cut in pieces, coated with white sauce and aspic, and served cold, dressed in a circle with alternate slices of tongue. A la Marie, the pieces are coated with a curry sauce, and served with rice and stuffed olives. En Mayonnaise, they are coated with Bechamel sauce, and served on a salad with Mayonnaise sauce, or with aspic whisked to a froth with Tarragon vinegar and oil. Mayonnaise de volaille. Pieces of fowl served on a salad, covered with Mayonnaise sauce, and garnished with olives, anchovies, etc. Salade de volaille a la Carlton. Pieces masked with Mayonnaise sauce with chopped ham, capers, etc. ; served with a vegetable mayonnaise, garnished with strips of cucumber and beet- root. Chaudfroid de fricassee is a fowl cut up and coated with a white sauce; served cold, garnished with aspic. Capolitade de volaille. Pieces of fowls served in 84 MENUS MADE EASY.