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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.
Boudins de volatile a la Lucullus are quenelles of chicken forcemeat with a piece of puree of truffles in the centre of each; served in a croustade, or shape of fried bread, with Alle- mande sauce. Boudins de volatile a la Richelieu are oblong pieces of quenelle forcemeat, dressed in a crown with Perigueux sauce. Cigarettes a la Reine are made of chicken forcemeat with white sauce and chopped truffles ; pieces the shape of cigars, breadcrumbed and fried. Rissolettes de volatile a la Pompadour are diamond- shaped sandwiches of the preparation for chicken croquettes with truffles, between layers of chicken forcemeat ; dipped in batter and fried. ENTRIES. 87 Timbales a la Pahlen are small moulds lined with macaroni, filled with a white forcemeat — veal or fowl — and a black forcemeat of truffles, etc., in the centre. Ravioles a la Napolitaine are little pieces of chicken or game forcemeat wrapped in paste ; arranged in a circle with alternate slices of Parmesan cheese ; baked, and served with brown sauce. Croustades de beurre a la Due de York are little croustades of butter, thickly breadcrumbed and fried ; the butter removed, and the cases filled with a puree of fowl with dice of stewed cucumber; served with plovers' eggs on the top. Timbale de Nouilles is a mould lined with paste, filled with German paste, minced chicken, grated cheese, etc. Timbale a la Champenoise is filled with minced chicken, anchovies, gherkins, truffles, etc., with white sauce and wine. Foie gras a V aspic is a mould of aspic with pieces of foie gras in it. Foie gras can also be dressed with truffles in little patties, as Petite pates a la Montglas; or larded with pieces of truffle, braised, and served with truffle sauce as Foie gras a la Perigueux. DUCKS. Filets de canetons aux petits pois are fillets of roast ducks dressed in a circle, with stewed peas in the centre. A la Macedoine, they 88 MENUS MADE EASY. are served -with a vegetable Macedoine ; a la Bigarade, with Bigarade sauce. Filets de caneton farcis. A boned duck covered with forcemeat of fowl, cut in pieces the shape of fillets, and dressed in a crown with a vegetable garnish in the centre. Caneton a la DiaUe is a roast duck cut up and devilled — served in a sharp sauce with mustard and cayenne. Aiguillettes de canetons aux oranges are slices cut from the breast, dressed in a circle with a compote of oranges in the centre, and orange sauce. The legs of roast ducks, in a sauce of stock and wine with shallots, etc., are served as Salmis de cuisses de canetons. Salmis de caneton a VAmencaine is a salmis of duck in a brown sauce with black currant jelly. Cotelettes de canetons a la Portugaise are cutlets made of minced duck, breadcrumbed and fried; served with a dressed vegetable and tomato sauce. Rissoles de caneton a la Careme are little round rissoles of duck in brioche paste. Timbale de caneton a la Valencienne is a steamed mould of minced duck, served in an orange sauce, garnished with slices of oranges. A la Milanaise, it is steamed in a mould lined with macaroni, and is served in a white sauce with grated cheese. ENTREES. 89 GOOSE. The legs of a roast goose are cut in pieces, fried •with slices of onion, and served with Piquante sauce as Quartiers, or cuisses, d'oie a la Lyonnaise. Fricassee d'oie aux pommes is a fricassee of goose,