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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.
Cannelon de mouton — boned and rolled. A la Polo- naise, it is larded, rolled, and braised, and served with stuffed mushrooms. Carbonade de mouton — boned, larded, and rolled with forcemeat in the centre, braised and glazed ; served with a dressed vegetable, Soubise or Piquante sauce, or a la Nivernaise — with stewed carrots. A la Sultane, it has a rich savoury stuffing with raisins or sultanas, and is served in a brown sauce with orange juice and chopped ham. As Faux Canard, it has a duck stuffing of sage and onions ; apple sauce may be served with it, REMOVES OR RELEVES. 117 Poitrine de mouton aux cdpres is a breast of mutton braised, and served in Piquante sauce with capers. Boned, rolled, braised, and garnished with vegetables, it is called Cannelon de mouton a la Windsor. A shoulder of mutton boned, stuffed, and roasted or braised, is served with Piquante sauce as Epaule de mouton farcie. En ballon — it is boned, larded, made into the shape of a balloon and braised. This is sometimes called en musette. A mutton steak, broiled or stewed, can be served as Filet de mouton a la Soubise — with Soubise sauce ; a la Bretonne — with haricot beans ; or with any dressed vegetable. Soaked in marinade and braised, it is served a la Polonaise with stuffed mushrooms. A mutton pie made with potatoes and onions, covered with potato paste, is called Pate de mouton a VIrlandaise. Pate a VEcossaise is a sheep's head pie. Boudin, or Casserole, de mouton is a mutton pudding in suet crust. Aux rognons, it is dressed with kidneys ; a la Milanaise — with macaroni. LAMB. Hanche d'agneau is a roast haunch of lamb. It is sometimes called Bosbif d'agneau a la broche. The Fore-quarter as — Quartier d'agneau a la broche is roasted. a Vhoteliere — roasted, and served in a sauce of Maitre d'hotel butter with cream. 118 MENUS MADE EASY. Quartier d'agneau farci — a stuffing put between the neck and shoulder, roasted and served with brown sauce. I Cotes d'agneau a la Chanceliere is a roast fore- quarter, the shoulder cut out, and the meat of it minced with ham, truffles, etc., mixed with white sauce, and put into the space the shoulder was cut from ; breadcrumbed, browned, and served with white sauce. Selle d'agneau rotie is a roast saddle of lamb. It is served a VIndienne — with Indian sauce and Indian pickles; and a la bonne fermiere — with lamb's fry, breadcrumbed and fried, and mint sauce. braisee a V Allemande — boned, stuffed and braised; served with Allemande sauce and any vegetable garnish. a la Villeroi is dressed in the same way, covered with Allemande sauce, and sprinkled with breadcrumbs and grated Parmesan. a la Menagere is dressed like saddle of mutton a la Polonaise, with a white instead of a brown sauce, and the meat cut in small square slices. A Leg of lamb may be dressed the same as a leg of mutton ; also as — Gigot d'agneau bouilli aux epinards — boiled and served on spinach; or a la Palestine — with a puree of Jerusalem artichokes. The Loin is roasted, or dressed en Canndon, in the same way as mutton. REMOVES OR RELEVES. 119 The Breast as — Poitrine d'agneau auxpetits pois is stewed with peas. a la Turque is boned, rolled and braised, and served with rice cooked in stock with saffron, currants and sultanas. The Neck as —