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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.
Pctites gelees aux cliampignons are little mushroom jellies, served with a garnish of aspic and salad. ONIONS. Stewed Portugal onions are served as Oignons an jus. Stewed in a white sauce with puree of ham, they are en ragout. For Oignons farcis the centres are cut out, they are stuffed, and braised. Small onions served in Poulette sauce are a la poulctte. An sirop dore they are stewed with butter, sugar, etc., and are served in the sauce. A puree of onions with stock is called Puree (Voignons a la Bretonne. It is garnished with croutons. PARSNIPS. Panais a la Hamelin are dressed in a puree with a rich white sauce, covered with green peas. PEAS. Petits pois a VAnglaise are boiled, and served on a lump of butter. a la Franfaise are stewed, and mixed with flour and butter. a la Parisienne — boiled with onions, butter, sugar, etc., and served with the sauce. aujus — stewed in stock. aux laitues — stewed with lettuces. 150 MENUS MADE EASY. Petits pois a Vancienne mode — stewed, and served with cream and yolk of egg. a la Venitienne are served in an onion sauce, garnished with slices of tomatoes. en cosscs are boiled in their shells. They are also served au lard — stewed in stock with dice of bacon, etc. ; or au janibon — with dice of ham, young onions, etc. Creme a la D'Artois is a cream of green peas. Cotclettes de pois a la Comte de Paris are cutlets of peas with Soubise sauce, breadcrumbed and fried ; served with Soubise sauce, and peas in the centre. POTATOES. Pommes de terre en chemise are boiled in their skins. Boiled and cut in slices, they are served a I'Anglaise — with butter ; a la Maitre d'Jwtel — in Maitre d'hotel sauce ; a la creme — in white sauce ; au lard — in white sauce with dice of bacon. Au gratin, they are dressed with white sauce and grated Parmesan, sprinkled with breadcrumbs and browned ; a la Norvegienne, they are served in a cheese sauce. a la Parisienne are cooked in butter and water, with onions, etc. melangees are cut in slices and stewed with slices of apples. a, la Lyonnaise — cut in slices and saute in butter with shallot, etc. If oil is used instead of butter, they are called a la Provencals. Served VEGETABLES, OR LEGUMES, AND SALADS. 151 in Soubise sauce, sprinkled with chopped parsley and grated cheese, they are a la Turque. Pommes de terre Chateau are cut in oval shapes and fried. sautees — cut in slices and fried. a la Macaire are fried potato trimmings. frisees are fried potato ribbons or curls. pailles are fried potato straws, the size of matches. farcies, or a la Beaufort — the centres are scooped out, and filled with forcemeat or minco pre- paration ; they are baked and served with gravy. soujftees — baked in their skins ; the potatoes mixed with butter, grated Parmesan, eggs, etc., put into the skins and browned. These souffles may be served in little cases, and called Pctits souffles de pommes a laNapolitaine. A la Christina, they are made with the addition of cream and chopped parsley, etc. a Vltalienne are dressed in the same way, but the potato pulp is mixed with rice, grated Parmesan, etc. They are served in the skins. nouvclles a la creme are young potatoes boiled in