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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.
Tomatoes may be cut in slices, and served a la crime, with cream sauce ; or as Cotelettes de tomates, breadcrumbed and fried, and served with broiled mushrooms and Tartare sauce. Souffle de tomates is tomato pulp with eggs, baked in small souffle cases. TRUFFLES. Truffes a. la serviette are cooked in wine and broth, and served on a napkin. sous la ccndre — wrapped in slices of bacon and paper, and broiled in hot cinders. au vin de champagne — cooked with bacon, veal, mushrooms, champagne, etc., and served in the sauce. a la Piemontaise — cut in slices, fried in oil with VEGETABLES, OR LEGUMES, AND SALADS. 155 garlic, etc., and served on buttered toast with Italian sauce. Truffes demi Piemontaise are dressed in the same •way, substituting a highly seasoned tomato sauce with wine for Italian sauce. a la Dino. Truffles dressed " au vin de cham- pagne " are used for this dish ; the centres chopped with forcemeat, etc., put back into the shells, braised, and served with truffle sauce. For Croutes aux truffes, they are cut in slices, cooked in brown sauce with wine, and served on toast. TURNIPS. Navets au jus are stewed in stock and served in the sauce. glaces au sucre — cooked with butter, sugar and stock, and glazed. farcis a la creme are stuffed, stewed, and served in cream sauce, a la Poulette — cut in shapes and cooked in white sauce. They are also dressed in a puree, garnished with croutons, as Puree de navets, and in a souffle. VEGETABLE MARROW. Potirons, or Giraumons, a la Hollandaise are cut in pieces, baked, and served in Hollandaise sauce. a la Provenqale are cut in halves, fried, and filled with a stuffing of onions, breadcrumbs, oil, etc. 150 MENUS MADE EASY. Potirons, or Giraumons, au gratin — a puree of vegetable marrow with cream, sprinkled with breadcrumbs and browned. YAMS or SWEET POTATOES. Patates au beurre are cooked, cut in slices and served with butter, a la Frangaise are cut in pieces, and served in a sauce of butter, flour, cream, etc. For Beignets de patates they are cut in pieces, soaked in brandy, dipped in batter and fried. SALADS. Salade a la Macedoine is composed of separate heaps of vegetables, with oil and vinegar. de pommes de terre — slices of potatoes and beet- root, with chopped parsley, etc., oil and vinegar. de cresson aux pommes — watercress and slices of potatoes, with oil and vinegar. de tomates — slices of raw tomatoes with chopped shallots, etc., oil and vinegar. de choux rouges a la Russe — red cabbage, with sauce of sour cream, hard-boiled yolks of eggs, etc. aux concombres — slices of cucumber with oil and vinegar. aux betteraves — slices of beetroot, with chopped Portugal onions, oil and vinegar. de ckicoree a la Franpaise — endive, with oil, vinegar and garlic. a la Fran$aise — lettuce, or any one kind of salad only, with oil, vinegar, etc. VEGETABLES, OR LEGUMES, AND SALADS. 157 Salade a VAnglaisc — lettuce, celery, beetroot, endive, etc., with oil and vinegar. a VAllemande — slices of potatoes, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower and celery, with oil, vinegar, etc. a ritalienne — several kinds of salad and vege- tables, with meat or fish, anchovies, olives, etc., and Tartare sauce.