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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.
cream and anchovy sauce. Croquettes a la Milanaise are croquettes of macaroni with grated Parmesan, Bechamel sauce, etc. ; breadcrumbed and fried. Macaroni thus dressed may be served in little cases as Petites caisses a la Milanaise. It can also be made into small rissoles or rissolettes. Sparghetti a la Russe is Sparghetti macaroni dressed with chopped tomatoes and cheese sauce ; garnished with shrimps or prawns. Vermicelle au Parmesan — vermicelli dressed with cheese, white sauce, etc. a la Venise — a savoury cream of vermicelli with chopped ham ; served with gravy. Riz a VIndienne is curried rice. a la Diable is devilled rice. a la Turque is rice with melted butter. a la Milanaise — a mould of rice boiled in broth, with grated Parmesan, etc. a VEspagnole is served with tomato sauce, grated cheese, etc.; garnished with slices of ham. a la Florentine — curried rice with grated Par- mesan and shrimps or prawns, a la Piemontaise — dry rice with potato pulp, SAVOURY ENTREMETS. 213 grated Parmesan, etc. ; garnished with fillets of anchovies. Riz a la Polonaise — served with slices of fried onion, grated hani and cheese, a la Miistaplia — with melted butter and chopped truffles. a la Victoria — cooked with broth, etc., and served with poached eggs and rolls of fried bacon. Ballotincs de riz a I'Indienne are little balls of curried rice, breadcrumbed and fried. Dipped in batter and fried, they are called Fritot de riz a I'Indienne. Rice is also dressed au Parmesan — with white sauce and grated cheese, and in any of the ways given for macaroni. The preparations of macaroni and rice are specially suitable for second course dishes at luncheon. If required for a savoury, they may be dressed in little cases. 214 MENUS MADE EASY. CHAPTEE XI. ICES, OB GLACES, AND SORBETS. AT large dinners it is usually the custom to give the names of the ices — cream and water — on the menu ; but they are often omitted from it, as they are served after the dessert has been put on the table, and therefore cannot be said to form part of the dinner. Crdme de the — Tea cream ice. de the vert — Green tea cream ice, de vanille — Vanilla cream ice. de ratafias — Eatafia cream ice. de pain bis — Brown bread cream ice. aux fleurs d'wanger — Cream ice with infusion of orange flowers. Bavaroise — Bavarian cream ice. au caramel — Cream ice with caramel, flavoured with vanilla. a la Bisque — Cream ice with powdered macaroons, flavoured with madeira or sherry. a la Clidtcaulriand — Vanilla cream ice with whipped cream and strips of preserved fruits. ICES, OR GLACES, AND SORBETS. 215 Creme a la Japonaise — Brown bread cream ice with almonds, flavoured with vanilla and maras- chino. The following can be cream or water ices — Creme, or eau, de cafe — Coffee cream or water ice. de chocolat — Chocolate cream or water ice. de noyau — Noyau cream or water ice. d'abricots — Apricot cream or water ice. de peches — Peach cream or water ice. de /raises — Strawberry cream or water ice. de framboises — Raspberry cream or water ice. de framboises et groseilles — Raspberry and currant cream or water ice. de groseilles — Currant cream or water ice. de cassis — Black currant cream or water ice. de cerises — Cherry cream or water ice. de groseilles vertes — Green gooseberry cream or water ice. de raisins — Grape cream or water ice.