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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.
d'ananas — Pineapple cream or water ice. de bananes — Banana cream or water ice. de rhubarbe — Rhubarb cream or water ico. de canneberges — Cranberry cream or water ice. de citron — Lemon cream or water ice. d'orangcs — Orange cream or water ice. d'amandcs — Almond cream or water ice. de pistachcs — Pistachio nut cream or water ice. de tutti-frutti — Maraschino cream or water ice, with pistachios, and dried fruit cut in small pieces. de marrons — Chestnut cream or water ice. 216 MENUS MADE EASY. Creme, or eau, de gingembre — Ginger cream or water ice. Panachee — Ices of two or more different colours and flavourings. In addition to these there are — Eau de ponche — Punch water ice. de melon — Melon water ice. de grenade — Pomegranate water ice. d'epine-vinette — Berberry water ice. de mille fruits — Mixed fruit water ice. de candle — Cinnamon water ice. Glaces Napolitaines — Neapolitan ices, served in paper cases. Fruits varies — ices made in the form and colour of a variety of fruits, one of which is served to each person. If orange ice is made of Chinese oranges it is called de Chinois ; if of Tangerine oranges, de Tangerines. Muscat grape ice is called de Muscat. For water ices fresh fruit is necessary, as preserved fruit can only be used for cream ices. Sorbets are half frozen water ices with wine or liqueur. They are served in glasses either before or after the remove at a large dinner. Ponche a la Romaine is Eoman punch — a lemon water ice with whipped whites of eggs and rum. a la Eegencc is made with the addition of cham- pagne and Martinique or Arrack. a la Norfolk is made of Seville oranges with brandy or rum, etc, ICES, OR GLACES, AND SORBETS. 217 Ponche a la Cardinal is made of Seville oranges •with champagne, and is coloured red. a la Ilusse is made of lemons, with green tea and Kiimmel. Granito Romaine is made with coffee. Sorbet a la Saint-Charles is a cherry water ice flavoured with cherry brandy. a la Proven$ale is a lemon water ice with whipped whites of eggs and shreds of candied fruit and almonds, flavoured with ginger and vanilla, a la Grecque is an orange ice with maraschino and ginger brandy, and small pieces of ginger and preserved fruits. a VAmericaine is an orange and lemon ice with champagne. a la Victoria is flavoured with liqueur, and is coloured pink. a la Cannes is made of tomatoes, apples, and apricot jam, with preserved ginger, rum and noyau. Besides these there are the Sorbets au champagne, au Kirsch, etc., and those made of fruit — aux /raises, a Vorange, a Vananas, aux pechcs, etc. For Sorbet a VImperiale, the lower half of the glasses contains pineapple ice with rum, the upper half strawberry ice with champagne. 218 MENUS MADE EASY. CHAPTEE XII. SAUCES AND GARNISHES. SAUCES. THE following are the principal sauces and garnishes which are used in cookery. Many of them have been mentioned in the course of these pages, and as the names frequently convey no idea of their ingredients, a slight description of them is given. The two chief sauces are Veloute — white, and Espagnole — brown. Many other sauces are made from these. Allemande is a thicker form of veloute sauce. Anchois (Anchovy) — melted-butter sauce with anchovy, etc. Aubois — a sweet sauce of syrup and yolks of eggs with whipped cream. Aurore — Allemande and tomato sauce, with Chili