FoodNetArchive

The new practical housekeeping

1890

Page 550

Presented as published in 1890. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
For Boiled Chicken, — ^Bread or cauliflower sauce. For Roast Chicken, — Giblet sauce. For Boiled Turkey, — Lemon or oyster sauce. For Roast Ooose, — Apple saace. For Ducks. — Olive sauce. ^Or Oame. — White or rice sauce. KITCHEN WRINKLES. 633 EXPLANATION OF FBBNCH T^BMS USED IN MODERN DOMESTIC COOKERY. Aspic, — A saromy jelly, used as an exterior moulding for cold game, ponltr^r, fish, etc. 'mis, oeing of a transparent nature, allows the bird which it covers to be seen through it. This may also be used for decorating or garnishing. Assiette (plate). — Asnettes are the small entrees and hors d*seuvreSt the quantity of wnich does not exceed what a plate will hold. At dessert, fruits, cheese, chestnuts, etc., if served upon a plate, are termed assiettes. Assiette Yolante is a dish which a servant hands round to the guests, but is not placed npon the table. Small cheese souffles, and different dishes which ought to be served very hot, are frequently made asaietUs volantes, Au-bleu. — ^Fish dressed in such a manner as to have a bluish appearance. '*AtigrcUin." — ^Dishes prepared with sauce and crumbs, and baked. * Au Naturel, — Plain, simple cookery. » Bain-marie, — An open saucepan or kettle of nearly boiling water, in which a smaller vessel can be set for cooking and warming. This is verv useful for keeping articles hot, without altering their quantity or quality. I) you keep sauce, broth, or soup by the fireside, the soup reduces and becomes too strong, and the sauce thickens as well as reduces ; but this is preventecl by using the bain-marie, in which the water should be very hot, but not boiling. "Bciba. ** — ^A peculiar, sweet French yeast cake. BaUerie de Cuisine, — Complete set of cooking apparatus. Bechamel, — ^French white sauce, now frequently used in cookery. ** Bisque." — ^A white soup made of shell -fish. Blanch. — ^To whiten poultry, vegetables, fruit, etc., by plunging them into boiling water for a short time, and afterwards plunging tnem into cold water, there to remain until they are cold. Blanquette, — ^A sort of fricasse. **Bouchees" — Very tiny patties or cakes, as name indicates — ^mouthfuls. BouiUi. — ^Beef or other meat boiled ; but, generally speaking, boiled beef is understood by the term. Bouillie — ^A French dish resembling hasty-pudding. BouiUon. — ^A thin broth or soup. Bouquet of Herbs. — Parsley, thyipe, and green onions, tied together. ** Braise** — ^Meat cooked in a closely covered stew-pan, so that it retains its own flavor, and those of the vegetables and flavoring put with it. It is sometimes previously blanched. Braisiere. — ^A sausepan having a lid with ledges, to put flre on the top^ Brider, — ^To pass a packthread through poultry, game, etc., to keep to* gether their members. . "J?HocA«"— A very rich, unsweetened French cake, made with yeast. ''Cann^Zon"— Staffed, rolled up meat. 634 KITCHEN WRINKLES. Caramel (burnt sugar). — This is made with a piece of sugar, of the size of a nut, browned in the bottom of a saucepan ; upon which a cupful of stock is gradually poured, stirring all the time, little Dy little. It may be used with the featnerof a quill, to colour meats, such as the upper part of frican- deaux ; and to impart color to sauces. Caramel made with water instead of stock may be used to color compotes and other entremets.