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Practical gastronomy and culinary dictionary

1892

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Presented as published in 1892. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
venient pieces. Put the cut lobster meat and salad into a basin, add sufficient mayonnaise sauce to season, mingle gently, and place in a heap in the centre of a round dish ; shape it in the form of a dome, mask it with very stiff mayonnaise sauce, surround it ^dth the pieces of claws, alternately with quarters of hard-boiled egg, garnish systematically according to taste and fancy with long strips of fillets of anchovy, capers, fancifully cut pieces of beetroot, chopped coral, stoned ohves, slices of gherkins. Keep on the ice until required, and serve as cool as possible. 364. Fleurettes de Turbot a la Hollandaise. — ^ lb. cooked turbot free from skin and bone, ^ pint stiff mayonnaise, No. 212, ^ pint aspic jelly. No. 225, 1 truffle, 1 teaspoonful chopped parsley and herbs, 1 teaspoonful anchovy sauce, salt and pepper. Line some oval zephire or dariole moulds with aspic, decorate with strips of truffle to form the shape of a rosette. Mix the remainder of aspic with the mayonnaise, coat the moulds with a layer of this. Take the fish, season with salt, pepper, chopped parsley, and a sprig of tarragon ; mix in anchovy sauce and two large tablespoonfuls mayonnaise. Fill up three parts full the lined moulds with this, finish filling up with the remainder of mayonnaise. Put the moulds on the ice to set. Turn out, dress on a bed of salad or little blocks of aspic. Serve cold. 365. Darne de Saumon a la Ravigote. — About 2J lb. middle cut of salmon, 1 onion, 1 carrot, a small bunch of parsley, 1 gill French wine vinegar, Eavigote butter. No. 78, aspic jelly. No. 225, 1 oz. fresh butter, 2 hard- boiled eggs, ^ iDint cooked peas, 1 truffle, and some French gherkins for garnish, peppercorns, salt. Wipe the fish, salt it well, and put it in a fish-kettle with sufficient hot water to cover, add the vinegar, peppercorns, sliced onion and carrot, and parsley. Bring it slowly to a boil, and keep at the boiling point (not boiling) until tender. Let the fish remain in the water until cold, then drain carefully, place it on a cloth. COLD ENTREES AND SECOND COURSE DISHES. 481 remove the skin and put on a small board. Mask the surface with a layer of ravigote butter, put it on the ice to set, then cover with a layer of half-set aspic jelly. Carefully place the fish on an oval dish, decorate the sides with ravigote butter and fresh butter ; this is best effected by means of a forcing bag or paper cornet ; ornament ^^dth green peas and fanciful cut slices of gherkins and truffles. If you have any lobster coral handy use it also in the garnish. Fill the centre of the dish with a little green salad or a macedoine of cooked vegetables. Cut the eggs into quarters and garnish the sides with them, alternately with little heaps of green peas and chopped aspic jelly. Serve with a boat of Tartare sauce. 366. Dariole de Saumon a la Moscovienne. — About 1^ lb. of cooked salmon, 18 oysters, 3 large truffles, 1 hard-boiled egg, 1 oz. anchovy paste, a teaspoonful of tarragon vinegar, ^ gill cream, about a pint of aspic jelly, No. 225, 6 filleted anchovies, a few slices of cucumber, a pinch of cayenne, salt, pepper, and grated nutmeg.