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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.
side dishes served with vegetable course. A LA, /. A la mode de, after the style or fashion of : — a la frangaise, French style ; a la Reine, Queen style ; k I'lmpera- trice. Empress style ; k la Russe, Russian style, &c. A LA BROCHE,/ Roasted in front of the fire. Albrand, or Albrent,/. Name applied in France to young wild ducks; after the month of October they are called canardeaux, and the month following canards. Albufera, /. A lake near Valencia, in Spain. Title given to Duke of Wellington, 1812. Dishes called after his name, £l r, served with a sharp brown sauce flavoured with port wine. Roast pork, game, &c. Albumine,/ Albumen (white of Q.gg). Alemois, cresson d',/. Small garden cress. Aliment,/ Food; nourishment; meat. Allerei, g. Name of a German dish, consisting of stewed early spring vegetables. A kind of macedoine of vegetables, prin- cipally served at Leipsig. Allemande, (a l'). German style. Allemande,/ a white reduced veloute sauce, made from veal stock, thickened with flour, cream, yolk of ^gg^ and seasoned with nutmeg and lemon juice. Alliance (a la Ste.),/. Name of a garnish for entrees, con- sisting of braised carrots, artichoke bottoms, and small onions. Almavica, \t. An Italian sweet dish, similar to semolina pudding. Alose,/ Shad, e. A river fish, highly prized in France. Alouette,/ Lark, e. Small singing bird. Alouettes farcies,/. Stuffed larks (boned). Aloyau,/ French word for sirloin of beef. Alsacienne,/ Alsacian style, e. Alsacienne,/ Alsacian, e. Name of a garnish, consisting of groups of sauercrout, mashed peas, slices of ham, and smoked sausages. Amalgamer, /. To mix several substances. Ambigu, /. A meal where the meat and sweets are served at the same time. Ameaux, / A kind of pastry made of puff paste and eggs. VOCABULARY OF TERMS USED IN COOKERY. 875 Amirale (a l'),/. Name of a garnish, principally for fish, con- sisting of fried oysters, sliced lobster fillets, and brown sauce. Name also adopted for meat dishes and sweet entremets. Amourettes, Armourettes. Marrow cut in strips and crumbed. Ananas,/. Pineapple, e. Anchois,/. Anchovy, e. Ancienne (al'),/. Ancient style. Name of a garnish, con- sisting of kidney beans, hard-boiled eggs, and braised cabbage lettuces. Andalouse (a l'), /, Andalusian style. Name of a garnish for removes or entries, consisting of groups of spring cab- bage, lettuces, and short pieces of fried sausages, served with demi-glace sauce. Andouille,/. Literally, a hog's pudding; a kind of French sausage. Andouillettes, /. Forcemeat balls, e. A kind of small sausages. Angelica is the name of a green fruit rind used in the kitchen, the tender tubular stems of which, after being preserved with sugar, are usedforthe purpose of decorating and flavour- ing sweet dishes. Angelique,/. Angelica. Green fruit rind used for garnishing. Angelot. a small rich sort of cheese made in Germany. Anglaise (a l'). English style. Garnish for boiled meats; consists of small suet dumplings, boiled carrots, and turnips. Angouste (a l'),/. An American garnish for meat entrees, consisting of baked eggs. Anguille,/. Eel, e. A genus of soft-finned fishes. Animelles,/. Lamb's fry. Aniser,/. To strew over with aniseed ; to mix with aniseed. Anisette,/. Aniseed cordial, e. Apt, /. Name of a small French dessert apple.