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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.
and to impart certain aromatic flavours. Beinjaul. West Indian egg-plant, known in Bengal as Bangou, which name is supposed to come from the Portuguese " Bringella." Beioche,/. a light French yeast cake, similar to Bath buns. Beochet,/. Pike, ^. A fish to be found in almost all waters; much liked on account of its dehcate flavour, Beoth, e. Bouillon, /. An unclarified gravy soup, with or without garnish. Beown meat, to, e. Is to place it in a frying-pan with a small quantity of fat, not turning it till brown. Beowned buttee, e. Beurre noir (au),/. Beunoise, /. Several soups are named h. la Brunoise. Brunois is a county in France, Seine-et-Oise department, celebrated for the growth of fine spring vegetables. BuiSSON, /. A cluster or a bush of shrimps, crayfish, or lobster Also a method of twisting up pastry to a point. Buent-sugae coloueing, e. Caramel, /. Buest eice, e. Is to put it to boil in cold water ; when boiling the grains of starch burst. Bustaed. a large game-bird. Buttee, e. Beurre,/. To butter moulds — ^ beurrer les moules. Saut6 au beurre — done in butter (tossed). Butter was first used as a food by the Hebrews — the early Greeks anl Romans used it as a medicine or ointment. O. Cabbage, e. Choux, /. A well-known vegetable, plants of several species forming a head in growing. Cabillaud,/ Codfish, c. A sea fish, in season from September till end of April ; obtainable all the year. Cabillaud faeci,/. Stuffed codfish, e. Cafe, /. Coffee, e. (the berry of a tree). A coffee-house or restaurant. A beverage prepared from the coffee berries after they have been roasted and ground. Cafeine, e. A bitter substance obtained from coffee. Cafe vierge,/. An infusion of whole coffee-beans. Caille, /. Quail, e. A bird of the grouse kind. Cailles farcies— stuffed quails. Cailles roties,/. — roast quails. Cake, e. Gateau,/. Calf's Beaixs, e. Cervelles de veau,/. Calf's Eaes, e. Oreilles de veau,/ Calf's Feet, e. Pieds de veau, / VOCABULABY OF TERMS USED IN COOKERY 881 Calf's Head, e. Tete de veau, /. Calf's Kidney, e. Rognons de veau,/. Calf's Liver, e. Foie de veaa,/. Calf's Sweetbkeads, e. Ris de veau,/. Calf's Tongue, e. Langue de veau,/. Callipash. a portion of glutinous meat to be found in the upper shell of the turtle. Callipee. The glutinous meat found in the under part of a turtle's under shell. Cameeain. Name of a rich soup invented by an actor of the eighteenth century of that name, the jDrice of i he soup being £6. The gastronomic work, " Almanach des Gourmands," by Grimod de la Regniere, was dedicated to Camerain. Canape. Much used for hors-d'oeuvres and savoury dishes. The word means sofa ; it consists as a rule of slices of bread cut into various sizes, used plain, or fried in oil or butter, or else grilled. Canard roti, /. Roast duck. e. Canard sauvage,/. Wild duck, e. Caneton roti,/. Roast duckling, e. Caneton de Rouen, /. Rouen duckling. Rouen is celebrated for the superiority of its ducklings ; they do not bleed them as here, but thrust a skewer through their brain, thus keeping