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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.
eggs). Cayenne Pepper, e. Poivre de Guinee, or piment de Guinee, /. An extremely pungent, aromatic condiment ; it consists of the ground seeds of a species of capsicum of a red colour. It is also imported in pods known as chillies. A similar kind of condiment is known as Guinea pepper, which grows in East India, and is even more pungent than the former. F)Oth are grown in England, and are used for pickles, &c. Celeriac, e. A species of the celery plant. A turnip-rooted celery, of which the bulb only is used; usually served as a vegetable, stewed in broth. .Celerik,/. a kind of pilchard. VOCABULARY OF TEHMS USED IN COOKERY 883 Celery, e. Celeri, /, A salad plant, eaten raw or dressed as salad. (Jooked, it is served in various ways, as a vegetable or in soups. Celestin. a monk so named after Pope Celestin. A la Celestine, /, from the Latin caelestis (heavenly). Several dishes are called after this name. Cendre (la), /. Ashes or embers, e. Cuit sous la cendre, cooked under the ashes. Cepe,/. Cepe, e. Esculent boletus, an edible mushroom, of yellowish colour, having an agreeable and nutty flavour, largely cultivated at Bordeaux. Cercelle, Sarcelle,/. Teal, e. A small waterfowl allied to the duck. Cerp,/. Deer, stag, hart. Quadruped kept for venison. Cerfeuil,/. Chervil, p. An aromatic garden herb plant, the leaves of which form an excellent adjunct to salads, soups, sauces, &c. Its Havour resembles a mixture of fennel and parsley. The root of this herb is poisonous. Cerise (la), /. Cherry, e. A small stone fruit of many varieties. Cherries were known in Asia as far back as the 17th century. Pliny states that Lucullus first brought this fruit to Italy about 70 years before the Christian Era, and records that the Romans afterwards introduced the cherry- tree into Great Britain. The name is derived from Kerasos (Cerasus), a town in Asia Minor. Cerneau,/. The kernel of a green walnut, e. Usually pre- pared in salt-water. A red wine is also made from these kernels, called vin de cerneaux, which is to be drunk in the walnut season, Cerneaux CONFITS./. Preserved green walnuts. Cervelle, /. Brain, e. A substance vnthin the skull of an animal. Veal, lamb, pork, and beef brains are used in cookery. Champignons./. Mushrooms, e. A plant of the Fungi. ChapeluRE, /. Dried bread crumbs passed through a sieve. Chapon, /. Capon ; also a piece of bread boiled in soups ; a crust of bread rubbed with garlic. Charcuterie,/. The word means roughly slashed; but in a culinary sense it denotes " pretty tiny kickshaws " of pork, which are prepared in many different fashions. Black pudding, pig's feet truffled, smoked pig's ear with truffles, Nancy chitterlings, saveloy, pig's liver — are all items of charcuterie. Charlotte, /. Consists usually of thin slices of bread or biscuits, steeped in clarified butter and sugar, and laid out in plain moulds in a symmetrical order, after which they are garnished with cream, fruit or preserve. Christian name of the queen of " Farmer George." 884 PRACTICAL GASTRONOMY Chartreuse. Various kinds of vegetables or fruit, dished up in the shape of goblets. Chataigne,/. Chestnut, e. Used for stuffing and sweet dishes. Chateaubriand. Name of Viscount Francois Auguste, a great French gourmand, born in 1769, d. 1848. A favourite dish of fillet steak is called after him.