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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.
assisting considerably the functions of digestion. It forms a sort of interlude between two acts of that grand play — the dinner. Puree,/. A smooth pulp ; mashed vegetables ; thick soups. The name is also given to meat or fish which is cooked, pounded in a mortar, and passed through a sieve. Purslane. Is an American plant, used in salads, pot herbs, and pickles ; first introduced into England in 1652. Q. Quail, e. Caille,/. A bird of the grouse kind. Quark. Name of a German cheese, similar to curd cheese, known in France as "fromage mou." Quart, e. The fourth of a gallon, 2 pints. QuARTiER, /. Quarter, e. A fourth part. Quartier d'agneau, quarter of lamb. Quasi de Veau, /. Name given to a piece of veal cut from the end of the loin. Quenelles, /. Forcemeat of different kinds, composed of fish, poultry or meat, eggs, fat, &c., shaped in various forms — balls, ovals, kc They are used as garnishing for soups or entrees, or are served separately as an entree. Queue,/. Tail. " Queues de boeuf," " queues d'ecrevisses," &c. Quince, e. Going,/. A sour astringent fruit, used for compotes and marmalade. QuooRMA. Name of a very mild Indian curry preparation. R. Rabbit, e. Lapin,/. Eadi,/. Radish, e. A salad plant with a pungent root. Rafraichir,/. To refresh ; to cool. Ragout,/. A rich stew of meat, highly spiced. Raie, / Skate, e. A flat sea fish. Raifort,/ Horseradish, e. Ramequin, /. Cheese fritter, a kind of cheese tartlets or ramakin ; ramakins, e. Ramereau, / Young wood pigeon. Raper,/. ' To scrape or shred. Raspberry, e. Framboise, /. A fruit allied to the Bramble ; there are two kinds, the red and the white ; both are used for compotes, tarts, and dessert. Ratafie or Ratafia. A culinary essence, being the essence of bitter almonds. A special kind of almond biscuits in the shape of drops are called Ratafies. The name is also given to a liqueur flavoured with almonds. Raton, f. A kind of cheesecake. 908 PKACTICAL GASTRONOMY Eavigote,/. a very richly flavoured green herb sauce ; served cold. First heard of in 1720. A French writer, Ducereau, mentions it in one of his poems. Eavioles, /. Small round paste dumplings, filled with force- meat. Used as garniture for soups. Eechauffe, /. Warmed-up, meat re-cooked. Ked Cabbage, e. Chou rouge, /. A species of the common cabbage with dark red leaves, chiefly used for pickling. In Germany, France, and Switzerland it is prepared as a vege- table, when it is shredded finely and stewed in rich broth. Eed Geouse or Moor-fowl, e. Perdrix rouge, / A bird of exquisite flavour, sometimes called ptarmigan. Eed Mullet, e. Rouget,/. A highly esteemed fish, called the wood-cock of the sea. This fish should not be gutted ; the trail is supposed to be eaten when cooked. Eeduire, /. To boil down ; to reduce ; to boil liquid gradually to a desired consistency. Retxe-Claude,/. Greengage, e. Relever,/. To remove; to turn up. Releves, /. The removes. Tlie remove joints or fish. Relish, e. Gout piquante. A pleasing taste ; to give an excellent flavour. Remouillage,/. Second stock, e. Remoulade,/. a cold sauce, flavoured with savoury herbs and mustard, used as salad-dressing, etc. Renaissance,/. A word used for dishes of modern invention.