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1894

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Presented as published in 1894. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
If intended to be eaten cold, the bird should be lifted out, the liquor strained off into a saucepan, and allowed to boil gently until re- duced to one-third; then all fat must be re- moved, and a white of q^^ added to clarify it. When nearly cold, the bird may be carefully coated all over with this glaze. Garnished with curled parsley, it is a handsome dish, and no fear need be felt as to whether it will prove tender or no. The giblets and vegetables would be served with the bird if eaten hot; in any case, they make an appetising little dish by themselves with a little of the gravy. A ham may be successfully braised in this vessel, and thus cooked it will be found to retain far more flavour than if it were boiled. It goes without saying that it requires nothing with it save a little water. The juice 8o THE ''DAUBIERE" OR '' BRAISlkREy ■wliicli runs from ifc^ with the addition of a little gelatine and white of eg^^ will make tlie glaze for ornamentincr it. In the South it is customary; after the meat is cooked; to lift it out on to the dish, and then to put in whatever vegetables are intended to bo eaten with it ; say, for example, a leg of mutton has been cooked in the daubiere, and it is intended to have a dish of haricots or flageo- lets to accompany it; these last will have been boiled until tender, then dropped into the dau- biere to finish cooking in the ^^ jus/' The potatoes also would take their turn in like manner, the result being that they will all receive the flavour of the gravy, and " har- monise ^' with the principal. Plain boiled vegetables are regarded as incomplete. Before closing this chapter, I would mention the class of meat dishes known as the '' galan- tines/^ Although not cooked in precisely the same way, not necessarily in the daubiere at all, still the principle is the same. They may be made of either cooked or uncooked meat. AVlien fresh meat is used, the portion is often '^ pique," or larded with something which con- trasts in colour , the white meat of veal has a THE '' DAUBIERE'' OR '' BRAISIEREP 8i truffle or two inserted^ and red meats will Lave tlie contrast of a green nasturtium seed^, etc. I will describe tlie preparation of a ^'^ galan- tine de volaille " when made of cooked meat. All the flesh parts of a fowl_, previously boiled J should be sliced very thinh', a small quantity of ham and tongue alsOj a little sau- sage-meat mixed with chopped parsley, herbs and bread crumbs, and made up into little balls, two eggs hard boiled, also sliced, and a little red beetroot cut into strips. Take a fluted mould, arrange these ingredi- ents in order, having regard to the appearance when turned out, then take a cupful of cloar stock, season it well, add a little gelatineGalantine de Volaille (pre- viously dissolved), colour it a light brown, and pour over all. Place the mould in a corner of the oven to cook gently for an hour, then weight it well, and stand aside till quite cold. A galantine made of fresh meat would, of course, take lc»nger to cook, but it would also require pressing with a weight, as these dishes are intended to be sliced very delicately. As lunclieon, supper, or "^reserve ^' dishes they will be found exceedingly useful, looking as well as tasting very good. P.C. 0 CHAPTEPt VII. fvmm auD *' Saute "*=mo»