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1889

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Presented as published in 1889. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
64. Chicken Hollandaise. — Cut one quarter of a medium-sized raw chicken into small pieces with half an onion; brown well together for ten minutes in a saucepan with an ounce of butter, and moisten with three pints of consomm6 (No. 100). Add three tablespoonfuls of raw rice, half a tablespoonful of salt, a very little red pepper, and a bouquet (No. 254). Boil thoroughly for twenty minutes; remove the bouquet, and serve. 65. Chicken a la Creole. — The same as for No. 64, adding naif a chopped green pepper, one ounce of lean, raw ham, cut in small pieces. Five minutes before serving put one cut tomato in the soup. 66. Chicken a la Portugaise. — Prepare the chicken as for No. 64; add half a pint of cooked printanier (No. 51) cut very fine five minutes before serving. 67. Chicken a l'Okr.1.— The same as for No. 65, adding twelve raw okras cut in small pieces ten minutes before serving. 68. Chicken With Leeks. — Brown for ten minutes, in one ounce of butterChicken Hollandaise in a saucepan, one quarter of a medium-sized chicken with half a cut-up small onion; moisten with three pints of consomme (No. 100), adding three leeks cut in pieces, a bouquet (No. 254), and half a tablespoonful of salt and a teaspoonful of pepper. Boil thoroughly for thirty minutes and serve, suppressing the bouquet. 69. Chicken a la Turque.— Brown in a saucepan a quarter of a raw chicken in one ounce of butter, with one ounce of raw ham and a sliced onion, moisten with a quart of consomme (No. 100), and half a pint of tomato sauce (No. 205), add two tablespoonfuls of raw rice, a bouquet (No. 254), half a tablespoonful of salt, half a cut-up green pepper, and one teaspoonful of diluted curry. Boil for thirty minutes and serve, remov- ing the bouquet. 70. Cream Of AsparaffllS. — Put two ounces of butter in a saucepan, adding three tablespoonfuls of flour; stir well, and moisten with three pints of white broth (No. 99). Put in the equivalent of half a bunch of asparagus; add a bouquet (No. 254), twelve whole peppers, and half a tablespoonful of salt. Boil thoroughly for thirty minutes; then strain through a fine sieve, add half a cupful of cream, and serve either with a handful of cooked asparagus tops or croutons souffles (No. 134). 71. Cream of Celery. — Heat half a pint of mirepoix (No. 138) in a saucepan with an ounce of butter, adding three tablespoonfuls of flour; moisten with three pints of white broth (No. 99), put in half a bunch of celery with a little nutmeg, and half a tablespoonful of salt; let boil well for -forty-five minutes then strain through a sieve; add half a cupful of cream, and serve with two tablespoonfuls of croutons (No. 133). 72. Cream Of Artichokes. — Heat half a pint of mirepoix (No. 138) in a saucepan with one ounce of butter, adding three tablespoonfuls of flour, and half a tablespoonful of salt; moisten with three pints of white broth (No. 99), and put in two well-pared, fresh, or three canned, artichokes, and cook well for thirty minutes; strain through a sieve, stir in half a cupful of cream, and serve with a handful of croutons souffles (No. 134). 73. Cream Of Cauliflower.— Proceed the same as for No. 72, omitting SOUPS. 161 the mirepoix, and substituting half a medium-sized cauliflower instead of artichokes. Cream Of Cauliflower