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With a saucepan over the sea

1902

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Presented as published in 1902. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
The oldest broth known. French soups, quaint and mod- em. A soup for a queen. Shell-fish soups. Nourishing provincial broths. Soups of game, giblets, and veal. Ele- gant Parisian purees and consommes. Peasant broths. Vegetable soups of France, Italy, and Germany. Strength- ening ones peculiar to different countries : Hungary, Russia, Greece, Prussia. Fruit soups of German origin. CHAPTER TWO Fish, Eggs, and Sauces 33 French and English ways with shrimps and lobster. Bouillabaisse and kindred ancient recipes, for holidays. Cod and mackerel of Provence and of Germany. Scotch and Cornish recipes. Fish braised and in salad. Sole, as cooked for Marie de Medici. Crabs in n^w and old fashions. Oysters and eels. Fish pies and cutlets. Piquant and wholesome sauces. Old English recipes for cullis and essence. Harmless coloring for soups and desserts. Jewish, English, and other methods of frying fish. Sea- soning and vinegar for flavoring soups and salads. Eggs of many towns and countries. Omelettes, Spanish, French, and German. V Contents CHAPTER THREE PAGE Meats and Entrees d'] Roast lamb and mutton in northern and southern France. Veal in Italy and Germany. English and German recipes for roast pig and pork. Goose cooked in England and Provence. Beef, in fillet and steak, of Paris and London. Two royal and historic recipes for cooking chicken. Fried chicken of many cities. German and Hungarian stews of chicken. Cannelons of Marseilles. Xmas capon in France. Turkey in several delightful ways. Sweetbreads, various and luxurious. Veal cutlets in Italy and Germany. Chops in all fashions and of many places. The national dishes of Hungary, Spain, Russia, and Italy. Two stand-bys of old England. A convent dish of renown. Haggis as it should be. Love in disguise, or baked calf *s heart. Other old English dishes dear to novelists and great people. Tripe and callalou, in France. Cassoulic and cassolette of Provence. The famous fancy sausages of Nancy. Pigs* feet, at their best. Hodge-podge, crowdie, and kedgeree. Beef tongue of many climes. Liver and kidney in good styles. Ragouts and stews. Hashes and croquettes. ** Made-overs " of many countries. Game and geese and partridge, hare, rabbit, and venison, in old and delicious forms. Pork pies of Melton Mowbray. Pies of many sources and varied interior. Each town offers a pie of ancient excellence. Nothing too good for a pie. Madame de Pompadour* s tart. Humble pie and annastich. CHAPTER FOUR Vegetables and Salads 131 Green peas as cooked in France and England. Aspara- gus in French and Spanish homes. Spinach and beans in vi Contents PAGE appetizing recipes. Potatoes as cooked by the Trappists, and in Italy and Flanders. Baked tomatoes in delectable Italian styles. Celery and cauliflower. Mushrooms, in French and Hungarian ways. Carrots as they should be. Eggplant in Provence, Naples, and Constantinople. Aus- trian, Greek, and Turkish cookery of cucumbers and squash. Onions in several wholesome styles. Cabbage above the average. Artichokes as they are cooked in Lyons. Various recipes for cooking rice. Rice in Anda- lusia and Toulouse — as cooked in the convent. Curries from Anglo-Indian sources. Burdwain and pilau. Maca- roni and spaghetti in real Italian excellence. Many recipes. Gnocchi and ravioli. Noodles. Fancy vegetable entrees. Sauer kraut. Salads of Normandy and Gascony ; from Nantes. Brussels sprouts as salad. Swedish and Russian salad. Salad from Norway and Austria. English chicken salad. Alexandre Dumas* s &mous recipe. An exclusive salad. Another, even better. Salmagundi. A good German salad. Sandwiches, sweet or savory, from Scot- land, England, and France. CHAPTER FIVE Cakes, Puddings, and Pastry 157