FoodNetArchive

Practical gastronomy

1903

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Presented as published in 1903. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Chantilly. — Well reduced bechamel blended with whipped cream. Chasseur (Huntsman). — Espagnole sauce, with chopped shallots, mushrooms and parsley, flavoured with pepper, lemon juice and game essence. Chateaubriand. — Rich brown sauce, made with meat glaze, espagnole sauce, fresh butter, white wine, lemon juice, and chopped parsley, flavoured with cayenne pepper and red currant jelly. ChaudfPOid. — Masking or coating sauce, made of well-reduced white, fawn, cream, green or brown sauce, blended with sufficient gelatine or aspic to set when cold. Chevreuil (Venison). — A brown sauce, reduced with claret, port wine, and thinly sliced gherkins, seasoned with red pepper. Chorroil. — Bearnaise blended with tomato puree. Colbert. — Thin brown fish sauce, enriched with butter and glaze, finely chopped herbs, and lemon juice. aux Concombres (Cucumber). — Bechamel or white cream sauce blended with cucumber puree. Corniehon (Gherkin). — A brown sharp sauce, like poivrade, with finely chopped gherkins. Crevettes (Shrimp). — Pink fish sauce with picked shrimps. Creme (Cream). — Bechamel sauce finished with fresh cream. Cumberland. — Thin brown sauce, with meat glaze, orange juice, red currant jelly, lemon juice, and port wine, fine shreds of orange rind, seasoned with mustard, paprika and ginger. Curry. — A pale brown or fawn coloured sauce, made with veloute gravy, finely chopped onion fried in butter, and curry powder, well reduced and tamined. Danoise (Danish). — White wine sauce, flavoured with grated cheese, anchovy cream and lobster butter. Demi-glace (Half Glaze). — Espagnole reduced with veal stock or gravy of light consistency. c SA UCES 50 k la Diable (Devilled). — Chopped shallots blended in butter and reduced in vinegar, diluted with demi-glace and red wine, reduced and highly seasoned with Worcester sauce, cayenne, etc. Diplomate. — Bechamel sauce blended with lobster butter and anchovy essence. Duehesse. — Bechamel, enriched with fresh butter, with finely chopped ox-tongue and mushrooms. Duglere. — Tomato sauce blended with bechamel and fish essence, finished with fresh butter and chopped parsley. Duxelle. — Brown sauce enriched with meat glaze, chopped mushrooms, truffles, ham, blended shallots and parsley, flavoured with lemon juice. Eehalote (Shallot). — Thin brown gravy sauce, with finely chopped shallots and parsley, blended in butter, flavoured with shallot vinegar, or finely chopped shallots mixed with vinegar and lemon juice and seasoning; served with oysters. Eerevisses (Crayfish). — White cream sauce mixed with crayfish butter. Epieurienne. — Mayonnaise cream mixed with cucumber puree, aspic, chopped gherkins and chutney ; served cold. Espagnole (Foundation Sauce). — A brown sauce made with brown roux, mirepoix of vegetables and ham or bacon, meat stock, wine and seasoning. Estragon (Tarragon). — Demi-glace reduced with white wine and tarragon vinegar, with finely chopped blanched tarragon leaves. Fenouil (Fennel). — A white sauce, with finely chopped fennel flavoured with lemon juice ; served with boiled fish. Fermiere (Farmhouse). — Brown sauce, with finely chopped ham, parsley and capers ; served with game. Financiere. — Brown madere sauce reduced with chicken essence, truffle and mushroom liquor. Fines Hepbes. — A white or brown sauce with finely chopped herbs (parsley, tarragon and chervil) ; chopped shallots blended in butter are sometimes added.