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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.
halibut, shrimp sauce. Hareng frais grille. — Grilled fresh herring. — ■ au beUPPe. — Broiled herring in butter. — k la Maitre d’Hotel. — Grilled herring with parsley butter. — a la Moutarde. — Grilled herring with mustard sauce. Homard saute k la Dumas. — Lobster meat tossed in butter and finished in brown sauce, flavoured with white wine, paprika and lemon juice. Buissons de Homard (Bush of Lobsters). — Lobster dressed in a pyramidal form. Cotelettes de Homard (Lobster Cutlets). — Mixture of lobster, shallots, bechamel sauce, mushrooms and egg made into cutlet shapes, egged, crumbed, fried, and served with tomato or other sauce. Homapd a l’Americaine (Lobster, American style). — Lobster stewed in the shell with tomato sauce, red wine and savoury herb seasoning. — en Aspic. — Lobster and hard-boiled egg set in aspic jelly. — a la Bechamel (Baked Lobster, Bechamel Style) . — Shells of lobster filled with minced lobster meat, bechamel sauce and seasoning, and baked. — faPCi. — Stuffed lobster baked. — k la Gloucester (Lobster, Gloucester Style). — Stewed lobster, with a sauce composed of pulverised lobster shell, butter, egg yolks, and meat extract. — au gratin. — Baked lobster, gratin style. — A l’lndienne.— Curried lobster. — a la Suedoise (Lobster, Swedish Fashion). — Border of lobster meat and forcemeat, poached in a fancy border mould, and sauced over with anchovy sauce. Bordure de Homard k l’lndienne.— Border of savoury lobster mixture, centre filled with rice, decorated with hard-boiled egg and truffle. Coquilles de Homard a la Gauloise.— Poached coquille shapes of lobster forcemeat, with lobster scallop in centre of each, served with cardinal sauce. — de Homards (Scalloped Lobster). — Stewed lobster served in shells. Cotelettes de Homard a 1’Aspie.— Slices of lobster meat set in aspic, cutlet shapes. — a la Tomate. — Lobster cutlets with tomato sauce. Mayonnaise de Homard.— Pieces of lobster and salad masked with mayonnaise sauce, decorated with pieces of claws, hard-boiled egg, strips of fillet of anchovy, capers, beetroot, coral, stoned olives and gherkins. '1 FLOUNDER 63 Mousse de Homard, frappee.— iced lobster souffle, top decorated with lobster coral and paprika. Petites Dormes de Homard a la Creme.— Lobster and tomato aspic set in square fluted moulds, dressed on squares of pastry. Souffle de Homard, sauce aurora.— Steamed souffle, consisting of lobster, eggs, and bechamel sauce, served with aurora sauce. Beignets d’Huitres.— Oyster fritters. Huftres grilles.— Grilled oysters. — en coquilles. — Scalloped oysters. — a la Duxelles. — Oyster stew baked in shells. — a la Du Barry. — Small baked potatoes stuffed with oysters ; supreme sauce. — frites. — Fried oysters. — a la Poulette. — Fricasseed oysters. — a la Salamandre. — Oysters on shells with supreme sauce and cayenne ; sprinkled with bread- crumbs, grated parmesan and butter ; browned under salamander. Chaudfroid d’huitres a la Montpelier.— Oysters set in aspic on border of rice, masked with white or red chaudfroid sauce, centre filled with seasoned green salad. Cromeskies aux huitres. — Small cork shapes composed of minced oysters, oyster liquor, cream, lemon juice, egg-yolks, etc., wrapped in bacon, dipped in batter, and fried in deep fat ; garnished with fried parsley. Fricassee d’huitres. — Oystersistewed in white sauce.