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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.
Supreme de Veau k r Aspic.— Braised, larded cushion piece of veal cut into fillets, and masked with white chaudfroid sauce and aspic, decorated with truffle, etc., and dressed on carved rice block (socle) ; garnished with chopped aspic. Tartines de Volaille en Surprise. — Sandwich shapes of chicken, tongue and chicken farce, poached in sandwich moulds, and coated, when cold, with aspic cream ; decorated with finely cut strips of tongue and truffle ; served on a bed of green salad. Terrine de Gibier a la Suisse. — Fire-proof terrine lined with bacon, veal and pork farce, and filled with boned and skinned sliced game (either hare, partridge, or pheasant), moistened with stock, top covered with bacon and farce, and thus cooked in oven ; when cold, surface masked with aspic, and decorated with slices of hard-boiled egg and truffle. REMOVES 145 Timbale Toulousienne. — The same as Chartreuse de Faisan, using white sauce to mask the mould, and cooked veal or chicken in place of pheasant. Tomates k l’Alg4rienne.— Tomato moulds masked with tomato aspic, filled with cooked chicken cream, mixed with aspic, etc. ; turned out when set and garnished with chopped green aspic. Zephires de Foie-Gras. — The same as fleurettes, but using zephyr moulds. RELEVES-REMOVES. GROSSE PIECES. These are, as a rule, solid joints, such as saddle of lamb or mutton,, loins of veal or mutton, legs of mutton or lamb, fricandeau of veal, fillets, sirloin, or ribs of beef, venison, deer, wild boar, ham, etc. ; boiled turkey, large fowls, capons, etc., are also at times served under this heading. Some kind of vege- table is usually sent with this course as an accompani- ment or garnish. On the Continent and occasionally in England these dishes are often served after hors- d’oeuvre or after fish. Following this course are served : DU BCEUF— BEEF. Aloyau de Bceuf braise.— Braised sirloin of beef. — a l’Espagnole. — Braised, with button onions. — Flamande. — Braised ; garnished with groups of garden vegetables. — a la Nivernaise. — Braised, with young turnips and French carrots, glazed. Beefsteak d* Aloyau. — Porterhouse steak. Bceuf braise a la Mode. — Braised rump, with vegetables. — bouilli a l’Anglaise.— Boiled salt beef, with carrots, turnips, and suet dumplings. — Bernoise. — Braised top side or rump, with stewed nouilles, and baked potatoes. — a la Celestine. — Roast sirloin ; garnished with small baked potatoes and roll of stuffed pancakes, cut into one-inch pieces, egged, crumbed, and fried in clarified butter. — a la Fran§aise. — Boiled, with carrots, turnips, and cabbage. — a la Jardiniere.— Parboiled and braised; gar- nished with small spring vegetables. — a la Lorraine. — Roast sirloin ; garnished with braised button onions, mashed potatoes, and braised spring cabbages. t G 146 REMOVES Boeuf Palermo. — Roast rib or sirloin, boned ; gar- nished with braised potatoes and small stuffed cucumber or vegetable marrow. — Piemontaise. — Roast boned ribs ; garnished with timbales of cooked rice or macaroni, flavoured with tomato and saffron, and fried potatoes. — A la Russe. — Boiled, served with cucumber salad. Cote de Boeuf braise. — Braised boned ribs of beef. — a la Normande. — Braised ribs ; garnished with mashed potatoes and young glazed carrots. — & la Saint Hubert. — Roast or braised ; garnished with stuffed braised cabbages, lettuces, and glazed button onions. Culotte de Boeuf braise.— Braised round of beef.