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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.
— & la Lyonnaise. — Cut in quarters, stewed in demi-glace, with fried slices of onions. — a la Reine. — Green artichoke purge and chicken cream mixed with aspic and set in fancy moulds ; served cold. — sautes. — Green artichokes quartered, boiled, dressed, and tossed in butter ; served with or without sauce. — a la Vinaigrette. — Boiled, served with vinaigrette sauce. Fonds d’ Artichauts.— Artichoke Bottoms. — a TAmericaine. — Artichoke bottoms stuffed with chicken forcemeat, with a garnish of cooked chicken slices, truffle, tongue, etc., in centre; served hot with sauce, or cold with aspic. — Alice. — Boiled, drained, and tossed in butter, dressed on croutons with a small round of cooked beef marrow in each, and sauced over with demi- glace. — a la Bordelaise. — Tossed in butter, and fried shallots cooked in red wine sauce, and beef marrow- fat as garnish. — a la Demi-glace. — Boiled, and stewed in demi- glace sauce. — k l’Espagnole. — With espagnole sauce. — a la Florentine. — Braised, filled with asparagus tips and bechamel sauce, sprinkled over with grated cheese and butter, and browned in oven. — A la Poivrade. — Stewed in, and served with, pepper sauce. — a la Proven^ale. — Stuffed with onion purge and served with a rich brown sauce. 152 VEGETABLES Souffle d’Artichauts k la Lyonnaise.— Green artichoke pur6e, mixed with chicken souffle mixture, centre garnished with champignon puree, cooked in artichoke moulds, served hot with supreme sauce. Asperges — Asparagus. Asperges en Branches a l’Allemande.— Green asparagus cooked in chicken stock ; served with cream sauce. — a la Bechamel. — Boiled, with bechamel sauce. — a la Bearnaise. — Boiled, dressed with layers of grated gruyere cheese, top covered with finely minced fried onions, cheese, and breadcrumbs ; browned in hot oven. — en branches au beurre fondu.— Boiled, with oiled butter. — en branches a la Colbert. — Boiled, with poached eggs and brown sauce. — a la Fribourg. — Boiled, sprinkled with grated gruyere cheese, and sauced with hot oiled butter. • — ala Hollandaise. — Boiled, with hollandaise sauce. — a l’ltalienne. — Boiled head portion ; dressed with white sauce or oiled butter, sprinkled with grated cheese, and browned in sharp oven or under salamander. ■ — a la Melba. — Giant asparagus tied in bundles and. cooked in salted water ; served with sauce Melba. — a la Nigoise. — Boiled, and served cold, with a sauce made of sweet oil, hard-boiled egg-yolks, passed through a sieve, vinegar and seasoning. ■ — en Petits Pois. — Green asparagus points (sprue), cut very small to resemble peas, and boiled. — a la Piemontaise. — Boiled ; dressed with grated parmesan cheese and white sauce. — Polonaise. — Boiled soft portion ; dressed with nut brown butter and fried breadcrumbs. — sautees au Beurre. — Boiled, and finished in butter. • — au Veloute. — Boiled, and finished in veloute sauce. — a la Vinaigrette. — Boiled, with vinaigrette sauce. Pointes d’AspergeS. — Asparagus points. — a l’Argenteuil. — Puree of green asparagus points or sprue, mixed with chicken cream farce (cooked), set in asparagus shaped mould, so as to resemble a bundle of asparagus (white part, chicken forcemeat) ; served hot, with supreme sauce ; or cold, with aspic and salad. — a la S6villienne. — Asparagus puree served inside a shape mounted with cooked cold asparagus, masked with aspic ; served cold and garnished with a salad of artichoke bottoms in the centre. VEGETABLES 153 Aubergines— Egg Plants.