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1886

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Presented as published in 1886. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Note. The above has been proven a valuable receipt about Christmas and par- tv times but as it makes a cake so nearly all fruit it will bear a little thinning down with more cake batter for most occasions. I make twice the amount of pound-cake mixture, use a little of it as pound or jelly cake and put the specified amount of fruits in what remains or mix them with- out taking any out; it is a rich cake still, only of diffierent degrees; and if they are temperance people and will not buy brandy put in another spoonful of spices and the cake will be just as good as if the brandy was put in and baked out of it. Cost as above with prices as quoted at this place, 14 pounds mcluding one coat thick icmg ii.85. Dinner. August 3. Soup-Consomme, chatelaine (6 qts. 40 cents.) Tomatoes and cucumbers (on table 10 cents.) Flounder a I'ltalienne (4 lbs. gross and sauce 45 cents). Potato croquettes. Boiled ham and tongue (nominal, left for cold). Roast beef, (i rib 3 lbs 39 cents.) Braised brisket of veal, mareschale, (3 lbs. 36 cents). Lamb cutlets, a la Nelson (14 orders, 2 lbs. and irimmings, 48^ cents). Rissolcttes, a la Marseillaise, (12 orders 26 cents). Baked tomatoes 15, onions in cream 10, rice 4, beans 4, cabbage 8, potatoes 16, (57 cents). Queen pudding with cream, (No. 845; 3 qts. or 4^/^ lbs. 35 C(^^nts). Blackberry pie (2 pies large, 20 cents). Bisque of pineapple icecream(No. 206; 2 qts i and freezing 65 cents.) Cakes assorted (15 cents). Nats, raisins, cheese, crackers, condi- ments,(37 cents). Milk, buttermilk, cream, (46 cents) . Butter, bread, cofiee, tea, sugar,' 38 cents. Total $5,57, 37 persons; 15 cents a plate. 837— Consomma Chatelaine Like consomme royal with minced shalots and mushrooms in the custards. Make and clarify the consomme as at No. 139; there ou^ht to be a fowl roasted brown and then boiled in it, otherwise add extract of meat for richness and color. Mince an equal quantity of butto T07 COOKING J^OR PROFIT, mushrooms and young onions, about ^ cup of each ; break 3 eggs in a pan, add a spoonful of milk or both and the minced in::redients, season, stir up, put in a buttered small pan or mould and cook by steaming. When the custard is done and cold cut out shapes ether like corks or plain squares. Put half a dozen in each plate when the consomme is served. 838— Flounder a' la Italienne. The flounder is a flat fish about same size as the sole, common and quite cheap in the seaports. Cut in pieces across the fish and re- move the dark skin ; cook it the same as at No. 184. Serve with brown Italian sauce and a potato croquette in the same plate. 839— Potato Croquettes. Take 4 or 5 potatoes out of the dinner Steamer and mash them with salt, the yolk of an eg 5, or two, and pinch of ground mace or nutmesj and if quite dry add a little butterPotato Croquettes. Roll on the flour board, cut ofl" balls larger than walnuts, roll round, bread them in eg2; and cracker meal and fry to a^ handsome light brown same as dauphine. They can be made in other shapes but the round is the quickest. 840~Braised Brisket of Marechaie. Veal Braised Brisket of Veal