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The Hotel St. Francis cook book

1919

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Presented as published in 1919. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Fresh caviar with dry toast Toke Point oysters, mignonette Clear green turtle, amontillado Crisp celery. Ripe olives Salted mixed nuts Frogs' legs, Jerusalem Sweetbreads braise, Liencourt Peas a la Franchise Saddle of lamb, au jus Jets de houblons Cardon a la moelle Potatoes a la Reine Sorbet au champagne Stuffed capon, St. Antoine Lettuce salad with Roquefort dress- ing Assorted fancy cakes Wedding cake Assorted cheese Fruit and bonbons Demi tasse Scrambled eggs, Bullit. Peel six heads of fresh mushrooms, slice very thin, and put in a sauce pan with one ounce of butter. Simmer until done, then add twelve beaten eggs, one cup of cream, two ounces of sweet butter, and a little salt and pepper. Scramble the eggs, and dish up on a platter on top of four slices of fried egg plant. Sweetbreads, Liencourt. Braise some sweetbreads (see index), place on a platter with their own gravy, and garnish with fresh bottoms of artichokes filled with puree of fresh mushrooms. Puree of fresh mushrooms. Wash thoroughly two pounds of fresh mush- rooms, press in a cloth to extract the water, and chop very fine. Put two ounces of butter in a casserole, add the mushrooms, season with salt and pepper, cover and simmer for twenty minutes. Then add half a cup of fresh bread crumbs and a little chopped parsley, and bind with the yolks of two eggs. Wedding cake (home made). One pound of sugar, one and one-half pounds of butter, ten eggs, one and one-half pounds of flour. Mix in the same manner as for pound cake, and then add one and one-half pounds of seedless raisins, one pound of currants, one pound of chopped citron, one-half pound of chopped orange peel, one tablespoonful of mixed spices (cinnamon, cloves, mace, ginger, etc.), the juice and rind of a lemon, and one-half pint of brandyWedding Cake (Home Made). Put in a mould lined with buttered paper, and bake in a slow oven for about two hours. The cake will improve if allowed to set a few days after being baked. As a table decoration. — Glace the wedding cake with very thick white frosting, and then decorate it with royal icing (see glace royal), using a fancy pastry tube. Wedding cake in boxes. — When the cake has set for a few days after baking, cut in size to fit your boxes, and wrap each piece in wax paper. Tie the boxes with white ribbons. 294 THE HOTEL ST. FRANCIS COOK BOOK OCTOBER 5 BREAKFAST LUNCHEON Fresh raspberries with cream Canape of sardines Broiled kippered herrings Poached eggs, Velour Baked potatoes Filet mignon, Monegasque Rolls Lettuce salad Coffee Camembert cheese with crackers Coffee DINNER Hare soup, Uncle Sam Pirn olas Sand dabs, meuniere Roast leg of lamb, au jus Lima beans Mashed potatoes Romaine salad Crepes Suzette Demi tasse Poached eggs, Velour. Split two English muffins, toast and butter them, lay a slice of broiled ham on top of each, a poached egg on top of the ham, and cover with Bearnaise saucePoached Eggs, Velour. Filet mignon, Monegasque. Broil some small tenderloin steaks, place on a platter, lay a slice of broiled tomato on top of each, and garnish with the bottoms of fresh artichokes filled with Parisian potatoes. Pour sauce Madere, to which has been added some sliced green olives, over the steaks. Sirloin Steak, Braconiere