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Practical gastronomy and culinary dictionary

1892

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Presented as published in 1892. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Have ready three even-sized very small timbale moulds, and butter them well. Break the eggs, put two SOUPS (POTAGES). 405 whole into a basin, four yolks into another basin, and the whites of four into a third basin, beat up each lot separately, then add a pinch of salt, pepper, and nut- meg in each, also the cream evenly divided. Put a few drops of carmine into the basin containing the two whole eggs, mix each lot thoroughly, pass through a pointed strainer separately into the moulds, place the moulds in a stewpan with boiling water reaching to half their height, cover with a piece of buttered paper, and poach in the oven until firm. When done remove the moulds, let them cool a little, then turn out and cut into neat slices ; place these into a soup tureen, pour in the hot consomme and serve. 122. Consomme au Sagou (Sago Soup). — 3 quarts of consomme, 3 oz. sago. Put the consomme in a stewpan, let it boil, stir in the sago with a wooden spoon, let simmer for about half-an- hour, skim, season to taste, and serve. Remarks : If the soup is required to be served as a puree or creme, put a gill of cream into a basin, also three yolks of eggs, and a pinch of grated nutmeg, stir with a whisk and pour in the above quantity of soup, then return to the stewpan, stir over the fire for a few minutes longer, taking care not to let it boil again ; a quart of tomato puree added in place of a quart of con- somme will also make a good sago soup, proceeding exactly the same as above stated. N.B. — Crushed tapioca, semolina, Indian meal, or florador may be served in the same manner. 123. Consomme a la Florador. — 2-3 quarts con- somme, ^ gill milk, 1^ oz. butter, 2 oz. medium- grained florador (or Indian maize), 2 yolks of eggs, salt, pepper, nutmeg. Melt the butter in the milk, let it boil, and stir in quickly the florador. Stir over the fire for a few minutes, season with pepper, salt, and a grate of nut- meg. Let cool a little, then work in the yolks of eggs. Shape some tiny quenelles by filling a small teaspoon previously dipped in hot water, smooth over with the 406 EECHERCHE COOKERY. blade of a knife, also dipped in hot water, scoop out with a second teaspoon and drop into salted boiling water ; proceed thus until the mixture is used up. Poach the quenelles for six minutes until firm ; strain on a sieve, trim a little and serve with the hot con- somme. 124. Consomme aux Pates d'ltalie. — Allow about ^ gill of Italian paste, or vermicelli, to every quart of clear soup. Drop into the soup when fast boiling, and let them cook for a few minutes. Macaroni, spaghetti, &c. may also be used as garnishing for consommes ; but these must be par- boiled first and be broken into small pieces before being cooked in the soup. 125. Consomme a la Napoleon. — 2 quarts con- somme, 6 oz. ravioli paste, 1 oz. foie gras trimmings, 2 oz. cold chicken, veal, or rabbit, 1 table-spoonful be- chamel sauce, 1 saltspoonful chopped lemon rind, ^ teaspoonful chopped parsley, pepper and salt.