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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.
Spread the large rounds with this puree, place the rings on top, put some of the puree in a cornet, cut the point, and shape a circle on top of the rings with the puree ; cut the slices of ham conveniently so as to form each into a roll, place on the puree (upright), fill the centre with a ragout of pheasant or chicken, beetroot and gherkins, all cut into small dice, and seasoned with ^mayonnaise sauce. Ornament the top and sides with the remainder of the puree by means of a paper cornet or forcing-bag with a fancy tube, dish up on a folded napkin or dish-paper, and serve. 710. Croquettes de Jambon au Riz. — 1 lb. cooked ham, I lb. cooked rice, 1 oz. butter, 2 yolks of eggs, 1 shallot, J gill cream, i gill Veloute sauce, 1 whole egg, breadcrumbs, clarified fat or lard, parsley, pepper, and a pinch of powdered sage. Chop finely the ham and rice separately. Melt the SAVOURIES AND BREAKFAST DISHES. 655 l)utter in a saute-pan, put in the shallot, finely chopped, and fry a little ; add the ham and rice, season with pepper and powdered sage, stir over the fire until thoroughly hot, and add the sauce and cream. When on the point of boiling, stir in the egg-yolks ; when the mixture begins to thicken, remove from the fire, and spread on a dish to cool. Shape into even-sized balls, corks, or cutlets ; dip in beaten egg and breadcrumbs, fry in hot fat or lard, drain, dish up, and garnish with fried parsley. The rice may be substituted with mashed potatoes, but less ham and more potatoes should be used than the above quantities. 711. Zephires a la Parmentler. — IJ lb. potato puree, 4 eggs. If oz. butter, i oz. potato flour, 1 oz. panurette or breadcrumbs, 1 oz. Gruyere or Parmesan, grated, 2 oz. lean cooked ham, 1 oz. cooked game or poultry, 2 preserved mushrooms, f teaspoonful mixed mustard, 2 tablespoonfuls Espagnole or brown sauce, pepper, and grated nutmeg. Put the mashed potatoes with an ounce of butter in a stewpan, stir until hot, season with a little pepper and salt, bind with 2 yolks of eggs, and put on a dish to cool. Chop up the ham, game or poultry, and mush- rooms, and pound in a mortar till smooth ; add 2 yolks of eggs, the mustard, the sauce, and the grated cheese, season with pepper and a pinch of nutmeg, and mix well. Butter some oval- shaped plain or fancy dariole moulds, sprinkle well with panurette or breadcrumbs, fill up with the prepared potato puree, and bake in the oven a nice golden colour. Scoop out the interiors, and fill up with the pounded preparation. Beat up the whites of two eggs to a stiff froth, adding a pinch of salt, cover the surface of each roughly with a little of the stiff whites of eggs, and return again into a quick oven, so as to colour the surface. Unmould carefully, dish up on a folded napkin or dish-paper, and serve very hot. 712. Tartelettes a la Polenta. —^ lb. short-crust paste, 2 oz. polenta or coarse-grain florador, f gill milk, 656 ' RECHERCHE COOKERY. 2 oz. grated Parmesan, 2 yolks of eggs, 1 oz. butter, 2 oz. cooked pheasant or chicken meat, 2 oz. cooked ox-tongue, 3 preserved mushrooms, 1 tablespoonful bechamel sauce, salt, pepper, and cayenne.