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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.
Trifles. A dish of sweetmeats and cake. A second course dish of cakes, biscuits, jams, &c. Trim, e. To pare ; to cut off portions of meat or vegetables in order to improve their appearance. Teousser,/ To truss a bird. Teuffee,/. To garnish a sauce with truffles, or to season the interior of poultry or game with truffle stuffing, such as capons, turkeys, and pheasants. Truffles, e. Truffes, / A fungus of the same order as the mushroom. They grow in clusters of an irregular globular form under roots of young trees (oak, nut, and a few other trees). There are three kinds, the black, the grey, and the red. The latter is musk scented and ver}-- rare. The former two are mostly used for garnish and other culinary purposes. The South and West of France produce the best kinds. Trained pigs and dogs are employed to find truffles. Perigueux and Carpentras are the most famous districts in France. Teuite saumonee, /. Salmon trout, e. Truss, e. To tie a bird, &c., wath string in such a manner as to keep it in perfect shape during the process of cooking. TuEBAN, / Ornamental entrees of chicken and forcemeat, dressed in the form of a turban, which verbally means a hair- dress W')rn in the East. Tuekey, e. Dinde, /, The largest species of domestic fowls. TuEN, e. To trim or pare vegetables or fruit into neat round or oval shapes. TUENER,/. To stir a sauce ; also, to pare and cut roots Turnips, e. Navets,/ Turtle. The turtle was first brought to FiUgland in the middle VOCABULARY OF TERMS USED IN COOKERY 915 of the seventeenth century. Its first appearance as an edible dish is repulsive. We learn from Sir Hans Sloane that at the beginning of the last century turtle was only eaten in Jamaica by the poor. Tutti-frutti. An Italian expression for various kinds of fruits, or a mixture of cooked vegetables. Tyrolienne (a la), f. T}Tolean style. U. Ude (Louis Eustache). A famous chef, at one time cook to Louis XVI. and the Earl of Sefton. Author of " The French Cook." Usquebagh. The name of an Irish beverage, consisting of a compound spirit made with spices and sugar. V. Vanille,/. Vanilla, e. The fruit of a fragrant plant ; the most delicate flavouring for all kinds of sweet dishes. Vanille (a la),/. Vanilla- flavoured. Vanneau,/. Plover; lapwing; pev/it, Vanner, /. To stir a sauce quickly, so as to work it up lightly, in order to make it smooth. Vatel. Name of a clever and ingenious chef, who acted in that capacity in the service of Louis XIV. of France. He took his life because the fish for the royal banquet did not arrive in time. Dishes " a la Vatel " are much appreciated. Veau,/. Veal, e. The flesh of the calf. Vegetables. Legumes,/. Veloute, /. A rich white sauce with mushroom juice, often used to improve the flavour of soups or made dishes. Venaison,/. Venison, e. Venitienne (a la),/ Venetian style, e. Vermicelle,/. Vermicelli, it. Very fine rolls of paste, made from the dough of wheat flour, and forced through cylinders or pipes till it takes a slender worm-like form, when it is dried; used in soups, puddings, and for crumbing. Vert-pre,/ Name of a green herb sauce. ViANDE,/. Meat, viands, e. Meat ; dressed victuals. ViENNOJSB (A LA). Vienna style. ViN BLANC (AU),/ Done in white wine. ViNAiGRE,/. Vinegar, e. Vinaigrer, to season with vinegar.