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The Swedish, French, American cook book

1918

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Presented as published in 1918. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
[See recipe: Shrimp Mousse.] Put on a buttered pan, form in the shape of a fish; put in oven; cook from eight to twelve minutes — well covered — with some sherry in the pan. Takeout of oven; trim neatly; decorate around with shrimp mousse (colored with chopped parsley), strips on a bias — meeting in the centre and going toward the side, and with truffles in between each strip. Make an eye of lemon and truffle; strip the tail with truffles; put two bands of truffles around the neck; put in oven again and cook from six to eight minutes — well covered. When done, place on a paper doily; garnish with cooked, unpeeled shrimps around, lemon and parsley. Serve with a shrimp newbourg sauceShrimp Mousse a la Sicilienne. Spaghetti Baskets with Shrimp Mousse a la Ericsson Hammond Corbeilles de Spaghetti, Mousse de Crevettes, a la Ericsson Hammond Cook spaghetti in water and some salt — soft, but not too well done; cut with the fluted biscuit cutter round slices of raw turnips; put toothpicks in all around the edge — an odd number from fifteen to seventeen, according to the size of the turnips; thread the spa¬ ghetti in and out in a basket style until the toothpicks are all covered. Put alternately small peas and truffles same size on the point of the toothpicks to cover them, then fill with shrimp mousse [see re¬ cipe: Shrimp Mousse]. Put in a pan with a little hot water, cook about eight to ten minutes — well covered. Have ready some han¬ dles cut from green pepper that has been left in ice water to get crispy; put a handle in each basket. Arrange on a paper doily, with fried oyster crab in the centre and around. Serve with a newbourg sauceSpaghetti Baskets with Shrimp Mousse a la Ericsson Hammond. Entree for luncheon or dinner. Stuffed Turnips with Shrimps a la Emma Charlotte Navets farcis de Crevettes, a la Emma Charlotte Select small white turnips, having them all the same size; cut a little space out of the side, and scoop out carefully so as not to break them; cut a little away from underneath so that the turnip will stand steadily. Put in a large pan; cook in water, salt, and a little lemon juice until they are well done and tender; leave in the juice until cold. Then fill with a shrimp mousseStuffed Turnips with Shrimps a la Emma Charlotte [see recipe: Shrimp Mousse]; put in a pan with a little water or stock; cook — Basket with Shrimps ( Corbeilles de Crevettes) a la Fanchonette Make a little pastry basket from puff paste; roll the puff paste out very thin; fill the little fluted cake tins with the pastry, cutting it very even around the edges. Put a little piece of paper in each basket and fill with beans and bake. In the meantime, make some little handles of cut strips — say six inches long and half an inch wide — of the pastry; twist in corkscrew style; put it in a narrow horseshoe shape on a baking pan and bake until golden brown. When ready to serve, fill. Stick a handle in each and serve very hot in a ring style on a paper doily or napkin. Put in the centre fried shrimps, and garnish all around with cooked, unpeeled shrimps. Fish entree for dinner or luncheon. Filling. One cup thick cream sauce; one cup shrimps cut in very tiny pieces. Flavor with pepper, salt, and two spoons sherryBasket with Shrimps a la Fanchonette. Add to the mixture yolk of one egg with three spoons of cream. Mousse of Shrimps a la Gimo, with Hollandaise Sauce Mousse de Crevettes a la Gimo, Sauce hollandaise Mousse of Shrimps a la Gimo, with Hollandaise Sauce