INDEX
Reading edition
“Ala,” the fairy, 68 “Albion,” the, 77 Alexander Dumas, 80 Allowable breakfast-dishes, 14 Almanach des Gourmands, 79, 184 Anchovy toast, 267 Angel’s pie, 55 Apium, the, 129 Apricot brandy, 229 Artichoke, the, 130 Jerusalem, 131 Ascot luncheon, 54 Asparagus, 124 with eggs, 17 Aspic, 176 Athole brose, 241 Baksheesh, 100 Ball suppers, 175 Banquet, a vegetarian, 132 “Beano,” a, 121 Beans, 119 “Borston,” 120 Beef, “can’t eat,” 96 Bernardin salmi, a, 92 Birch’s, 37 Bischoff, 211 Biscuit, a devilled, 269 Bishop, 212 Bisque, 89 Bitters, 229 Blackmore, R. D., 247 Blue blazer, 243 Bombay duck, a, 146 Bones, grilled, 189 Bosom caresser, a, 239 Bouillabaisse, 88 Bovril, 271 Braddon, Miss, 247 Brandy, apricot, 229 cherry, 227 ginger, 230 orange, 230 sour, 243 Brazil relish, 265 Breakfast, allowable dishes at, 14 French, 27 Indian, 31 Mediterranean, 26 with “my tutor,” 32 Brillat Savarin, 106 Brinjal, the, 131 Broth, Scotch, 52 Buckmaster, 77 Bull’s milk, 240 Burmah, food in, 203 Burns, John, 234 Cabbage, the, 115 Calcutta jumble, 16 “Cannie Carle,” 189 Canvass-back duck, a, 95 Carlton House Terrace, 91 Carlyle, Thomas, 246 Carrot, the, 121 Cassis, 244 Cauliflower, the, 115 Cedric the Saxon, 66 Celery, 129 sauce, 164 Champagne and stout, 225 Charles Dickens, 52, 248 Chateaûbriand, a, 70 Chef, Indian, 135 “Cheshire Cheese,” the, 39 pudding, 39 Chinaman’s meal, a, 91 Chops, 50 Chota Hazri, 29 Choufleur aû gratin, 116 Chowringhee Club, the, 135 Christmas dinner, a, 82 Chutnee, raw, 163 Chutnine, 163 Cinquevalli, Paul, 112 City dinners, 100 Clam chowder, 95 Cleopatra, 170 “Coal-hole,” the, 187 Cobbler, champagne, 226 sherry, 226 Cocktail, Bengal, 236 brandy, 235 champagne, 236 gin, 237 Manhattan, 236 Milford, 236 Newport, 237 Saratoga, 237 whisky, 237 Yum Yum, 236 Cod liver, 102 Coffee tree, the, 7 Cold mutton, 162 Collins, John, 218 Coloured help, 94 Corelli, Marie, 247 Cow, milking a, 205 Crécy soup, 122 Cremorne Gardens, 184 Cup, ale, 226 Ascot, 224 Balaclava, 223 Chablis, 222 champagne, 222 cider, 221 claret, 220 Crimean, 223 Moselle, 226 Curry, Benares, 134 dry Madras, 144 locust, 140 Malay, 140 Parsee, 136 powder, 139 Prawn, 143 rice for, 17, 145 what to, 142 when served, 141 Cyclone, a, 262 Dana, 263 Delmonico, 95 Devilled biscuit, a, 269 Dickens, Charles, 52, 248 Dingley Dell, 249 Dinner, afloat, 101 city, 100 Christmas, 82 an ideal, 101 Doctor, a, 264 Samuel Johnson, 71 Donald, 220 Duck, Bombay, 146 canvass-back, 95 jugged, with oysters, 46 Rouen, 87 -squeezer, 93 Dumas, Alexander, 80 Dumpling, kidney, 190 Early Christians, 63 Closing Act, 181 Eggs and bacon, 13 Elizabeth, Queen, 66 Englishman in China, the, 92 Evans’s, 181 Fairy “Ala,” the, 68 kiss, a, 240 Fergus MacIvor, 67 Fin’an haddie, 23 Fixed bayonet, a, 91 Flash of lightning, a, 240 Flip, ale-, 216 egg-, 217 -flap, 241 Fowls, Surrey, 88 Free trade, 8 French soup, 97 Fricandeau, a, 104 Garlic, 128 Gin, sloe, 227 Ginger brandy, 230 Glasgow, the late Lord, 191 Goats, sacrifice of, 198 Goose pie, 56 Gordon hotels, 71 Green, “Paddy,” 182 Greenland, across, 110 Grilled bones, 189 Grouse pie, 48 Gubbins sauce, 14 Haggis, 63 Halibut steak, a, 20 Happy Eliza, 242 Hawkins, Sir John, 113 Hawthornden, 84 Help, coloured, 94 Highland cordial, 229 Hollingshead, John, 181 Home Ruler, 227 Horatius Flaccus, 112 Horse-radish sauce, 164 steaks, 191 Hotch potch, 53 Hotel breakfasts, 17 “Parish,” 21 Hot-pot, Lancashire, 42 Hunting luncheons, 48 Indian breakfasts, 31 Irish stew, 50 James I., King, 64 Japan, 92 Jesuits, the, 93 Johnson, Doctor, 71 John Collins, 218 “Jolly Sandboys,” the, 51 “Joseph,” 83 Jugged duck with oysters, 46 Jumping powder, 230 Kent Road Cookery, the, 109 Kidney dumpling, 190 in fire-shovel, 188 King James I., 64 Kiss, a fairy, 240 Kitchener, Doctor, 139 Knickerbein, a, 239 Lamb, Charles, 146 Lamb’s head and mince, 186 Lampreys, 106 Lancashire hot-pot, 42 Large peach, a, 15 Larks, such, 46 Lightning, a flash of, 240 Li Hung Chang, 91 Liver, cod’s, 102 Lorna Doone, 247 Louis XII., 60 XIV., 60 Lucian, 119 Luncheon, Ascot, 54 race-course, 50 Simla, 58 Macaulay, Lord, 261 Madère, 94 Maiden’s blush, 241 Majesty, Her, 107 Mandragora, 231 Marrow, vegetable, 130 Marsala, 94 Mayfair, 85 Mayonnaise, 153 Mediterranean breakfast, a, 26 Mess-table, the, 105 Miladi’s boudoir, 190 Milk, bull’s, 240 Mint julep, 242 Mirepoix, a, 89 Mutton, cold, 162 Nansen’s banquet on the ice, 109 Napoleon the Great, 107 Nero, 62 New York City, 95 Nipping habit, the, 233 “No cheques accepted,” 18 Off to Gold-land, 25 “Old Coppertail,” 197 Onion, the, 128 Orange brandy, 230 sauce, 161 Orgeat, 224 Out West, 96 Oven, the, 76 Overtrained, 269 Oysters, Aden, 172 in their own juice, 173 Kurachi, 171 prairie, 265 sauce, 137 scalloped, 173 stewed, 174 Worcester, 265 “Paddy” Green, 182 Parsnip, the, 129 Parlour cookery, 187 Payne, George, 82 Peake and Allen, 263 Pea soup, 118 Pease, 117 “Peg,” a, 217 Pepper-pot, 195 Peter the Great, 106 Physician, an eminent, 108 Pick-me-up, “Number One,” 263 St. Mark’s, 268 Pickles, hot, 269 Pie, angel’s, 55 goose, 56 grouse, 48 pigeon, 55 pork, 49 Wardon, 5 woodcock, 47 Yorkshire, 49 Poor, how they live, 109 Pope, Doctor Joseph, 146 Possets, 242 Pork, roast, 45 Potato, the, 111 salad, 155 Port-flip, 266 Powder, jumping, 230 Pré salé, a, 90 Prison fare, 110 “Property” food, 258 Pudding, Cheshire cheese, 39 plover, 46 rabbit, 45 snipe, 41 Pulled turkey, 94 Punch, 206 ale, 214 Barbadoes, 214 Cambridge, 210 Curaçoa, 214 Grassot, 214 Glasgow, 213 Halo, 212 milk, 208 Oxford, 210 Regent, 215 Queen Elizabeth, 66 Rabbit pie, 45 Race-course luncheons, 50 sandwich, 53 Rajah’s hospitality, a, 196 Raleigh, Sir Walter, 113 Rat snakes, 204 Regimental dinner, a, 99 Rice for curry, 17, 145 Richardson, 81 Roasting, 76 Romans, the, 59 Royalty, 85 Rouen ducks, 87 Salad, anchovy, 160 a memorable, 157 boarding-house, 150 celery, 156 cheese in, 158 corn, 158 Francatelli’s, 150 French, 151 fruit, 161 herring, 155 Italian, 159 lobster, 151 maker, a gentleman-, 156 orange, 161 potato, 155 Roman, 159 Russian, 160 tomato, 156 Salads, 147 Sala, George Augustus, 71 Salmi Bernardin, 92 of wild-duck, 93 Salmon steak, 24 Sandhurst R.M.C., 67 Sandwich, a race-course, 53 Sambal, 168 St. Leger, the, 84 Sauce, carp, 165 celery, 164 Christopher North’s, 165 currant, 167 goose, 168 gooseberry, 166 Gubbins, 14 hare, 165 horse-radish, 164 orange, 161 oyster, 137 Tapp, 190 Tartare, 166 Savarin, Brillat, 90 Saxon dining-table, a, 65 Scorcher, a, 264 Scott, Sir Walter, 67 Scalloped oysters, 173 Scotch broth, 52 Shandy gaff, rich man’s, 225 Shepherd’s pie, 45 Ship and Turtle, the, 38 Sidney, Harry, 183 Simla, luncheon at, 58 to Cashmere, 200 Sligo slop, 244 Sloe gin, 227 Smith, Sydney, 147 Snipe pudding, 41 Soup, French, 97 “Spanky,” 182 Spinach, 127 Sprats, 179 Staff of life, the, 7 Steaks, 50 salmon, 24 thoroughbred horse, 191 Steam-chest, the, 76 Stew, Irish, 50 “Jolly Sandboys,” 51 oyster, 174 Stout and champagne, 225 Straight talks, 272 Suetonius, 61 Suffolk pride, 56 Such larks, 46 Supper, Hotel Cecil, 179 ball, 175 Surgeon-major, a, 264 Surrey fowls, 88 Swizzle, a, 271 Tapp sauce, 190 Tartar sauce, 166 Tea, 6 à la Française, 28 Thibet, 200 Thumb-piece, 53 Tiger’s milk, 241 Toddy, 215 whisky, 216 Tomato, the, 126 Tomnoddy, Lord, 180 Toole, John Lawrence, 258 Tournedos, a, 89 Tripe, 177 how to cook, 178 Tsar, the, 57 Tsaritza, the, 86 Turkey, the, 94 pulled, 94 Turmeric, 139 Turnip, 127 Turner, Godfrey, 103 Vegetarian banquet, a, 132 Vitellius, 61 Vol-au-Vent financière, 90 Waiter, the, 112 Wardon pie, a, 5 Wellington, Duke of, 107 West Indies, the, 240 West, out, 96 Whisky, sour, 243 Wild-duck, salmi of, 93 William the Conqueror, 261 Woodcock pie, 47 Working man, the, 270 Wyndham, 241 Yates, Edmund’s Reminiscences, 178 York, New, 95 Yorkshire pie, 49