RECIPES. (continued 5)

780. Chicken Fricassé à la Reine.

—Cut up two fine, tender, raw chickens into twelve even pieces. Place them in a large sautoire, with one quart of cold water, on a brisk fire; as soon as it comes to a boil, thoroughly skim. Season with one and a half pinches of salt, half a pinch of pepper, two cloves, and one bay-leaf, also a light bouquet (No. 254). Let boil slowly for twenty-five minutes. Place in another saucepan one and a half ounces of butter, which you melt on the hot range, add to it three tablespoonfuls of flour, thoroughly mix with a wooden spoon, while slowly cooking without browning, as the above, under no circumstances, should be allowed to get brown. Strain the broth into a bowl through a sieve. Return the pieces of chicken to the sautoire (but only the chicken), leaving it at the oven door till further action. Now add, little by little, the broth to the flour, being careful to stir continually until all added. Let boil for two minutes. Have three egg yolks in a bowl with a tablespoonful of good butter, half a gill of cold milk, and just a little cayenne pepper—no more than a third of a saltspoonful—squeezing in also the juice of half a medium-sized sound lemon. Mix all well together; and then add it to the sauce; stirring continually till all added. Heat up well, but do not allow to boil. Strain it through a sieve over the chicken. Mix well together, adding two truffles, and four mushrooms cut into small dice-shaped pieces. Dress the whole on a hot dish, arrange paper ruffles at the end of the legs, and serve with heart-shaped croûtons (No. 133) around the dish.

781. Chicken Fricassé à l’Américaine.

—Boil two chickens as for No. 779; cut them into twelve pieces, and put them into a sautoire with eight minced mushrooms, an ounce of cooked salt pork cut into small squares, and half a pint of Allemande sauce (No. 210). Warm thoroughly without boiling, and serve with six heart-shaped pieces of fried bread (No. 133).

782. Pillau of Chicken à la Turque.

—Take a fine tender chicken weighing two pounds, singe, draw, and wipe it well, then cut it into twelve even pieces. Brown them in a stewpan with an ounce of butter, one chopped onion, and one chopped green pepper. Let cook for six minutes, stirring lightly with a wooden spoon, then moisten with a pint of good broth (No. 99), and a gill of tomato sauce (No. 205). Add two ounces of dried mushrooms which have been soaking in water for several hours, or twelve canned mushrooms; season with a good pinch of salt, half a pinch of pepper, and half a teaspoonful of diluted saffron. Now add half a pint of well-washed, raw rice (if using Italian rice, only pick it) and three tablespoonfuls of grated Parmesan cheese; cook for twenty minutes longer, dress neatly on a hot dish, and serve.

783. Chicken Pillau à la Créole.

—Exactly the same as for No. 782, adding three medium-sized, cut-up, fresh tomatoes, or half a pint of canned tomatoes with the other garnishings.

784. Chicken with Rice.

—Singe, draw, and wipe well, a tender fowl of three pounds; truss it from the wing to the leg, then put it into a saucepan covering it with water; add two pinches of salt, half a pinch of pepper, one carrot cut into four pieces, one whole onion stuck with three cloves, and a bouquet (No. 254). Cook for about twenty-five minutes, or until half done, then add half a pint of well-picked, raw rice; cook again for twenty minutes, and when finished, dish up the chicken, suppressing the bouquet, onion, and carrot; arrange the rice nicely around it, and serve.

785. Chicken à la Maryland.

—Procure two small, tender spring chickens, leave the half of one aside for other use, and detach the legs and the wings; lay them on a plate, season with a good pinch of salt and half a pinch of pepper, then dip them in beaten egg, and afterward roll them in fresh bread-crumbs. Place them in a buttered pan, pour an ounce of clarified butter over, and roast in the oven for eighteen minutes. Pour half a pint of cream sauce. (No. 181) onto a hot serving-dish, arrange the chicken nicely on top, and decorate with six thin slices of broiled bacon (No. 754), also six small corn-fritters (No. 965). Serve as hot as possible.

786. Suprême of Chicken à la Toulouse.

—Singe, draw, and wipe neatly three fine, tender spring chickens. Remove the skin from the breasts. Make an incision on top of the breast-bone from end to end, then with a small sharp knife, carefully cut off the entire breast on each side, including the small wing-bone, which should not be separated from the breast, and seeing that the entire breasts are cleverly cut away, without a particle of it on the carcasses.

Under each breast will be found a small fillet, which you carefully remove, and place on a dish for further action. With a small sharp knife make an incision in each breast—at their thinner side—three inches in length by one inch in depth. Season the inside of each breast with a pinch of salt and half a pinch of pepper, equally divided. Stuff the breasts with two ounces of chicken forcemeat (No. 226), mixed with two fine, sound truffles finely sliced, and four mushrooms, also finely sliced. Butter well a well-tinned copper sautoire. Gently lay in the six breasts; then take each small fillet, press gently with the fingers, and give each a boatlike shape. Make six slanting, small incisions on top of each, insert in each incision a small slice of truffle, cut with a tube half an inch in diameter. Slightly wet the top of each breast with water; carefully arrange one fillet on top of each breast lengthwise. Sprinkle a little clarified butter over all with a feather brush. Pour into the pan, but not over the suprême, a quarter of a glassful of Madeira wine and two tablespoonfuls of mushroom liquor; tightly cover the pan with the lid, then place in the hot oven for ten minutes. Pour on a hot serving-dish one pint of hot Toulouse garnishing (No. 176). Remove the suprêmes from the oven, neatly dress them over the garnishing, adjust paper ruffles on each wing-bone, and immediately send to the table.

787. Suprême of Chicken à la Bayard.

—Proceed as for No. 786, only serving with one pint of garnishing Bayard (No. 231).

788. Suprême of Chicken à la Reine.

—Exactly the same as for No. 786, only substituting one pint of hot sauce à la reine (No. 780) for the other garnishing.

789. Suprême of Chicken à la Patti.

—Prepare the suprême the same as for No. 786, then have a purée of rice with cream à la Patti (No. 245), garnish the dish with this, and lay the suprême on top. Decorate the rice with two thinly sliced truffles, pour a gill of good sauce Périgueux (No. 191) over, and serve with paper ruffles.

790. Suprême of Chicken à la Rothschild.

—Have six chicken suprêmes prepared exactly the same as in No. 786, but stuffing them with purée of chestnuts instead of the chicken forcemeat. Mince very fine two sound truffles, then mix them with a pint of hot purée of chestnuts (No. 131); then arrange the purée on a hot dish, place six round-shaped croûtons (No. 133), instead of heart-shaped, nicely dress the suprêmes over the croûtons, decorate the top of each suprême, right in the centre, with one mushroom-head.

791. Turban of Chicken à la Cleveland.

—Select two very tender chickens, singe, draw, and wipe them well; bone them and cut them into quarters, then put them into a sautoire with one ounce of butter, a good pinch of salt and half a pinch of pepper; add half a glassful of Madeira wine, and let parboil very slowly for ten minutes. Take half a pint of chicken forcemeat (No. 226), add to it one chopped truffle, three chopped mushrooms, and half an ounce of cooked minced tongue. Stir well together; put this forcemeat on a silver dish, lay the pieces of chicken on top, crown-shaped, and decorate with twelve whole mushrooms and two thinly sliced truffles. To the gravy in which the chickens were cooked add half a pint of Espagnole sauce (No. 151), a teaspoonful of chopped chives, and a small pat of fresh butter. Pour this immediately over the chickens, put the dish in the oven, and let cook very slowly for ten minutes. Squeeze the juice of half a lemon over, and serve with six heart-shaped pieces of fried bread (No. 133).

792. Chicken Curry à l’Indienne.

—Take a good, tender three-pound chicken, singe, draw neatly, and cut it into square pieces. Put them in cold water for five minutes, wash them well, then drain, and put them in a saucepan, covering it to the surface with hot water; season with two good pinches of salt, one pinch of pepper, and the third of a pinch of nutmeg. Add a bouquet (No. 254), and six small onions; let cook on a moderate stove for forty-five minutes, skimming it well. Take another saucepan, in it place one and a half gills of white roux (No. 135), moisten it with all of the broth from the chicken, and mix well together. Prepare a tablespoonful of diluted curry with four egg yolks, and the juice of half a lemon, beat all this well together, pour it into the sauce a little at a time, stirring continually and not allowing it to boil. Pour the sauce over the chicken, which remains in the saucepan, and dress immediately on a hot dish, decorated with boiled rice all around as a border, and serve.

793. Chicken Curry à l’Espagnole.

—The same as for No. 792, adding two cut-up tomatoes and one green pepper, cooking them ten minutes with the chicken.

794. Chicken Curry à la Créole.

—The same as for No. 792, adding one green pepper cut very fine, also one chopped onion, and half a clove of garlic, cooking them twenty minutes with the chicken.

795. Boiled Turkey à l’Anglaise.

—Take a very fine, tender turkey of about five pounds, singe, draw, and truss well with a needle from the wing to the leg. Put it into the soup-pot, and let cook for one hour; remove to a hot serving-dish. Decorate the dish with a pint of cooked Spinach à l’Anglaise (No. 940), and six slices of hot, cooked, lean ham. Serve with half a cupful of hot broth poured over the turkey so as to keep it moist.

796. Boiled Turkey, Celery Sauce.

—Exactly the same as for No. 795, substituting for garnishing one pint of hot celery sauce (No. 200), served separately.

797. Boiled Turkey, Oyster Sauce.

—Proceed as for No. 795, serving with one pint of hot oyster sauce (No. 173), separately.

798. Boiled Turkey, Egg Sauce.

—The same as for No. 795, serving with one pint of hot egg sauce (No. 161), separately.

799. Boiled Turkey à la Baltimore.

—Serve a boiled turkey as for No. 795, garnishing it with half a head of cooked and hot cauliflower, one good-sized cooked carrot, cut in slices, and six cooked small onions, all neatly arranged around the dish, with half a pint of hot Allemande sauce (No. 210), served separately.

800. Roast Turkey, Stuffed with Chestnuts.

—Singe, draw, wash well, and neatly dry a fine, tender turkey, weighing five to six pounds; fill the inside with the chestnut stuffing described below, then nicely truss the turkey from the wing to the leg; season with a heavy pinch of salt, well sprinkled over. Cover the breast with thin slices of larding pork. Put it to roast in a roasting-pan in a moderate oven for one hour and a half, basting it occasionally with its own gravy. Take from out the oven, untruss, dress it on a hot dish, skim the fat off the gravy, add a gill of broth (No. 99) or consommé (No. 100) to the gravy, let it just come to a boil, strain into a bowl, and send to the table separately.

Plain roast turkey is prepared the same, suppressing the stuffing, and roasting it only one hour and fifteen minutes.

Chestnut Stuffing.

—Peel a good-sized, sound shallot, chop it up very fine, place in a saucepan on the hot range with one tablespoonful of butter, and let heat for three minutes without browning, then add a quarter of a pound of sausage meat. Cook five minutes longer, then add ten finely chopped mushrooms, twelve well-pounded, cooked, peeled chestnuts; mix all well together. Season with one pinch of salt, half a pinch of pepper, half a saltspoonful of powdered thyme, and a teaspoonful of finely chopped parsley. Let just come to a boil, then add half an ounce of fresh bread-crumbs, and twenty-four whole cooked and shelled French chestnuts; mix all well together, being careful not to break the chestnuts. Let cool off, and then stuff the turkey with it.

801. Hashed Turkey à la Royale.

—Take a pound and a half of dice-shaped pieces of cooked turkey; place them in a saucepan with a pint of béchamel (No. 154), three tablespoonfuls of mushroom liquor, and two truffles cut in square pieces. Season with one pinch of salt, half a pinch of pepper, and the third of a pinch of nutmeg. Let all heat together for ten minutes, then serve with six heart-shaped pieces of bread (No. 133), lightly covered with pâté-de-foie-gras neatly arranged around the dish.

802. Hashed Turkey à la Béchamel.

—The same as for No. 801, omitting the truffle and bread croûtons, and serving with chopped parsley strewn over.

803. Hashed Turkey à la Polonaise.

—The same as for No. 801, only serving with six poached eggs (No. 404), and six heart-shaped croûtons (No. 133), instead of the truffles and pâté-de-foie-gras.

804. Hashed Turkey à la Crême.

—Exactly the same as for No. 801, substituting one pint of cold, fresh cream, and a tablespoonful of fresh butter for the béchamel, also omitting the truffles and pâté-de-foie-gras; reducing the cream with the hash to one half, which will take from four to five minutes. Pour on a hot dish and serve.

805. Hashed Turkey en Bordure.

—Decorate the border of a baking-dish with a potato croquette preparation (No. 997), place it in the oven for six minutes, then fill the centre with hashed turkey à la béchamel (No. 802), and put it in the oven again for five minutes before serving.

806. Turkey Breasts à la Chipolata.

—Singe, draw, and wipe neatly a fine young turkey of six pounds. Detach the two legs entirely from the turkey. Place in a saucepan any piece of pork-skin that is on hand, adding one cut-up carrot, one onion, also cut up, and a bouquet (No. 254). Lay the breasts of the turkey over the garnishing, season with one pinch of salt and half a pinch of pepper, then put on the lid and let get a golden color for about ten minutes. Moisten with one pint of broth (No. 99), and put it into the oven without the lid, letting it cook for forty minutes, basting it frequently with its own gravy. Arrange on a hot dish, and serve with a pint of hot chipolata (No. 232). The stock remaining in the pan can be used for preparing Espagnole sauce.

807. Turkey Breasts à la Robinson.

—Proceed exactly as for No. 806, but after cooking for twenty minutes, take it off and place it in another saucepan. Baste it with its own gravy, adding half a pint of Espagnole sauce (No. 151). Blanch half a pint of chicken or turkey livers, cut them into two or three pieces according to their size, and put them with the turkey, adding half a glassful of Madeira wine. Let cook for twenty minute more, and serve with the livers around the breasts, and the gravy thrown over.

808. Roast Goose, Stuffed with Chestnuts, Apple Sauce.

—Have a fine, tender goose of four pounds, singe, draw, wash well, and thoroughly wipe the interior with a cloth; then fill it with some stuffing as for the turkey (No. 800). Close both ends, truss well, sprinkle a pinch of salt over, envelop in buttered paper and put it into a roasting-pan. Cook it for one hour and a half in a moderate oven, basting it occasionally with the dripping. Remove from the oven, dress on a hot serving-dish, untruss, skim off the fat from the gravy, add to it a gill of white broth (No. 99), let come to a boil, then strain the gravy into a sauce-bowl and serve separately.

809. Timbale of Foie-Gras Lagardère.

—Butter lightly six timbale molds; decorate the inside according to taste with pieces of truffle and smoked beef-tongue; fill them half full with cream forcemeat (No. 225), leaving an empty space in the centre, filling this in with a reduced salpicon (No. 256). Cover the salpicon with a very little pâté-de-foie-gras, and finish filling with the cream forcemeat. Put the molds in a sautoire holding hot water to half their height; boil gently, and then place them in a slow oven for ten minutes. Unmold on a hot dish, and serve with half a pint of hot sauce Périgueux (No. 191) separately. Place on top of each timbale a small, round croquette of foie-gras, then serve.

810. Vol-au-Vent à la Financière.

—Fill six vol-au-vents made with feuilletage paste (No. 1076) with a quart of financière garnishing (No. 246), and serve them on a dish with a folded napkin.

811. Vol-au-Vent à la Toulouse.

—Fill six vol-au-vents (No. 1076) with a quart of hot Toulouse garnishing (No. 176), and serve the same as for the above.

812. Vol-au-Vent à la Reine.

—Fill six vol-au-vents (No. 1076) with a quart of hot Reine garnishing (No. 623), and serve as for No. 810.

813. Boned Turkey à la Prosperity of America.

—Procure a fine, tender, young Rhode Island turkey, weighing eight pounds. Singe, draw, and neatly wipe the interior. Make an incision right along the back. Begin boning from the neck down toward the breast, on both sides, being very careful not to make any holes in the skin, as it should remain perfectly intact. Make an incision from the first joint, then bone both legs. Cut away also, very carefully, the two wing bones. Season the inside with one pinch of salt and half a pinch of pepper, evenly divided. Place it on a dish, and lay it in the ice-box until needed. Take two pounds of lean, raw veal, three pounds of fresh pork, and half a pound of larding pork, all cut up into small dice-shaped pieces. Season with two pinches of salt, one pinch of white pepper, the third of a saltspoonful of grated nutmeg, and the same quantity of thyme. Mix all well together. Place all in the chopping machine, and chop it exceedingly fine, repeating the process, if necessary, until it is chopped to perfection. Should there be any sinews among the ingredients, remove them all. Place on a cold dish, and put away in the ice-box to cool until the following is prepared. Have ready a quarter of a pound of the end (red) part of a cooked smoked beef-tongue, eighteen medium-sized, sound truffles, both tongue and truffles cut in dice-shaped pieces half an inch square. Take the forcemeat from the ice-box, and thoroughly mix the tongue and truffles with it, pouring in also a wine-glassful of Madeira wine. Half a cup of well-peeled pistache can be added, if at hand. Take the turkey from the ice-box, spread it on a clean table (skin-side downward). Then, with a keen knife, cut away even slices from the breasts, arrange them on the thin, so that the turkey should have an equal thickness all over. Place the forcemeat right in the centre of the turkey, column shaped, leaving a clear space of two inches at each end, and of four inches at each side. Spread on a table a strong, clean napkin, sprinkling over it a little cold water. Fold up first both ends of the turkey, then both sides, so that the four ends should be enveloped; gently lift, and lay it right in the centre of the napkin. Roll it carefully in the napkin. Tightly tie one end first, then the other, as firmly as possible, taking in the slack of the napkin. Place it in a large saucepan on the hot range, with the carcass, and whatever bones and débris pertain to it, completely cover with cold water, place the lid on, and when coming to a boil thoroughly skim it, then add one medium-sized, sound, scraped carrot, and one well-peeled onion with three cloves stuck in. Season with one pinch of salt, and then let boil on a moderate fire for fully two and a half hours. Remove the galantine with a skimmer; let cool enough so that it can be easily handled. Cut the strings at both ends; roll it over again as before, and tightly tie both ends exactly as before. Lay it in a flat tin pan, placing on top of it a board the size of the boned turkey, and on top of it a weight of seven pounds, leaving the weight on until the galantine is thoroughly cold, which will take a whole night; but avoid placing it in the ice-box until thoroughly cold. Two days after the preparation it will be ready for use; keeping it in the ice-box in the same napkin in which it was cooked.

814. Jelly for Boned Turkey.

—Strain the broth in which the galantine was cooked into another saucepan, thoroughly skim all the fat off, add one ounce of clarified gelatine. Boil for five minutes. Crack into another saucepan the whites of two raw eggs, and the shells as well, squeeze in the juice of half a sound lemon, adding half a glassful of Madeira wine, and a small piece of ice, the size of an egg, finely cracked. Beat all sharply together with a wire whip. Place the broth on the table at hand near the eggs, &c., and with a soup-ladle in the left hand, a wire whip in the right, add a ladleful of broth, little by little, to the eggs, carefully and sharply stirring with the whip until all the broth has been added. Place it then on a very moderate fire, and let gently come to a boil. Immediately strain through a flannel bag or a napkin into a clean bowl and let cool, and it will be ready for use.

815. Pigeon Cutlets à la Victoria.

—Singe, draw, and bone three fine pigeons, leaving on the legs; cut them in two, and stuff lightly with chicken forcemeat (No. 226), immerse then in beaten egg and fresh bread-crumbs, then cook in a sautoire with half an ounce of clarified butter, for four minutes on each side, and serve with half a pint of hot Victoria sauce (No. 208) on the warm dish, and the cutlets on top, with paper ruffles nicely arranged.

816. Squabs Roasted Plain.

—Singe, draw, cut off the necks, wipe neatly, and truss six fine, small squabs; put them in a roasting-pan with half a pinch of salt, evenly divided, and a very little butter spread over. Put the pan into a brisk oven to cook for twelve minutes; then remove from the oven, untruss, and dress them on a hot dish, on which you previously have placed six small canapés, prepared as in No. 832, one on each canapé; neatly decorate the dish with fresh watercress; skim the fat from off the gravy, add to it a gill of white broth (No. 99); let it just come to a boil, strain it into a sauce-bowl, and send to the table separately.

817. Squabs Broiled on Toast, with Bacon.

—Singe, draw, cut the necks off, and wipe nicely three very good-sized squabs; split them without detaching the parts, then lay them on a dish, and season with a pinch of salt, half a pinch of pepper, and a tablespoonful of sweet oil; roll them in well, and put them to broil for six minutes on each side. Prepare a dish with six toasts, arrange the squabs over, and spread a gill of maître d’hôtel butter (No. 145) on top. Decorate the dish with six slices of broiled bacon (No. 754), and serve.

818. Ballotin of Squab à l’Italienne.

—Singe, draw, and bone six tender squabs; stuff them with a good chicken forcemeat (No. 226), and leave on one leg, to decorate later with a ruffle. Form them into a circle, arranging each squab so it assumes a round shape; place them in a buttered sautoire; season with a good pinch of salt and half a pinch of pepper, and cover with a piece of buttered paper. Put it in the oven for fifteen minutes, and when cooked serve with half a pint of hot Italian sauce (No. 188), the squabs laid on top, with a paper ruffle fastened on to each leg.

819. Squabs à la Crapaudine.

—Singe, draw, then split six squabs through the back without entirely dividing the parts; break the bones of the legs and wings, flatten them well, and lay them on a dish to season with a good pinch of salt, one pinch of pepper, and two tablespoonfuls of oil, roll them in well, then dip them in fresh bread-crumbs, and broil them slowly for seven minutes on each side. Arrange them on a hot dish, and serve with half a pint of hot Robert sauce (No. 192), to which add three chopped mushrooms. Serve the sauce on a dish, and the squabs on top.

820. Squabs à l’Américaine.

—Singe, draw, and truss nicely six fine, fat squabs; stuff them with American forcemeat (No. 229), and place them in a roasting-pan with a pinch of salt, evenly distributed, and half an ounce of butter well spread over the squabs. Place them in the hot oven, and roast for eighteen minutes. Take from out the oven, dress them on a hot dish; untruss; skim the fat off the gravy, add to it one gill of broth (No. 99), let come to a boil, strain into a sauce-bowl, decorate the dish with a little fresh watercress. Arrange a slice of broiled bacon (No. 754) over each bird, and send to the table.

821. Squabs à la Chipolata.

—Prepare and roast six squabs same as for No. 816, and serve them with a pint of hot chipolata garnishing (No. 232) on a hot dish, and the squabs arranged over.

822. Squabs en Compote.

—Singe, draw, and truss with their legs thrust inside, six fine, fat squabs; lay them in a saucepan with half an ounce of butter, one cut-up onion, and one carrot cut the same. Season with a pinch of salt, then put the lid on the pan, and cook on a good fire for ten minutes. Put in a saucepan six small glazed onions (No. 967), one medium-sized carrot, cut with a vegetable-scoop (blanching the latter for two minutes), one ounce of salt pork cut into small pieces, and six cut-up mushrooms; moisten them with a pint of Espagnole sauce (No. 151), and let cook together for thirty minutes. Transfer the squabs to this preparation, and let cook again for five minutes; dress the garnishing on a hot dish, arrange the squabs on top, and serve.

823. Roast Duck à l’Américaine.

—Select a fine young duck, weighing three and a half pounds; singe, draw, and wipe it well, then stuff it with American forcemeat (No. 229), and place it in a roasting-pan with half an ounce of butter, and besprinkle with a pinch of salt, then roast it in the oven for forty minutes, basting it occasionally. Lay it on a dish, untruss, skim the fat off, add a gill of white broth (No. 99), let it come to a boil, then strain the lean part of the gravy over, and garnish with six pieces of fried hominy (No. 1035).

824. Roast Duck, Apple Sauce.

—Have a fine, tender duckling of three and a half pounds; singe, draw, wipe neatly, and truss. Place it in a roasting-pan, spread half an ounce of butter over, and a pinch of salt. Place it in a brisk oven, and let cook for thirty minutes, not failing to baste it occasionally with its own gravy. Dress it on a hot dish, untie the string, skim the fat off the gravy, add a gill of broth (No. 99), let it come to a boil, then strain the lean part over the duck, decorate with a little watercress, and serve with half a pint of hot apple sauce separately (No. 168).

825. Duckling à la Rouennaise.

—Take two fine ducklings of one and a half pounds each, singe, draw, and truss them with the legs thrust inside; lay them in a roasting-pan, and cover them with half an ounce of butter, seasoning with a pinch of salt; put them in the oven for ten minutes. Cut four medium-sized turnips into small dice-shaped pieces, put them in a saucepan with half an ounce of butter and half a teaspoonful of powdered sugar; let cook for ten minutes, then moisten with a pint of Espagnole sauce (No. 151). Lay the ducks in the saucepan with the turnips, and let cook again all together for twenty-five minutes; arrange the ducks on a hot dish, untruss, and decorate the dish with the turnips. Pour the sauce over all, and serve.

826. Salmi of Duck à l’Américaine.

—Procure two fine ducks; singe, draw, wipe neatly, and cut off the wings, legs, and breasts; put the two carcasses in a saucepan, sprinkle a little salt over, and put it in the oven to cook for six minutes; remove them, and hash them up. Put them back into a saucepan with a pint of white broth (No. 99), and a small bouquet (No. 254), and let cook on a moderate fire for fifteen minutes. Put an ounce of butter in a sautoire, lay in the wings, legs, and breasts, then season with a pinch of salt and half a pinch of pepper; cook on a very brisk fire for three minutes on each side, then add half a glassful of Madeira wine, half a pint of Espagnole sauce (No. 151), and the zest of a lemon; strain the gravy of the carcasses over, and let all cook again for fifteen minutes. Dress nicely on a hot dish, and decorate with six heart-shaped croûtons of fried hominy, and serve (No. 1035).

827. Salmi of Duck, with Olives.

—Prepare the salmi of ducks as for the above (No. 826), adding half a pint of parboiled and stoned olives to the sauce. Use six heart-shaped fried croûtons of bread (No. 133) instead of the hominy, and serve.

828. Salmi of Duck à la Chasseur.

—Make a salmi the same as for No. 826, adding twelve sliced mushrooms, and serve with six heart-shaped croûtons (No. 133).

829. Salmi of Duck à la Bourgeoise.

—Prepare two fine ducks as for No. 826, and add twelve glazed onions (No. 967), and two raw carrots cut clove-garlic-shaped, letting them cook in salted water for ten minutes previous to adding them to the salmi, also half an ounce of salt pork, cut in square pieces, and let cook together with the ducks for fifteen minutes more; then serve.

830. Salmi of Duck à la Montglas.

—Singe, draw, and wipe two fine, tender ducks; cut away the wings, legs, and breasts, then put the carcasses in a roasting-pan; sprinkle a little salt over, spread on each bird a very little butter, and place them in the oven for six minutes; remove them, and hash them up. Lay them in a saucepan, moistened with a pint of white broth (No. 99); add a small bouquet (No. 254), and let cook on the stove for fifteen minutes. Put an ounce of butter in a sautoire, add the wings, legs, and breasts, previously laid aside; season with a pinch of salt, half a pinch of pepper, and the third of a pinch of nutmeg, and let cook on a brisk fire for three minutes on each side. Add half a glassful of good sherry, half a pint of Espagnole sauce (No. 151), half a pint of tomato sauce (No. 205), two thin slices of smoked beef-tongue cut into Julienne-shaped pieces, two cut-up truffles, six fine mushrooms, also cut up; then strain the gravy of the carcasses over this; let cook all together for fifteen minutes more, then artistically dress the salmi on a hot dish, decorate with six heart-shaped bread croûtons (No. 133), adjust paper ruffles to the end of the wings and legs, and serve.

831. Salmi of Duck à la Maréchale.

—Proceed exactly the same as for “Salmi à l’Américaine” (No. 826), adding twelve small godiveau quenelles (No. 221), and twelve mushrooms cut in two. Let heat well for five minutes, then serve with six fried bread croûtons (No. 133).

A pinch of salt represents 205 grains, or a tablespoonful.

Half a pinch of pepper represents 38 grains, or a teaspoonful.

A third of a pinch of nutmeg represents 13 grains, or half a teaspoonful.

GAME.

832. Canapés for Game.

—Cut out the desired number of canapés from a loaf of American bread (a stale one is preferable) one and a half inches thick. Trim neatly, pare off the crusts; then cut out a piece in the centre of each, from end to end, so that the cavity will hold the bird easily when sending to the table. Spread a little butter over them, place on a tin plate; then brown in the hot oven until they obtain a good golden color. Remove from out the oven, arrange them on a hot dish, and they will be ready to serve.

833. Croquettes of Game à la Périgueux.

—Make six game croquettes exactly the same as the chicken croquettes (No. 758)—the mushrooms can be omitted—and serve with half a pint of hot sauce périgueux (No. 191), separately.

834. Quails Roasted, Plain.

—Pick six fine, tender, fat quails, singe, draw, and wipe them well; truss them, laying a thin layer of lard on the breasts. Put them in a roasting-pan, spreading a very little butter on top of each quail; then pour half a cupful of water in the pan. Season with a pinch of salt, and let cook in the oven for eighteen minutes. Place on a hot dish six heart-shaped pieces of toast; untruss the quails, and arrange them on top, decorating with a little watercress. Strain the gravy into a sauce-bowl, and serve it separately.

835. Quails Broiled With Bacon.

—Have six fine fat quails. Singe, draw, and wipe them well. Split them through the back without separating the parts, and break the two leg bones. Put them on a dish; season with a pinch of salt, half a pinch of pepper, and a tablespoonful of sweet oil, mixing them in well, and put them to broil on a moderate fire for six minutes on each side. Arrange six toasts on a hot dish, lay the quails on top, and pour a gill of maître d’hôtel butter (No. 145) over, decorating with six slices of broiled bacon (No. 754), and serve.

836. Braised Quails, Celery Sauce.

—Take six nice fat quails, singe, draw, and wipe them well. Truss, and cover the breasts with a thin layer of lard. Place them in a sautoire with a piece of pork rind, half a carrot, and half an onion, both cut-up, and let them get a good golden color on the fire. Moisten with half a cupful of water, then put them in the oven, and let cook for twenty minutes. Serve with a pint of celery sauce (No. 200), and a little meat-glaze (No. 141) thrown over.

837. Quails à la Financière.

—Braise six quails the same as for the above (No. 836), and serve them with a pint of hot financière garnishing (No. 246) in place of the celery sauce.

838. Doe-birds, Roasted, Plain.

—Singe, draw, and truss six fine, fat doe-birds. Put them in a roasting-pan with half a cupful of water, seasoning with a pinch of salt. Spread a very little butter over the birds, and put them in a hot oven for twelve minutes. Dress them on a hot dish with six small canapés (No. 832). Decorate the dish with a little watercress, and serve.

839. Broiled Doe-birds.

—Singe, draw, and wipe well six fine doe-birds; split them through the back without detaching the parts, and lay them on a dish. Season with a good pinch of salt, half a pinch of pepper, and one tablespoonful of oil. Roll them in well, and broil for four minutes on each side. Prepare a hot dish with six toasts; arrange the doe-birds on top, and serve with a gill of maître d’hôtel butter (No. 145) well spread over. Decorate the dish with a little watercress.

840. Roasted Doe-birds à l’Américaine.

—Proceed exactly as for No. 838, replacing the canapés of bread with six canapés of fried hominy (No. 1035), or corn fritters, arranging six slices of broiled bacon over each bird, and serve the same.

841. Roasted Doe-birds à l’Africaine.

—Exactly as for No. 838, only serving with six stuffed egg-plants (No. 909) instead of the canapés.

842. Salmi of Doe-birds à la Gastronome.

—Make a salmi as for salmi of snipe (No. 870), and serve with six small potato croquettes (No. 997).

843. Roast Partridge, Bread Sauce.

—Singe, draw, and wipe two fine, young partridges; truss them neatly, and cover the breasts with a layer of thin lard, tying it twice around. Lay them on a roasting-pan, spreading a little butter over each, and moistening with half a cupful of water. Put the pan in a brisk oven for twenty-five minutes, basting the birds occasionally. Dress each one on a bread canapé (No. 832), removing the strings. Decorate the dish with a little watercress. Strain the gravy into a sauce-bowl, and serve it separately; also serving half a pint of hot bread-sauce (No. 162) in another bowl.

844. Partridge Broiled à l’Américaine.

—Singe, draw, and wipe neatly three tender partridges; cut them in halves, lay them on a dish, and season with a good pinch of salt, half a pinch of pepper, and a tablespoonful of oil. Roll them in well, then put them to broil for seven minutes on each side. Prepare six slices of fried hominy (No. 1035). Arrange them on a hot dish; place the partridges over, and pour a gill of maître d’hôtel butter on top (No. 145). Place six slices of broiled bacon (No. 754) over the birds, and serve.

845. Partridge and Cabbage.

—Select a fine, tender cabbage, clean it thoroughly, cut it into four parts; wash well in cold water, remove the root, and put into salted boiling water for five minutes. Remove, and drain well, then return it to the saucepan with one carrot cut in four pieces, one whole onion stuck with four cloves, a quarter of a pound of salt pork, in one piece, a bouquet (No. 254), one pint of white broth (No. 99), and one pint of lean stock. Season with a good pinch of salt and a pinch of pepper. Take (in preference) two old partridges; singe, draw, and wipe them well; truss them with their wings turned inside, and put them on a roasting-pan with half a pinch of salt, and a little butter well spread over their breasts, and put them to roast for six minutes. Make a hollow space in the centre of the cabbage, place therein the two partridges and cover them over, laying a piece of buttered paper on top to prevent the air from escaping; put the lid on and cook in the oven for one hour. Now lift off the lid, remove the paper, skim off any fat adhering to the surface, and dress the cabbage neatly on a hot dish; untruss, and arrange the partridges, decorating the dish artistically with the carrots and salt pork, cut into six slices. Take away the onion and bouquet, and serve.

846. Partridge à la Financière.

—Singe, draw, wipe, and truss two partridges with their wings inside. Lay a piece of pork-rind in a saucepan, adding one carrot and one onion, both cut in slices, two bay-leaves, one sprig of thyme, and the two partridges. Season with one pinch of salt and half a pinch of pepper. When they have assumed a good golden color on the hot stove, moisten with half a pint of white broth (No. 99), then put the saucepan in the oven and let cook for twenty minutes. Dress them on a serving-dish, untruss, pour half a pint of hot sauce financière (No. 246) over, and serve. The gravy from the partridges can be utilized for making the financière sauce.

847. Partridge Braised with Celery Sauce.

—Proceed exactly the same as for the above (No. 846), replacing the financière by a pint of hot celery sauce (No. 200).

848. Partridge Sauté à la Chasseur.

—Singe, draw, and wipe two fine, tender partridges, cut them into twelve pieces, and place them in a sautoire with an ounce of butter, seasoning well with a good pinch of salt and half a pinch of pepper. Brown well for three minutes on each side; then add a finely chopped shallot, half a glassful of Madeira wine, half a pint of Espagnole sauce (No. 151), and twelve whole mushrooms. Finish cooking for fifteen minutes, then serve with six bread croûtons (No. 133) around the dish.

849. Chartreuse of Partridge.

—Prepare the partridges as for No. 845. Take a Charlotte-mold, which will hold three pints, butter lightly, and decorate with small pieces of cooked carrot and turnip, cut very evenly with a vegetable-tube. When ready, fill the bottom with a layer of cooked cabbage; cut the partridges into pieces, put a layer of them on the cabbage, covering the hollow spaces with more cabbage; lay on top six slices of salt pork, add the rest of the partridges, and finish by covering the surface with cabbage, pressing it down carefully. Place the mold on a tin baking-dish, and put it in a moderate oven for fifteen minutes, leaving the oven-door open during the whole time. Have a hot dish ready, turn the mold upside down on it, and draw off carefully. Serve with a little demi-glace (No. 185).

850. Suprême of Partridge, Sauce Périgueux.

—Singe, draw, wipe neatly, and remove the skin from the breasts of three partridges. Make an incision on top of each breast-bone, from end to end, then with a keen knife carefully cut off the entire breast on both sides of the partridges, including the small wing-bone, which should not be separated from the breasts, and seeing that the entire breasts are cleverly cut away, without leaving a particle of it on the carcasses. Under each breast will be found a small fillet, which you carefully remove, and place on a dish for further action. With a small, sharp knife, make an incision in each breast, at their thinner side, three inches in length by one inch in depth. Season the inside of each breast with a pinch of salt, and half a pinch of pepper, equally divided. Stuff the breasts with two ounces of chicken forcemeat (No. 226), mixed with two fine, sound, finely sliced truffles, and four finely sliced mushrooms. Butter well a well-tinned copper sautoire; gently lay in the six breasts; take each small fillet, press them gently with the fingers, giving them a boatlike form. Make six slanting, small incisions on top of each, insert in each incision a small slice of truffle, cut with a tube half an inch in diameter. Lightly wet the top of each breast with water, then neatly lay one fillet on top of each breast lengthwise. Sprinkle a little clarified butter over all with a feather brush. Pour into the pan (not over the suprêmes) a quarter of a glassful of Madeira wine and two tablespoonfuls of mushroom liquor, tightly cover the pan with a lid, then place in the hot oven for ten minutes. Pour on a hot dish one pint of hot Toulouse garnishing (No. 176). Remove the suprêmes from the oven, neatly dress them over the garnishing, adjust paper ruffles on each wing bone, and immediately send to the table.

851. Suprême of Partridge à la Godard.

—The same as for the above (No. 850), but serving with half a pint of Allemande sauce (No. 210), adding two sliced truffles, six sliced mushrooms, six blanched cock’s combs, and six blanched cock’s kidneys, in place of the Périgueux sauce. Heat up well on the corner of the stove for four minutes, but do not allow it to boil, and pour the garnishing over the hot dish, dressing the suprêmes over it; serve very hot.

852. Grouse, Roasted Plain.

—Singe, draw, wipe, and truss two fine fat grouse. Place them in a roasting-pan with half a cupful of water, spread a little butter over each, and season with a pinch of salt. Put them into a brisk oven, and let cook for eighteen minutes, taking care to baste frequently with their own gravy; then untruss. Have a hot serving-dish ready; place two bread canapés (No. 832) on it; arrange the grouse over, and decorate the dish with a little watercress. Strain the gravy into a sauce-bowl, and serve it separately.

853. Grouse, Roasted à la Sam Ward.

—Take two fine fat grouse; pick, singe, draw, and dry them well; then truss them nicely. Place them in a roasting-pan, putting inside of each bird a piece of broiled toast four inches long and two wide. Drip in on each toast, with a spoon, a small glassful of good Madeira wine or sherry; season the grouse with a pinch of salt; spread a little butter over. Put them in a brisk oven, and let cook for eighteen minutes, taking care to baste them frequently. Lay them on a hot dish, untruss, strain the gravy over, and decorate with a little watercress. Serve with a little red currant jelly separately.

854. Grouse, Broiled with Bacon.

—Singe, draw, and wipe nicely two fat grouse. Split them in two through the back without separating the parts; lay them on a dish, and season with a pinch of salt, half a pinch of pepper, and a tablespoonful of sweet oil. Roll them in well; then put them to broil on a brisk fire for seven minutes on each side. Prepare a hot dish with six small toasts, arrange the grouse over, spread a gill of maître d’hôtel butter (No. 145) on top, and garnish with six thin slices of broiled bacon (No. 754), then serve.

855. Salmi of Grouse à la Parisienne.

—Singe, draw, wipe, and truss two fine fat grouse; season with a pinch of salt, spread a few small bits of butter on the birds, then place them in a roasting-pan, and put them in a brisk oven to cook for eight minutes. Untruss and cut away the wings, legs, and breasts. Put an ounce of good butter into a saucepan with half a medium-sized carrot, cut in very small pieces, half an onion cut the same, a sprig of thyme, two bay-leaves, and six whole peppers. Reduce to a good golden color for about five minutes, then hash the bodies of the two grouse, and add them to the other ingredients. Moisten with a pint of Espagnole sauce (No. 151), half a glassful of good sherry wine, half a cupful of mushroom liquor, and the zest of a lemon; season with half a pinch of salt, half a pinch of pepper, and a third of a pinch of nutmeg; let cook for twenty minutes. Now put the wings, legs, and breasts into a separate saucepan, and strain the above sauce over the parts, adding six minced mushrooms and two minced truffles. Let cook for three minutes, then dress neatly on a hot dish, and serve with six croûtons (No. 133) on top, and paper ruffles nicely arranged.

856. Salmi of Grouse à la Walter Scott.

—Proceed exactly the same as for the above (No. 855), omitting the mushrooms and truffles, and serving with half a pint of bread sauce (No. 162) separately.

857. Salmi of Grouse à la Florentine.

—The same as for No. 855, only serving the salmi with a garnishing of six hot artichokes à la Florentine (No. 903) in place of the other garnishing.

858. Suprême of Grouse à la Richelieu.

—Proceed the same as for the suprême of partridge (No. 850), but substituting tongue for truffles, and serving with a gill of hot sauce Périgueux (No. 191), mingled with a gill of tomato sauce (No. 205), boiled together for three minutes.

859. Teal Duck, Roasted Plain.

—Pick, singe, draw, wipe, and truss three fine teal ducks; place them in a roasting-pan. Season with a pinch of salt; put them in a brisk oven to roast for fourteen minutes, then untruss. Arrange on a hot serving-dish, and decorate with six slices of fried hominy (No. 1035) and a little watercress.

860. Teal Duck, Broiled.

—Have three fine, fat teal ducks; pick, singe, and dry them neatly; cut the heads off, and split the birds in two without separating the parts. Lay them on a dish, and season them with a pinch of salt, half a pinch of pepper, and a tablespoonful of sweet oil. Roll them in well, and put them to broil on a moderate fire for seven minutes on each side. Have a hot dish with six toasts ready, lay the ducks on top, spread a gill of maître d’hôtel butter (No. 145) over, decorate with a little watercress, and serve.

861. Salmi of Teal Duck à la Régence.

—Prepare the salmi of teal duck as for the salmi of duck à l’Américaine (No. 826), adding half a pint of hot Régence garnishing (No. 235) four minutes before serving.

862. Ptarmigan, Roasted Plain.

—Proceed exactly the same as for roasted teal ducks, No. 859.

863. Ptarmigan, Broiled Plain.

—Prepared the same as for teal ducks broiled, No. 860.

864. Salmi of Ptarmigan à la Chasseur.

—To be prepared exactly as salmi of duck à l’Américaine (No. 826), adding twelve mushrooms, cut in two, four minutes before serving, and decorating with six heart-shaped croûtons (No. 133).

865. Plovers, Roasted Plain.

—Pick, singe, draw, and wipe neatly six fine, fat, tender plovers; pick out the eyes, truss the legs together, skewer the head under one leg, and lay a thin slice of larding pork on each bird; tie securely, then place them in a roasting-pan. Season with a pinch of salt evenly divided over each; spread also a very little butter over. Put them in the hot oven, and roast for ten minutes. Remove from the oven, arrange six small canapés (No. 832) on a hot dish, dress the birds on the canapés, decorate with a little watercress, and serve.

866. Plovers Broiled.

—Pick, singe, draw, and wipe six fine, fat plovers; pick out the eyes, split them through the back without separating the parts, and place them on a dish. Season with one pinch of salt, half a pinch of pepper, and a tablespoonful of sweet oil. Roll them in well, and put them on a broiler to cook for four minutes on each side. Dress them on a hot dish with six pieces of toast, spread a gill of maître d’hôtel butter (No. 145) over, decorate with a little watercress, and serve.

867. Salmi of Plover à la Maison d’Or.

—Proceed exactly the same as for salmi of woodcock (No. 873), adding, on the serving-dish, six heart-shaped bread croûtons (No. 133), covered with pâté-de-foie-gras.

868. English Snipe, Roasted.

—Procure six fine English snipe; pick, singe, draw, and wipe them (reserve the hearts and livers for further use); pick out the eyes, remove the skin from the heads, truss the legs, skewer them with the bills; tie a thin slice of larding pork around each bird, and put them in a roasting-pan, sprinkling a pinch of salt over. Set them in the oven to roast for eight minutes. Hash up very fine the hearts and livers, with a teaspoonful of chives and a teaspoonful of good butter, seasoning with half a pinch of salt and the third of a pinch of pepper. Cover six bread canapés (No. 832) with this, sprinkling a little fresh bread-crumbs on top. Spread a very little butter over all, and put them on a tin plate in the oven for two minutes. Arrange the canapés on a hot dish, dress the snipe nicely over, decorate with a little watercress, and strain the gravy into a sauce-bowl, serving it separately.

869. English Snipe, Broiled.

—Pick, singe, draw, and dry well six fine English snipe; remove the skin from the heads, split them in two without detaching the parts, and put them on a dish. Season with a pinch of salt, half a pinch of pepper, and a tablespoonful of oil. Roll them in well, then put them to broil (with the bills stuck into the breasts), and let them cook for four minutes on each side. Prepare a hot dish with six toasts, arrange the snipe over, spread a gill of maître d’hôtel butter (No. 145) on top, decorate the dish with a little watercress, and serve.

870. Salmi of Snipe à la Moderne.

—Singe, draw, and neatly wipe six fine, fat snipe. Chop off the legs, and then stuff the inside with a little game forcemeat (No. 228) through a paper cornet; fill the cavity of the eyes with a little more of the game forcemeat (No. 228), and covering each eye right over the game forcemeat with a small bit of truffle, cut with a tube. Insert the bills in the breasts, and then lay them on a roasting-pan, with a little butter; place in the hot oven to roast for six minutes. Take from out the oven, lay each one on a square piece of bread, fried in a little clarified butter, pour one pint of hot salmi sauce (No. 193) over, to which have been added twelve whole mushrooms, and serve.

871. Woodcock, Roasted Plain.

—Procure six fine, fat woodcocks, pick, singe, and draw them, putting the hearts and livers on a plate for further use. Take out the eyes, and remove the skin from the heads; truss up the feet, skewer them with the bill, and tie a barde of fat pork around the breasts; then chop up all the hearts and livers very fine, with one teaspoonful of chives, half a pinch of salt, a third of a pinch of pepper, and a teaspoonful of butter. Prepare six bread canapés (No. 832), two and a half inches long, by one and a half wide; fry them for two minutes in very hot fat, drain them thoroughly, and cover each canapé with some of the above mixture, spreading a little fresh bread-crumbs and a very little butter over; place them in a small baking-pan and lay aside. Now put the woodcocks in a roasting-pan with a little butter well spread over the birds, and roast them in a brisk oven for ten minutes. Two minutes before they are done, put the canapés in the oven, then take both out, and lay the canapés on a hot dish; untie the birds, and arrange them over the canapés, decorating the dish with a little watercress. Strain the gravy into a sauce-bowl, and serve it separately.

872. Woodcock, Broiled With Bacon.

—Pick, singe, draw, pick out the eyes, and remove the skin from the heads of six fine woodcocks; wipe them neatly, and split them through the back without separating the parts. Put them on a dish to season with a pinch of salt, half a pinch of pepper, and one tablespoonful of sweet oil. Roll them in well, then put them on to broil with the bills stuck into the breasts. Let broil for four minutes on each side, then arrange them on a dish with six pieces of heart-shaped fried bread, covered with the hashed hearts and livers as in No. 871, spread a gill of maître-d’hôtel butter (No. 145) over, and decorate with six slices of broiled bacon (No. 754), then serve.

873. Salmi of Woodcock à la Chasseur.

—Pick, singe, draw, pick out the eyes, and remove the skin from the heads of six fine woodcocks; wipe them neatly, and put them in a roasting-pan with half a pinch of salt. Cook for four minutes in the oven; then cut off the legs and necks, but preserve the heads. Put an ounce of butter into a saucepan, with half a raw carrot and half a raw onion, all cut in pieces, a small bouquet (No. 254), and six whole peppers. Cook for five minutes on the stove, then moisten with half a pint of Espagnole sauce (No. 151), half a glassful of sherry wine, and three tablespoonfuls of mushroom liquor. Season with half a pinch of salt and half a pinch of pepper, and let cook for fifteen minutes more. Stick a good-sized, fine mushroom in the bill of each head, run the bill into the breast of each woodcock, and put them in a sautoire; strain the sauce over, add twelve mushrooms cut in two, and the zest of one lemon. Let cook for six minutes more, then arrange nicely on a dish, decorating it with six bread croûtons (No. 133); pour the sauce over, and serve.

874. Canvas-back Ducks, Roasted.

—Procure two fine, fat canvas-back ducks, pick, singe, draw well, and wipe neatly; throw a light pinch of salt inside, run in the head from the end of the neck to the back, truss nicely, and place in a roasting-pan. Sprinkle a little salt over, put them in a brisk oven, and let cook for eighteen minutes; arrange on a very hot dish, untruss, throw two tablespoonfuls of white broth (No. 99) into each duck, and serve with six slices of fried hominy (No. 1035), and currant jelly.

875. Canvas-back Ducks, Broiled.

—Take two fine, fat canvas-back ducks; pick, singe, draw, and wipe them thoroughly. Split them through the back without detaching them, and lay them on a dish to season with a good pinch of salt, half a pinch of pepper, and a tablespoonful of oil. Roll them in well, and put them to broil for seven minutes on each side. Dress them on a hot dish, spread a gill of maître-d’hôtel butter over (No. 145), decorate with a little watercress, and serve.

876. Red-head Ducks, roasted—Broiled.

—Red-head ducks roasted are prepared exactly the same as canvas-back ducks roasted (No. 874).

Red-head ducks broiled are prepared exactly the same as for canvas-back ducks broiled (No. 875).

877. Reed-birds, Roasted.

—Procure twelve freshly killed, fine, fat reed-birds; cut off their legs and wings, pick the eyes out, and remove the skin from the heads, clean and wipe them neatly, and with a skewer remove the gizzards from the sides, then cover their breasts lightly with thin slices of bacon; arrange them on three kidney-skewers, four on each, and lay them in a roasting-pan; season with a pinch of salt, spread a very little butter over, and set them in the oven to roast for seven minutes; remove them to a hot dish with six hot toasts; garnish with watercress and send to the table immediately.

878. Saddle of Venison, Jelly Sauce.

—Procure a saddle of a small venison, weighing about five pounds; pare it neatly, remove the sinews from the surface, and lard it with a larding-needle as finely as possible; tie it three times around. Put into the roasting-pan one sliced onion and one sliced carrot; lay in the saddle, seasoning with one pinch of salt; spread half an ounce of butter over, and put it in a brisk oven to roast for forty minutes, basting it frequently with its own gravy. Untie before lifting it from the pan, arrange neatly on a hot dish; pour into the pan half a glassful of Madeira wine and a gill of white broth (No. 99); let come to a boil on the stove. Skim the fat off the gravy, straining the lean part over the saddle. Serve with half a pint of hot currant-jelly sauce (No. 884) separately.

All saddles of venison are prepared the same way, only with different sauces and garnishings.

879. Venison Steak, Broiled.

—Procure from a freshly killed deer a fine leg of about five pounds weight; remove the noix, cut it into six steaks; pare and flatten them nicely. Put them on a plate to season with a good pinch of salt, a pinch of pepper, the third of a pinch of nutmeg, and one tablespoonful of oil. Roll them in well, and put them to broil for five minutes on each side. Dress on a hot dish, and spread a gill of maître-d’hôtel butter (No. 145) over; decorate the dish with a little watercress, and serve.

All venison steaks are prepared the same way, only served with different sauces and garnishings.

880. Venison Steak, Londonderry Sauce.

—To be prepared the same as for the above (No. 879). Cut into Julienne-shaped pieces half an ounce of citron, also the zest of half a small, sound lemon cut in the same way. Place them in a saucepan with a glassful of good port wine; cook for two or three minutes at most. Add now a gill of currant jelly, stir all well together until the jelly is thoroughly dissolved, add just a little Cayenne pepper, but no more than the equivalent of the third of a saltspoonful. Allow to come to a boil. Pour the sauce on the hot serving-dish, place the steaks one overlapping another, and serve very hot.

881. Venison Steak, Colbert Sauce.

—Proceed the same as for No. 879, serving with half a pint of hot Colbert sauce (No. 190).

882. Venison Steak, Purée of Chestnuts.

—The same as for No. 879, serving with half a pint of purée of chestnuts (No. 131).

883. Venison Steak, Mashed Potatoes.

—The same as for No. 879, serving with a pint of mashed potatoes and a little gravy (No. 998).

884. Venison Steaks, Currant-Jelly Sauce.

—The same as in No. 879, serving with the following sauce: put in a saucepan on a hot range a wine-glassful of good port wine, let it come to a boil; then add half a pint of currant jelly (No. 1326), thoroughly stir until the jelly is well dissolved, pour in a gill of sauce Espagnole (No. 151); let again come to a boil, then pour the sauce on a hot dish; dress the steaks over it, one overlapping another, and send to the table hot.

885. Venison Chops, Chestnut Purée.

—Have six fine venison chops; pare, flatten a little, and place them on a plate with a good pinch of salt, half a pinch of pepper, and a tablespoonful of oil. Roll them in well, and put them to broil for four minutes on each side; arrange half a pint of hot purée of chestnuts (No. 131) on a dish. Place the chops over, and serve with a good gravy thrown over all.

886. Civet of Venison, Poivrade Sauce.

—Procure two and a half pounds of venison, the lower part if possible (for the lean parts are preferable), cut it into small square pieces, and lay them in an earthen jar, with one sliced onion, half a bunch of parsley-roots, a sprig of thyme, two bay-leaves, twelve whole peppers, two pinches of salt, half a pinch of pepper, and half a glassful of vinegar. Let them marinate for twelve hours. Drain off the juice, and put the venison in a sautoire with an ounce of clarified butter; let cook for ten minutes, then add three tablespoonfuls of flour, stirring well. Moisten with one and a half pints of broth (No. 99), also the marinade-liquor (or juice), well strained. Season with a pinch of salt and half a pinch of pepper, and let cook again for forty minutes. Arrange the civet nicely on a hot dish, sprinkle a little chopped parsley over, and serve.

887. Civet of Venison à la Française.

—Prepare the venison exactly the same as for No. 886, and after marinating it twelve hours, drain it well from the marinade-juice, and place it in a saucepan with an ounce of clarified butter, and let brown for ten minutes on a moderate fire; then add three tablespoonfuls of flour, constantly stirring while adding it. Moisten with one and a half glassfuls of red wine, also a pint of hot white broth (No. 99). Season with half a pinch of salt and half a pinch of pepper, then stir well again until boiling, and add twelve well-peeled, small, sound onions, and one ounce of salt pork cut into small, square pieces, also a bouquet (No. 254). Let cook all together for forty minutes; and four minutes before serving add twelve whole mushrooms. Dress on a hot dish, suppress the bouquet, decorate with bread croûtons as in No. 133, all round the dish, and serve.

888. Civet of Venison à la Parisienne.

—The same as for the above (No. 887), omitting the salt pork, and substituting for it eighteen small mushrooms instead of twelve.

889. Venison Pie à l’Américaine.

—Have three pounds of venison cut into small, square pieces (the parings are preferable); place them in a saucepan with an ounce of butter, and brown them well for six minutes, then add one tablespoonful of flour; stir well, and moisten with a quart of white broth (No. 99); throw in six small, glazed, white onions, a bouquet (No. 254), two pinches of salt, one pinch of pepper, and the third of a pinch of nutmeg. Let cook on the stove for forty-five minutes with the lid on, and when done, lay the stew into a deep dish; cover with a good pie-crust (No. 1077), carefully wetting the edges; egg the surface with beaten egg, make two incisions on each side and a small hole in the centre, then bake in the oven for forty minutes. Prepare a dish with a folded napkin, lay upon this the dish containing the pie, and serve.

890. Antelope Steak, Russian Sauce.

—Prepared exactly the same as Venison steak (No. 879), and served with half a pint of hot Russian sauce (No. 211) on the dish, and the steak over it.

891. Antelope Chops, Port Wine Sauce.

—Broil six fine antelope chops exactly the same as in No. 885. Heat a glassful of port wine in a saucepan, add two cloves, one bay-leaf, eighteen whole peppers, a gill of currant jelly (No. 1326), thoroughly stir until the jelly is completely dissolved, then thicken with half a gill of sauce Espagnole (No. 151), lightly heat again; then strain on a hot serving-dish, neatly dress the chops over it, and send to the table very hot.

892. Hare, Roasted, Stuffed.

—Procure two fine hares, cut them in half, that is, separating the fore-quarters from the hind-quarters. Bone the saddles down to the legs, but not the legs; place them on a deep earthen dish, pour in a wine-glassful of white wine, adding one medium-sized, sound, sliced lemon, one peeled and sliced onion, one sprig of thyme; seasoning with a pinch and a half of salt, a pinch of pepper, and two cloves. Roll the saddles well several times in the seasoning, and put aside to steep for at least twelve hours.

Stuffing.

—Place in a saucepan on the hot range half a good-sized, sound, chopped onion with a tablespoonful of butter; cook for one minute, then add two ounces of sausage-meat, six chopped mushrooms, a teaspoonful of chopped parsley, season with half a pinch of salt and the third of a pinch of pepper. Cook all together for six minutes. Let cool, until needed.

Peel four fine, sound apples, cut each into six equal parts, remove the cores; place them in a pan on the fire with half a glassful of white wine or good cider. Boil for four minutes, then place this with the above forcemeat, and mix all well together.

Take the marinated hares, stuff the saddles (which were boned) with the above stuffing evenly, give them a nice round shape, and tie so as to hold them firm; arrange a piece of larding pork over each saddle, then lay them in a roasting-pan, with one carrot and one onion cut into slices and placed at the bottom of the pan; pour one pint of white broth (No. 99) right over the hares. Place in the hot oven, and roast for forty-five minutes, taking care to baste frequently with its own gravy. Remove from the oven, untie, dress on a hot dish, strain the gravy over the saddles, nicely decorate the dish with heart-shaped croûtons (No. 133) all around, and serve.

The fore-quarters can be utilized for Civet, etc., as desired.

893. Civet of Hare à la Française.

—Remove the entire skin from a good-sized, tender hare, neatly draw it, preserving the blood, if there is any, and also the liver, the gall being carefully removed. Place the blood and liver on the same dish, and proceed to cut the hare into twelve pieces. Put them into a stone jar, seasoning with one and a half good pinches of salt, a good pinch of pepper, a third of a pinch of nutmeg, one sliced onion, one sprig of thyme, two bay-leaves, and half a glassful of white wine. Mix all well together, and steep well for six hours. Lift out the pieces of hare, and put them in a saucepan with one ounce of butter, adding twelve glazed, small onions, and one ounce of salt pork, cut into small pieces; let cook on a brisk fire for ten minutes, then add three tablespoonfuls of flour, stir well, and moisten with a glassful of red wine, also half a pint of white broth (No. 99). Stir until it boils, then season again with half a pinch of salt and half a pinch of pepper; cook for one hour longer, and fifteen minutes before it is done put in the blood, heart, and liver, finely chopped and all well mixed together. Serve on a dish with six croûtons (No. 133).

894. Gibelotte of Hare.

—Proceed exactly the same as for the above (No. 893), replacing the glassful of red wine by a full pint of white broth (No. 99), and adding twelve whole mushrooms four minutes before serving.

895. Fillets of Hare, Sauce Poivrade.

—Have two fine English or American hares; clean them neatly as for No. 893, cut them off from the end of the rack, remove the skin from the fillets, and lard the surface with a small needle. Put them on a dish, and season with a pinch and a half of salt, half a pinch of pepper, and the third of a pinch of nutmeg; add one onion, and one carrot cut in pieces, also three tablespoonfuls of white wine. Let all souse together for two hours, then transfer the whole to a roasting-pan, with any scraps of pork-rind, one sliced carrot, and a sliced onion at the bottom of the pan; put it in the oven, and let cook for thirty minutes. Place the fillets on a dish, add to the pan one gill of hot broth (No. 99), let come to a boil, and then strain the gravy over, and serve with half a pint of poivrade sauce (No. 194) separately.

A pinch of salt represents 205 grains, or a tablespoonful.

Half a pinch of pepper represents 38 grains, or a teaspoonful.

A third of a pinch of nutmeg represents 13 grains, or half a teaspoonful.

VEGETABLES.

896. Artichokes à la Barigoul—Lean.

—Take three large, fine, sound French artichokes, parboil them for three minutes, drain, and pare the tips as well as the bottoms. Remove the chokes with a vegetable-scoop. Place them in a saucepan, with a medium-sized, sliced carrot, one sound, sliced onion, and a tablespoonful of good butter. Season the artichokes with a pinch of salt only. Cut up very fine one peeled, sound shallot, and place it in a separate pan with a tablespoonful of butter, and cook it for three minutes, being careful not to let it get brown. Add ten chopped mushrooms, a tablespoonful of chopped parsley, and a teaspoonful of finely chopped chervil. Season with a pinch of salt and half a pinch of pepper. Cook for five minutes, stirring occasionally meanwhile. Then stuff the artichokes with the preparation, placing on top of each, one whole mushroom. Place them in the hot oven, with a wine-glassful of white wine and a gill of white broth (No. 99); put the lid on the pan, and cook for forty minutes. Remove, and dress them on a hot dish. Add a gill of good Allemande sauce (No. 210) to the sauce of the artichokes, heat up a little, but do not boil; strain it into a bowl, and serve separately.

The Same, Fat.

—Pare the tips, as also the bottoms, of three fine, fresh, large French artichokes. Remove the chokes with a vegetable-scoop. Place them in a saucepan with half an ounce of butter, one sliced carrot, two cloves, one bay-leaf, and one sprig of thyme. Cut up very fine one sound, peeled shallot, place it in a saucepan, with one medium-sized green pepper cut up in small dice-shaped pieces, and a tablespoonful of sweet oil. Cook three minutes. Add a quarter of an ounce of minced cooked ham, eight chopped mushrooms, and one tablespoonful of well-cleaned rice. Let cook for three minutes. Season with a pinch of salt and half a pinch of pepper; add a glassful of white wine, cook for five minutes longer. Add half a gill of tomato sauce (No. 205), and let cook for five minutes more. Stuff the artichokes with the above; arrange a thin slice of larding pork on top of each, place them on the hot stove, with half a glassful of white wine; boil for two minutes, then add half a gill of white broth (No. 99); cover the pan, place in the hot oven, and let cook for forty minutes. Remove from the oven; dress the artichokes on a hot dish, add a gill of Madeira sauce (No. 185) to the gravy. Reduce it for three minutes; strain it into a bowl, and serve separately, very hot.

897. Artichokes Sautés.

—Cut six fine, solid, green artichokes into quarters, and remove the choke entirely. Trim the leaves neatly, and parboil them for five minutes in salted and acidulated water. Remove, and drain them thoroughly. Lay them in a sautoire; season with a pinch of salt, a pinch of pepper, and add two ounces of good butter. Cover the pan with the lid, and set to cook in a moderate oven for twenty-five minutes. Take it out, place the artichokes in a deep dish, and serve with any desired sauce.

898. Artichokes à la Duxelle.

—Chop up finely, and brown for ten minutes in an ounce of butter, six mushrooms, two fine, sound shallots, a quarter of a bunch of parsley, and a clove of garlic. Pare six small or three large artichokes; remove the choke with a spoon, and fry the tops of the leaves in boiling fat for two minutes, being careful to fry only the leaves. Place them in a sautoire, covering each artichoke with a thin slice of salt pork, and laying a buttered paper on top. Moisten with half a pint of hot consommé (No. 100) and half a glassful of white wine. Then place them in a moderate oven to braise for thirty-five minutes. When done, put the prepared gravy into a gill of Italian sauce (No. 188); place the artichokes in a hot dish, pour the sauce over them, and serve.

899. Fried Artichokes.

—Take three fine, large French artichokes; remove the first three or four rows of leaves; cut each artichoke into six pieces; remove the choke with a spoon; pare the tips of the remaining leaves, and lay the pieces in a bowl, with two tablespoonfuls of oil, a good pinch of salt, half a pinch of pepper, a third of a pinch of nutmeg, and a tablespoonful of vinegar. Stir all well together. Make a batter as for No. 1186, dip the artichokes in it, and mix well. Have some fat boiling in a deep pan; lift up the pieces with a skimmer and lay them in one by one, putting in as many as the pan will hold. Stir well, detach those pieces which adhere to the others, and after twelve minutes, or when they are of a golden color, take them out with a strainer. Throw a good handful of parsley-greens into the pan, and as the fat ceases to crackle, after three minutes, take it up; drain through a napkin sprinkled with a little salt. Pile the artichokes on a dish, dome-shaped, garnish with fried parsley, and serve.

900. Artichokes, with Sauce.

—Trim neatly six small raw artichokes; pare the under parts, lay them in a saucepan, and cover them partially with boiling water, adding a handful of salt and one tablespoonful of vinegar. Let them cook for about forty minutes, then draw out a leaf, and if it detaches easily, the artichokes are sufficiently done. Take them from the water, and put them to drain upside down. Arrange them on a dish with a folded napkin, and serve. Artichokes prepared in this way can be eaten with white, blonde, Hollandaise, or any kind of sauce. To keep the artichokes green, tie a piece of charred wood about the size of an egg in a linen cloth, and pour over it the water to be used for boiling the artichokes.

901. Stuffed Artichokes à la Barigoul.

—Pare three fine, large, French artichokes; cut the under leaves straight, then parboil them sufficiently to remove the choke. After laying them in cold water for five minutes, and draining them thoroughly, fill the empty space with a forcemeat made of half an ounce of hashed salt pork, six minced mushrooms, a teaspoonful of chopped parsley, and two hashed shallots, and seasoning with half a pinch of pepper and a third of a pinch of nutmeg, mixing all well together. Tie them up with a string. Heat three tablespoonfuls of olive oil in a pan, and in it brown well the artichokes for three minutes on each side. Place them in a sautoire, and put on top of each artichoke a small slice of fresh pork or veal, or some butter, adding a glassful of broth (No. 99). Cook them in the oven for forty minutes, place the artichokes in a hot dish, pour the sauce over and serve.

902. Artichokes à la Vinaigrette.

—Prepare and cook three large or six small, fine artichokes the same as for No. 900. The large ones are to be eaten boiled, cooled, and served with the following sauce in a sauce-bowl: pound the yolk of a hard-boiled egg in a bowl, dilute it with two spoonfuls of vinegar, season with a pinch of salt, and half a pinch of pepper, a finely chopped shallot, and three tablespoonfuls of good oil. Mix well together, and serve.

The small artichokes may be served in the same way, or they can be eaten raw (as they frequently are in Europe), with the choke removed. Dress the artichokes on a dish with a folded napkin, and serve the sauce in a separate bowl.

903. Artichokes à la Florentine.

—Fill six parboiled fresh or conserved artichoke-bottoms with a preparation made of fresh sliced mushrooms, if at hand, a small, cooked cauliflower, weighing half a pound when pared, and stewed in half a pint of béchamel (No. 154), with two tablespoonfuls of grated cheese, seasoned with half a pinch of pepper, and the third of a pinch of nutmeg. Sprinkle with fresh bread-crumbs, and pour over them a little clarified butter; brown in the oven for ten minutes; place the artichokes in a hot dish, pour a gill of hot Madeira sauce (No. 185) over them, and serve.

904. Asparagus, Sauce Hollandaise.

—Scrape nicely and wash carefully two bunches of fine asparagus; tie them into six equal bunches, arranging the heads all one way, and chop off the ends evenly. Boil them until they are done in salted water, or from twenty to twenty-two minutes; lift them out, drain them thoroughly on a cloth, and lay them nicely on a dish with a folded napkin. Untie, and serve with half a pint of hot Hollandaise sauce (No. 160), in a separate bowl.

Asparagus with drawn butter is prepared in exactly the same way, and is served with a gill of drawn butter (No. 157).

905. Asparagus à la Vinaigrette.

—Prepare two bunches of sound asparagus as in No. 904, and serve with half a pint of sauce vinaigrette (No. 902), after the asparagus has been thoroughly cooled. Asparagus can be served in this way either hot or cold.

906. Asparagus à la Tessinoise.

—Boil for only twelve minutes two bunches of fine fresh asparagus as for No. 904, place them on a dish in layers, with grated Swiss or Parmesan cheese between. Lightly brown a third of a medium-sized, sound, chopped onion in one ounce of butter, and pour over the whole; sprinkle the top with a little cheese and fresh bread-crumbs, and cook in a moderate oven for fifteen minutes.

Take out of the oven, and send to the table in the same dish.

907. Fried Egg-plant.

—Peel one medium-sized egg-plant, cut it into six round slices, about half an inch in thickness, and season with half a teaspoonful of salt and a teaspoonful of pepper. Dip the pieces in beaten egg and in fresh bread-crumbs, and fry them in hot fat for five minutes. Remove, salt slightly again, and drain them well; serve on a hot dish over a folded napkin.

908. Broiled Egg-plant.

—Peel neatly a sound, medium-sized egg-plant, and cut it into six even slices half an inch thick, in such a way that one egg-plant will be sufficient. Place the slices in a dish; season them with a pinch of salt and half a pinch of pepper, and throw over them a tablespoonful of sweet oil. Mix well together; then arrange the slices on the broiler, and broil them for five minutes on each side. Remove them from the fire, place them in a hot dish, spread a gill of maître d’hôtel (No. 145) over them, and send them to the table.

909. Stuffed Egg-plant.

—Cut a good-sized egg-plant into six parts, so that the peel remains intact on one side. Make four incisions inside of each piece, and fry them for one minute in boiling fat; dig out the fleshy part of the egg-plant with a potato-scoop, and fill it with any forcemeat at hand. Sprinkle the top with bread-crumbs and a little clarified butter; brown well in the oven for ten minutes, and serve.

910. Beet-roots, Boiled Plain.

—Wash a quart of sound, young beet-roots thoroughly in cold water. Place them in a saucepan, covering them with cold water; season with a handful of salt and two tablespoonfuls of vinegar; put on the lid and cook for one hour and ten minutes. Take them from the fire; lift them from the water, and peel them while they are warm. When done, put them in a stone jar; strain over them the liquor in which they were boiled; spread two tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar on top; cover them, and put them away in a cool place for use when required.

Beet-roots are generally served as a salad, a hors-d’œuvre, or a garnishing for salad.

911. Beet-roots Sautées au Beurre.

—With the same quantity of beet-roots proceed as in No. 910; when cooked and peeled, cut them up in clove-shaped pieces; then put them in a sautoire with one ounce of butter, seasoning with a pinch of pepper, and sprinkling a very little powdered sugar over them. Let them cook on the stove for six minutes, carefully tossing them from time to time; then arrange them in a hot vegetable-dish, and serve.

912. Beet-roots Sautées à la Crême.

—Proceed the same as in No. 911, adding half a pint of hot béchamel (No. 154) three minutes before serving.

913. Mushrooms Sautées à la Bordelaise.

—Select a pound of the largest, driest, thickest, and firmest mushrooms procurable; pare neatly, wash them well, drain, and cut lozenge-shaped. Place them in an earthen dish, sprinkle them with a tablespoonful of good oil, a pinch of salt, and twelve whole peppers, and leave them in the marinade for two hours. Take them out and stew them for six minutes; when done, place them on the serving-dish, and cover them with the following sauce: Place in a sautoire three tablespoonfuls of oil, a teaspoonful of parsley, the same of chives, and a clove of crushed garlic, all well chopped. Heat for five minutes; then add them to the mushrooms, which are ready to serve.

914. Mushrooms Sautés on Toast.

—Choose a pound of fine, sound, large, fresh mushrooms, neatly pare off the ends, clean, and wash them well. Drain, and place them in a sautoire with an ounce of good butter. Season with a pinch of salt and half a pinch of pepper. Cover, and let them cook for ten minutes, tossing them well meanwhile. Squeeze in the juice of half a medium-sized sound lemon; add a pinch of chopped parsley, nicely sprinkled over. Place six pieces of toasted bread on a hot dish, dress the mushrooms over the toasts, and serve.

915. Mushrooms Sautés à la Crême.

—Prepare a pound of fine, fresh mushrooms exactly the same as above (No. 914), and if very large cut them in two. Place them in a sautoire with an ounce of good butter. Season with a pinch of salt and half a pinch of pepper, then put the lid on, and cook on a moderate fire for six minutes; then add two tablespoonfuls of velouté sauce (No. 152), and half a cupful of sweet cream. Cook again for four minutes, and serve them in a very hot dish with six heart-shaped bread croûtons (No. 133) around it.

916. Mushrooms Broiled on Toast.

—Pare neatly, wash well, and dry thoroughly one pound of fine, large mushrooms. Lay them on a dish, season with a pinch of salt, half a pinch of pepper, and a tablespoonful of sweet oil. Roll them in well; then put them on to broil for four minutes on each side; arrange them on a hot dish with six slices of toast; pour a gill of maître d’hôtel butter (No. 145) over the mushrooms, and serve.

917. Blanched Cabbage.

—Pare off the outer leaves from a medium-sized cabbage; cut it into four square pieces, wash thoroughly, dry, and put it in a saucepan covering it with salted hot water. Cook for ten minutes, drain, and put it into cold water to cool off; remove from the water, and drain again.

All cabbages are blanched before using them, with the exception of stuffed cabbage, which must be left whole.

918. Cabbage with Cream.

—Drain, and let cool a well-blanched cabbage (No. 917); chop it up, and place it in a saucepan with two ounces of butter, seasoning with a good pinch of salt, half a pinch of pepper, and the third of a pinch of grated nutmeg; add a tablespoonful of flour, stir well, and moisten with a cupful of cream. Reduce until the cabbage and gravy are well incorporated, which will take about forty-five minutes. Arrange on a hot dish, and serve.

919. Stuffed Cabbage.

—Cut out the root and heart from a medium-sized cabbage-head, and pick off several of the outer leaves; parboil the rest as for No. 917. After removing it from the fire, open the leaves carefully, so as not to break them; then season the cabbage with a pinch of salt and half a pinch of pepper, and fill the inside of the leaves with a good sausage forcemeat (No. 220). Close them up, and tie the cabbage so that none of the stuffing escapes; then lay it in a sautoire containing one cut-up carrot, one cut-up onion, a piece of lard skin, and half a pint of white broth (No. 99). Cover with a little fat from the soup-stock; lay a buttered paper on top, and let cook for one hour in the oven, basting it occasionally with its own juice; untie, and serve with half a pint of Madeira sauce (No. 185).

920. Cabbage for Garnishing.

—Prepare a cabbage exactly the same as for No. 919; divide it into six parts, stuff each one with sausage forcemeat (No. 220), wrap them up, and tie, rolling them well. Put them in a sautoire garnished the same as for the stuffed cabbage, and cook for forty minutes in the oven; untie, and serve when needed.

921. Pork and Cabbage.

—Pare neatly, and divide a medium-sized cabbage into four pieces; wash them well, parboil for ten minutes, and then put them into any kind of vessel with a pound of salt pork, well washed, three cervelas, a branch of celery, one onion, two large carrots, a blade each of bay-leaf and thyme, half a pinch of pepper, but no salt, and cover with a buttered paper. Let simmer on a gentle fire for one hour and a half; then place the cabbage in a dish, using a skimmer; also the pork and sausages, laying them on top; decorate the dish with the rest of the vegetables, and serve.

922. Brussels Sprouts, Sautés au Beurre.

—Pare neatly, and pick off the outer dead leaves of one pound of imported Brussels sprouts, or one and a half pounds of domestic sprouts; wash them thoroughly, drain, and cook them in boiling salted water for seven minutes. Drain, and let cool in cold water; drain them once more, then throw the sprouts into a sautoire containing two ounces of butter. Season with half a pinch each of salt and pepper, adding a teaspoonful of chopped parsley; cook slightly for five minutes; then serve.

923. Brussels Sprouts, Sautés à la Crême.

—Pare, pick, and blanch one pound of sprouts as in No. 922. When well drained, put them in a sautoire with two tablespoonfuls of velouté (No. 152); season with half a pinch of salt, and the third of a pinch each of pepper and nutmeg. Add half a cupful of sweet cream. Let them heat, but not boil, for five minutes, tossing them frequently; dress on a hot dish, and serve.

924. Sourkrout.

—After washing three pints of imported sourkrout in several waters, drain it well, and put it in a saucepan with a large piece of well-washed salt pork, three cervelas, two carrots, two whole onions, half a cupful of roast meat-fat, six juniper berries, a glassful of good white wine, and a pint of white broth (No. 99). Let it cook slowly for three hours; then drain the sourkrout, dish it up with the pork on top, which can either be served in one piece, or divided into six slices, arranging the cervelas around, nicely dressed.

925. Cauliflower, Boiled with Butter.

—Take one large or two small cauliflowers; pare, pick, and examine them well to see if anything adheres which should be removed; wash them thoroughly in fresh water, and then put in a saucepan, covering with cold water; season with a handful of salt and half a pinch of pepper, and add an ounce of kneaded butter. After cooking about thirty minutes, drain them through a colander, and lay them on a dish, pouring over them a sauce made of one ounce of good butter, a third of a pinch of salt, the same of pepper, and a tablespoonful of vinegar, then serve.

Cauliflowers prepared the same way can be served with a white sauce or Hollandaise sauce. They are also eaten as a salad when cold.

926. Cauliflower au Gratin.

—Pare, pick, cook, and drain one large or two medium-sized cauliflowers as for No. 925. Cut off the roots; then place them on a buttered baking-dish, covering them with a pint of good béchamel (No. 154), to which three tablespoonfuls of grated Parmesan cheese have been added. Sprinkle the top with three more tablespoonfuls of grated cheese and a little fresh bread-crumbs. Place the dish in the oven and let it get a golden brown color. It will require about twenty minutes’ cooking, but care must be taken to turn the dish frequently, so that the cauliflower will be equally well browned all over.

927. Carrots Sautées à la Crême.

—Pare off the ends of six good-sized carrots, scrape them neatly, wash thoroughly, and cut them in rounds half an inch thick. Cook them in white broth (No. 99), (salted water will answer as well); cover the saucepan, and let them cook for thirty minutes. Remove, drain, and place them in a sautoire, with three tablespoonfuls of béchamel (No. 154), and a cupful of cream or milk. Season with a pinch of salt, half a pinch of pepper, and the third of a pinch of nutmeg. After ten minutes, place them in a hot dish, sprinkle a good pinch of chopped parsley over, and serve.

928. Celery, with Gravy à la Bonne Femme.

—Procure two bunches of fine Kalamazoo celery. If there should be four heads in each bunch, reserve two for table celery, as hors-d’œvres. Pare the outer branches, and clean thoroughly, cutting off the hard and green leaves. Cut them into equal lengths, and blanch them in boiling water for five minutes; drain, and add half a pint of broth (No. 99) to the water. Put the celery into a gill of white roux (No. 135) in a sautoire, and season with a pinch of salt, twelve whole peppers, and a third of a pinch of nutmeg. When the celery is sufficiently cooked, or after twenty-five minutes, finish the sauce with a gill of clear gravy or half an ounce of butter. Place the celery in a hot dish, pour the sauce over and serve.

929. Celery with Cream.

—Pare nicely four heads of fine celery, and cut it into pieces two inches in length; wash thoroughly; remove from the water with the hands, and lay it on a napkin. By so doing no sand will adhere to the celery. Blanch it in boiling salted water for five minutes; remove, drain, and put it in a sautoire with two ounces of butter and one tablespoonful of fecula; stir all well together, and moisten with half a pint of consommé (No. 100). Cook and reduce the whole for twenty minutes; when done, thicken with two beaten egg yolks diluted in three tablespoonfuls of cream, and add the third of a pinch of grated nutmeg. Serve garnished with six croûtons (No. 133).

930. Celery à la Moëlle de Bœuf.

—Take six heads of fine celery, cut off the green leaves, pare neatly, wash thoroughly, drain, and tie each head near the end where the green part has been cut away. Blanch them in salted boiling water for ten minutes, then remove, drain, and put them in a sautoire, with a pint of Madeira sauce (No. 185). Cook for fifteen minutes. Arrange the heads on a hot dish; remove the strings, and add to the sauce in the sautoire eighteen slices of marrow half an inch thick. Cook for one minute, being careful not to break the pieces of marrow; pour the sauce over the celery, and serve.