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366

MENUS AND

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RECIPES OF

THE

BARON

IN

BRISSE

FRENCH

ENGLISH

AND

BY

TRANSLATED

SAMPSON

MRS.

MATTHEW

LOW,

MARSTON,

CROWN

BUILDINGS^

CLARK

SEARLE, l88,

FLEET

1882

[All rightsreserved\

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RIVINGTON

LONDON

PRINTED

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GILBERT

ST.

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AND

John's

RIVINGTON,

square.

LIMITED,

PREFACE.

This

book,

practical in

which

of

cookery

this

edition

The

bills

by

books,

has

written

are

of

one

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and

useful

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rendered

been

alterations

many

fare

of

already

was

complete

more

modifications.

and

entirely

according

to

French

our

customs.

Dishes

used

rich

both

by

and

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in

given

are

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proper

seasons.

The

recipes

cookery, In to

and

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give

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use

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or

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to

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on "

warmed

up,

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day.

second

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decision

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be

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at table

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OF

ORDER

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force

society.

only think

of

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it makes

people

to

knowledge ac-

PROVISION

CALENDAR.

January. the

Under I

but

March,

of

St

Christmas-time under

the

anagram

with

New

would is

January

winter have

before

where

the

of

blessed

that

for

the

This

was

a

the

all

by

gourmands

months

of

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of

the

over

of

31st

decision, year

the

;

I

commences.

the

sixteenth

represented

are

year

the

good

very

of

ist

all

future

now

of

Touchet,

announced

was

first month

engraving

an

eyes

twelve

it

to

Easter;

to

tout," the

charme

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altered

was

Marie

beautifnl

the

on

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year.

being

of

worthy

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day

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close

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name

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whose

the

Charlemagne's

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of

December for

after

;

became

January

France

of

during

Charles

and

Paris

kings

first

century,

by

as

many

figures. is

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Gargantua, a

large

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January

wine

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Sunday

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prime. geese,

and

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tunny,

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wild and

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the

comes

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drink

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of

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eating.

we

poultry

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Mediterranean

fish

any

of

only

game,

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all other

health

the

is

during January,

season

usual

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to

much

great

good,

duck.

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is

meat

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doubt

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for

he

;

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Macaire

January,

table

at

man

draught

one

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a

like

like St

not

of

2nd

cabbage

by

drinking

and

cantons

day raw

personified

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in

provides

markets.

of

the

in

woodcock,

perfection.

time

are

larks, us

Truffles

year.

their

The

with have first

PROVISION

CALENDAR.

February.

old

all the

In

almanacks

M^ry,

who

spend

the

always wished winter "

to

say

of

time, which

truffled

description come* is too this

great

and

to

to

sunstroke, and

the

succumb

to

his

wine

northerner

drinking, Lent

does

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get

and

; the

need

southerner

; the

are

temptation

before

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lanches Ava-

truffles

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much

to

tempting

most

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to

done

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places wher6

conduces

carry

the

We

day. "

intemperances. of

pies

safely

more

is able

of the

order

the

sacred

the

eating

be

military man fear

fowls

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never

can

and

come

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its follies and

Is it possiblenot

!

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Jules Janin translates

all

from

How

produced.

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indigestionis

;""carnival, with

flesh

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shivering like

fire and

summer

old

an

yourselves comfortable."

this month

in carnival

are

the

that

represented by

the

poking

Marseilles.

at

Pray make

us,

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into

a

fog.

tide; great gastronomical battle always takes place during Shrove-

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after which and the

a

the

gastronomicar year

little diet is most

be

may

might

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necessary;

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of

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professors

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in

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being killed. tasted

same

during February,

season

vegetables.

; and we

in

forced

are

Vosges of

is

warming himself; be

man

is

February

have

forbidden

assuredly issued

their never

this law.

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Repose as

of

a

is

quiet

as

much

mind.

the The

result

of

a

fatigues of

well-organized digestion the

carnival

are.

only

a

PROVISION

in

dream

of the

that the most

memories.

our

rich

beautiful

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giftswhich

amongst

pleasure

Matthew,

St.

forgettingthe with

servant,

for to

from

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of

under

the

Provisions Butcher's

spring weather for

our

is

meat

like the

unhappy

looks

been

water

at

and

lettuce, peas,

and the

be

cannot

have

it is the

but

to

fall back

put

Hens

asparagus,

the

into it from

ourselves

year.

effect

pn

a

of

by welcoming myriads

but

forced

French

trout,

vegetables, truffles

good,

We

of the

have

we

pensive ex-

during March,

season

by throwing

time

too

perfectlyright,for surely

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quite so

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other

any

man's

Geneva

game,

brill,soles,lobsters,and especiallyoysters, which than

rich

a

not

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on

fast,it is far

fruit and

cattle.

not

resources,

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one

once

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Telesphore,

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champagne." meals

to

Madame

for lovers of gastronomy.

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St.

peasant,

heard

was 'i

carp

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lives

our

traditions, simply

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sadness.

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xi

Chiteaubriand

and

March,

Recamier

CALENDAR.

sea

rock,

turbot,

better

are

of

now

dantly, lay abunartichokes, radishes,

begin

to

cauliflowers.

beans, and April.

Palm

and

month, lambs

and

Sunday

Easter

naturally we

so

fall under

meekly

themselves

under

the

Bayonne.

Three

cheers

poets have

even

improve green

and

peas,

gladden

sight of

a

tliese sea

to

come

butcher's

for the

in their

the

generally

triplebanner

the first outdoor

to

the

sung

the

are

hearts

the

Pascal

Lamb

; other

knife, and

hams

present

of

York,

pork-butchers !

praises.

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vegetables,such of

Mayence, No

wonder

meat as

kings and peasants. are

which

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namelyj mackerel,

and

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begins

asparagus

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star,

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celebrated

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to

and

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rejoiced by so

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dressed and

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maitre

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us

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poultry-yard,as the

having

fillets of

avant-

present buy

at

can

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anchovy

thick crayfish sauce. Provisions

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with

larded

Lent, but

eyes,

usudly

are

from

doubt

rivets,

superior feelfegs

the

of

couriers

in

of

our

our

Mackerel

sturgeon, which

for

good poultry.

shadows

regards spring chickens. of

dish

a

joyous feelings. Vegetables

flowers

against

towns

the

up

and

the

more

season

is

comes

loss of game

many-coloured

justice must

of

have

still a littleunder

waking

is

nature

leaves

for the

us

are

we

Kings

shad

console

CALENDAR,

mackerel

but

n]k"numents,

all centuries. to

VISION

PRO

as

in

in

during April.

season

with

March,

exception

the

of

few

a

m6re

vegetables. May, This

is often

month

which

prejudice to August, the

to

lovers

May try

Virgin,but and

vie with

to

chickens, young

fowls,and

pigeons, tender

they mingle

delicious

dish.

perfume

sweet are

as

so

easy

of

doves, so

morels

digestion. the

anticipated enjoyments, also to now

in

vegetables the

fresh

come

butter

perfection.

We

gaily with spring

out

our

especiallyabundant peas

Rouen

and

and

tame

good just

make

their appearance

make

and

Amiable

eyes.

green

During

mind, the markets

same

duckling from

gladden

receive millions

south, and but

we

from

any

cated dedi-

Augustus.

themselves

the adorable

are

Mary, without

must "

thank

we

not

lie

de

which, thanks, to

most

a

with

flavour; dear amiable, juicylittle morels

earlyvegetables from fruit and

the

gracefullywith

Fresh and

deck

to

come

Emperor

of

are

of

only the specialmonth

also to the

and

nature,

month

the

is not

gourmands

Nantes, all of which

now,

called

their which

of artichokes

and

it heartilyfor

our

forget that

the

France."

Welcome

the

young

finest

grass,

is

PROVISION

Provisions

Vegetables melons,

in

during May.

season

abundant

more

French

broad

peas,

are

xiii

CALENDAR,

which

besides

;

cauliflowers, and

beans,

beans, lettuce, and

have

we

cucumbers,

early

turnips, forced

young

berries, straw-

cherries.

and

June. Here

we

at

are

the

last month

celebrated

for its beautiful

dine

than

better

and

good example and

tastes, which

with

a

fine opera

We

can

longer

no

count

on

must

no

would

more

compare

Sistine

the

ChapeL

and

tomatoes.

but

of doors

out

there

cherries, raspberries,

Morella

cherries,strawberries,cvurants,

by invaluable

we

and

asparagus,

spinach,

beans,

charm

to

during June.

season

glass : egg-plants,cucumbers,

French

are

in

fowls

we

at

their

productions

augmented

choir

can

carnivorous

abundant

than

one

follow

our

cocks, which

of the

one

extent

specially

No us

fine young

interestingcapon,

Provisions Under

have

is further

singer with

Let

and

savoury

gallantyoung

the

flowers.

certain

a

now

number

turkey poults and confound

to

We

season.

their

and

us,

abandon

fruits and

this month.

do

enjoy all the

in

are

bees

the

red

it is

spring,and

of

gooseberries.

July. During this month are

forget veal, which

does the with

not

head

catch

to

which

and

whatever

to

Our

we

must

begin

tail.

The

our

one

may

say

is not

is the

rabbits dinners to

the

fish which

goes

time

which can

are

be

not

in

An

are

wards, back-

red, and

season,

charmingly

contrary.

we

make

to

fish

our

cut,

fish,is

not

filled with

are

been

a

There

must

examine

to

hay having

say

Now

young

resources

any

markets

crayfish,the littlered naturalists

We

capons.

prime.

backwards.

go

well-flavoured

these

is at its

fish ; but

sea

fi'om critically enabled

poultry-yardis in its full glory.

turkey poults,pullets,and

fattened

river and

the

use

of and

varied,

experi"\ic^^

xiv

CALENDAR,

PROVISION

dinner-eater

is

far

month

the

deprivationsduring

clever

too

Provisions All

vegetables

in

are

of

in

grumble

to

imaginary

at

July^ during July.

season

and

season,

and

Figs, apricots,peaches, early pears,

in abundance.

potatoes

apples

are

ripe.

now

August. was

the

have

been

August one

can

was.

This

could

well

time

at

capitalof

the

having

heat, and

of the great

account

sea-side,or

the

country

and

fields,and

at

the

end

Other

green

same

worth

in

as

July.

he

of

either

in

about

had

August

on

country,

about

go

the

eating.

ever, How-

gourmands wild

young

boar.

just yet. during August,

season

Melons,

walnuts,

"I

the

to

They

much

without

XIV.,

go

this

at

gastronomy.

shooting begins, and

much in

almonds, green

Louis

waters.

think

feet, and

Rome,

to

quail, leverets,and

Provisions The

the

not

also

no

he

was

deserted

people

month

young

is not

game

do

of the

with

provided

are

drink

to

did

cities become

Large

but

and than

Rome

brought as

his

at

defiance.

world,

dinner

good

a

world

was

exclaim,

to

wait"

to

whole

cold

having

Augustus

to

the

of

judge

the

and

worth

Everything almost

had

heat

only

not

better

a

emperor set

Augustus' favourite month,

Emperor

figs,peaches, plums, all kinds

and

of

pears,

vegetables.

September.

Partridge-shooting in

vintages begin

you

will

Game

Thrushes worth

to

the

wine

eat

with

have

eating.

so

as

to

and

It is better

enable

your

not

and

abundant,

oysters to

be

make too

the

time

same

is the

get much

we

the

butcher's

All

thought

fish is

Sea

at

Now

at pecked sufficiently

Truffles

timidly.

districts.

but

improve,

and

commences,

when

season

is

meat

which

is very

grapes

to

familiar

palate to get in order,

and

good.

them

also

them in

appearance with

good.'

make

all fiiiits are their

the

fection. per-

very

just yet, to

allow

: PROVISION

the

to

sun

them

enjoy the

put

out

with

the

enthusiasm

the

to

them

into

and

appear,

delicate-eatmg bird. delicious

in

laid in

those

to

are

oyster-bed,ahd

an

of

truffles.

they

says

know

William

the

Young

the

are

of

art

most

making

during September.

season

good, though

Artichokes

not

compared

than

now

pick

to

be

to

better

are

it is time

tim^e of the year, and

Other

aid

the

Guignard

very

May.

of

will

you

Chartres.

pies at

eggs

by

which

deServe.

they

sake

Certainly they

Provisions

September

which

world

xv

fires, after

for the

England

Talleyrand governed plover begin

its

of

few

a

took

Conqueror

CALENDAR.

at

any

nuts.

our

October. It is for poets make

verses

fault

being

that it is the

What

ness,

!

hardly hold

either fork

good dinner

the are

God,

as

what do

I

woods so

I think

but when

is

good.

have such

lighthearted-

my

of the

some

Brutus

Fortune

panions com-

phantoms

they

that

can

perhaps enjoy fortune

may

they give

When

of

can

face.

my

trembling hands

eyes,

only

I

against

! what

by, oh

gone

"

all food

strong, and

so

to

gourmand's holiday.

always kept

wouldn't

?

its

October,

blow

gay,

I have

defeat, he exclaimed,

a

of the

glass ; they

or

of

gourmands

happiest reminiscences.

digestion,dull

no

honours, but

after

We

youth, years

my

with

are,

and

air of

for

beautiful, and

the

me

vigour,and appetite; of

now

to

Thank

appetite.

an

a

is still

sweet

jovialseason

a

month

last month

nature

feel the

almost

spring,and

to

Happy

always brings back

It

odes

autumn.

to

October

During

make

to

be

to

able

dying

was

is but

to

of

enjoy

hunger

name."

a

Provisions injsjason during October. Added

to

pears

and

apples

we

have

now

almonds,

medlars,

chestnuts.

and

November. Here scene we

we

has find

are

in cold

changed ourselves

;

and

yesterday we

in

town.

the

foggy November, The

were

in

actors

gastronomical

the

country,

are

the

same,

to-day onl^

xvi

PROVISION

feeling much which We

all

but

one,

that

the

mean

recruit

one

does

dinner

the

for

alwajrs have

are

soft roe,

have

to

day^

same

in

in

die

I

mustard

November, invitation

one

fails,they

to can

them.

during November.

season

troubled

longer

with

host

one

console

to

appetite :

our

eaten

than

if

unpretentious

very

people

that

so

and

more

another

to

recourse

no

with

a

assaulting

saying that; many

a

Provisions We

its

the stomach."

of

army,

indigestion,

brave

to

Remorse

dulinary

prevent

friends

my

*^

called

our

not

is

I advise

so

in

herring

fresh

There

sauce.

be

only

can

determined

and

strengthened

after

have

CALENDAR.

provisions,

about

duty is

our

to

them.

eat

December.

festive

The

mostly their

gratitude by

The

hour

tact

is

invitations.

sad

that to

the end

that tail of the

he her

year

Provisions

a

the

warn

those

gourmands,

offence.

what

an

Who

are

we

mother-in-law

?

with

bet

pet dog

firm

is

do

her

in the

not

and

curl,

not

same

as

in November.

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you

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of

please,

remind

to

comet

them.

to

to

Try

hand,

show

amount

mother-in-law

to

does

the

season

a

the

that

guest

an

hospitalityoffered but

remembers

with in

the

house

your

I make

all I

way;

for

sounded,

give

to

keep

who

mother-in-law or

not

has

wife, father-in-law, or

husbands,

own

returning

not

execution

required

husband,

the

arrived

now

who, like Rabelais, always dine out, and

bachelors

of

has

season

her the

i8i

i,

be

THE

BILLS

366

OF

FARE.

JANUARY k la

Potage Selle

de

julienne.

k la

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rissoles.

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small

quantities

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add, of

stock

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season,

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add

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these

vegetables

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shortly before

;

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into

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crust.

to

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pieces

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la

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bread

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of

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and

boil

;

in

size

the

of

and the

(see 23rd

sauce

lemon

salt

juice, and

water

for

eels, place of

March)

garnish

with

potatoes.

the

with

January).

saddle

the

of

saddle

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cut

minutes

fifteen

or

and

eels

your

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little fresh

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sugar.

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slices

on

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asparagus

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lettuces. of

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of

some

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larks.

soup.

slow

a

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browned;

slightly

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meringu^e.

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minute.

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farcies.

cr^me

soup.

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roties.

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minute.

gamie

mouton

2.

gravy

of

mutton

reduced,

mutton

with

rissoles.

(see braise

garnish

with

28th

of

rissoles

May)

and

(see 25th

THE

366 BILLS

OF

JANUARY brunoise

Potage C6tes

de

boeuf

3.

pites d'ltalie.

aux

k la

Morue

FARE.

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soap with of cod with

Slices

creme.

de

braisees, gamies

Braised

Italian cream

paste. sauce.

ribs of beef with

patties,

petitsp"t^. Perdreaux Marinade

rdtis.

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choux-fleuxs.

de

de

drain

them

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cut

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cream

cod's

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thicken very

with

littlenutmeg and

reduce

paste, which

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a

and

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a

with

saucepan,

quantity

necessary

some

a

little stock

a

Italian

in

warm

add

brown; the

;

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little

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serve.

the

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each

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November),

in

with

pepper

substance

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for

a

pan, sauce-

and

pint

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the ten

and

a

of

fire for

minutes,

fritters.

thoroughly

piece separatelyin

drain

butter

into

pieces

(see 31st of January),leave

sauce

they

of

fish, simmer

of

cauliflower, break

your

boilingwater,

parsley,stir

Oanliilower

Blanch

separately.

flavour

proper

finelychopped

five

a

sauce.

pound

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until

into glaze, pour and, when boiling,add to

cream

boil in

and

fresh butter

some

boiled

been

tail and Melt

soup,

witli

cod

; when

some

onions, wash

turnips,leeks,celery,and

cairots,

some

fritters. of pears.

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poires. BmnoiBe

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partridges.

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covered

dip into

spoon,

fry in boilinglard

garnished with fiied parsley.

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with

2

or

until the

batter

butter.

and

dip

into

cold, and

sauce;

take

(see 13th

Serve

very

of

hot,

THE

BILLS

366

OF

JANUARY Potage

croAte

Merlans

Filet

boeuf

de

Fommes

de

Meringues

the

with

and

tureen

of

crust

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the

fillet of beef.

potatoes.

in

bread

quantity

necessary

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dish, and

deep

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into

dish

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;

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a

bread.

stock, put the

and

pour

of

crusts

herbs.

sweet

la chasseur.

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with

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with

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sautees.

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of bread.

crusts

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toasted

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with

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terre

k la

slices

toast

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moisten

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k la chasseur.

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4.

pot.

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hours.

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placing

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hot

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when

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and and

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to

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raw

the gravy,

lemon.

soak

in salad

onion, and

spit

for

a

three

simply adding

THE

OF

BILLS

366

JANUARY *"

\ la pur^e

Potage

Brochet

sauce

Noix

de

de

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d'anchois.

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best

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thin

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to

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the

the salt

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5.

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quick

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serve

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lemon. Pur^e

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it.

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fire, adding Serve

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THE

BILLS

366

OF

JANUARY

Potage Pi^ce

de

6.

Bread

pain.

au

bc3euf

FARE.

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saace

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aux

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beef

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tomatoes,

tomates.

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minutes

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them

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soup

make

to

them

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January),

of

same

as

and

dish

of

chump on

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hour

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in

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stock

and

simmer

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required

the

sauce.

a

ripe

white

for

use,

quite a

the

stock,

in

with

clear

stock

quantity is

it

sure

the

or

to

tables vege-

dish.

sorrel.

k

veal

pur^e

as

separate

a

soup-

necessary

cheese,

bourgeoise

la

(see 17th

of sorrel.

into

tomatoes

pepper,

until

the

your

sauce.

with

saucepan,

add

stock

veal

of

boiling

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the

of

up

and in

grated

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bottom

sufficient

bread

flavoured

the

line

pour

swell,

the

either

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which

bread,

boil

never

;

it

spoil

of

crusts

soup.

serving,

before

sauce.

cake.

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Bread

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bordelaise

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rois.

feet

s

hare.

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bordelaise.

des

calf

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roti.

little

some

minced

moisten

thick, butter

lean with

pass or

simmer

halves,

a

ham,

can

thjrme,

tea-cupful

through

glaze

for

be

a

of

tammy. added

to

THE

BILLS

366

FARE.

OF

JANUARY Potage.

macaroni

an

Poularde

avec

k la

de

Broiled

little stock the

:

when

scraped

cooked,

quantity

necessary

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of

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a

it like

and

(see

i

minutes

fifteen the

off

slices

of

of

with

Serve

fire.

cook

chopped

some

glaze,

then

add

a

crajrfish,reduce

with

strongly in this

with

sauce,

trussing

and

serve

stuff

it with

cook

and

foie

brown

fire for

before

pass

deep

(see

sauce

onions

wine

a

quick

taking

sauce.

and

in

dish.

i8th

of

butter, reduce of the

some

through

cayenne-pepper

in

a

cover

gravy.

and

and

partridge

your

minutes

five

bordelaise

little white

parsley and

:

before

roast

salt

brown

carrots

again

and

bacon

crayfish in court-bouillon

your

it.

breast

and

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either

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and

bacon,

sprinkle

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pour

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them

it.

over

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ith

and

soup-tureen

a

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la

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stock

cheese

a

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a

boiling

in

boil

and

water,

it in the

put

large fat pullet, lard the boiled

hard

and

salt

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or

soufi^.

soup.

in

maccaroni

sauce.

of chestnuts

Omelet

souffl^e.

your

tartare

of mutton.

leg

Pur^e

Maocaroni

Soak

soup.

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bass,

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roti. marrons.

Omelette

4 la

Pullet

tartare.

Gigot Pur^e

Maccaroni

parmesan.

Montmorency.

grillesauce

Bar

7.

a

:

warm

juice

tammy, your

April) to

a

of the season

crayfish

8

THE

BILLS

366

FARE.

OF

8.

JANUARY Potage k la parisienne. Carpes frites. Poitrines

de

^

mouton

la

Parisian

soup.

Fried of mutton,

Breast

sauce

Carp. piquante

sauce,

piquante. r6tie.

Dinde C^leri Tartelettes

Roast

jus. poires.

au aux

Stewed

leeks

some

in

long,

warm

stock

with

cooked

slices into

pour

of

the

soup.

pieces

into

butter, and

some

about

tureen

soup

the

; soak

roe

fish for

the

down

open

carp

floured, try with

fry it ;

and

keep it firm

to

and

salt

the

and

placed

roe

When

a

on

good the

back, keep

vinegar

salt, and add

cooked,

half

when

the

in

thyme, parsley, laurel-leaves, nutmeg, the

well.

your

slices of bread.

some

minutes

few

a

over

into

carp.

splitit

then

carp,

boil

inches

half

a

put them and

potato,

raw

and

one

brown

when

Fried

Clean

tartlets.

Pear

Paxisian

Cut

turkey hen. celery.

with

Flour also

roe,

well

Serve, sprinkled

colour.

with

Garnish

carp.

little

a

pepper. the

the

fried

parsley. of

Breast

Dress

breasts

two

either

boil

them,

tie them

after sauce

or

which

broil up

mutton,

of mutton,

tie them

when

enough

them

:

26th

of

and

again

and

bread-crumb

(see

A

few

your

with

round

with

them.

salt Serve

string and

bone

cooked,

sprinkle broil

sauce.

and

with

and

skin

pepper,

piquante

June), Stewed

Blanch

piqiiazite

celery,boil

slices of truffles add

in

celery.

stock, and

immensely

simmer

to

the

in brown

flavour.

gravy;

THE

10

BILLS

366

JANUARY

MENU

EN

Riz

Carpe CEufs

Rice

bleu.

au

k

Pickled

Macaroni

confitures.

aux

and

three

season

pint

pints

of

salt

and

milk

of

almonds

of

pinch

a

dressing tie

;

onions

for

hour,

an

it will

when

two

be

after

ready

which to

Poaohed

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t^dy and

some

to serve

poach with

boiling your

white

red

wine,

the

as

sible pos-

some

ing boil-

three

large

garlic, thyme,

simmer

this in

pour

little

a

little

over

fish-pan

a

until

slow

cold,

serve.

water,

sauce

fire.

as

fish-pan,

sage,

Let

with

egrsrs

eggs

a

of

leave

it

open

tumbler

cloves.

few

in

parsley,

carrots, a

to

place a

a

caxp.

careful

and

it, then

and

leaves,

be

carp,

half

add

;

the

off

taking

just before

head

over

sliced,

laurel fire

the

up

vinegar

the

sugar

three

boiled,

thoroughly

powdered

of

Pickled

In

until

into

rice

half-boiled

of

simmer

milk,

gratin.

au

fritters.

alxnonds.

pound

a

hot

with

witli

sonp

tarragon.

smelts.

Jam

of

quarters

half

a

eggs

Maccaroni

gratin.

au

carp. with

Fri5

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Put

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Testragon.

frits.

Eperlans

almonds.

with

soup

DAY.

FAST

FOR

DINNER

d'amandes.

poch^s

Beignets

10.

MAIGRE.

lait

au

FARE.

OF

;

with when

tarragron.

a

little

drain

done,

(see 31st

vinegar

of

the

January).

and eggs

salt

in

it,

carefully,

jfiftBILLS

THE

JANUARY Potage Maquereaux

ii

II.

onion

Young

petits oignons. maitre grilles ^ la

anx

FARE.

OF

soup. la maitre

mackereU

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d'hdteL

d'h6tel. d'oie

Quartiers Filet

^ la

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rdtL

bceuf

de

Choux-fleurs

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lyonnaise.

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gratin.

au

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riz, chauds,

au

ozUon

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fresh

blanch

and

Peel

butter

stock, with

of

all grease,

of

soup

pinch

a

of

black

and

pour

them

into

boiling

when

pepper, the

into

them

colour, put

little

a

in

soup-tureen

your the

clear

slices

over

fried bread.

and

Clean half

and

splitopen

cooked

when

maitre

d'hdtel

them,

add

mackerel

them

little lemon

a

March)

of

juice

in

lay

and

wooden

a

to

Broil

pepper.

the

to

them

put

soak

them,

some

cold

spoon

over

the

Serve

sauce.

hot.

very

Broiled

Broil

and

dish

a

on

(see 23rd

sauce

d'li6tel.

salt and

oil,with

put

maitre

la

mackerel,

your

in olive

hour

an

k

mackerel

Broiled

for

gratin. apricots.

soup.

brown

good

a

au

rice and

carefully; cook

onions

your

until

\ la lyonnaise. goose fillet of beef. Roast

bass, and

your

tartare

bass, serve

sauce.

with

tartare

k

lyonnaise.

(see 15th

sauce

of

March). Hashed

Cut of the

the goose

fat until which

(see

legs

2ist

; when

brown, be

must

of

of the

ffoose

done,

drain

piled

March),

into

goose

fry

up

on

a

pieces, and

small

sliced

some

and

them,

la

lay

dish.

on

Cover

onions the

fry in in the

pieces

with

of

poivrade

the

fat

same

goose, sauce

THE

12

BILLS

366

JANUARY

\

Potage Matelote

de

Selle

de

^

r6ti,

au

Roast

cresson.

k la Bourdaloae.

some

up

k

in

them

onions,

with

of

Stewed

Have

a

but

the

of

butter

and

simmer

fried

half

boil

hour

an

Hang

saddle

up

off the with

until

saddle

your

wrapped

Serve

buttered

in

stock, and,

live

and in

warm

and

over

a

slow

a

when

serve.

eel.

and

salt

sorrel-leaves,

and

peas,

to

paper, its

own

the

same

give

of

crayfish, browning

some

onions, pepper

quick fire.

;

made

chopped

moisten

with

When

well

fire.

Serve

all

cut

sippets

with

mutton.

then

tender,

paper. the

A

roast

minutes

few

mutton

a

good

gravy.

Boast

Roast

green

and

bread. Boast

take

over

cheese.

your

half-cooked

some

and

wine,

red

and

herbs,

of

to

barbel,

some

pieces,

bunch

them

oarp

flour, add a

stock,

boiled of

into

crayfish

mushrooms, good

eel,

an

carp,

watercress.

^ la Bordaloue.

celery, lettuce,

pur^e

a

eel.

Faubonne.

butter, add

fresh

boiling, thicken

la

and

capon Maccaroni

Apples

young

and carp of mutton.

Saddle

Tanglaise.

Soup

brown

Stewed

^ Titalienne.

Pommes

k la Faubonne.

Soup

d*anguille.

et

carpe

Macaroni

Cut

12.

la Faubonne.

mouton

Chapon

FARE.

OF

capon

as

a

fowl

with

watercresses.

(see 25th

of

June).

on

the

spit,

before

serving

brown

colour.

THE

BILLS

366

JANUARY Potage Barbue

Cailles

li^vre.

merles

ou

Artichauts

Beignets

Roast

chauds.

Hot

Peasant's

Chop them As

on

soon

and

some

the

fire in the

simmer for

water

is better the

add.

sorrel-leaves

and

of -bread

in

the

the

sliced

wine-glasses place 1

6th

brill and

place

and

pepper,

onion,

the of

salt of

pan

Cover

water.

in

a

slow

your

turkey

with

when

nearly done,

Serve

with

its

own

and

take gravy.

an

been

hour,

an

boil.

put

stock

sufficient hour.

It in

boiled

in

some

Pour

the

some

parsley,

wine,

and

soup

a

a

sauoe.

fish-pan

bottle

the

some

of

with

white

with

fish

Serve

with

buttered bechamel

a

three

paper

and

(see

sauce

crayfish juice.

turkey-lien.

Boast

Lard

in

oven.

mixed

August)

have

salt.

soup-tureen.

diplomatio

Brill, Dress

half and

lettuce,

; add

half

for

put

and with

them

beans of

celery,

butter

hours

simmer

and

end

the

fritters.

and

fresh

some

haricot

or

At

artichokes.

onions,

three

for

fire

lentils

blackbirds.

or

apple

soft, moisten

are

required,

soup

you

crusts

with

saucepan

slow

a

if either

chopped

a

sauce.

hare.

soup.

carrots,

vegetables

over

the

water

over

cabbage,

up

as

quaik Stuffed

barigoule.

pommes

soup.

Jugged rdtis.

Corse

de

^ la de

Peasant's

Brill, diplomatic

diplomate. de

13

13.

paysanne.

sauce

Civet

FARE.

OF

roast, off

the

with

covered paper

so

as

to

buttered brown

paper the

skin.

;

THE

14

BILLS

366

OF

JANUARY PoUge Pi^ce

de

f4.

tapioca.

au

boeuf

Tapioca

bouillie

d'oigAoos Mauviettes

gamie

Boiled

beef

salmis.

Salmis

r6ti.

Roast

jt^gumos.

de

clear

some

Allow

four

larks.

of of

leg

Plum

Tapioca

tapioca.

onions.

glazed

mutton.

Vegetable

Ponding.

Wajm

soup.

with

glacis. en

Gigot S9lade

FARE.

salad.

pudding.

soup.

when

and

soup,

table-spoonsful

of

boiling,

tapioca

add

each

to

your

of

quart

soup. G-lazed

Choose

white

^mall

some

possible, peel carefully in

onions

the

powdered

onions

thin and

on

Spanish

a

simmer

colour,

add

eschalots, of

fried

some

and

bread.

of

little

a

the

is

all grease,

of

the

too

pass

as

lay

saucepan,

salt, pepper,

with

a

buttered

a

is reduced

sauce

to

size

one

water,

reduced

sauce

of

cover

;

until

fire

if the

clear

glaze

;

thick, add

through

a

place some

tammy,

onions.

larks

your

bottom

until

Salmis

Warm

much

butter

quick

a

dish, and

the

over

pour

over

sauce,

of

lump

a

the

as

side, add

by

which

after

one-half, the

cook

paper,

onions,

butter

;

side

and

sugar,

of

sheet

it

onions.

in

white

parsley,

of

butter

wine, boil

and

larks.

and

stock,

little

a

and

serve,

salt, when

chopped garnished

a

good

mushrooms, with

sippets

THE

BILLS

366

OF

JANUARY

Potage 1

de

mouton

de

Warm

smooth

A

pieces

of

i6th

(see

sauce

Brill

of

bread-crumbs

and with

or

oven,

the

with three

or

cutlets

this,

on

it

tammy,

and

covered

on

and

pour

the

have

to

in

flatten

with

sprinkle in

brown

in

parsley,

and

it

a

with

white

stock.

of

again

the

onion the

;

sauce

put the

the

(see with

place

the

they

are

a

juice cutlets them nth

young

buttered of

cover

off

through ; when

round of

the

drain

cooked,

the

pass

with

;

until

it \ when

glaze, place

cutlets

leeks

on

them

saucepan

and

bacon,

glaze, replace the

a

stock

boils, put on

lard

them,

dressings

with

coals

them

Surround boiled

the

as

hot

some

of

to

slices

soon

; as

sides

pur^e

onions.

carrots,

with

reduce

centre.

been

arid

bechamel

baking-dish,

a

cheese,

with

moisten

trim

both a

two

and

lay

and

cutlets

thick

a

on

knife,

a

cutlets

put

cover

all

and

saucepan, the

wet,

over

paper

in

whole

Parmesan

cutlets

ham,

onions,

four

the

up

of

blade

your

and

thoroughly

in

beat

bacon

pile

brill

salamander.

a

and

boiled

grated

Chantilly.

Menehould.

Saint

cold

tfutton

Trim

\ la

Meringues

August),

with

over

la

onions.

bread-crambs.

with

potatoes

vanill^es.

Chantilly

some

Baked

terre.

with

duckling.

Roast

de

eggs.

Menehould.

Saint

la

cutlets

rdti.

pommes

^ la

Meringues

\

Mutton

oignons.

aux

Caneton Gratin

Brill

poached

with

Soup

la Sainte-Menehould.

C6tellettes

15

15.

poch^s.

ceufs

atix

Barbue

FARE.

a

well a

dish

December)

onions,

which

1

THE

6

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JANUARY

brunoise

Potage

k

la

^

la

mode.

woodcock.

Roast Preserved

(con-

rice.

whiting.

Boeuf

fran9aise

la

with

soup

Fried

r6ties.

^

pois

Brunoise

mode.

B^casses Petits

6.

frits.

Merlans Boeuf

1

riz.

au

FARE.

OF

green

^

peas

la

lyonnaise.

serves). Pains

de

la

Mecque

citron.

au

Mecca

Brtmoise

Cut

into

leeks

required

turnips,

carrots,

some

up

dice,

boil

quantity

of

clear

rioe.

white

celery,

in

thoroughly

when

stock, and

soup

lemon.

with

few

a

and

cabbage, done

add

the of

table-spoonsful

rice.

boiled

Fried

Clean make with

with

soup

flavoured

loaves

whiting,

your two

flour, and

with

fry

sprinkle

cloth,

fried

leave

slits

three

or

in

with

whiting*.

boiling

lard

salt, and

black

bacon,

people covered

when

;

dish

a

on

up

the

and

fins

the

sides,

good

colour,

napkin,

a

tails,

sprinkle in

dry

a

garnished

parsley. woodcock.

of

bacon,

pepper, roast

prefer with

before not

slices

birds

the a

to

quick

stuff of

bacon

with fire

woodcock, and

trail, with

the

onion

chopped

some

stuff

mince

and

woodcock,

your

quantity

off

cut

down

crossways

Boast

Draw

livers,

the

and

this, and

but

leaving

eschalot, with

cover

serve

on

simply the

half salt

trail.

and

slices

toast. to

the

roast

Some them

of

1

8

THE

BILLS

366

18.

JANUARY ^ la

Potage

Carpe Selle

Cr^cy

Cr^cy, or

a

de

brais^e

mouton

bard^ k

verts

saddle

Braised

r6ti. dTi6tel

Preserved

aux

and

boiling water, lean

ham,

stock;

when

tammy

and

Simmer

put

this

soup.

butter, the

pur^e for

the

Carp

skin

and

Dress

a

lard it on

largecarp,

boil in court-bouillon wine

white and

and

place

side

one

; when

dish

in the

a

on

Coxnp6te Simmer

with

the

bottoms

the

carp

of

fruit is well

skim

; when

Sometimes

pieces of put them

of the

some

fish-pan side ;

larded

the

sweet-breads, large

to

sauce,

a

Spanish

some

the

sauce

pieces of pear,

cider

are

in the

if

cider

hours, stir

six

for

the

scooped

cores

cider of

it must

as

jam,

to

carrot,

See

out.

the

will

; if such

pears.

cut

that

the

for twelve

keep

same

sionally occa-

pears

simmer

the

cut

this compote

long before

some

put the compote

carefully made,

tender

added

Norxnande.

one-half,add

substance

preserve,

h, la

fruit

reduced

with

covered

when this

September),

artichokes, and

added

stewed

quarters, peeled, and

;

it out

larded of

of

fine fillets

April) with

brown

to

oven

freshly made

some

and

hours

serve

November).

of

(see 3rd

of

boiled, take

quenelles,

by

crayfish,fried bread, made of the juice of

(see 18th

sauce

herbs

surrounded

serve,

into

and

Chambord.

la

a

bacon, stuff with the quenelle stuffing(see 3rd

and

in.

dice of fried bread.

with

of

a

boiled

were

hours, clear of all grease,

two

little

a

through

pass

they

water

slices of

and

sugar,

vegetables,

with

them

of

pinch

a

thin

some

in

blanch

onions,

fire with

the

on

boiled, mash moisten

carrot

or

turnips, celery, and

fresh

some

tartlets.

Apple

pommes.

carrots,

some

beans, maitre

d* hdtel.

Creoy,

Cut

pbeasant.

French

(conserves). Tartelettes

of mutton.

larded

Roast

la maltre

carrot

soup. la Chambord.

Carp k

la Chambord.

Faisan

Haricots

FARE.

OF

into for

shape is the

pots; jamyears.

as

the case

THE

366 BILLS

JANUARY Potage

de

chevreuil.

Brochet Choux

sautes

beurre.

au

Dressed

them

into

pour

into

in

leeks

some

with

butter,when

a

boil for half

soup-tureen

your

"

the

over

add

a

put

ready,

it

Blanch

September). boil in on

of

some a

in

as

three

and

quarters

juice from

the

dish, clear the

pepper,

recipe

the

fresh

the

grease' off

butter,and

chicken.

breast and

a

up

cook

salt,black

Jugrsred

Cut

of

rice,and

it with

rice,season

pour

boiling, and

(see 3rd

; when

hour

an

colour

rice.

and

done, put the fowl

fowl; when the

for

of fine

pound

a

"

braise

Half

of

fowl

your

good

slices of bread.

over

Chicken

Truss

sprouts.

pistachionuts.

soup.

fresh

and

stock

your

pike.

Brussels

^ggs

Leek

Brown

venison.

Pickled

pistaches.

aux

soup. and rice.

Jugged

bleu.

au

de Bruxelles CBufs

Leek Chicken

riz.

au

19

19.

poireaux.

aux

-Poularde Civet

FARE.

OF

venison

neck

of

little flour,a tumblerful

or

roebuck.

venison,warm of

red

in melted

wine,

juice of a lemon, a bouquet of parsley and mixed spice,moisten with stock, simmer

laurel leaves, the

thyme, for

butter,

two

a

pinch

of

hours, and

serve.

pnr6e

Baked

Make

tin

or

a

pur^e

of

of

with,

potatoes

potatoes

bread-crumbs.

(see 30th of December), lay in

plated dish, sprinklewith grated crusts

with fresh melted and

serve

butter, brown very

in

hot.

c

2

the

oven

of

a

bread, moisten or

with

a

mander, sala-

THE

20

BILLS

366

JANUARY MENU

Potage Rouget

BILL

bleu.

au

au

Croquenbouche

fruits

aux

Potato Baked

of

large piece

and

herbs, salt

and

tgg

out

with

some

mixed

of

bouquet

a

thicken

well, and

add

with

the

quired re-

yolks

of

hold

to

turn

the

over

in

mullet

the

on

the

fish.

livers

oiled

an

gridiron

replace and

sheet

with

cooked,

Some

cooks

of paper,

Piokled

pike.

in the

sprinkle

salt, and

this

little

neath under-

prevents

your

the

of

juice

clean

not

a

coals

squeeze do

them

finely chopped

red-hot

them,

over

When

mullet

and

parsley, pepper,

salamander

a

oases.

butter, pepper,

oil, chopped

them

garlic,place and

each

in

the

salted

well

some

olive

with

lemon

with

saucepan,

a

leaves,

mullet

fish, save

your

Wrap

parsley.

having

in

cream.

Clean

over

fruit.

sufficiently done,

boil

Bed

mullet

butter

lettuce

of water,

quantity

I'italienne.

a

soup.

; when

pepper

pike.

Candied

fresh

leeks, sorrel, chervil, and

cases.

croquettes.

cardoons

glacis.

Herb

a

in

Pickled

de terre. pommes ^ Pitalienne. gratin

DAY.

soup.

mullet

Red

FAST

FOR

FARE

Herb

caisse.

en

de

Croquettes

Put

OF

herbes.

aux

Brochet

Cardons

20.

MAIGRE.

EN

FARE.

OF

out

a

their

mullet.

red

Thoroughly The

day

sauce

leaves.

previous

(see i8th When

serving, drain Hand

oil and

and

clean

of

to

April)

all

vinegar

your

pike,

eating it, boil

cooked, off

scale

with

made

leave the with

gently red

it in the

liquid, and this

dish.

and

sew

in

wine,

sauce.

up

its head

court-bouillon add

Next

a

few

bay-

day, before

garnish with

parsley.

THE

BILLS

366

JANUARY ^ la

Potage Boeuf Ris

de

^

veau

Perdreaux Salade

French Beef

de

the

place

them

in

them,

and

throw

fried

the

of

vegetable

this

them, of

and line

and

another

and

place

and the

glaze

you

must

from

the

thin

with

reduce ;

some

Hollandaise

Put

and

four

yolks

of

fresh

warm

in

a

the

juice

a

half

eggs,

bain-marie of

a

lemon.

Hand

a

oilnces

by adding stock,

or

of

and

Dutch

until

it thickens.

dressings

put the

a

little pour

a

buttered

the

dish

;

browning, the

over

in

breads sweet-

loosen which breads. sweet-

sauce.

butter

fresh

little salt, and

with

cover

put in

browned

pieces

this, without

on

glaze, replace

a

and

bacon,

and

cooked,

cool, lard

them

let

stock,

to

when

saucepan

with

and

of veal

fire ; when

again

the

to

on

sauoe.

sweet-breads

the

lay

and

reduce

slices

moisten

on

saucepan

Spanish

with

carrot,

them,

pressing

chervil.

chopped

sweet-breads

your

saucepan

and

onion

paper

blanch

a

stock

clear

and

soup.

Sweet-breads,

Drain

boiling of

stock-pot,

of your

out

pour

teaspoonful

a

Charlotte.

soup.

soup-tureen, in

with

toast

pieces

best

sauce.

salad.

Lobster Pear

poires.

patties.

partridges,

Roast

French

Break

with

Spanish

Sweet-bread,

homard. de

soup.

garnished

r6tis.

Charlotte

21

21.

fran9ai3e. petits pit^s. I'espagnole.

garni de

FARE,

OF

a

in

teaspoonful Just

before

a

bowl, of

three

vinegar

serving,

add

;

366 BILLS

THE

22

JANUARY Potage Maquereaux C6tes

pites

aux

bouillis

de boeuf

22.

d' Italic.

^ la

with

Soup

^ I'eau de

brais^es

FARE,

OjF

sel.

pur^

Braised

de

Poulet ^ la

Baba

melon

seed

beurre.

au

the

boil for five

a

up

and

and a

of

piece

carrot, whole

which

bake

in the

juice in

a

As

soon

black

the

of

and

a

put

stock, and with

serve

with

minutes.

tomatoes.

careful

to

is

beef

pints ,of stock,

two

cloves, three

three

; boil

and hot

some

it off

take

the

pur^e of tomatoes,

your

Serve

the

roots

with

coals

quantity of

the

ribs

of

beef

and

skim, after the

on

fire every

cooked, sufficiently

it to about

half

thyme, laurel-leaves

of

have

or

with

stew-pan,

a

with

peppers

oven

reduce

mix

of

place in

bouquet

the

as

saucepan,

and glassesful,

the

shape

taste, and

to

pur6e

with

and

a

being

stew-pan,

fire for ten

the

into

them

Put

onion, stuck

some

half-hour.

cake.

in water,

spoonful of brandy,

a

parsley,and lid of the

beef

ounces

ounces

either

minutes

according

of meat

wine,

half

a

paste, those ten

sieve.

a

season

ribs

your

half

in

sauce.

rum

or

cheese.

bottle of white

three

Italian

butter

paste.

Italian

best, boil for

minutes,

Braised

Tie

with

of

drain

grated Parmesan

with

roots

Baba

ounces

cool, then

to

Celery

rhum.

are

fowL

Roast

sauce

seven

of

pur^e

beef,

tomatoes.

Soup

Blanch

of

ribs

roti.

au

paste.

mackerel.

Boiled

tomates.

Celeri-rave

Italian

put

wine-

two

keep

the

on

separately

the firom

sauce.

Celery

Boil drain

the

them, and

melted, take

put

off the

a

lump

fire.

Fresh

Melt

some

with

in water

roots

fresh

chopped parsley.

butter

sauoe.

plenty

of

of fresh butter

with

Serve

butter

butter, and

butter

salt, when on

the

cooked,

celery;

when

sauce.

sauce.

flavour

with

salt, pepper,

and

THE

BILLS

366

OF

JANUARY 'Potage

Haricot

de

Grives

Pea

Barbel

the

as

they

to

your

cooked,

are

taste

tureen

fried

over

with

for

twenty

after

boiling.

with

pepper

and

pepper

serve

on

will

go

in

it, when

with

this

potatoes,

a

and

serve.

a

into

the

soup-

begins the

scale

with

a

of

bouquet

herbs,

boil, put

fish, drain Any

watercress.

sprinkle

wine, three

some

to

off

scales

it and

over

peel,

the

in

it well

kind

of

the and

sauce

fish.

of

loin

a

a

good

of

of

of

and

colour, take

thyme,

tiny pinch

mutton.

mutton,

the

replace

bouquet

and

pepper, skim

and

sauce,

stock

take

fish-pan

a

mixture

cooked,

garnish

butter, when

some

the

part

up

in

lemon

Haricot

Cut

it and

clean

place

this

when

napkin,

a

add

oourt-bonillon.

boiling vinegar

some

salt ; then

\

boil

Pour

soon

as

;

and

tammy

a

minutes.

large, simply

Pour

and

and

barbel

boiled

laurel-leaves, onions,

cloves, salt

through

onions

two

bread.

is

barbel

and

carrot

a

them

Barbel

If the

sauce.

omelet.

soup.

pass

boil

;

Italian

Sweet

in stock

peas

of mutton.

Artichokes,

confitures.

soup. court-bouillon.

thrushes.

Roast

^ Titalienne. aux

in

Haricot

mouton.

Pea

Boil

boiled

r6ties.

Artichauts Omelette

23

23.

^ la de pois. puree court-bouillon. au

Barbeau

FARE.

of

meat, laurel

nutmeg.

the

brown

them

adding leaves, Cook

off the

fire,reduce stock,

some

and over

in

pieces

small

parsley, salt, a

slow

fire,

THE

24

BILLS

366

JANUARY

de

volaille.

de de

Crayfish Stewed

nature.

veau

Marinade Cuissot

24.

d*ecrevisses.

Potage bisque Tete

FARE,

OF

Chicken

sanglierroti.

Pommes

Roast

th^.

au

fritters.

haunch

Souffle

sautees.

Bavarois

Blanc

of boar.

of

apples.

oalTs

the

Bone

for

s

place in

and

put it

and

tongue

thirds

; in another

laurel

leaves, three

ounces

and

two

the

calfs

with

and

half

a

onion,

ounces

of water,

quarts

head,

the

and

end

one

the

on

of

dish

a

one

black

the

out

pieces,

ounce

it

over

tongue.

pieces

two

other

two

cut

pepper,

fire, adding the the

juice

carrot,

this boils pour

and

them

fill it two-

to

ounce

one

half,place

a

four

thyme,

salt,whole

when

and

hours

for two at

ears

it

place

of

head,

s

into

head

ounces

wine-glasses of vinegar ;

boiling

After

the

two

put

saucepan

flour,two

two

calf

the

large enough for it only

stew-pan

a

Cut

drain lemon

and

water

Scald

cooL

to

*

separate and

some

in their water.

them

?.nd leave

with

boil them

tea.

head.

head, keep the brains

hour, then

an

the

calf

flavoured

of maizena,

mange

with

Stewed

soup. s head.

calf

pieces

opposite, splitthe tongue, lay in the centre of the dish, put this the brains on it,and garnish with parsley. I consider of

manner

cooking

Fried

Fry

some

diameter, in

fc,jam B p

or

some

of

very

carefiil to

compote

dish, fillthe

of

slices

quarter

a

you

bread-cnizn.b

preserve, melted ia when hot, and

in

or

inch

an

fresh

keep

a

on

syrup,

brioche.

or

brioche thick

melted

the

prefer with

centre

bread each made

ber) (see 24th of Decemand

the

dish

in the

inches

three

butter, until of soft.

Spread

slice and with

the

oven

for

a

in

golden

whatever

place -round same

equal quantitiesof sherry and

place

best

head.

slices of bread-crumb

about

colour, be

calfs

the

a

kind-

a

of

water, pour few

minutes.

366 BILLS

THE

26

OF

26.

JANUARY Potage

fansse

en

FARE.

Mock

tortue.

l^perlans au gratin. Langne

brais^

boeuf

de

Baked Braised

sauce

turtle soup, smelts. tomato

tongue,

ox

sauce,

tomate.

de

Beignets

kind

of fish,such in

warm

brown, pass

with

stock

through without

of Madeira

bottle

of

quarter white

wine

calf

a

and

enough

making

into small

cut

the

the

from

it with

clear bear

to

which

head

s

drop

whites

addition

until

been

previously

;

of ^gg^ of

thin ; then

half

add

a

the

boiled

in

with

cayenne

and

in

tin dish

with

season

squares,

all,

mutton

it too

has

any

and

of herbs

bouquet

a

or

heads

use

carp,

bones

cloth,

a

of turbot

scraps

or

and

till the

until it is thick

reduce

butter

cream.

fritters.

fasliion.

with

mutton,

salmon, whiting

as

boil in water

then

the

of lean

saucepan

a

French

soup,

with

beans

Apple

turtle

pounds

two

of roebuck.

leg

of haricot

pommes.

Mook

Take

Roast Pur^

^ la cr^me.

haricots

de

rdti.

chevreujl

de

Gigot Pur^e

serve.

Baked

Wash

and

clean

nutmeg, moisten

with

little white

a

over

butter

it.

slow

veal,

or

the

heart

tongue on

wash

scraped

drop by drop the

in

sauce

and of

crust

and

then slow

a

little

a

bread, pour

a

and

oven

a

and

the dish.

or

your

six hours

slices

few

cloves.

ox-tonffue.

trim

and

fire for five

beef,

leaves, and

a

salamander.

Thoroughly a

them

herbs, salt,pepper,

Reduce

Braised

over

lay

entirely with

melted

hot

wine

with

brown

butter, dried

them

cover

and

smelts

your

fresh

melted

some

smelts.

When

of

tongue, lard it,and with

carrots,

slices of

bacon,

onions, thyme,

laurel

some

skin

suflicientlycooked,

splitit

in

half,so

Serve

with

tomato

as sauce

to

simmer

form

the

(see 6th

and

shape of

trim of

January)

a

.

THE

OF

BILLS

366

JANUARY crodte

Potage Boeuf

de

veau

Canards

4 la

with

January) bread

them

the and

a

to simmer

boiling French

piece

a

have

of

it with

surround been

these

beef

of

quarters

is dried

in your

up

and

soup-tureen

cabbagre.

and

rump-steak

stock

them.

over

soup

of

crusts

imcleared

crusts

of

(see 21st

some

stock

the

until

Chantilly.

^

Soup

some

pour

saucepan,

Boiled

Boil

French

"

simple alteration,"Toast

crisp."'Place

the

pour

k la

crusts.

srravy

exactly like

leave

are

ducks. of lentils.

Meringues fried

crusts.

cabbage.

^ la Toulouse.

Puree

with

in

put

and

crusts

and

Sweet-bread

Chantilly.

this

brown,

over

gravy

beef

Roast

is made

soup

widi

pur^.

en

Soup^ This

Soup Boiled

rotis.

Lentilles

Meringues

choux.

la Toulouse.

a

27

27.

pot.

au

bouilli garni de

Ris

FARE.

in

stock

some

cooked,

when

and

cabbage, sausage,

bacon, which

alternatelyround

them

separatelyboiled, place

;

the

dish. Sweet-breads

Blanch, trim, and with moisten add

a

with

cooked

and

onions

separately; with

flavour

dry your cook and

thicken

lemon

water

with

water

for

a

must

of

be

or

and

firm.

January)

a

button

the

over

four

them.

fire ;

with

in

a

which the

pan sauce-

shake

just before

mushrooms

sauce

into

minutes,

salt ; be Serve

flour,and

slow

butter

them,

serving

have

yellow of

been

an

egg,

careful

hot, pour

sauce.

pieces and

small

little vinegar,blanch

three

boiling water

over

with