Eggs Oudinot. Put some stuffed eggs in a shirred egg dish, cover with cream sauce, sprinkle with the chopped yolks of hard-boiled eggs, put a small piece of butter on the top of each, and bake in oven until brown.
Fricassee of veal. Cut five pounds of shoulder and breast of veal in pieces two and one-half inches square, put on fire in cold water, bring to the boiling point, and then cool. Put back in vessel, cover with water, add one carrot, one onion, a bouquet garni, a little salt, and boil until soft. Remove the vegetables and bouquet, and use the broth to make the fricassee sauce. Put in casserole on stove, six ounces of butter, when hot add three-quarters cup of flour, heat through, then add three pints of the veal broth, stir well and boil for ten minutes, then bind with the yolks of three eggs and a cup of cream. Season and strain the sauce over the pieces of veal. Allow to stand five minutes before serving. Noodles, spaghetti, or other paste, should be served, either separate or on the side of plate with the stew.
Noodle dough. Mix one pound of flour with five whole eggs, with a very little or no salt, and a pony of kirschwasser, if desired. Mix well, roll out very thin, and then let the dough become nearly dry. Then cut in strips. Have a vessel on the fire, with about a gallon and a half of boiling water. Add the noodles, and boil for seven minutes over a quick fire, so they will not stick together. Drain off the water and pour two ounces of hot melted butter over the noodles. A little grated nutmeg may be added, if desired. Noodles, like macaroni, may be prepared in many ways.
Chocolate profiteroles. Make some small cream puffs and fill with whipped cream. Place on a deep dish and cover with a sauce made of one pint of water, one-half pound of sugar, and three ounces of cocoa. Boil the water with the sugar, then add the cocoa and stir well. Boil for five minutes.
Potage McDonald. Boil one calf's brains in chicken broth. Make one quart of cream of barley soup, and strain both together through a fine sieve. Put in vessel and add one ounce of sweet butter, and, when melted, serve. Do not let the soup boil after the two have been joined.
Fried chicken, Maryland. Cut up a spring chicken, put in flour, then in eggs, and then in bread crumbs. Season with salt and pepper. Melt three ounces of butter in a frying pan, and when hot add the breaded chicken and fry until golden brown, but be careful not to burn it. It will require about twelve minutes for a young chicken. When done, put on platter with cream sauce over the bottom, and garnish with four corn fritters, four small potato croquettes the size of an ordinary cork, and four strips of fried bacon on top.
JANUARY 21
| BREAKFAST | LUNCHEON | ||||
| Preserved figs | Eggs Mery | ||||
| Oatmeal with cream | Roast fresh leg of pork, au jus | ||||
| Rolls | Apple sauce | ||||
| Cocoa | Spinach | ||||
| Swiss cheese | |||||
| Crackers | |||||
| Coffee | |||||
| DINNER | |||||
| Petite marmite | |||||
| Radishes | |||||
| Boiled beef, horseradish sauce | |||||
| Boiled potatoes | |||||
| Pickled beets | |||||
| Apple Charlotte | |||||
| Coffee | |||||
Eggs Mery. Scramble eight eggs, well seasoned. Just before they are done add one sliced truffle and two sliced pimentos. Serve in croustades.