Savouries and sweets : suitable for luncheons and dinners / by M.L. Allen (Mrs. A. Macaire).

  • Allen, Mary L. (Macaire)
Date:
1906
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Credit: Savouries and sweets : suitable for luncheons and dinners / by M.L. Allen (Mrs. A. Macaire). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    French Pie. For Six or Eight Persons.—i]/2 lbs. of calf’s liver; i eschalot; i teaspoonful of cayenne; J4 teaspoonful of black pepper; y2 lb. of unsmoked fat bacon; % lb. of veal or chicken; a pint of good stock; ozs. of gelatine. i Boil the calf’s liver; when cold, put it through a mincing machine twice, and pound it in a mortar with an eschalot, mace, nutmeg, cayenne, black pepper, and salt; season highly. Line a china mould with very thin slices of bacon (it must be fat), then put a layer of, cooked veal, rabbit, poultry, or game, aut in thin slices; next a thick layer of the pounded liver, and so on, until the mould is full. Pour in some good gravy or stock in which some gelatine has been melted, cover the top with bacon, and bake in a moderate oven for two hours. More gravy should be added when the mould comes out of the oven. Let it set till quite cold and turn out. .This is an excel- lent dish for luncheon. Savoury Tomatoes. For Five Persons.—3 tomatoes; 2 tablespoonfuls of bread crumbs; 1 tablespoonful of grated cheese; 1 table- spoonful of cream; l/2 teaspoonful of sugar; cayenne and salt; 6 slices of unsmoked bacon; 6 rounds of buttered toast. Take three large tomatoes and cut them into halves, take out the insides and mix thoroughly with some bread crumbs, a little grated cheese, a gill of cream, cayenne, salt, and half a teaspoonful of sugar; replace in the halves, and on top of each half place a thin slice of unsmoked bacon. Put into the oven to cook, and when the bacon is done the tomatoes will be cooked. Serve each half on a round piece of thin buttered toast.