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MENU MAKING AND SPECIMEN MENUS
1743
DINNERS FOR EIGHT PERSONS.—SEPTEMBER.
  Recipe No. Quantity. Average cost.  
French.     £ s d English.
[1]Consommé Marie Louise. 42 3 pints 0 3 0 Clear Soup.
Sole au Champignons. 657 3 soles 0 5 6 Sole with mushrooms.
Tournedos à la Rossini. 880 10 fillets 0 7 6 Fillets of Beef.
Dindonneau rôti. 1271 1 bird 0 7 6 Roast Turkey Poult.
Salade. 2397 1 bird 0 1 0 Salad.
Courge à la Poulette. 1630,207 2 marrows 0 1 6 Vegetable Marrow, Poulette Sauce.
Tartlettes d'Abricots. 1682, 1688 10 tartlets 0 1 8 Apricot Tartlets.
Meringues à la Crème. 2136 10 merngs. 0 2 0 Meringues with Cream.
Huîtres frites à la Diable. 2778 10 oysters 0 2 3 Devilled Oysters.
Légumes Choufleur à la Crème. 1478 2 dishes 0 1 4 Vegetables with entrée Cauliflower.
Pommes pailles 1585 2 dishes 0 0 6 Potato Straws.
      1 13 9  
Potage aux Epinards. 132 3 pints 0 2 0 Spinach Soup.
Coquilles de Barbue. 510 10 cqlles. 0 3 6 Scalloped Brill.
Salmi de Coq de Bruyère. 1340 3 birds 0 8 6 Salmi of Grouse.
Longe de Mouton rôti. 1050 6 lbs. 0 5 6 Roast Loin of Mutton.
Tomates Farcies aux Champignons 1618 10 tomats. 0 2 6 Stuffed Tomatoes.
Beignets de Banane. 1954 1 dish 0 1 3 Banana Fritters.
Pommes à la Chantilly. 2074 10 cups 0 1 6 Apple Fool with Cream.
Anchois aux Oeufs. 2713 3 eggs 0 1 3
Légumes Haricots Verts. 1451 2 lbs. 0 0 6 Vegetables with joint Kidney Beans,
Pommes Vermicelle. 1589 1 dish 0 0 6 Vermicelli Potatoes.
      1 7 0  
Consommé Brunoise au Tapioca. 29 3 pints 0 3 0 Clear Soup.
Truite au Vin Rouge. 677 3 trout 0 4 6 Trout with red wine.
Ris d'Agneau en Caisse. 975 10 cases 0 7 0 Lambs' Sweetbreads.
Filets de Boeuf fines herbes. 885 4 lbs. 0 6 0 Fillets of Beef.
Perdreaux rôtis. 1304 2 brace 0 9 0 Roast Partridges.
Salade. 2307 1 dish 0 1 0 Salad
Pouding Royale. 1903 1 mould 0 2 6 Royal Pudding.
Macedoine de Fruits en Gelée. 2001 1 mould 0 3 6 Mixed Fruit in Jelly.
Gnocchi au gratin. 2975 1 dish 0 0 8 Baked Gnocchi.
Légumes Topinambours à la Crème. 1443 3 lbs. 0 1 3 Vegetables with joint Artichokes,
Pommes Sautées. 1584 2 dishes 0 0 9 Fried Potatoes.
      1 19 5  
Potage au Chicorée. 63 3 pints 0 3 6 Endive Soup.
Filets de Turbot au gratin. 683 10 coqlles. 0 4 0 Baked Fillets of Turbot.
Poulet à la Milanaise. 1201 2 birds 0 8 0 Chicken and Macaroni.
Selle d'Agneau, Sce. Menthe. 988 7 lbs. 0 7 7 Saddle of Lamb, Mint Sauce.
Bécasse rôtie. 1341 3 birds 0 7 6 Roast Woodcock.
Salade. 2397 1 dish 0 1 0 Salad.
Flan de Pommes Meringuées. 1700 1 flan 0 1 6 Flan of Apples.
Riz à l'Impératrice. 2051 1 mould 0 3 0 Rice Cream.
Champignons grillés. 1530 10 mshms. 0 0 10 Grilled Mushrooms
Légumes Petits pois au beurre 1559 2 bottles 0 2 0 Vegetables with joint Peas,
Pommes de terre Maître d' Hôtel. 1583 1 dish 0 0 9 Potatoes with Maitre d'Hôtel Sauce.
      1 19 8  
  1. To the clear soup add a garnish of equal parts of finely shredded chicken, white of egg, and celery.