Soyer's Culinary Campaign: Being Historical Reminiscences of the Late War.: With The Plain Art of Cookery for Military and Civil Institutions — John Shaqi
Soyer's Culinary Campaign: Being Historical Reminiscences of the Late War.: With The Plain Art of Cookery for Military and Civil InstitutionsSoyer, Alexis
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Soyer's Culinary Campaign: Being Historical Reminiscences of the Late War.: With The Plain Art of Cookery for Military and Civil Institutions
Soyer, Alexis
Cooking for military personnel; Crimean War, 1853-1856
The variation called Bourride, differs in this only, viz., the
addition of seven or eight yolks of eggs to a good portion of the
liquor, which is stirred quickly over the fire till of the
consistence of a custard cream, and then poured upon the slices of
bread, with the addition of a tablespoonful of eau d’ail, or ayoli.
The eau d’ail or ayoli is prepared by crushing several cloves of
garlic, and saturating them with water; adding the requisite
quantity to the bourride.
My reason for printing this receipt, although partly impracticable
in England, is, that it is the original as given to me by the
worthy host of the “Reserve,” as so successfully made by him.
But as many of the fish required are not to be obtained in England,
and the quantity of garlic used would be objectionable to an
English palate, I beg to refer my readers to the Addenda for a
Bouillabaisse à l’Anglaise, which possesses two great
qualities:--firstly, to suit the palate of the _gourmet_; secondly,
that of being very strengthening. The broth is very generous and
wholesome for the invalid,--for the authenticity of which assertion
I appeal to the faculty.
Giraldo now informed us it was past three o’clock, and that we must be
on board by half-past six at latest. So shortly after, much to our
regret, we left our worthy landlord and his sanctorum of good cheer, and
at half-past four left the Hôtel d’Orient to go on board the steamer,
accompanied by the gallant Captain Taunton, Mr. Giraldo, and a few other
friends.
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