Take three-quarters of a cup of rich milk, put half of it into a
saucepan with an ounce and a half of butter, let it come to a boil, and
then stir into it an ounce and a half of dried and sifted bread crumbs
and a good half tablespoonful of flour. Stir constantly until it no
longer sticks to the pan, remove from the fire and let it cool. When
cold add two heaping tablespoonfuls of finely chopped walnuts, one
tablespoonful of lemon juice, one teaspoonful of onion juice, one even
teaspoonful of sugar, a saltspoonful of mace, two eggs unbeaten--one at
a time--and the rest of the milk, salt and pepper to taste. Beat hard.
Butter well a border mould, and sprinkle with fine bread crumbs, turn
the timbale mixture into it, set the mould in a pan of boiling water,
cover to keep from browning, and bake from ten to fifteen minutes.
SAUCE.--Put in a spider a good heaping tablespoonful of butter, let it
brown, add a thick slice of onion cut in small pieces and a heaping
tablespoonful of flour, stir constantly until it is a very dark rich
brown, being careful not to let it burn, then add a quarter of a pound
of fresh mushrooms, skinned and stemmed and cut into dice, let them cook
a few minutes, then add a stock made from their stems and skins. Have a
celery root that has been pared and cut into dice and cooked until
tender in very little water with a bay leaf and two cloves, remove the
cloves and bay leaf and turn the rest into the sauce, season with pepper
and salt. Turn the timbale out on a platter, fill the center with the
sauce, garnish and serve. A few truffles are a great addition. The
timbale may also be served with an olive sauce.
A MOULD OF SPAGHETTINA.
Put three-quarters of a cup of spaghettina, broken in small pieces, into
a quart of boiling water with an even tablespoonful of salt. Boil half
an hour. Drain the water off and add a cup of milk to the spaghettina,
and cook nearly half an hour, until the milk is almost all absorbed.
Then make a cream sauce as follows: One cup of milk in a saucepan, rub
butter the size of an egg into a slightly heaping tablespoonful of
flour, adding a little of the warm milk, then stir into the milk on the
fire, season with salt and pepper, add two even tablespoonfuls of grated
cheese--the American Edam cheese is nice for this--and when the sauce is
thick turn the spaghettina into it, let it come to a boil, turn out on a
dish, and when cool add one egg beaten light. Butter a border mould
which holds a little more than a pint, sprinkle it with bread crumbs,
turn the mixture into it and set the mould into a pan of hot water and
bake in a moderate oven twenty-five minutes. Have a pint of nicely
stewed tomatoes seasoned to taste and thickened with bread crumbs and a
good tablespoonful of butter. Turn the spaghettina mould out on a
platter, fill the center with the stewed tomatoes, garnish with parsley
and serve. It makes a very pretty dish and is an excellent piece de
resistance for dinner or luncheon.
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