The Lady's Country Companion; Or, How to Enjoy a Country Life RationallyLoudon, Mrs. (Jane)
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The Lady's Country Companion; Or, How to Enjoy a Country Life Rationally
Loudon, Mrs. (Jane)
Cooking; Country life; Home economics
The following is a receipt for making an _Omelette soufflée_, taken
from a French cookery book. Break six eggs; separate the whites
from the yolks, and beat up the latter with four ounces of grated
lump-sugar, and a little orange-flower water, or the rind of a lemon
cut very fine, or grated. Then beat the whites of the eggs into a
froth, and mix them quickly with the yolks, and pour them into a dish
in which two ounces of butter have been melted, and which is quite hot;
hold a salamander over the eggs for about five minutes, when they will
rise in blisters; then, sprinkling a little powdered sugar over the
dish, serve it quite hot, without losing a moment, as, if it be allowed
to cool, the puffed up part will fall, and the appearance of the dish
will be spoiled. When this dish is made in England, the butter is
generally melted in a frying-pan, into which the eggs are poured, and
suffered to fry for a minute or two, after which the omelette is put
into a hot dish, and set in the oven to rise. A little grated sugar is
then sprinkled over it, and it is served immediately.
Apples and apricots cut in slices and dipped in a light batter make a
very agreeable addition to a small dinner; and the flowers of the Judas
tree, and vine leaves, sugared and steeped in brandy, and the young
shoots of the vegetable marrow, all make nice dishes when dipped in
batter and fried.
_Frangipane_ is made by beating up two or three eggs, and then adding
to them two spoonfuls of flour, mixed quite smooth with a little milk.
Put the whole into a casserole, and set it on the fire for a quarter
of an hour, shaking it continually that the frangipane may not burn.
The dish may be flavoured with sugar, orange-flower water, or crushed
macaroons; and it is eaten with tarts or preserved fruit.
_Fromage à la crème_ is a very elegant addition to the dessert. It
is made by taking a pint of new milk, and adding to it a spoonful of
rennet, and keeping it warm till the curd rises; the curd is then
carefully taken up without breaking it, and laid in a wicker basket,
or on a sieve, to drain. When nearly all the whey has run off, it is
served with cream poured round it, and sugar grated on the top.
For _Syllabubs_, to one quart of cream put the rinds and juice of two
lemons, a teacupful of white wine, two table-spoonfuls of brandy, a
little nutmeg, and sugar to the taste; and then whip them to a froth
with a whisk.
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