A Dinner For Fourteen Or Sixteen Persons Recipe

N.B. It is the fashion to lay two table-cloths, and never to leave the

table uncovered. Of course, the individual things must be varied

according to the season.



FIRST COURSE.



Queen Soup, white,

removed by

Plain boiled Turbot.



Petits Pates of Oysters.



+----------+

Plateau,

or

Epergne,

or

Candles.

+----------+



Petits Pates of Chickens.



Herb Soup, brown,

removed by

Dressed fish (Salmon.)



Remove the whole and set on as follows:--



Sweetbreads, Stewed Beef, Small

larded. with Beef

Vegetables. Pies.



Reindeer Tongues, Dressed Peas. Rissoles of

highly dressed in Veal and Ham,

sauce. served

in sauce.



Macaroni, +----------+ Dressed

with Eggs.

Parmesan Plateau.

cheese.

+----------+



Mutton Stuffed Cabbage. Supreme of

Cutlets Fowls.

glazed in

onion sauce.



Vol-au-vent. Roasted Turkey, Small breast

with truffles, of Veal

morels, chesnuts, &c. glazed brown, with

Peas under.



On the sideboard, fish sauces, cold pie, hot ham, saddle of mutton

roasted; pickles, cucumbers, salad, mashed potatoes, greens, and

cauliflowers, crumbs of bread, and grated Parmesan cheese. These

should be handed round, to eat with soup, or game, or fowl, if liked.





SECOND COURSE.



Larded Hare,

removed by

Souffle[16-*].

Cauliflower, Orange

with cheese. Jelly.

Apples

in compote.



+----------+

Puffs and Stewed

Tartlets. Plateau. Partridges.



+----------+



Dressed Italian

Pigeons. Cream.

Creams

in

Glasses.



Small Puddings, Two roasted Pheasants, Jerusalem

with sauce. one larded, Artichokes.

one plain,

removed by

Fondu[16-+].



[16-*] Light sweet Pudding.



[16-+] Melted Cheese.



Remove the whole.







THIRD COURSE.



Gruyere[17-*]

Pickles. Cheese Pickles.

and

Schabzieger[17-*].



Savoury Toasts.

Bologna Brawn.

Sausages. +----------+



Plateau.



+----------+

Cold Pie. Cold Pie.

Savoury Toasts.



Anchovies. Kipper Salmon.

Stilton

and

Parmesan.



Radishes, cucumbers, salad, butter, &c. to be handed from the side

table.



[17-*] Swiss cheeses.





DESSERT.



Cream Ice,

Pistachio Nuts and removed by Figs.

Orange chips. a Preserved

Pineapple.



Dried Cake. Preserved

Sweetmeats. Plums.



+----------+

Chantilly Pyramid with

Basket. Plateau. various Sweetmeats.



+----------+



Almonds Cake. Preserves of

and Raisins. Apricots.



Brandy Water Ice Sugared

Cherries. a la Macedoine, Walnuts.

removed by

Grapes.

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