Hand-Book of Practical Cookery, for Ladies and Professional Cooks: Containing the Whole Science and Art of Preparing Human Food

baked, or broiled. _With Mushrooms._--Chop fine half a pint of fresh mushrooms and two tablespoonfuls of parsley. Set a saucepan on the fire with two ounces of fat grated salt pork in it, as much butter, and as soon as the butter is melted put the mushrooms and parsley in; season with salt, pepper, a little grated nutmeg, and a quarter of a pint of white wine; let boil gently till reduced to a jelly, and use. When done, three or four yolks of eggs may be mixed with it. _With Onions._--Put a dozen onions in a crockery saucepan and half cover them with broth. Cover the pan as well as possible, simmer till cooked, then add a teaspoonful of sugar, salt, simmer again for about ten minutes, basting now and then, and serve warm with beef, mutton, or venison. _Quenelles._--Chop fine one pound of fresh veal, half lean and half fat--the fat nearest the kidney is the best; then pound it well and mash it through a sieve. Mix two yolks of eggs with it, and season to taste with salt, pepper, nutmeg grated, and powdered cinnamon. Spread flour on the paste-board, put a teaspoonful of meat here and there; roll gently each part into small balls, using as little flour as possible. They may also be rolled of an olive shape. Throw the balls into boiling broth or boiling water at the first boiling, boil five minutes and drain. As soon as cold they are ready for use. _Boulettes_, _fricadelles_, _godiveau_, and _quenelles_ are one and the same thing. Whole eggs may be used instead of the yolks only, add also a few bread-crumbs. To the seasonings above some parsley chopped fine may be added. Make _quenelles_ with any kind of meat--butcher's meat, poultry, and game, also with fish well boned. To the lean meat add the same weight of fat veal, as above directed, or, in its stead, beef suet. Truffles or mushrooms, or both, may be added to the mixture, either of meat or of fish. _Quenelles_ are used for garnitures, etc. They may be fried