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BEN E

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

3055
Calories
225g
Protein
137g
Fat
223g
Carbs

Counts 38 of 43 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 38 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Lamb 100g cooked 294
Beef 100g cooked 250
Pork 100g cooked 242
Smoked Salmon 100g cooked 208
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Parmesan Cheese 1 oz (28g) 110
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Yogurt 170g plain Greek 100
Oyster 6 medium (84g) 81
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Eggs 1 large egg (50g) 78
Corn 1/2 cup kernels (82g) 77
Pea 1/2 cup (72g) 62
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bacon 1 slice cooked (8g) 43
Asparagus 6 spears (90g) 27
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Mushrooms 1/2 cup sliced (35g) 15
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Shallot 1 tbsp minced (10g) 7
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Chive 1 tbsp (3g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Truffle not in our table 0
Cider not in our table 0
Sauce not in our table 0
Mutton not in our table 0
Veal not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • half teaspoonful of white pepper
  • half teaspoonful salt
  • two tablespoonfuls of flour
  • three-fourths pound each cut from a tender leg of lamb
  • half teaspoonful white pepper
  • one gill of demi-glace
  • half teaspoonful of salt
  • one saltspoonful of grated nutmeg
  • one-half ounce butter
  • half cup of cream
  • four ounces of butter
  • one pint of brown gravy
  • two ounces of sweet butter
  • three ounces of butter
  • four slices of very thinly cut vir- ginia ham
  • one cup chicken broth
  • half pint green peas
  • half pint brown gravy
  • four pieces of toast
  • half tablespoonful of olive oil in a small dish
  • half cup of good cream
  • two tablespoonfuls of clarified butter in frying pan
  • one pound tenderloin steak
  • half pint of tomato sauce
  • twelve pieces parisienne potatoes
  • two tablespoonfuls of cream together
  • one ounce of virginia ham
  • one teaspoonful of shallots chopped fine
  • one teaspoonful of fresh mushrooms chopped fine
  • one cup sour cream
  • one slice of smoked salmon slightly heated
  • one slice of truffle
  • one spoonful of corn stewed in 57 world famouj' chert^j cream
  • two ounces of salt pork
  • one gill of good mosel wine
  • four ounces of parmesan cheese grated
  • one ounce of flour
  • half ounce of butter
  • one-half cup of cream
  • four spoonfuls of minced pork
  • three spoonfuls of minced shallot
  • half cup of fresh mushrooms
  • two cups of brown gravy
  • four ounces of butter slightly
  • three spoonfuls of miui crushed garlic
  • half cup chopped coarsely
  • a teaspoonful of salt
  • a tablespoonful of butter in a frying pan
  • a tablespoonful of sherry
  • a tablespoonful of butter
  • a gill of cider vinegar
  • a teaspoonful of diluted english mustard
  • a good dash of worcestershire sauce
  • a piece of ham
  • a pinch of grated parmesan cheese
  • a pinch of fresh parsley
  • a pint of milk
  • a quart of double cream
  • a dash of paprika
  • a slice of bacon
  • a pint of brown sauce
  • a clove of crushed garlic
  • a large cup of clear brown gravy
  • a pint of sauce add the juice of half a lemou
  • six nicely pared pork chops all over
  • one beside
  • four medium sized
  • three steaks of three-fourths pound each cut from a tender leg of lamb
  • one side thirty-six good si
  • two saltspoonlul
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  • ten eggs on round pieces of toast
  • five chopped truffles
  • eight lamb chops
  • 49 henri berger chef de cuisine frankfurter- hof frankfurt
  • eight rib lamb chops
  • one side in butter
  • one glass of madeira
  • 50 john bicochi chef de cuisine hotel piedmont atlanta
  • twelve fresh mushrooms
  • three sliced green peppers
  • two tablespoon- fuls of cream sauce
  • twelve eggs
  • two english mutton chops
  • four shallots chopped very fine
  • four crushed pepper corns
  • two chopped pickled english walnuts
  • two peeled
  • two eggs in nicely
  • one chop
  • one chop alternating
  • three pounds
  • three raw potatoes sliced a half inch thick
  • half inch thick
  • one dozen white onions
  • half glass of sherry
  • eight slices of beef marrow
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  • eight eggs carefully into small indi- vidual dishes
  • one pint of rich boiling cream over the toast
  • four small lamb chops
  • four strips of bacon
  • four good-sized tomatoes
  • eight fresh eggs in a bowl
  • eight fresh mushrooms
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  • half done
  • five seasons
  • one onion
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  • eight small pieces of veal breaded in eggs
  • two eggs beaten into
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  • three eggs
  • one dozen asparagus tips
  • eight fresh oysters
  • one side
  • one inch thick
  • one small shallot
  • eight sardelles
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  • one large round corn fritter
  • one cooked breast of fowl
  • one poached egg
  • one fresh tomato in half
  • five cent piece cut out of a thin slice of truffle
  • 57 world famouj' chert^j cream
  • two eggs on top
  • one-half teaspoonful of hungarian paprika all of which should be rubbed in thoro
  • two sliced onions
  • one glass of sour cream
  • one spoonful of rich tomato sauce
  • six small tomatoes baked in butter
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  • three yolks of eggs
  • five whites
  • 59 john pfaff chef dk cuisine hotel cape may cape may
  • two sweetbreads
  • eight eggs
  • two eggs
  • 61 world famou/ chert fl p^ victor hirtzler chef de cuisine hotel st
  • three minced shallots
  • 62 tfieffi 5teflk3 cmwim specialties italian sauce take one onion
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  • butter the size of an egg strain the marrow of a beef bone
  • salt
  • white pepper
  • nutmeg
  • mustard
  • pepper
  • chives
  • parsley
  • paprika
  • clove
  • lemon juice

Directions

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CHEF DE CUISINE

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HOTEL ARLINGTON Santa Barbara, Cal. Mr. Dupaquier'sfirpt position was in The Pendennis Clvib, ol Louisville, Ky. Later at the Gault House, Louisville, the Missouri Athletic Club, the Mer- santile Club and tlie New Jefferson Hotel of St. Louis; the Jonathan Cuib and the California Club, Los Angeles and the Hotel Maryland, Pasadena, Cal.

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FRIED PORK CHOPS WITH ONIONS Season six nicely pared pork chops all over with a teaspoonful of salt and half teaspoonful of white pepper. Heat in frying pan with a table- spoonful of good lard. Lay in the chops, one beside the other, and fry for six minutes on each side. Dress on hot dish and serve with fried onions on top of the chops.

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Fried Onions Peel and slice round shape, four medium sized, sound, white onions. Season with half teaspoonful salt. Detach them at the rings and gently roll in two tablespoonfuls of flour; then plunge them in boiling fat and fry for eight minutes, or until they obtain a good golden color. Lift them up with a skimmer, lay on a cloth to dry and use as required.

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LAMB STEAKS, PUREE OF CHESTNUTS Have three steaks of three-fourths pound each cut from a tender leg of lamb. Make a few incisions around the skin and season with a teaspoonful of salt and a half teaspoonful white pepper. Heat a tablespoonful of butter in a frying pan; add the steaks one beside another and fry for six minutes on each side. Remove and dress a puree orcheLuts on a hot dish, pyramid shape, and arrange he steaks a ound Free the pan from all fat and add a tablespoonful of sherry and one gill of demi-glace; boil for two minutes and pour around

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the steaks.

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Puree op Chestnuts

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Slit on one side thirty-six good si.ed, so.md Italian cliestm.ts; plungetheminboilingwaterfortenminutes; drain and peel and then

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place them in a small sauce pan with two and a half g.lls o •^'^^1^, Season with a half teaspoonful of salt and two saltspoonlul. ul white

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pepper. Cover the pan, boil for a minute, then set in the oven for thirty-five minutes. Remove, place the whole in a mortar and pound to a smooth paste. Press through a sieve into a small sauce pan, add one saltspoonful of grated nutmeg, one-half ounce butter and two tablespoonfuls cream. Mix well, heat for two minutes and use as required.

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A. SCHLOETTKE

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CHEF DE CUISINE

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WESTMINSTER

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HOTEL Dresden, Germany- Mr. Schloettke served his apprenticeship at the Kalms Hotel at Brunswig, Germany. Since then he has served at the Traiteur Ferario, at Dresden, Germany; the Hotel Fahrhaus at Hamburg; the Dom Hotel at Cologne on Rhine; the Hotel Rich- mond at Geneva, Swit- zerland, the Hotel St. Croix, the Grand Hotel Bergeus, at Geneva, and the Grand Hotel du Parquis at Vevey, Swit- zerland,

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OEUFS POCHES A LA WELIDOFF

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Poach ten eggs on round pieces of toast and serve with a shrimp sauce poured over the top. Also sprinkle over a few pickled shrimps and five chopped truffles.

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COTELETTES D'AGNEAUX GRILLEES POMMES MIGNON

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Cut out eight lamb chops, flatten and season. Broil over a brisk fire and serve rare. Mignon potatoes cut from raw potatoes in juli- enne, about the size of a match or a little larger.

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HENRI BERGER

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CHEF DE CUISINE

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FRANKFURTER- HOF

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Frankfurt, A. M. Germany Mr, Berger has been with the following ho- t(!ls: Hotel Chatliam, Paris; the Hormitage at Monte Carlo, France; the Grand Hotel des Therines, Salsomag- giore, Italy; the fa- mous Hotel Ritz, Paris, prior to roming to the Frankfurter-hof.

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COTELETTES D'AGNEAU VALENCAY

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(Lamb Chops, Valencia Style) Take eight rib lamb chops and fry on one side in butter. Stuff the cooked side with puree of fresh Bechamel mushrooms in which mix a fresh truffle. Put back in casserole and place in oven to finish cooking. Dish out on round })latter, fixing chops in turban style, and garnish with cauliflower sauted in butter. Make a sauce of the stock left in casserole by adding one glass of Madeira. Pass through cheese cloth and serve on the side.

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POACHED EGGS ON TOASTED MUFFINS

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Eggs are best when poached in milk. Let milk come to a boil, drop eggs into the milk and remove receptacle from fire for five minutes, then place eggs on muffins.

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GEORGE E. SCHAAF

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CHEF DE CUISINE

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HOTEL ALBANY

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Denver, Colo. Mr. Schaaf has been connected with several prominent hotels in this country prior to coming to the Albany, aiKl was at one time, Chef at the Minneapoiis Club in Minneapolis.

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JOHN BICOCHI

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CHEF DE CUISINE

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HOTEL PIEDMONT Atlanta, Ga. Mr. Bicochi learned the business vmder his father who was Chef for Count Bianchette of Italy. Was at Hote Continental, Rome; the Bristol, Paris; and the Knickerbocker and Marie Antoinette, New York City.

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PIEDMONT OMELETTE Peel, clean and wash well twelve fresh mushrooms; slice and place in a sauce pan, add three sliced green peppers and a tablespoonful of butter and cook for five minutes. Then add the breast of a boiled chicken sliced; two tablespoon- fuls of cream sauce and season to taste. Take twelve eggs, break into a bowl, add a half cup of cream, beat up well with a beater. Put in a frying pan four ounces of butter, set on hot fire, then drop in your eggs, mix well for about three minutes and fold up the opposite sides. Then pour into this the above preparation and fold over all ways. Keep side of pan on hot fire, turn out on platter and decorate the ends of the ome- lette with what filling you have left.

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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S MUTTON CHOP

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Prepare two English mutton chops (loin

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chops), one and a half inches thick. Broil them

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for five minutes on each side, then place in a

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sauce pan with the following ingredients: A half

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a gill of cider vinegar, four shallots chopped very fine, twenty-four

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crushed pepper corns, moisten with one pint of brown gravy and let

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simmer for ten minutes. Add a teaspoonful of diluted English mustard

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and a good dash of Worcestershire sauce; strain over the chops and add

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two chopped pickled English walnuts and two peeled, partly cooked

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cucumbers, cut in long strips. Let this cook for twenty minutes and

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finish with two ounces of sweet butter. Serve baked potatoes separate.

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EGGS AU BEURRE NOIR

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Take an earthen au gratin dish, grease inside with a little butter, drop two eggs in nicely, so they will not break, put into hot oven until

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well set, take about three ounces of butter, put in frying pan over a hot fire until it almost boils; take half a lemon and squeeze juice into butter until it sizzles, then pour over the eggs and serve.

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SPRING LAMB CHOPS WITH VIRGINIA HAM

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Take eight rib lamb chops, flatten out a little, season well on both sides with salt and white pepper; arrange nicely on broiler and turn over three or four times; take four slices of very thinly cut Vir- ginia Ham and put on broiler without seasoning and cook until done. Place on platter, arranging one chop, a piece of ham and one chop alternating and decorate with watercress.

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THE BONEPARTE OLD GUARD STEAK Cut a sirloin about three pounds, saute in butter over a very hot fire for five minutes on each side, then place in a brazier with three raw potatoes sliced a half inch thick, one dozen white onions, four ounces of butter, a half glass of sherry and a half of claret; one cup chicken broth; let braise in oven for twenty minutes, then add fifteen mushrooms, a half pint green peas, a half pint brown gravy and eight slices of beef marrow. Let cook in oven for five minutes. When ready to serve, garnish with a little finely chopped parsley.

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ADRIAN DELVAUX

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CHEF DE CUISINE

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HOTEL BALTIMORE Kansas City , Mo. Mr. Delvaux started in at the Grand Hotel in Reimes, France, and thence to the Bristol Hotel in Paris. In this country, at the Chicago Club, Hotel Congress and Annex, Chicago and at the Auditorium Hotel,

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Chicago. He has been at the Hote 1 Baltimore for five years, where he has made the Balti- more famous for its cuisine.

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POACHED EGGS ON CREAM TOAST Prepare a pan with boiling water, adding salt. Break eight eggs carefully into small indi- vidual dishes and drop into the boiling water, one at a time. Allow to boil two minutes very slowly. Have a platter prepared with four pieces of toast and pour one pint of rich boiling cream over the toast. Take eggs from water by means of a skimmer, place on toast and serve.

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BROILED SPRING LAMB CHOPS WITH BACON

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Prepare four small lamb chops; season with salt and pepper. Place a half tablespoonful of olive oil in a small dish, roll chops in this. Then place in broiler and broil on both sides until done. Broil four strips of bacon; put chops on platter with bacon on top and garnish with slices of lemon and sprigs of parsley.

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EGGS PROVENCALE Take four good-sized tomatoes, set in boiling water for a half minute. Remove from water and peel. Cut a small slice off the top and hollow the tomatoes. Season well with salt and pepper and then break an egg into each tomato. Butter a small pan, set tomatoes in same with buttered oil paper over and put in hot oven for six or seven minutes. Place tomatoes on hot platter; pour rich cream sauce over and serve.

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OMELETTE WITH FRESH MUSHROOMS

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Break eight fresh eggs in a bowl, add a half cup of good cream, salt

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and peppery beat well together and take six or eight fresh mushrooms,

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peel, slice and fry in butter. Put two tablespoonfuls of clarified butter

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in frying pan and let get hot. Pour your eggs into this butter and stir.

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When eggs are half done, roll in the pan and put a half of the mushrooms in center of omelette. Turn the omelette out on hot platter and place the other half of the mushrooms on each end and serve.

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S. B. PETTENGILL

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CHEF DE CUISINE

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HOTEL ORMOND Ormond Beach, Fla. Mr. Pettengill has been chef at the Hotel Ormond for fifteen sea- sons, and at the Craw- ford House, White Mountains, N. H. for twenty-five seasons.

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SCALLOP OF BEEF TENDERLOIN

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Take one pound tenderloin steak, slice very thin. Take one onion and saute in clarified butter. Put the beef in with the onion and saute until cooked. Add a half pint of tomato sauce, half a can of button mushrooms, half a can of Spanish peppers and twelve pieces Parisienne potatoes. Serve hot.

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JULES KOHLER

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CHEF DE CUISINE

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HOTEL ADLON

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Berlin, Germany Monsier Jules Kohler came to the Adlon from the most elegant and famous Restaurant in Paris, the "Cafe de Paris. "

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MIGNONETTE DE VEAL YOETTE

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(Small Veal Steaks Yoette)

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Eight small pieces of veal breaded in eggs and bread crumbs; fry to a golden brown and mount on a bed of creamed spinach or puree of spinach with two eggs beaten into it and cooked for ten minutes. Form bed of spinach in center of dish, put veal nicely arranged on top and garnish with green asparagus and small potatoes parisienne. Pour butter over the whole and serve Estragon Sauce on the side.

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HENRY JOHANNSEN

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CHEF DE CUISINE

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HOTEL ROYAL PALM

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Miami, Fla. Mr. Johannsen was at the Country Club, Brooklyn, Mass., Ma- plewood Hotel, White Mountains, N. H., Hotel Alcazar, St. Au- gustine, Fla., and at the Oriental Hotel, Man- hattan Beach, N. Y.

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OMELETTE TILLY— Breakfast Dish

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Beat three eggs and two tablespoonfuls of cream together. Take one ounce of Virginia Ham, cut it into small cubes, sprinkle with a pinch of grated Parmesan cheese and a little chives; season and mix together with the eggs. Mix the w^hole in an omelette pan and fry to a nice golden color. Garnish wath asparagus tips au gratin (take one dozen asparagus tips, lay them on a buttered shirred egg dish and cover the tips with cream sauce; then sprinkle a little cheese and melted butter on top and place in a hot oven until done). Serve around the omelette.

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TENDERLOIN STEAK, GOURMET

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Cut tenderloin steak one and a half inches thick. Prepare one teaspoonful of shallots chopped fine, one teaspoonful of fresh mushrooms chopped fine and six to eight fresh oysters. Saute together in butter and add a pinch of fresh parsley. Split the tenderloin steak on one side and fill it with the above preparation, placing it

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in the center. Place the steak on a broiler and cook medium rare.

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Serve with Maitre d' Hotel potatoes. Sirloin steak may also be prepared

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in the same way.

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VEAL STEAK, Prince Henry

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Take the heart of the leg, also called the schnitzel part, cut a steak about one inch thick, place in a frying pan, season with salt and paprika and fry until a golden color. Cut up some salt pork, one small shallot and six to eight sardelles. Put them in the pan with the steak and allow to simmer three or four minutes. Add one cup sour cream and let simmer for about eight or ten minutes. When steak is done, arrange

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on plate, strain the sauce and pour over the steak. Garnish with chateau potatoes and asparagus tii)s.

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EGGS VIRGINIA

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Make one large round corn fritter. Cut up in small dice one cooked breast of fowl and one-third as much cooked Virginia ham. Place the above in some good cream sauce, season to taste and let come to a boil. Place corn fritter on a dish and cover with the chicken and ham. Place on top of this one poached egg. Serve hot.

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EGGS MAUD ADAMS

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Cut one fresh tomato in half, season with salt and pepper and turn in flour and then in egg wash and fresh bread crumbs. Fry in clarified butter to a golden color. Place on top of tomato one slice of smoked salmon slightly heated; on this place one poached egg. Cover with Bearnaise sauce and garnish with one slice of truffle or head of small fresh mushroom. Serve at once.

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EGGS— BULL MOOSE

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Prepare some Oyster Bay asparagus with rich cream sauce and season to taste. Cut some egg plant about the size of a regular fish cake. Dip in beaten egg and roll in fresh bread crumbs. Fry in deep grease to a golden color. Scoop out the egg plant with a parisienne cutter and insert therein the asparagus tips. On top of this place a poached egg and cover the whole with cream or Hollandaise sauce. Garnish on top with a disc the size of a twenty-five cent piece cut out of a thin slice of truffle. Serve hot.

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EGGS— BROADWAY

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Cut up some raw Virginia ham and green peppers in small dice and saute in butter. When done, add one spoonful of corn stewed in

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cream. Place all in a shirred egg dish, break two eggs on top, cover with heavy cream sauce and sprinkle with grated swiss cheese. Place in a hot oven and bake till done to a brown color. Serve at once.

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PAPRIKA STEAK

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Prepare a two-pound sirloin, season with salt and pepper and one-half teaspoonful of Hungarian Paprika all of which should be rubbed in thoroughly. Place the steak in a casserole with some good clarified butter, two sliced onions and two ounces of salt pork. Let braise for about five minutes until both sides are browned. Then put in one glass of sour cream, one gill of good Mosel wine and one spoonful of rich tomato sauce. Let boil for about ten to fifteen minutes more with the casserole covered. Take out the steak and place on a platter. Strain over the sauce and garnish top of steak with a few sardelles. Surround the whole with six small tomatoes baked in butter.

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G. MILHAU

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CHEF DB CXJISINE

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TAIT-ZINKAND CAFE

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San Francisco, Cal.

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Mr. Milhau learned his trade at the Cafe Boudoul at Marseilles, France, Following this he was Chef at the Grand Hotel De la Paix at Florence, Italy., Coming to this country he was at the Union Club, Boston, the Tour- raine Hotel, Boston, the Metropolitan Club and at the St. Regis Hotel, New York City. He came west with Mr, EmileBaillytoopenthe Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco.

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SOUFFLE PARMESAN INGREDIENTS

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Take a sixth of a pint of milk, four ounces of Parmesan cheese grated, one ounce of flour, a half ounce of butter, three yolks of eggs and five whites, beaten up.

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Boil the milk first, melt the butter in a separate dish or sauce pan, add the flour to it and mix well. When the milk is boihng, stir the butter and flour into it; then add the cheese and yolks of eggs. Let the whole get a little cool and mix in the whites of eggs beaten up and cook in moderate oven. "~

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JOHN PFAFF

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CHEF DK CUISINE

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HOTEL CAPE MAY

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Cape May, N. J. Mr. John Pfaff has been at the following hotels: Hotel Marie Antoinette, New York City, Hotel Metropole, Philadelphia, Brighton Beach, at Coney Island , New York; the Hotel Kaaterskill, Kaaterskill, N. Y.

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OMELETTE A LA WOOD

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Take two sweetbreads and eight mushrooms sliced and stewed in butter, then add one-half cup of cream and a tablespoonful of sherry and put in omelette made of eight eggs.

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G. R. MEYER

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RECTOR'S Chicago , 111. With finest hotels in Europe , also the Aud- itorium, Congress and College Inn, Chicago.

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EGGS RECTOR

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Make as many pieces of toast as desired, having the toast the size of the egg. Have pre- viously boiled down a quart of double cream with a dash of paprika and a little salt. Put into a shallow pan enough water in which to poach eggs; put a little salt into the water. When the water boils, break gently the eggs and drop them into the boiilng water. Draw pan aside so that the eggs will only simmer, allowing two eggs for each person. Broil a slice of bacon for each egg; have everything hot. Dress the eggs on the toast on a platter or on individual dishes, /our a iit.ic cream over each piece and place a shce of bacon on t^p and serve hot.

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VICTOR HIRTZLER

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CHEF DE CUISINE

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HOTEL ST. FRANCIS San Francisco, Cal. Mr. Hirtzler was born in Strasbourg, Alsace, Germany, and learned his profession i"^''?,": ^'-"'- Fevpell in Strasbourg wiiv, jy considered one of ti,^ finest Chefs in France. Mr. Hirtzler has been in the best hotels in France and Germany. Coming to the United States he started in at the Old Brunswick in New York City, and then at the Waldorf Astoria, New York City, then at Sherrj' 's famous Cafe. New York City. He came to San Fran- cisco to open the Hotel St. Francisin 1904.

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BORDELAISE FOR STEAKS Simmer three minced shallots or one onion — the former should be used if a correct sauce is desired — until the onions are tender, but do not brown. Add half a wine glass of Claret, a pint of brown sauce, a crushed clove of garlic and ome chopped parsle}^ also butter the size of an egg Strain the marrow of a beef bone which has been cooked half an hour in salt water. Pour over the steak which has been broiled as usual, either rare or medium, as preferred.

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DUXELLE OF FINE HERBS SAUCE Have four spoonfuls of minced pork and butter — half and half — simmering in a sauce pan. Add three spoonfuls of minced shallot, a clove of crushed garlic, frying together, but not discolor- ing. Add a scant half cup of fresh mushrooms, chopped coarsely. Simmer for ten minutes, when the moisture from the mushrooms is ^-bsorbed. Cook slowly so as not to brown the onions or shallots, which e^^er you use. Add a tea^^poonful of minced parsky, chopped as fine as can be. Last of all, a large cup of clear brown gravy, strained, to which a^td a small glass of Madeira.

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MUSHROOM SAUCE

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Trim and wash, removing sand and soil. Parboil in boihng water for five minutes, using just enough water to barely cover. Then add salt, better and white pepper, continuing until boiled tender. Thicken with flo^^ir. Add more butter just before serving, or if desired with white meat, add cream iT26tead. To a pint of sauce add the juice of half a lemoU, just before serving.

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By Hoff, A. C. (Archie Corydon), b. 1877 · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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