Kettner's Book of the Table

Every food on the Victorian table gets its history, its etymology and a strong opinion — the wittiest cookery book of 1877, written in secret by a Times leader-writer and named for London's most fashionable restaurant.

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Baba, Bath Bun, Blanc, Bouillon & Brocoli

Baba

or Polish Cake. Use paste No. 9, mixed with two glasses of rum instead of water and tinted with saffron.

Bath Bun

Use paste No. 9.

Blanc

See the Faggot of Pot-herbs.

Bouillon

Why should we be expected to say Bouillon when we have the good English word broth? for everything pertaining to which see Soup.

Brocoli

The same directions as for cauliflower.

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