“The dinner made about a hundred dishes; Lamb and pistachio nuts—in short, all meats, And saffron soups, and sweetbreads; and the fishes Were of the finest that e’er flounced in nets, Drest to a Sybarite’s most pamper’d wishes; The beverage was various sherbets Of raisin, orange, and pomegranate juice, Squeezed through the rind, which makes it best for use.”
A cook of roughly the same moment, setting down the same dish.
_Second Course._ Fore-quarter of Lamb. Braised Capon. Boiled Tongue, Vase of Ham. garnished. Flowers. Roast Fowls. Rump of Beef à la Jardinière. _Third Course._ Guinea-Fowls, larded, removed by Cabinet Pudding. Apricot Wine Jelly. Rhubarb Tartlets. Tart. Custards. Vase of Jelly in Flowers. glasses. Italian Cream. Damson Tart. Ducklings, Cheesecakes. removed by Nesselrode Pudding. DESSERT AND ICES.
Sources: The passage is from George Gordon Byron Byron, Don Juan, free to read in full at Project Gutenberg. The recipe is from Beeton, The Book of Household Management of 1861, also free in full. Both are in the public domain in the United States. The binding above is ours — plum cloth, sheaf stamp.