The Cook Book by “Oscar” of the Waldorf

Three thousand recipes from the maitre d'hotel of the Waldorf — the hotel kitchen that taught Gilded Age America how to dine, from beef tea to watermelon with champagne.

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Beef Jelly

Prepare some beef tea with very little if any salt, and without adding water. Place an eighth of an ounce of gelatine in a saucepan with a little cold water and soak it; let it stay there until sufficiently swollen, then place on the fire and boil until dissolved. Take the beef-tea extract when nearly cold, add the gelatine, stir well and allow it to become well set.

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