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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Bouchees of Sardines

Pound one or two boned sardines in a mortar, together with a small quantity of cheese, and add salt, pepper and chili vinegar until the mixture has the taste and appearance of dressed crab. Mix in a few chopped oysters; put the mixture into small cases of bread fried in butter. and garnish with hard boiled yolk of egg rubbed through a sieve and mixed with finely-chopped parsley. Arrange these bouchees on a napkin on a dish, and serve.

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