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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Broiled Snipes

Pick, singe, draw and dry eight fine snipes, remove the skin from the heads, split them into halves without detaching the parts, and place them on a dish. Season with one pinch of salt, one-half pinch of pepper and one tablespoonful of oil; put them to broil (with the bills stuck into the breasts), and allow them to cook for four minutes on either side. Put six slices of hot toast on a hot dish, arrange the snipes on them, spread one gill of maitre d'hotel butter on top, decorate the dish with watercress, and serve.

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