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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Chicken Quenelles

Mix together one teacupful each of breadcrumbs and finely-pounded cooked chicken; season highly with salt and cayenne, and moisten with raw egg yolks to bind it. Mould into little, olive-shaped pieces between two spoons; then either roll the quenelles in egg and cracker dust and fry them, or poach them until they float in boiling broth or water, and use them as desired.

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