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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Financiere Garnish

For this cockscombs, sweetbreads, forcemeat quenelles, artichoke bottoms, mushrooms and truffles, prepared as follows, are used: Take three cockscombs and blanch by steeping them in boiling water, dry and rub off the skin, soak them in water for several hours, dry and stew them in butter, lemon juice and a little salt, moistening with a small quantity of stock. When boiling add three lambs' sweetbreads, six forcemeat quenelles, five artichoke bottoms, six mushrooms and six truffles sliced. The garnish is then ready for use.

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