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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Valencia Garnish

This is made of a truffle, mushrooms, beef-tongue and rice prepared as follows: Cut a truffle, three mushrooms and a very little cooked tongue into shreds, add three tablespoonfuls of boiled rice, put them all into a saucepan with three tablespoonfuls of tomato sauce, a third of a tablespoonful of salt, one level teaspoonful of pepper and one tablespoonful of grated cheese. Boil for five minutes, when it is ready for use.

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