The Pleasures of the Table

Gastronomy from ancient days to modern times — the feasts of Greece and Rome, the great chefs and their schools, the literature of the table, and Ellwanger's own views on the aesthetics of dinner-giving.

Traditions Culinaires Et L'Art De Man

9 pages in this part of The Pleasures of the Table.

Traditions Culinaires Et L'Art De Man

Bontou. TRAITÉ DE CUISINE BOURGEOISE BORDELAISE. Bordeaux: Feret et Fils, 1898. (12mo) pp. 682. Ferry de la Bellone (De). LA TRUFFE: ETUDE…

Traditions Culinaires Et L'Art De Man: Almanach

Vide also "G. de la Reynière " "Almanach Gourmand (L')," referred to, 225 "Almanach Gourmand (Le Double)," quoted, 258 Alsace, excellence…

Traditions Culinaires Et L'Art De Man: Cuisine

Cordon-bleu, origin of the term, 62 Cucumber, remote use of, 9; its virtues, 425 Cuisine, the ideal, defined, 258 Cuisine classique (the)…

Traditions Culinaires Et L'Art De Man: Cook-book

Smith's, 98, 106, 109 "Compleat Practical Cook (The)," Charles Carter's, 103 Compots, 157, 174, 432 Condé (Prince de), referred to, 54, 58…

Traditions Culinaires Et L'Art De Man: Savarin

Game, Savarin's references to, 192, 193, 197; Anthony Hayward on its cookery, 333; preservation and protection of, of, 357-358; definition…

Traditions Culinaires Et L'Art De Man: Thomas

Hirztag, a strange custom of that festival, Lyne (Bishop de), referred to, 149 Hollar, quoted, 358 Homer, quoted, 20 Hone (Wm.), poem on…

Traditions Culinaires Et L'Art De Man: Macaroni

Macaroni, Dr. Gastaldy on, 120 Macaroni, Rossini's lost recipe for, 220 Madeleine (the), Dumas' story of, 169 Mæcenas, referred to, 38, 39…

Traditions Culinaires Et L'Art De Man: French

Orsay (Comte d'), on French cookery, 258 Ortolans, 76, 361 Ostade, referred to, 74, 445 Oudry, referred to, 234 Ovens, Carême's remarks on…

Traditions Culinaires Et L'Art De Man: Glasse

Plum-porridge, 435 "Psalm, a penitential," 286 Puff-balls. Vide "Mushrooms" Punch, origin of the word, 97 Punctuality. Vide "Dinner…

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