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The Delmonico Cook Book: How to Buy Food, How to Cook It, and How to Serve It.

Chapter 232: Dinner.

By Alexander Filippini

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An experienced New York chef provides practical, seasonally organized guidance for buying, preparing, and presenting food. Chapters explain markets and monthly fish varieties, vegetables and melons, and give detailed instructions for table arrangement, glassware placement, napkin presentation, and serving order and etiquette. Menus cover every day of the year and include celebrated and international examples; hundreds of recipes and supplements span soups, entrées, roasts, carving technique, and service notes. Advice on wine temperatures, course sequencing, and kitchen-to-table timing emphasizes heat and timing. The work blends cookbook recipes with household directions for hosting formal dinners in a nineteenth-century American context.

Saturday, November —.

Breakfast.

Eggs à la Duchesse, 449.
Pig’s Feet, Robert sauce, 728.
Corned Beef Hash à la Zingara, 530.
Fried Egg-plant, 907.
Pears and Grapes.

Luncheon.

Halibut Steaks, aux fines Herbes, 310, 331.
Stewed Lamb, with Flageolets, 707.
Fried Sweet Potatoes, 993.
Choux à la Crême, 1246.

Dinner.

Doxie Rockaway Oysters, 298.
Consommé à l’Anglaise, 119.
Olives. Watercress, 1072.
Red-snapper à l’Icarienne, 336.
Beef-tongue à la Napolitaine, 534.
Lima Beans, 952.
Venison Steak, Purée of Chestnuts, 882.
Potatoes en Surprise, 1005.
Roast Veal, 585.
Tomato Salad, 288.
Rice Pudding, 1143.
Coffee, 1349.

Sunday, November —.

Breakfast.

Eggs à la Paysanne, 433.
Fresh Mackerel aux fines Herbes, 331.
Hashed Turkey en Bordure, 805.
Stewed Lima Beans, with Cream, 952.
Whipped Cream à la Vanille, 1254.

Luncheon.

Canapé Lorenzo, 391.
Broiled Squabs au Petit Salé, 817.
Stewed Carrots, 927.
Lobster Salad à la Plummer, 1062.
Pie à la Martha Washington, 1105.

Dinner.

Clams, 300.
Cream of Game, 83.
Celery, 290. Radishes, 292.
Lobster à la Newburg, 359.
Sweetbreads à la Béarnaise, 610.
Green Peas à la Française, 977.
Lamb Chops, Maintenon, 685.
Cauliflower à l’Hollandaise, 925, 160.
Punch en Surprise, 1309.
Roast Partridges, with Watercress, 843.
Celery, Mayonnaise Salad, 1042.
Pudding à la U. S. Grant, 1159.
Neuchatel Cheese.
Coffee, 1349.

Monday, November —.

Breakfast.

Omelet, with Green Peas, 459.
Broiled Smelts, Tartare sauce, 353, 207.
Venison Steak, sauce Piquante, 879, 203.
Mashed Potatoes au Gratin, 998.
Brioches Fluttes, 1204.

Luncheon.

Scallops Brestoise, 392.
Fricandeau of Veal à la Morlaisienne, 579.
String-bean Salad, 1068.
Cranberry Pie, 1104.

Dinner.

Blue Point Oysters, 298.
Cream of Lima Bans, 75.
Olives. Sardines, 283.
Broiled Frogs, maître d’hôtel, 398.
Sirloin Steak, with Marrow sauce, 493.
Stuffed Cucumbers, 937.
Chicken Vol-au-Vent à la Reine, 812.
Celery, with Gravy, 928.
Roast Grouse sur Canapé, 852.
Chicory Salad, 1045.
Vermicelli Pudding, 1142.
Coffee, 1349.

Tuesday, November —.

Breakfast.

Eggs au Soleil, 415.
Codfish à l’Hollandaise, 352, 160.
Stewed Calf’s Liver à l’Alsacienne, 582.
Potatoes, maître d’hôtel, 985.
Rice à la Condé, 1181.

Luncheon.

Crabs à la St. Jean, 371.
Broiled Quails on Toast, 835.
Fried Egg-plant, 907.
Potato Salad, 1073.
French Pudding à la Delmonico, 1139.

Dinner.

Mill Pond Oysters, 298.
Onion Soup, 130.
Frizzled Celery, 291. Tomatoes, 288.
Matelote of Eels, 332.
Partridge, with Cabbage, 845.
Sweetbreads Larded à la Financière, 603.
Brussels Sprouts, 922.
Roast Lamb, 585.
Escarole Salad, 1055.
Omelet Soufflée, 474.
Coffee, 1349.

Wednesday, November —.

Breakfast.

Omelet, Vanderbilt, 471.
Broiled Sardines on Toast, 403.
Sausages Gastronome, 740.
Stewed Tomatoes, 1027.
Rhein-wine Jelly, 1324.

Luncheon.

Soles à la Horly, 321.
Civet of Venison à la Française, 887.
Lamb-tongue Salad, 1056.
Eclairs à la Vanille, 1245.

Dinner.

Oak Island Oysters, 298.
Mulligatawney à la Delmonico, 35.
Caviare, 281. Radishes, 292.
Frogs à l’Espagnole, 401.
Fillet of Hare, sauce Poivrade, 895.
French Peas.
Chicken Croquettes à la Périgueux, 759.
Stuffed Egg-plant, 909.
Broiled Red-heads, Currant Jelly, 876, 1326.
Lettuce Salad, 1057.
Apple Pudding à l’Helvétienne, 1152.
Coffee, 1349.

Thursday, November —.

Breakfast.

Eggs à l’Aurore, 444.
Fish Balls, 347.
Calf’s-head à la Vinaigrette, 640.
Hashed Potatoes, with Cream, 1003.
Peach Marmalade, 1331.

Luncheon.

Broiled Salmon Steaks, Anchovy Butter, 310, 146.
Tripe à la Créole, 545.
Spaghetti au Gratin, 961.
Hot Savarin, 1198.

Dinner.

Clams, 300.
Chicken à la Richmond, 62.
Celery, 290. Lyons Sausage, 286.
Sheep’s-head, with fine Herbs, 331.
Tenderloin of Beef, Piqué aux Cêpes, 496.
Succotash, 1022.
Sweetbreads à la Pompadour, 618.
Stuffed Peppers, 975.
Roast Quails, with Watercress, 834.
Celery Salad, 1041.
Pound Cake, Glacé, 1193.
Coffee, 1349.

Friday, November —.

Breakfast.

Omelet, Mexicaine, 473.
Fried Perch, 320.
Veal Cutlets, Pagasqui, 560.
Potatoes en Paille, 1014.
Buckwheat Cakes, 1183.

Luncheon.

Fillet of Sole à la Vénitienne, 338.
Shoulder of Lamb, Jardinière, 696.
Stuffed Lettuce, 953.
Iced Timbale of Rice, 1175.

Dinner.

Oysters, 298.
Clam Chowder, 13.
Radishes, 292. Thon, 282.
Boiled Halibut, Shrimp sauce, 309, 178.
Beef-tongue à la Gendarme, 532.
Spinach, with Croûtons, 940.
Chicken, Sauté with Tarragon, 774.
Stewed Tomatoes, 1027.
Roast Woodcock, 871.
Tomato Salad, 1070.
Baked Apple Dumplings, 1122.
Coffee, 1349.

Saturday, November —.

Breakfast.

Eggs, with brown Butter, 414.
Fried Smelts, Tomato sauce, 301, 205.
Minced Veal à la Biscaënne, 576.
Potatoes, Duchesse, 1006.
Stewed Prunes à la Dufour, 1330.

Luncheon.

Red-snapper à l’Hollandaise, 317.
Gibelotte of Hare, 894.
Sorrel au Gras, 974.
Cherry Tarts, 1111.

Dinner.

Rockaway Oysters, 298.
Giblets, with Rice, 19.
Celery, 290. Bologna Sausage, 286.
Broiled Salmon, maître d’hôtel, 308.
Mignons Filets à la Béarnaise, 509, 166.
Succotash, 1022.
Game Croquettes, Madeira-wine sauce, 833, 185.
Tomatoes à la Bock, 1026.
Roast Quails, 834.
Escarole Salad, 1055.
Fritters Soufflées à la Vanille, 1192.
Coffee, 1349.

Sunday, November —.

Breakfast.

Omelet à la Vanderbilt, 471.
Picked-up Codfish, 346.
Corned Beef Hash au Gratin, 529.
Baked Potatoes.
Crême Renversée, 1252.

Luncheon.

Soft Clams à la Merrill, 389.
Stuffed Pig’s Feet à la Périgueux, 732.
Lima Beans, 952.
Lobster Salad à la Plummer, 1062.
Charlotte Russe, 1261.

Dinner.

East River Oysters, 298.
Purée of Partridge à la Gentilhomme, 90.
Radishes, 292. Olives.
Lobster à la Newburg, 359.
Epigrammes of Lamb, Macédoine, 689.
Suprême of Chicken à la Patti, 789.
Green Peas à l’Anglaise, 978.
Kirsch Punch, 1305.
Canvas-back Ducks, 874.
Lettuce Salad, 1058.
Plum Pudding, 1163.
English Cheese.
Coffee, 1349.

Monday, November —.

Breakfast.

Scrambled Eggs, with Asparagus-tops, 406.
Broiled Bluefish, 329.
Hashed Lamb à la Polonaise, 700.
Potatoes, Julienne, 1013.
Rice à l’Airolo, 1171.

Luncheon.

Oysters à la Mali, 386.
Chops, Soyer, 647.
Potatoes, Duchesse, 1006.
Carrots, with Cream, 927.
Pear Pie, 1084.

Dinner.

Clams, 300.
Croûte-au-Pot, 11.
Celery, 290. Tomatoes, 288.
Smelts à la Toulouse, 354.
Civet of Rabbit à la Parisienne, 888.
Stuffed Peppers, 975.
Croustade of Chicken à la Dreux, 762.
Red-heads and Hominy, 876, 1035.
Celery Salad, 1042.
Baba au Madère, 1217.
Coffee, 1349.

Tuesday, November —.

Breakfast.

Sausage Omelet, 465.
Bass à la maître d’hôtel, 326.
Mutton Chops, Breaded, 643.
Saratoga Potatoes, 1011.
Corn Fritters, 965.

Luncheon.

Broiled Oysters en Brochette au Petit Salé, 385.
Broiled Quails on Toast, 835.
Cauliflower Salad, 1040.
Rice and Cream à la Croce, 1296.

Dinner.

Oysters, 298.
Bisque of Crabs, 9.
Sardines, 283. Radishes, 292.
Fresh Mackerel aux fines Herbes, 331.
Lamb Steak à l’Américaine, 718.
Celery à la Moëlle de Bœuf, 930.
Chicken, Sauté à la Marengo, 771.
Peas and Bacon, 981.
Grouse sur Canapé, 852.
Chicory Salad, 1046.
Diplomatic Pudding, 1129.
Coffee, 1349.

Wednesday, November —.

Breakfast.

Eggs à la Bonne Femme, 432.
Hamburg Steak, Russian sauce, 526.
Broiled Bacon, 754.
Stewed Potatoes, 995.
Baked Apples, 1124.

Luncheon.

Crawfish à la Bordelaise, 360.
Salmi of Ducks, with Olives, 827.
Fried Sweet Potatoes, 993.
Tomato Salad, 1070.
French Pancake, with Jelly, 1187.

Dinner.

Small Rockaway Oysters, 298.
Consommé, Italian Paste, 103.
Celery, 290. Caviare, 281.
Codfish Tongues, black Butter, 349.
Broiled Sirloin Steak à la Duchesse, 494.
Fried Oyster-plant, 1021.
Vol-au-Vent, Financière, 810.
Brussels Sprouts, 922.
Roast Woodcock, 871.
Lettuce Salad, 1057.
Caramel Pudding, 1166.
Coffee, 1349.

Thursday, November —.

Breakfast.

Cheese Omelet, 469.
Fried White Perch, Tartare sauce, 301, 207.
Beefsteak, with Watercress, 524.
Fried Sweet Potatoes, 993.
Pippin Apples and Grapes.

Luncheon.

Bluefish, Egg sauce, 352, 161.
Hashed Mutton à la Zingara, 652.
Corn, Stewed with Butter, 964.
Timbales à la Schultze, 263.
Lemon Cream Pie, Méringué, 1102.

Dinner.

Linn Haven Oysters, 298.
Tomatoes and Sago, 59.
Mortadella, 287. Radishes, 292.
Crabs, St. Laurent, 372.
Braised Beef, Flamande, 482.
Pillau of Chicken à la Créole, 783.
Artichokes, Florentine, 903.
Roast Reed-birds, 877.
Escarole Salad, 1055.
Sweet Omelet, 475.
Coffee, 1349.

Friday, November —.

Breakfast.

Scrambled Eggs, with Tomatoes, 406.
Fillet of Soles à la Horly, 321.
Smoked Beef, with Cream, 486.
Potato Croquettes, 997.
Brioche, 1201.

Luncheon.

Frost Fish à la Toulouse, 354.
Stewed Veal à la Marengo, 624.
Fried Sweet Potatoes, 993.
Peach Tarts, 1106.

Dinner.

Clams, 300.
Cream of Artichokes, 72.
Radishes, 292. Thon, 282.
Broiled Haddock, maître d’hôtel, 310.
Saddle of Venison, Currant-jelly sauce, 878.
Sorrel au Gras, 974.
Mutton Chops à la Robinson, 682.
Stuffed Peppers, 975.
Roast Partridge, 843.
Watercress Salad, 1072.
English Pudding, 1137.
Coffee, 1349.

Saturday, November —.

Breakfast.

Hominy, with Cream, 1034.
Ham Omelet, 462.
Stewed Chicken Livers à l’Italienne, 770.
Mashed Potatoes, 998.
Preserved Peaches, 1340.

Luncheon.

Oyster Crabs à la Poulette, 374.
Chicken Croquettes à la Reine, 758.
Succotash, 1022.
Macédoine Salad, 1063.
Stewed Prunes à la Général Dufour, 1330.

Dinner.

Clams, 300.
Busecca, 7.
Tomatoes, 288. Mortadella, 287.
Pompano, with fine Herbs, 331.
Veal Chops, St. Cloud, 561.
Tomatoes à la Bock, 1026.
Breast of Turkey, Oyster sauce, 806, 173.
Spinach, with Eggs, 940.
Roast Beef, 527.
Watercress Salad, 1072.
Biscuits Glacés, 1286.
Coffee, 1349.

Sunday, November —.

Breakfast.

Scrambled Eggs, with Truffles, 407.
Broiled Salt Mackerel, 329.
Sausages à l’Italienne, 737.
Fried Potatoes, 993.
Whipped Cream au Maraschino, 1257.

Luncheon.

Lobster en Brochette, 361.
Broiled Squabs, with Bacon, 817.
Spaghetti au Gratin, 961.
Rhubarb Tarts, 1112.

Dinner.

Oysters, 298.
Cream of Asparagus, 70.
Celery, 290. Olives.
Terrapin à la Maryland, 397.
Broiled Tenderloin à la Nivernaise, 505.
Broiled Tomatoes, 1025.
Sweetbreads Larded à la Béarnaise, 610.
Brussels Sprouts, 922.
Romaine Punch, 1304.
Roast Canvas-back Ducks, Currant Jelly, 874, 1326.
Celery Salad, 1042.
Tutti-frutti, 1293.
Méringues à la Ch. C. Delmonico, 1249.
Pont l’Evêque Cheese.
Coffee, 1349.

Monday, November —.

Breakfast.

Omelet, with Asparagus-tops, 458.
Fish Balls, 347.
Hashed Turkey en Bordure, 805.
Beet-roots à la Crême, 912.
Wheat Cakes, 1184.

Luncheon.

Broiled Fresh Mackerel, Anchovy Butter, 329, 146.
Veal Cutlets à la Maréchale, 562.
Potatoes, Château, 1009.
Anchovy Salad, 1037.
Vermicelli Pudding, 1142.

Dinner.

Prince’s Bay Oysters, 298.
Purée of Crécy, 47.
Sardines, 283. Radishes, 292.
Stuffed Deviled Lobster, 367.
Calf’s-head en Tortue, 641.
String Beans, 948.
Tenderloin, Piqué à la Portugaise, 517.
Mashed Potatoes, 998.
Roast English Snipe, with Watercress, 868.
Tomato, Mayonnaise Salad, 1071.
Pineapple Pie, 1087.
Coffee, 1349.

Tuesday, November —.

Breakfast.

Poached Eggs on Toast, 404.
Fried Smelts, Tomato sauce, 301, 205.
Lamb Steak à l’Américaine, 718.
Potatoes au Gratin, 1004.
Small Brioches, 1202.

Luncheon.

Sheep’s-head à la Créole, 339.
Beefsteak Pie à l’Anglaise, 487.
Macaroni au Gratin, 955.
Plum Pie, 1094.

Dinner.

Little Neck Clams, 300.
Purée Jackson, 43.
Olives. Mortadella, 287.
Bass en Matelote, 332.
Broiled Tenderloin à la Béarnaise, 492.
Potatoes à la Windsor, 1008.
Suprême of Partridge à la Godard, 851.
French Peas.
Roast Lamb, Mint sauce, 585, 169.
Celery Salad, 1042.
Kümmel Jelly, 1323.
Sweet Almond Macaroons, 1210.
Coffee, 1349.

Wednesday, November —.

Breakfast.

Omelet, with fine Herbs, 451.
Fried Blackfish, 301.
Broiled Porterhouse Steak, 524.
Sorrel aux Croûtons, 974.
Preserved Pears, 1341.

Luncheon.

Oysters à la Villeroi, 381.
Brochette of Lamb, with Bacon, 674, 754.
Fried Sweet Potatoes, 993.
Beef Salad, 1039.
Pumpkin Pie, 1099.

Dinner.

Doxie Rockaway Oysters, 298.
Plain Consommé, 100.
Thon, 282. Radishes, 292.
Halibut, with black Butter, 309, 159.
Chicken Croquettes, with Mushrooms, 276.
Venison Steak, Londonderry sauce, 880.
Stuffed Cucumbers, 937.
Roast Goose, Stuffed with Chestnuts, 808.
Chicory Salad, 1045.
Charlotte au Café, 1262.
Coffee, 1349.