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The Cook's Decameron A Study in Taste, Containing over Two Hundred Recipes for Italian Dishes
By Mrs. W. G. Waters
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- THE COOK'S DECAMERON
- A Study In Taste
- Containing Over Two Hundred Recipes For Italian Dishes
- "Show me a pleasure like dinner, which comes every day and lasts an hour."— Talleyrand circa 1801
- To A. V. In memory of Certain Ausonian Feasts
- Containing Over Two Hundred Recipes For Italian Dishes
- Preface
- A Study In Taste
- PART I. THE COOK'S DECAMERON
- Prologue
- The First Day
- The Second Day
- The Third Day
- The Fourth Day
- The Fifth Day
- The Sixth Day
- The Seventh Day
- The Eighth Day
- The Ninth Day
- The Tenth Day
- PART II—RECIPES
- Sauces
- No. 1. Espagnole, or Brown Sauce
- No. 2. Velute Sauce
- No. 3. Bechamel Sauce
- No. 4. Mirepoix Sauce (for masking)
- No. 5. Genoese Sauce
- No. 6. Italian Sauce
- No. 7. Ham Sauce, Salsa di Prosciutto
- Ingredients: Ham, Musca or sweet port, vinegar, basil spice.
- No. 8. Tarragon Sauce
- Ingredients: Tarragon, stock, butter, flour.
- No. 9. Tomato Sauce
- Ingredients: Tomatoes, ham, onions, basil, salt, oil, garlic, spices.
- No. 10. Tomato Sauce Piquante
- No. 11. Mushroom Sauce
- Ingredients: Velute sauce, essence of mushrooms, butter.
- No. 12. Neapolitan Sauce
- No. 13. Neapolitan Anchovy Sauce
- No. 14. Roman Sauce (Salsa Agro-dolce)
- No. 15. Roman Sauce (another way)
- No. 16. Supreme Sauce
- Ingredients: White sauce, fowl stock, butter.
- No. 17. Pasta marinate (For masking Italian Frys)
- No. 18. White Villeroy
- Ingredients: Butter, flour, eggs, cream, nutmeg, white stock.
- Soups
- No. 19. Clear Soup
- No. 20. Zuppa Primaverile (Spring Soup)
- Ingredients: Clear soup, vegetables.
- No. 21. Soup alla Lombarda
- No. 22. Tuscan Soup
- Ingredients: Stock, eggs.
- No. 23. Venetian Soup
- Ingredients: Clear soup, butter, flour, Parmesan, eggs.
- No. 24. Roman Soup
- No. 25. Soup alla Nazionale
- Ingredients: Clear soup, savoury custard.
- No. 26. Soup alla Modanese
- No. 27. Crotopo Soup
- Ingredients: Clear soup, veal, ham, eggs, salt, pepper, nutmeg, rolls.
- No. 28. Soup all'Imperatrice
- No. 29. Neapolitan Soup
- No. 30. Soup with Risotto
- Ingredients: Risotto (No. 189), eggs, bread crumbs, clear or brown soup.
- No. 31. Soup alla Canavese
- No. 32. Soup alla Maria Pia
- No. 33. Zuppa d' Erbe (Lettuce Soup)
- No. 34. Zuppa Regina di Riso (Queen's Soup)
- Ingredients: Fowl stock, ground rice, milk, butter.
- Minestre
- No. 35. A Condiment for Seasoning Minestre, &c.
- No. 36. Minestra alla Casalinga
- Ingredients: Rice, butter, stock, vegetables.
- No. 37. Minestra of Rice and Turnips
- Ingredients: Rice, turnips, butter, gravy, tomatoes.
- No. 38. Minestra alla Capucina
- Ingredients: Rice, anchovies, butter, stock, and onions.
- No. 39. Minestra of Semolina
- Ingredients: Stock, semolina, Parmesan.
- No. 40. Minestrone alla Milanese
- No. 41. Minestra of Rice and Cabbage
- Ingredients: Rice, cabbage, stock, ham, tomato sauce.
- No. 42. Minestra of Rice and Celery
- Ingredients: Celery, rice, stock.
- Fish
- No. 43. Anguilla alla Milanese (Eels).
- No. 44. Filletti di Pesce alla Villeroy (Fillets of Fish)
- Ingredients: Fish, flour, butter, Villeroy.
- No. 45. Astachi all'Italiana (Lobster)
- No. 46. Baccala alla Giardiniera (Cod)
- Ingredients: Cod or hake, carrots, turnips, butter, herbs.
- No. 47. Triglie alla Marinara (Mullet)
- Ingredients: Mullet, salt, pepper, onions, parsley, oil, water.
- No. 48. Mullet alla Tolosa
- No. 49. Mullet alla Triestina
- No. 50. Whiting alla Genovese
- No. 51. Merluzzo in Bianco (Cod)
- No. 52. Merluzzo in Salamoia (Cod)
- No. 53. Baccala in Istufato (Haddock)
- No. 54. Naselli con Piselli (Whiting)
- No. 55. Ostriche alla Livornese (Oysters)
- No. 56. Ostriche alla Napolitana (Oysters)
- No. 57. Ostriche alla Veneziana (Oysters)
- No. 58. Pesci diversi alla Casalinga (Fish)
- No. 59. Pesce alla Genovese (Sole or Turbot)
- No. 60. Sogliole in Zimino (Sole)
- No. 61. Sogliole al tegame (Sole)
- No. 62. Sogliole alla Livornese (Sole)
- Ingredients: Sole, butter, garlic, pepper, salt, tomatoes, fennel.
- No. 63. Sogliole alla Veneziana (Sole)
- No. 64. Sogliole alla Parmigiana (Sole).*
- Ingredients: Sole, Parmesan, butter, cream, cayenne.
- No. 65. Salmone alla Genovese (Salmon)
- Ingredients: Salmon, Genoese sauce (No. 5), butter, lemon.
- No. 66. Salmone alla Perigo (Salmon)
- No. 67. Salmone alla giardiniera (Salmon)
- No. 68. Salmone alla Farnese (Salmon)
- No. 69. Salmone alla Santa Fiorentina (Salmon)
- Ingredients: Salmon, eggs, mayonnaise, parsley, flour.
- No. 70. Salmone alla Francesca (Salmon)
- No. 71. Fillets of Salmon in Papiliotte
- Ingredients: Salmon, oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper, nutmeg, herbs.
- Beef, Mutton, Veal, Lamb, &C.
- No. 72. Manzo alla Certosina (Fillet of Beef)
- No. 73. Stufato alla Florentina (Stewed Beef)
- No. 74. Coscia di Manzo al Forno (Rump Steak)
- No. 75. Polpettine alla Salsa Piccante (Beef Olives)
- Ingredients: Beef steak, butter, onions, stock, sausage meat.
- No. 76. Stufato alla Milanese (Stewed Beef)
- No. 77. Manzo Marinato Arrosto (Marinated Beef)
- No. 78. Manzo con sugo di Barbabietole (Fillet of Beef)
- Ingredients: Beef, beetroot, salt.
- No. 79. Manzo in Insalata (Marinated Beef)
- No. 80. Filetto di Bue con Pistacchi (Fillets of Beef with Pistacchios)
- Ingredients: Fillet of beef, oil, salt, flour, pistacchio nuts, gravy.
- No. 81. Scalopini di Riso (Beef with Risotto)
- No. 82. Tenerumi alla Piemontese (Tendons of Veal)
- No. 83. Bragiuole di Vitello (Veal Cutlets)
- No. 84. Costolette alla Manza (Veal Cutlets)
- No. 85. Vitello alla Pellegrina (Breast of Veal)
- No. 86. Frittura Piccata al Marsala (Fillet of Veal)
- Ingredients: Veal, butter, Marsala, stock, lemon, bacon.
- No. 87. Polpettine Distese (Veal Olives)
- No. 88. Coste di Vitello Imboracciate (Ribs of Veal)
- No. 89. Costolette di Montone alla Nizzarda (Mutton Cutlets)
- Ingredients: Mutton cutlets, butter, olives, mushrooms, cucumbers.
- No. 90. Petto di Castrato all'Italiana (Breast of Mutton)
- No. 91. Petto di Castrato alla Salsa piccante (Breast of Mutton)
- Ingredients: Same as No. 90.
- No. 92. Tenerumi d'Agnello alla Villeroy (Tendons of Lamb)
- No. 93. Tenerumi d' Agnello alla Veneziana (Tendons of Lamb)
- Ingredients: Tendons of lamb, butter, parsley, onions, stock.
- No. 94. Costolette d' Agnello alla Costanza (Lamb Cutlets)
- Tongue, Sweetbread, Calf's Head, Liver, Sucking Pig, &C.
- No. 95. Timballo alla Romana
- No. 96. Timballo alla Lombarda
- No. 97. Lingua alla Visconti (Tongue)
- Ingredients: Tongue, glaze, bread, spinach, white grapes, port.
- No. 98. Lingua di Manzo al Citriuoli (Tongue with Cucumber)
- No. 99. Lingue di Castrato alla Cuciniera (Sheep's Tongues)
- No. 100. Lingue di Vitello all'Italiana (Calves' Tongues)
- No. 101. Porcelletto alla Corradino (Sucking Pig)
- No. 102. Porcelletto da Latte in Galantina (Sucking Pig)
- No. 103. Ateletti alla Sarda
- No. 104. Ateletti alla Genovese
- No. 105. Testa di Vitello alla Sorrentina (Calf's Head)
- No. 106. Testa di Vitello con Salsa Napoletana (Calf's Head)
- No. 107. Testa di Vitello alla Pompadour (Calf's Head)
- No. 108. Testa di Vitello alla Sanseverino (Calf's Head)
- No. 109. Testa di Vitello in Frittata (Calf's Head)
- Ingredients: Calf's head, eggs, Parmesan, ham, pepper, butter, croutons.
- No. 110. Zampetti (Calves' Feet)
- No. 111. Bodini Marinati
- No. 112. Animelle alla Parmegiana (Sweetbread)
- Ingredients: Sweetbread, bread crumbs, Parmesan, butter.
- No. 113. Animelle in Cartoccio (Sweetbread)
- No. 114. Animelle all'Italiana (Sweetbread)
- No. 115. Animelle Lardellate (Sweetbread)
- No. 116. Frittura di Bottoni e di Animelle (Sweetbread and Mushrooms)
- No. 117. Cervello in Fili serbe (Calf's Brains)
- Ingredients: Calf's brains, stock, butter, parsley, lemon.
- No. 118. Cervello alla Milanese (Calf's Brains)
- Ingredients: Calf s brains, eggs, bread crumbs, butter.
- No. 119. Cervello alla Villeroy (Calf's Brains)
- Ingredients: Calf's brains, eggs, flour, mushrooms, Velute sauce.
- No. 120. Frittura of Liver and Brains
- No. 121. Cervello in Frittata Montano (Calf's Brains)
- Ingredients: Calf's brains, stock, cream, eggs, spice, Parmesan, butter.
- No. 122. Marinata di Cervello alla Villeroy (Calf's Brains)
- No. 123. Minuta alla Milanese (Lamb's Sweetbread)
- No. 124. Animelle al Sapor di Targone (Lamb's Fry)
- No. 125. Fritto Misto alla Villeroy
- No. 126. Fritto Misto alla Piemontese
- No. 127. Minuta di Fegatini (Ragout of Fowls' Livers)
- No. 128. Minuta alla Visconti (Chickens' Livers)
- Ingredients: Fowls' livers, eggs, cheese, butter, cream, cayenne pepper.
- No. 129. Croutons alla Principesca
- No. 130. Croutons alla Romana
- Fowl, Duck, Game, Hare, Rabbit, &c.
- No. 131. Soffiato di Cappone (Fowl Souffle)
- No. 132. Pollo alla Fiorentina (Chicken)
- No. 133. Pollo all'Oliva (Chicken)
- No. 134. Pollo alla Villereccia (Chicken)
- No. 135. Pollo alla Cacciatora (Chicken)
- Ingredients: The same as No. 134 and tomatoes.
- No. 136. Pollastro alla Lorenese (Fowl)
- Ingredients: Fowl, butter, parsley, lemon, small onions, bread crumbs.
- No. 137. Pollastro in Fricassea al Burro (Fowl)
- No. 138. Pollastro in istufa di Pomidoro (Braized Fowl)
- No. 139. Cappone con Riso (Capon with Rice)
- No. 140. Dindo Arrosto alla Milanese (Roast Turkey)
- No. 141. Tacchinotto all'Istrione (Turkey Poult)
- No. 142. Fagiano alla Napoletana (Pheasant)
- Ingredients: Pheasant, macaroni, gravy, butter, Parmesan, tomatoes.
- No. 143. Fagiano alla Perigo (Pheasant)
- Ingredients: Pheasant, butter, truffles, larding bacon, Madeira.
- No. 144. Anitra Selvatica (Wild Duck)
- No. 145. Perniciotti alla Gastalda (Partridges)
- No. 146. Beccaccini alla Diplomatica (Snipe)
- No. 147. Piccioni alla minute (Pigeons)
- No. 148. Piccioni in Ripieno (Stuffed Pigeons)
- No. 149. Lepre in istufato (Stewed Hare)
- No. 150. Lepre Agro-dolce (Hare)
- No. 151. Coniglio alla Provenzale (Rabbit)
- No. 152. Coniglio arrostito alla Corradino (Roast Rabbit)
- No. 153. Coniglio in salsa Piccante (Rabbit)
- Vegetables
- No. 154. Asparagi alla salsa Suprema (Asparagus)
- No. 155. Cavoli di Bruxelles alla Savoiarda (Brussels Sprouts)
- No. 156. Barbabietola alla Parmigiana (Beetroot)
- Ingredients: Beetroot, white sauce, Parmesan, Cheddar.
- No. 157. Fave alla Savoiarda (Beans)
- Ingredients: Beans, stock, a bunch of herbs, Bechamel sauce.
- No. 158. Verze alla Capuccina (Cabbage)
- No. 159. Cavoli fiodi alla Lionese (Cauliflower)
- No. 160. Cavoli fiodi fritti (Cauliflower)
- Ingredients: Cauliflower or broccoli, gravy, lemon, salt, eggs, butter.
- No. 161. Cauliflower alla Parmigiana
- Ingredients: Cauliflower, butter, Parmesan, Cheddar, Espagnole, stock.
- No. 162. Cavoli Fiori Ripieni
- No. 163. Sedani alla Parmigiana (Celery)
- No. 164. Sedani fritti all'Italiana (Celery)
- Ingredients: Same as No. 163, eggs, bread crumbs, tomatoes.
- No. 165. Cetriuoli alla Parmigiana (Cucumber)
- Ingredients: Cucumber, butter, cheese, gravy, salt, cayenne.
- No. 166. Cetriuoli alla Borghese (Cucumber)
- No. 167. Carote al sughillo (Carrots)
- Ingredients: Carrots, stock, butter, sausage, pepper.
- No. 168. Carote e piselli alla panna (Carrots and Peas)
- Ingredients: Young carrots, peas, cream, salt.
- No. 169. Verze alla Certosine (Cabbage)
- Ingredients: Cabbage, butter, salt, leeks or shallots, sardines, cheese.
- No. 170. Lattughe al sugo (Lettuce)
- No. 171 Lattughe farcite alla Genovese (Lettuce)
- Ingredients: Lettuce, forcemeat of fowl or veal, ham, Espagnole sauce.
- No. 172. Funghi cappelle infarcite (Stuffed Mushrooms)
- No. 173. Verdure miste (Macedoine of Vegetables)
- No. 174. Patate alla crema (Potatoes in cream)
- No. 175. Cestelline di patate alla giardiniera (Potatoes)
- No. 176. Patate al Pomidoro (Potatoes with Tomato Sauce)
- Ingredients: Potatoes, butter, salt, tomatoes, lemon, stock.
- No. 177. Spinaci alla Milanese (Spinach)
- Ingredients: Spinach, butter, Velute sauce, salt, pepper, flour, stock.
- No. 178. Insalata di patate (Potato salad)
- No. 179. Insalata alla Navarino (Salad)
- No. 180. Insalata di pomidoro (Tomato Salad)
- No. 181. Tartufi alla Dino (Truffles)
- Ingredients: Truffles, fowl forcemeat, champagne.
- Macaroni, Rice, Polenta, and Other Italian Pastes{*}
- No. 182. Macaroni with Tomatoes
- Ingredients: Macaroni, tomatoes, butter, onion, basil, pepper, salt.
- No. 183. Macaroni alla Casalinga
- Ingredients: Macaroni, butter, stock, cheese, water, salt, nutmeg.
- No. 184. Macaroni al Sughillo
- Ingredients: Macaroni, stock, tomatoes, sausage, cheese.
- No. 185. Macaroni alla Livornese
- No. 186. Tagliarelle and Lobster
- Ingredients: Tagliarelle, lobster, cheese, butter.
- No. 187. Polenta
- No. 188. Polenta Pasticciata
- Ingredients: Polenta, butter, cheese, mushrooms, tomatoes.
- No. 189. Battuffoli
- Ingredients: Polenta, onion, butter, salt, stock, Parmesan.
- No. 190. Risotto all'Italiana
- Ingredients: Rice, an onion, butter, stock, tomatoes, cheese.
- No. 191. Risotto alla Genovese
- No. 192. Risotto alla Spagnuola
- No. 193. Risotto alla Capuccina
- Ingredients: Risotto (No. 190) eggs, truffles, smoked tongue, butter.
- No. 194. Risotto alla Parigina
- Ingredients: Risotto (No. 190), game, sauce, butter.
- No. 195. Ravioli
- No. 196. Ravioli alla Fiorentina
- No. 197. Gnocchi alla Romana
- Ingredients: Semolina, butter, Parmesan, eggs, nutmeg, milk, cream.
- No. 198. Gnocchi alla Lombarda
- No. 199. Frittata di Riso (Savoury Rice Pancake)
- Ingredients: Rice, milk, salt, butter, cinnamon, eggs, Parmesan.
- Omelettes And Other Egg Dishes
- No. 200. Uova al Tartufi (Eggs with Truffles)
- Ingredients: Eggs, butter, cream, truffles, Velute sauce, croutons.
- No. 201. Uova al Pomidoro (Eggs and Tomatoes)
- Ingredients: Eggs, salt, tomatoes, onion, parsley, butter, pepper.
- No. 202. Uova ripiene (Canapes of Egg)
- No. 203. Uova alla Fiorentina (Eggs)
- Ingredients: Eggs, butter, Parmesan, cream, flour, salt, pepper, curds.
- No. 204. Uova in fili (Egg Canapes)
- No. 205. Frittata di funghi (Mushroom Omelette)
- No. 206. Frittata con Pomidoro (Tomato Omelette)
- Ingredients: Eggs, tomatoes, butter, marjoram, parsley, spice.
- No. 207. Frittata con Asparagi (Asparagus Omelette)
- Ingredients: Eggs, asparagus, butter, ham, herbs, cheese.
- No. 208. Frittata con erbe (Omelette with Herbs)
- No. 209. Frittata Montata (Omelette Souffle)
- Ingredients: Eggs, Parmesan, pepper, parsley.
- No. 210. Frittata di Prosciutto (Ham Omelette)
- Ingredients: Eggs, ham, Parmesan, mint, pepper, clotted cream.
- Sweets and Cakes
- No. 211. Bodino of Semolina
- No. 212. Crema rappresa (Coffee Cream)
- Ingredients: Coffee, cream, eggs, sugar, butter.
- No. 213. Crema Montata alle Fragole (Strawberry Cream)
- No. 214. Croccante di Mandorle (Cream Nougat)
- No. 215. Crema tartara alla Caramella (Caramel Cream)
- Ingredients: Cream, eggs, caramel sugar, vanilla or lemon flavouring.
- No. 216. Cremona Cake
- No. 217. Cake alla Tolentina
- Ingredients: Sponge-cake, jam, brandy or Maraschino, cream, pine-apple.
- No. 218. Riso all'Imperatrice
- No. 219. Amaretti leggieri (Almond Cakes)
- Ingredients: Almonds (sweet and bitter), eggs, castor sugar.
- No. 220. Cakes alla Livornese
- Ingredients: Almonds, eggs, sugar, salt, potato flour, butter.
- No. 221. Genoese Pastry
- No. 222. Zabajone
- No. 223. Iced Zabajone
- No. 224. Pan-forte di Siena (Sienese Hardbake)
- No. 225. Fish Sauce
- No. 226. Sauce Piquante (for Meat, Fowl, Game, Rabbit, &c.)
- No. 227. Sauce for Venison, Hare, &c.
- No. 228. Tomato Sauce Piquante
- No. 229. Sauce for Roast Pork, Ham, &c.
- No. 230. For masking Cutlets, &c.
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