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Chicken Cream

A historical recipe from A guide to modern cookery, by Escoffier, A. (Auguste) (1907).

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A historical recipe

A guide to modern cookery, by Escoffier, A. (Auguste) (1907). Project Gutenberg eBook #71395.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

France

Known as a French recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Ingredients 4 ingredients

  1. two tablespoonfuls of fresh cream
  2. two oz. of softened butter
  3. three tablespoonfuls of whisked cream
  4. three tablespoonfuls of mustard

Method

  1. Finely pound four oz.
  2. of cold fowl (white parts only) and add thereto two tablespoonfuls of fresh cream and two oz.
  3. of softened butter.
  4. Rub through a sieve, and finish with three tablespoonfuls of whisked cream.
  5. N.B.—This cream ought to be made and seasoned with salt immediately before being served.
  6. 299a—MUSTARD SAUCE WITH CREAM Put three tablespoonfuls of mustard in a bowl with a little salt, pepper, and a few drops of lemon-juice.
  7. Mix the whole and add, little by little, the necessary quantity of very fresh cream.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Mixing bowl
  • Whisk
  • Sieve
Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From A guide to modern cookery, by Escoffier, A. (Auguste) (1907). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #71395 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71395). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

What was changed: As printed, from the book's text; Project Gutenberg's header and licence removed. Ingredient lines were read out of the text by a program. A historical recipe, not current advice.