1895 The Mixicologist by C F Lawlor

TH E llIIXICOLOG I ST.

Menu for July Dinner .

F illets of F ish .

S liced Cucumb e rs .

Roast Ribs o f Beef. Cauli fl owe r with Cheese Sau ce. Boil ed N ew Po tatoes. Beet Salad.

Cherry Sher bet.

Wafers.

Fillets of Fish.

Cut any fish into slices one inch thick , wash and wi pe dry; sp r inkle a platter w ith chopped onion, lay the fillets on t op of thi s, an d dust w it h salt and pepper. Mix three tab lespoonfuls of olive oil ancl one of v inegar thoroug hly and moist en the fi sh and stand aside one or two h ours . W h en r eady to cook dip the fillets firs t in egg, then in bread-crumbs, a nd fry in hot fa t. Ga rnish with lettuce or cress and quarters o f lemons. Pick off the outer leaves, cu t off the s tem close to the bottom of the fl owe rets ; wash in cold wate r ; then soak with top downward ·in cold wate r for one hour. Tie it in a piece of cheese-cloth and put in salted boiling wat er , st em downwa rd, and boi l till tender. W h en done, r emove ca refull y to dish and serve witJ- ) eese sauce. Boiled Cauliflower.