PREFACE BY THE EDITOR.

CONTENTS.

INTRODUCTION.

DIALOGUE BETWEEN MRS. B AND MRS. L , HER FRIEND AND VISITOR.

BREAKFASTS.

FIRST SERIES OF RECEIPTS.

LETTER N O . III

EARLY LUNCHEONS. LETTER N O . IV

THE NURSERY DINNER. LETTER N O . V

COMFORTS FOR INVALIDS.

Puddings for Invalids.

Poultry for Invalids.

CULINARY CORRESPONDENCE. LETTER N O . VI

LETTER N O . VII

LETTER N O . VIII

LETTER N O . IX

LETTER N O . X

LETTER N O . XI

Roasting, Baking, Boiling, Stewing, Braising, Frying, SautEing, Broiling.

SAUCES.

SOUPS.

FISH.

FISH SAUCES.

REMOVES.

LETTER N O . XII

POULTRY.

FLANCS.

ENTREES OR MADE DISHES.

LETTER N O . XIII

LETTER N O . XIV

Dishes with the Remains of Lamb.

Eggs.

Garniture for Omelettes.

EntrEes of Game.

ROASTS SECOND COURSE.

SAVORY DISHES.

LETTER N O . XV

SHELL FISH.

VEGETABLES.

OF DIFFERENT SORTS OF PASTRY.

JELLIES.

Puddings in Moulds.

Puddings boiled in Cloths.

Plain Baked Puddings in Dishes.

REMOVES SECOND COURSE.

SoufflE.

DESSERT. LETTER N O . XVI

Compote.

Compotes of Fruit Simplified .

Salads of various Fruits.

LETTER N O . XVII

LETTER N O . XVIII

Beverages for Evening Parties.

LETTER N O . XIX

CONVERSATION ON HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.

Bills of Fare.

LETTER XX

ON CARVING.

LETTER N O . XXII

INDEX.

Illustrated with Engravings.

BY

ALEXIS SOYER,

AUTHOR OF “THE GASTRONOMIC REGENERATOR.”

EDITED BY AN AMERICAN HOUSEKEEPER.

NEW YORK:
D. APPLETON & COMPANY, 200 BROADWAY.
PHILADELPHIA: G. S. APPLETON, 146 CHESNUT ST.
1850.

ENTERED, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1849, by

D. APPLETON & COMPANY,

in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court for the Southern District
of New-York.