Carpetbag Steak, Clams Casino, Kringles, Bismarks (1908)

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Author  <A HREF="http://catnyp.nypl.org/search/aHeppe%2C+Kurt./aheppe+kurt/-5,-1,0,B/browse">Heppe, Kurt.</A>
Title   Explanations of all terms used in coockery [sic] - cellaring and the
preparation of drinks [microform] : Pocket dictionary / [Kurt Heppe]
Imprint New York : K. Heppe, c1908.

   A pocket dictionary of 335 pages.  It has some French terms, with little
German, Italian, or Spanish.  It goes on and on about some things,  like
"mutton a la--."  A few gems.


Pg. 15:
Beef steak, carpet bag, or steak a la Chateau-briand--rump split, filled with
oyster sauce and broiled.
(From John Mariani's ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN FOOD AND DRINK:  "A grilled
steak of beef into which is cut a pocket enclosing a stuffing of oysters. ...
In fact, the carpetbag steak is much more popular in Australia and is only
mentioned for the first time in American print in 1941 in Louis Diat's
_Cooking a la Ritz_.  Although there is no proof the dish originated at
Chasen's restaurant in Los Angeles, which opened in 1936, it did become one
of the restaurant's signature dishes.")

Pg. 24:
Bismarks--an American dough-nut with stewed fruit inside.
(Mariani: "Earliest references to bismarcks date to the 1930s.")

Pg. 50:
Clams, Casino--baked in shell, bacon and peppers.
(Again, John Mariani dates the dish to 1917--ed.)

Pg. 69:
Eggs Benedictine: poached on ham and English muffin with Hollandaise sauce
and truffles.

Pg. 187:
Kringles--fancy name of cakes, made in buiscuit (sic) form.

Pg. 190:
Rocky Mountain oysters--lamb's fries, sweet breads.

Pg. 258:
Punschky--Russian patties; onions, fillet of veal, eggs, parsley, reduced
sauce.

Pg. 311:
(Soups) Risi-pisi; puree of green peas with rice.

Pg. 311:
(Soups) Rossolnik a la Russe; chicken broth with onions and cucumber, broth,
roots.

Pg. 312:
(Soups) Soljanka--Russian fish soup with onions, oil.

Pg. 312:
(Soups) Kolodnik a la Polonaise; Polish cold herb soup, sour cream, beets,
Kwas.

Pg. 315:
Suburek--famous turkish dish; made of flour, salt, eggs, minced beef, baked
in dumpling.