LL-L "Review" 2009.11.17 (05) [EN]

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From: Tom Mc Rae <thomas.mcrae at bigpond.com>
Subject: LL-L Delectables- Right Royal Banquets

*BOOK REVIEW*
Eating with Emperors
150 years of dining with Emperors, Kings. Queens...
and the occasional Maharajah
by
Jake Smith (2009)
The MEGUNYAH PRESS Melbourne Australia 2009
9780522855289
Your chances of finding this lavish volume in your local bookstore are
probably remote, you could try the Publisher on mup-info at unimelb.edu.au or
access their website
www.mup.com.au but why bother ?
Well the book is packed full of gastronomic trivia, copies of menus that are
works of art,and gorgeous engravings of royal bunfights of the past. There
ar even some recipes of things served on such occasions.
Did you know that when Grigorii Rasputin finished eating aristocratic ladies
of his menage vied to lick his fingers clean ? The King of Wurttemberg
breakfasted on lapwing eggs, the King of Bavaria doted on those of seagulls,
while Queen Victoria was content with a hen’s egg-served of course in a
golden egg cup and eaten with a golden spoon ?
The Consort of the Queen pf Denmark admitted he loved dog meat which he
claimed tasted like veal from a baby suckling calf. Princess Diana loved
lobster quiche, and Mussolini kept serving wine at his table after imposing
food restrictions on everybody else during WW2. Yes, it’s all in the Book.
Recipes ? Well how’s about Plover’s eggs served four to a ramekin on a bed
of caviar and dowsed in a savoury aspic with more caviar mixed in ? Too
simple for you then why not try the detailed recipe for stuffed wild boar’s
head ? Both are taken from dishes served at the Court of Queen Victoria. For
Weight Watchers how about the chilled cucumber soup served at the table of
Czar Alexander III ? King Alfonso XIII of Spain gives us Fillets of Cod or
Ling in white wine, and there are more for readers to discover.
Menus ? What an amazing and mouth watering collection ranging from banquets
given by Queen Victoria to a fairly recent luncheon given on Thursday March
3rd 2009 in honour of Prime Minister Gordon Brown of UK  by Barack
Obama.………….

Nine Herb Ravioli
With Parmesan emulsion

Thyme Roasted Chicken with Spicy Mustard
Fennel, Ciopolino, and Pequillo peppers

Basket Bibb Lettuce
Cucumber and Feta Cheese.
Lemon Vinaigrette

Warm Apple Tart
Vanilla Ice Cream

Served with Plumpjack Chardonnay Reserve 2007

A fascinating book to browse through again and again.

The wedding breakfast of Queen Vickie's daughter to Prince Henry consisted
of 22 courses including spit roasted Ortolan as the 11th.
Trouble is immediately Vickie finished eating servants whipped away
everybody else's dish along with hers.
If a guest of the Queens was last to be served he/she could well eat very
little.
While aristocratic guests indulged in such gastronomic orgies many poor
people in British cities lived well below subsistence level. Conditions in
rural Ireland were the worst of all.
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*Italian Style Lamb Chops*

*Ingredients*

  Cotteletes d'Agneu a l'italienne
 8 Lamb chops
 250 gms Mushrooms, Button -- Sliced
 8 Artichoke Hearts -- Marinated, Rinsed
 4 Shallots -- Chopped
 4 tbspns Oregano -- Fresh
 1 Garlic -- Clove
 2.5 tbspns Olive Oil
 to taste Salt & Pepper

*Instructions*

Heat 1 tbspn oil in pan and add garlic, shallots, & mushrooms .
Add artichoke hearts & seasonings.. Cover pan, lower heat, and cook for 4
minutes,
stirring occasionally..
In a frying pan heat rest of oil on HIGH heat, fry cutlets on both sides,
sprinkling well with oregano.
Meanwhile reheat sauce.
Serve cutlets surrounded by sauce.

NOTE
Served at the Wedding Breakfast for Queen Victoria's daughter Beatrice  to
Prince Henry Maurice of Battenburg (29/7/1885)

Best Regards
Tom Mc Rae
Brisbane Australia
An honest man's the noblest work of God (Robert Burns)

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