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The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book

by Victor Hirtzler

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June 9

BREAKFASTLUNCHEON
CherriesAssorted hors d’oeuvres
Omelet with egg plantConsommé in cups
RollsBroiled sirloin steak, Cliff House
CoffeeFrench fried potatoes
Baked tomatoes
Brie cheese with crackers
Coffee
DINNER
Lamb broth, Olympic Club
Salted pecans
Frogs’ legs, Jerusalem
Broiled chicken, maître d’hôtel
Asparagus, Hollandaise
Potato croquettes
Alligator pear, French dressing
Meringue glacée, au chocolat
Demi tasse

Omelet with egg plant. Use any broiled egg plant that may be left over, or fresh egg plant, and cut in small squares about one-half inch in diameter. Put in sauté pan with a little butter and simmer until soft. Then put the omelet pan on the fire with a small piece of sweet butter in it, add twelve beaten eggs, season with salt and pepper, add the egg plant, and then cook the omelet in the usual manner.

Broiled sirloin steak, Cliff House. Season a two-pound steak with salt and pepper, roll in oil, broil, and when done place on a platter. Cut the steak in slices, but do not place them apart. Sprinkle with one teaspoonful of paprika, one tablespoonful of dry English mustard, one teaspoonful of Worcestershire sauce, three chopped shallots, a little chopped chives, and two ounces of butter in small bits. Set in oven until butter is melted.

Baked tomatoes. Peel four large tomatoes and place on a buttered dish. Season with salt and pepper, put small pieces of butter on top, and set in oven to bake. When done place on platter and pour tomato sauce around them, or serve with their own butter.

Lamb broth, Olympic Club. Put a shoulder of lamb in a roasting pan, season with salt and pepper, add an onion and a carrot, put small bits of butter on top, and roast in oven until done. Then remove the meat from the bones and cut in small squares about one-quarter inch thick. Put the bones and trimmings in a casserole, add an additional two pounds of lamb bones, one turnip, two leeks, two leaves of celery, one spoonful of pepper berries, one bay leaf, two cloves, a little parsley in branches, one gallon of water, and a handful of salt. Bring to a boil, skim, and let simmer for two hours. Then strain through fine cheese cloth, put back in casserole, add the cut-up lamb and one-half pound of boiled rice, give one boil, and serve.

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