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The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book

by Victor Hirtzler

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September 26

BREAKFASTLUNCHEON
Fresh strawberries with creamPimentos Suédoise
Plain poached eggs on toastSand dabs, meunière
RollsFried loin of lamb chops, tomato sauce
CoffeeLima beans with shallots
Potato salad
Chocolate éclairs
Demi tasse
DINNER
Toke Point oysters
Sorrel soup with rice
Chow chow
Baked lobster, cardinal
Ham glacé, champagne sauce
Cooked lettuce salad
Duchesse potatoes
Fruit salad
Philadelphia lemon water ice
Assorted cakes
Coffee

Pimentos Suédoise. Spread the contents of a can of pimentos flat on the table, lay a fillet of anchovies in oil on each pimento, and roll up in the form of a sausage with the anchovy in the center. Lay them on a ravier dish, season with salt and pepper, one-third of vinegar and two-thirds olive oil, and sprinkle with chopped parsley.

Fried loin of lamb chops. Have your butcher cut six nice loin chops about one and one-quarter inch thick, and well trimmed. Season with salt and pepper, roll in flour, then in beaten egg, and finally in bread crumbs. Put some lard or melted butter in a sauté pan, and when hot add the chops and fry until nice and brown. Place on a platter, garnish with parsley in branches and lemons cut in half. Serve any sauce desired, separate.

Lima beans with shallots. Put one dozen chopped shallots in a casserole with two ounces of butter. When hot, add one teaspoonful of flour, one-half cup of bouillon, one quart of boiled Lima beans, and season with salt, pepper and a little chopped parsley. Boil for ten minutes.

Baked lobster, Cardinal. Boil four small lobsters. When done, split in two, remove the meat, and save the shells. Put two ounces of butter in a sauté pan, add the lobster meat cut in slices one-half inch thick, season with salt and pepper, and toss over the fire for a few minutes. Then add one-half glass of sherry wine, and reduce until nearly dry. Then add one cup of cream sauce and boil for a few minutes. Then add one spoonful of lobster butter, mix well; and then fill the shells. Sprinkle with fresh bread crumbs, place small bits of butter on top, and bake in oven until golden brown. Serve on a platter, on a folded napkin, and garnish with parsley in branches and two lemons cut in half.

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