A timbale is a shape, mould or form; the term is not often applied to anything but moulds of macaroni, rice and potato.

Cook 1/2 pound of macaroni, and when cold, cut it in inch lengths, and mix with it a cupful of grated cheese, little salt and pepper.

Slice up 1/2 cup of button mushrooms, same of cold, smoked tongue, same of truffles or boiled chicken (livers substitute); moisten them with a spoonful of Spanish sauce or gravy; then mix them with the macaroni and cheese.

Take deep gem pans or patty pans of sufficient number, butter and coat them with cracker dust, press in the macaroni mixture, put a small lump of butter on top; bake brown.

Serve with a spoonful of gravy in the dish, the timbale turned out of the mould, a conical pile of cheese on top. Named for Rossini, the composer, who is said to have been extremely partial to both truffles and macaroni.