This section is from the book "The Professed Cook: Or, The Modern Art Of Cookery, Pastry, And Confectionary", by B. Clermont. Also available from Amazon: The professed cook.
Cut five or six slices of fresh Ham of an equal big-ness; if of an old Ham, soak the slices; then simmer them on a slow fire until they are done; take fhem out, and put into the Stew-pan half a spoonsful of Vinegar, Gravy, and Cullis; reduce to the consisX 2 tence of a Sauce, then put the slices therein to warm without boiling: Serve this upon any sorts of Meat which you would garnish or mask. - If you would use this by itself as a Second-course Dish, serve the slices of Ham upon slices of Bread of the same bigness fried in Butter, and the Sauce over them.
N. B. What is here meant by small Eggs, are those taken out of Pullets, in the spring-season.
Soak a slice of Ham a moment, add a bit of Butter to it, with chopped Mushrooms, Parsley, Shallots, two Cloves, half a glass of white Wine, Gravy and Cullis, and let this boil about half an hour: Scald the Eggs and Kidnies in warm Water, peel the skin off the Eggs, and drain them very well; take the Faggot and Ham out of the Ragout, and put these last therein, with Pepper and Salt; reduce the Sauce pretty thick. - If you would have a white Dish, make a Liai-son with Yolks of Eggs and Cream, without Cullis or Gravy, only simmering the Ragout at first in a little Broth.
Scald two or three Sweet-breads, cut each into three or four pieces, and put them into a Stew-pan with Mushrooms, Butter, and a faggot of sweet Herbs; soak these together a moment, then add Broth, Gravy and Cullis; simmer on a slow fire, skim the Sauce well, and reduce it; season with Pepper, Salt, and a Lemon Squeeze, when ready to serve. - If you would have it white, follow the former direction.
Scald two or three dozen of Oysters in their own Liquor, and then beard them: Take chopped Par-sley, Shallots, and Mushrooms; place a part of these in a Stew-pan, first rubbed with Butter; then lay in a down of chopped Truffles, and Oysters over them, with a few drops of Oil; repeat the same again with the chopped Herbs, Truffles and Oysters, and simmer them together about a quarter of an hour, the Stew-pan being well stopped: Take out the Truffles and Oysters, and put in half a glass of white Wine, a little Cullis and Gravy, Pepper and Salt; boil the Sauce some time to give it a good consistence, then put the Truffles and Oysters therein, to warm without boiling: Serve for a Second-course Dish, or to garnish any First-course, called an Entree Dish.
Cut a good piece of Ham, one Carrot, and one Parsnep into dice; put these into a Stew-pan, with some small Mushrooms, a bit of Butter, a faggot of Parsley, green Shallots, two Cloves, Thyme and Laurel; soak them some time on the fire, then add a glass of Wine, Broth and Cullis, and reduce the Sauce to a Liaison; take out the Faggot, and put a small handful of scalded Pistachio-nuts into the Sauce, with one dozen of small round Onions, first boiled in Broth; boil all together a moment, add proper seasoning of Pepper and Salt, and if needful a Lemon Squeeze: Serve for Entremets, (viz. Second-course Dishes) or to mask or garnish any other Dish of the First-course.
 
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