This section is from the book "The Post-Graduate Cookery Book", by Adolphe Meyer. Also available from Amazon: The Post-Graduate Cookery Book.
Pound in the mortar 8 ounces of lean cooked ham, add to it gradually 2 ounces of butter and 2 gills of cold Bechamel sauce, rub through a fine sieve, season liberally with paprika and incorporate to the puree the yolks and whipped whites of 4 eggs.
Have some half baked puff paste crusts ready and fill these with the above mixture. Bake in a slow oven for 10 to 12 minutes, and serve hot.
Put into a bowl 3 tablespoonfuls of chutney and 2 of German mustard, and dilute with 3 tablespoonfuls of sweet oil.
Cut some cooked ham in slices, spread the above mixture over the ham, and roll in bread crumbs, broil over a brisk fire, and serve on a hot dish.
Note. - This dish is an excellent relish for the hot season.
Cut some beef marrow into thick slices and steep in cold water for a few hours; then parboil, drain and allow to get cold.
Have ready some thickly reduced d'Uxelle sauce, dip the slices of marrow therein, and set them on a lightly oiled dish on ice.
When perfectly cold, and when ready to serve, dip the marrow in frying batter and fry in smoking hot lard. When done, dress on a napkin and garnish with fried parsley.
Note. - Instead of being dipped into frying batter, these fritters may be breaded like croquettes.
Cut some marrow into slices 3/8 inch thick, and parboil them in salted water; arrange nicely on trimmed toasts, besprinkle with Parmesan cheese mixed with a liberal amount of cayenne, place on a baking sheet, and put in the hot oven for 8 or 10 minutes (or until the marrow be thoroughly hot and lightly colored). Serve without delay.
Prepare some light small pancakes; fill them with D'uxelle preparation, roll them as French pancakes; range them on a buttered dish; cover with Mornay sauce; besprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese and some melted butter; bake in a hot oven, and serve immediately.
Prepare some thin French pancakes and fill them with a thin layer of caviar; fold three or four times, so that they are flat, cut in lozenge shape and heat before serving.
Tartelette de Macaroni a la Beaufremont - Macaroni Tartlets, Beaufremont Style. Cut some cooked macaroni in pieces of 1/2 inch in length, toss them in butter and add a little cream and Bechamel (just enough to bind it); season to taste, add some grated Parmesan cheese and fill into some baked tartelette crusts.
Sprinkle over some chopped truffles and a few drops of liquid beef extract, heat well in the oven, and serve on a napkin.
Break some spaghetti into 1/2-inch pieces, cook in boiling, lightly salted water; drain and toss them in butter, add a little Bechamel sauce; season with salt and pepper, add some grated Parmesan cheese and put away in a cool place to get cold.
Shape into croquettes, bread-crumb them and fry in hot lard. Serve on a napkin, with tomato sauce separate.
 
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