The unexpected
Words of wisdom from Pierre Blot’s 19th century cookbook
Fat is not like water, which, no matter how fast you boil it, you cannot augment the degree of heat, while you can that of fat. If water, by boiling it fast, could be heated as much as fat, it would be used to fry in its stead, being cheaper.
Sandwiches: these are too well known to require any direction.
Truffles: we think they may be compared to lace - both are dear and neither has an intrinsic value.
Dinner Time - on account of the various occupations of members of the same family, this is often the first and only time of the day that sees them all assembled.
