One I have is dated for today, 12th April, but in 1919 but sadly I don't know where the meal was eaten or what it was for. It was not long after the end of the first World War so it's a pretty impressive menu. I love the mystery surrounding it and I'm a little envious of the Spring vegetable soup - it was obviously a warmer Spring in 1919!
Here's my translation of it. My apologies for any mistakes!
Potage Printanier, a spring vegetable soup
Soles La Vallière, sole, I guess cooked in the style of "La Vallière" (perhaps something favoured by Louise de La Vallière?)
Filet du Boeuf aux Morilles, fillet of beef with morels
Asperges Sauce Mousseline, asparagus with a hollandaise sauce
Poularde à la Lucullus. A fattened hen, served with a garnish of truffles
This is followed by Glace Manon, Fruits and Desserts
It's certainly more elaborate than what we had for dinner!
Wow where did you get that Cat? That was 9 days before my Dad was born - I don't think they were eating that well oop in North Yorkshire on the farm but they would definitely have had plenty of fresh butter, vegetables and meat! Do you think that might have been Glace Marron (one of Henry's favourites) as the r they use earlier looks a bit like an "n"? Then they would have had other desserts too and fruits! Maybe it was for a special home-coming or a birthday or something!
ReplyDeleteIs the menu something you found in this neck of the woods? The asperges have been delicious so far this year.
Thanks Valerie. It certainly doesn't look like a regular meal, I wondered if it was for a wedding I thought it could be 'Marron' but it definitely looks like an 'n'. I can't think what it is though.
ReplyDeleteStrangely my Mum found the menu (and several others) at their local antique shop in Castle Cary about 6-7 years ago. It was the same shop and the same time that she got our agricultural plaques from Vire and St Sever - they're almost home now!!