General Chat

Yes ma'am *still trying to lengthen the tea-break* Do ya not wont another cup then?

*backs slowly out of room* *thinks* RESULT she ain't given me no work ta do. I am orf down the Travellers.

Grilled mutton cutlets, Rabbits on the skewer, Fowl wings a la marechale, Turkey giblets in consomme, Larded breats of mutton with chicory, Fried turkey a la ravigote, Sweetbreads en papillot, Calves' heads sauce pointue, Chickens a la tartare, Spitted sucking pig, Caux fowl with consomme, Rouen duckling with orange, Fowl fillets en casserole with rice, Cold chicken, Chicken blanquette with cucumber Please speak to Jack about this food. Lady C

Cook please make: Poultry, Quail, Pigeons, Larks, Ortolans; one or another, so long as it be small Poultry and tender. If these are Pigeons, for instance; after having tied them well, make a stuffing of a little marrow, mushrooms, truffles, and small pieces of whitened lard, all well seasoned with spices and fines herbes of all sorts. Slit your Pigeons only along the back, to put in this stuffing; and in case they are a little hard, brown them. Once stuffed, you need sweetbreads, mushrooms, crests [of cocks], artichoke hearts cut into quarters, all seasoned and separately strained. Keep your pigeons ready: meanwhile, make dough with water, flour, an egg yolk, a little salt and butter, and it should not be too hard. Let it rest a little: then knead it with the roller, and separate it into eight pieces, according to the size of your pie dish. Of these eight pieces, take four to put on top: stretch each base of dough out thin as paper: grease your pie dish with refined or raw lard; then having put in a base of dough, grease this base like the pie dish, in order to put in the second, and so with the other. After this you must neatly lay your Pigeons, or other small Poultry, with the stew, and cover them with strips of lard. Then take the four remaining pieces of dough, and do as you did for those underneath; that is, greasing them before putting them on top of the other. Once your Tart is so covered grease it again on top and cook it, being careful not to brown it too much. Once carefully cooked, lay it out in a dish or plate; properly clean the cover and the strips of lard, putting on it some good white coulis, or one of mushrooms, depending on the Poultry you have used; all this served hot.

Smiles....no this job has to be done............Muffy get back here! Your helping as well

*thinks BU*GER! ....and gets up to show willing*

*mutters obscenities under her breath* Awrite awrite i'm comin'. *tuts* (off to clean out rabbits people back later xxx)

Mmmm, Lady C doesnt want much then! Lets hope Rach is back by then, no way Puss can do that lot, would be a disaster

i can help cook i love oysters, wonder if mr tony likes them too

Puss, shut up! *he doesnt need them*, just why are you working here anyway?

because daddy has asked me to see what you are up to

Im not up to anything except working! Oh and being happy for once

*still standing there.....listening & watching* *thinks- if I wait ere long enuff I might ere sumfin to me advantage* *eyes follow Puss and Strump and smiles in amusement to self*

And Puss, i see you anywhere near him and that temper of mine that you so hate will come out to play! It took me long enough to get him and im not letting a hussey like you near him, tuts

*unable to contain her excitement at the conversation any longer Cathy blurts out..* Near who.....ooss im? *thinks oops and covers mouth*

It doesnt matter Cathy, everyone seems to know anyway....glares at Puss! Mr Tony and yes Lady C does know! And Puss, you appear to forget, im your boss! Goes and puts kettle on and stifles a sob

I'm just on the way to the market to visit a new provisions supplier. I thought I should ensure that the instructions her ladyship has left are being carried out........ Miss Puss - please do not consider making gravy like that again or you will be dismissed! Miss Strump, I will be back later..... * Winks *

*feeling about 6 inches high* I'm sorry Strump.....didn't mean to upset ya Always bin nosey I av.......can't elp meself. Do ya want to be on ya own.........I mean I should be elping Muffy really.....

Cathy withraws and goes to help Muffy...... which takes some time (got to get the casserole on peeps.. back soon)

You didnt upset me, yes you go and help Muffy, good lass.......glares at Puss again and heart misses a beat *gawd how does he do that to me*