Mastering the art of French cooking

735 Pages·1961·6.58 MB·English

by  Julia Child

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THIS IS A BOI!ZOI BOOK.
PUBLISHED BY ALFkED A. KNOPP, INC.
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PUBLISHEDO CTOBER 1961
RIiI'MINTEDF OUR Tll\II!.S
SIXTH PMINTlNC,M AY 1964
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A BOOK fotrh see rvaAnmtelreisccsoa ownkh oc abne u ncon­
cernoenod c cawsiitobhnu dgweatiss,t tliimsnece hse,d cuhlielsdm,re eanl'ss,
thpea rcnt-chauffesuyrn-d<rIooerman en-,ym tohteihlnewsgrhe i cmhi ght
intewriftethrhe een joyomfpe rnotd uscoimnegt whoinndge troef auWtlr. i t­
tefno trh osel owtvhoeco o otkh,re e ciapraeesds e raaiswl eeh da ve felt they
shoublesd ot hree awdieklrnl o ewx acwdhyai tis n voalnvde dth gooo aw b out
itT.h imsa ktehs eamb ilto ntghearun s uaanlsd,o moeft hree ciaprecs quite
lonign deNeood u.t -of-thien-gorreaddriiccnea anlrtflysoeI rdnf. a tchtbe o ok
couwledl bel t id"eFdr eCnocohk ifnrgot mh Aem eriScuapne rmarket,"
fotrh eex celolfFe rnecnec h aconoodfk g ionocgdo, o kiingn egn eirdsau le,
morteoc ooktiencgh ntihqatunoea s n ytheilnsAgen .dt hetseec hnciaqnu es
bea pplwiheedr egvoeord mbaatseiracir aaevl asi lWaebh laevp.eu rposely
omitted cboobtwdteehbspeba, et dri onhn i wsh ictaebp u stalmionnhggi s
saucaense,c daobroceuhsta rmliintrgte lset awuirtgahln etasm nianpgea rnyd,
sof orStuhc.rh o manitnitce rilstue deetmsous, s p ,u Ftr enccoho kiinnatg o
never-lnaenivdne srto efta hdHe e rweh,e hraep piiitlas yv aitloae bvleer y·
bOOAyn.y ocnaecn o oiknt hFer enmcanhn earn ywhweirttehh,r e i gihnt.
strucOtuirho onp.et hitashtb i oso wki blelh elpifngu ilv tihniagnt s truction.
Cooking tiencchlsnuuidcfqehuu nedsa maeshn otwta olss a utpei eoacf e
meastot hiabttr owwnist hlooustii tjnsug i hcoewts of, o bleda etgewgnh ites
intaco a kbea tttore ert tahienmi arx imvuoml uhmoewt, oa dedg ygo ltkos
a hots auscot eh cwyin lolct u rdwleh,e lrupe U ll htea innt hoev esnoi t will
puffa nbdr owann,hd o wt oc hoapno niqouni cAklldyl.O yuogwuhi plelr ·
forwmi tdhi ffeirnegnrte dfioderin fftesdr iesnhtte hssea, m gee neprraolc ­
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Vlll FOREWORD
idenitnti eccahln tiobq oueebu ofu rgnui;ag lollfl otahretemy poeffs r icas­
seessof, o lrlioflwre i cpaaststeIeentrn h.se a urceea tlhmce,r eaanmed g g-yolk
saufcoaerb lanqoufev teitaetsl h sea mtey paest bata s faiolnrwe h ite-wine
sauocrfe o,ar g ratoifsn c alElvoepnst.yu oawuli lrlyal r neeleryde caitpae lsl ,
excaesrp etm inodfe risn gyroemuda iye nhftaosvr eg otten.
Alolft htee chneimqpuleoisyn e dF rceonockhi anigm aeatdr eo ne goal:
howd oeistt a sTtheFe?r enacrshee ldionmt erienusn tuescduo amlb inations
ors urpprriessee nWtiatthi onasn. b eancokrgmrooofutu srn add idtiisohneasl
toc hoforsoe(m l OWOaOy tsoP repaanrSdee rEvgegi sts h tei odfe Forneen ch
boookn stuhbej tehcFetr )e nchtmaakhneig ssr eaptleesatfs ruoarmw e e ll­
knowdni sihm peccably secrovoAek pdee.dr f1eatacnvtdao r fli na mfbo,r
instancea,n urmeboqefour pi erreasit nicolnubsdr ionwgn siinmgmse,r ings,
straisnkiinmgmsai,nn fldga sv,o rEiancoghfs .st ehvese treaplts hp eri onc ess,
thousgihm ptloae c compliasc hr,i trpiolclaaaenyil.ds af n iyes l iminated or
combineadn owtiththethere .x taunrtdea sotfte h 1e1fl vasruifnOf neeor f.
the rmeaaistnoh npasst e udo-cForoekwniicnthwgh h, i wceh aalrtleof oa mil­
iafra,lf labsre lgoowo Fdr enccoho kiijsnu gts htmi ast teerl iomfi nation of
stecposm,b inoafpt rioocneo srss keism.p oinin ngg resduiceahnsb t ust ter,
cream-and mtuicmther .o u"bTloeo, " "oTro o" wWeihxlopl e nksniovew, "
thed ifferen:lcreed" e atkhn elflosgr o odf nod.
Cookiisnn ogat p articduilffiacarurllatytn, td h meo ryeo cuo oakn d
leaarbnoc uoto ktihnmego ,r e ismtea nkseBesu l.ri akney irater qtu pirraecs­
tiacneed x perTihemeno cseit.m poritnagnrtey doicuea nnt btroii itlsn o gv e
ofc ookfionirgto sw ns ake.
SCOPE
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we haadvoep tedb ew oaublosdui toz fea t nuh nea brdiidcgaterideyo v;ne n
prinotnBe idb plaep ietr , whoauvtleodb ep laceads taoTnnod p .r odau ce
boookf convewneih eanvmtea dasenai rzbei,st eriaeroCyfr[ eicotinhp waeest
partilciukalenaw,drh liywc ehh opwei ilnlt eorureres atd ers. Many splendid
creaatrineoo intns claundtdeh de,ar rtecr emeonmdiosussOi noen sm.a y well
as"kW:h iyts h enrope a tfee uilWlheteeraeert? e h cer oissTahnetassre?e "
thkei nodfrs e ciipnoe usor,p inwihoinsc,hh oubledd e monsitnrt ahtee d
kitcahsee ancr,he quais reenossft e o uch cwaohnin clbhyel earned through
perspornaacalt niodcb es er.vW ahtyoi nofilnvye caannkdoep est fiotusrN so?
boiled. osro umfflapesoehtdea,dtN �ozs u?c chNion it?rN iopp oet/?lil l eat
MarenNgoog ?r eseanl aNdops r?e sdsuecdks aourrco eu ennNaoir soeo?m !
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FOREWORD IX
A NOTEO N THE. RECIPES
Alolft hmea streerc iapnemdso sotft hseu breicnti hpbieosso a kri en
two-coflourOmmnn.t hlee afrtte h ien gredoifetinentncs l,us doimsnepg e cial
pieocfee q uipmento ntn hereei dgiehasdtp ; a ragorfia npsht ruction. Thus
whattoc ooakn hdo wt oc ooikta ,te acsht ienpt hper oceeadraieln wgasy,s
broutgohgte itnoh neserw eoeftp h eey Mea.s treerc iaprheees a dienld a rge,
boltdy paes ;p ecsiiag*ln,p , r ectehdoewsshe i acrhfe o llboywv eadr iations.
Mosotft hree cicpoenstt ahisinis g (n.,i) nt, h beo doyft htee xitn,d icating up
tow hapto iand ti sh bmepa rye pianra eddv aWnicneae.n vde getsaubglgee s­
tioanrisen clwuidteahdlm la streerc ifpomeras i n-cdoiusrhsees .
Ourp rimpaurryp ionts hebi oso ikts o t eaycohhu o wt oc ooskot, h at
yowu iluln derstthfaeun ndd amteencthanlai nqdgu reasd ubaeal blltyeo
divoyrocuerf sreoaldm fe pendoenrn ecceiW pehe asv.te h ereforeea cdhi vided
cateogffo oroyid n rteol atedo rsg ercotauinpoedsna scr,he ciinop nese e ction
belotnoog nsfe a moiflt ye chnFiiqsfiuhle �spt.os a cihnwe hdi wtien set,a rting
onp ag2e0 a8,ra eg ooedx ampolrte h,ce h icfkreinc asstsaeroetnspi angge
258o,r t hger ooufpq u icohnup ag1e4st6 o1 5h3 i.os u hro pteh yaotu will
reatdh ien trodpuacgtpeorsre yc eedaiccnhhg a patnesdre ctbieofnyo roeu
stairnot na r eciapsy eo,wu i tlhle unn derwshtaawtnea d r aeb oFuottr.h e
casual rweea hdaevrte, r itcomda k ee vcrrye cisptea nadlli tusw nC. rorsds.
erenacraeels w aapy rs oblIeft mh.ea rrene o etn ouygohmu,a ym isasni m­
portpaonitan ntid,tf h earrteeo moa nyyo wui blelc oemner aYgeeitdef .v ery
techniiseq xupel aeivneteridym i etc omuepsa, s horretc iilspo en agn,ad
longf oornbei dding.
QUANTITIES
Mosotft he rientc hibiposeo sak r cea lcutlosa etresvdipe xe opwliet h
reasognoaobadlp yp etiinat nAe mse ricamne-nsoutf ty hlrece oeu rTshees .
amounctaslf loeardr gee nertawliwlchyea wto ulbdec onsisdueffirceide nt
foart ypicalm eFncruoe mnpcrhhi osrdis'n oge suovurmpea,,ic no urssael,a d,
cheeasndede, s sWeerh to.pt eh waeth avaer riavtqe uda ntwihtiiwceihsbl el
corrfeomcrot so tfo urre adIeafrr se.cs itpaett hetashti e n greldiisewtnietldsl
ser4vt eo6 p eoptlhemie,sa tnhsde i sshh ould bef o4srpe u offipcifli teeh net
reosfyt o ur imssem naual nlfd,o 6ri ifit ls a rge.
SOMEW ORDS OFAD VICE
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tooof taed ne buctoaonwkti sltl airnet n thusioanas n teiwdc iaswlhil tyh out