Sour cherry soufflé

(Recipe #21, page 166)

Soak ¾ pound of stale white bread without crust in milk and stir it thoroughly. Then cream a knob of butter the size of an egg, and add 9 egg yolks, some ground almonds, a few bitter lemon peels, 2–3 tablespoons of sugar, bread [from above], beaten egg white, 1 pound of pitted sour cherries mixed with sugar, and bake for an hour.

Potato soufflé

(Recipe #12, page 164)

The day before, boil a couple of potatoes in their skins until half done. Cream ¼ pound of butter and stir in 8 egg yolks, ¾ pound of sugar [1-3/4 cups], ½ ounce of ground almonds, including 6 bitter almonds, and lemon peel or cinnamon to taste, as described above.

Flour soufflé

(Recipe #7, pages 163 – 164)

Use the same dough as for sponge pudding (section VIII, no. 17) and bake it for 1 hour. Before folding in the egg whites, stir in 3 ounces of 2-day-old grated white bread.

Flour and bread pudding to accompany cooked fruit

(Recipe #30, page 159)

Ingredients: a scant ½ quart of milk, 3 ounces of butter, 7 ounces of good flour [1-2/3 cups], 8 eggs, ½ teaspoon of mace, ½ pound of grated stale white bread, 2 tablespoons of sugar, ½ glass of rum.

Chocolate soufflé

(Recipe #5, page 163)

Cream a generous 2 ounces of butter, stir in 5–6 egg yolks, 3 ounces of sugar [1/2 cup], 2+ ounces of grated chocolate, a bit of vanilla, and almost 7 ounces of white bread moistened in milk and pressed dry; finally fold in the egg whites and bake for ¾ hour.

Serves 8–10.

Translated by David Green.

Crayfish pudding

(Recipe #39, page 161)

Ingredients: 1 pound, 6 ounces of good 2-day-old white bread, ½ quart of fresh milk, 3 ounces of crayfish butter, 10 fresh eggs, ¼ pound of sieved sugar [2/3 cup], ½ ounce of ground bitter macaroons or the peel of a lemon, a scant ½ pound of finely chopped suet, and 18 minced crayfish tails.

Pudding made from cold veal roast

(Recipe #38, page 161)

Ingredients: 1¾ pounds of finely chopped fresh-tasting veal roast, with skin and sinews removed, 8 eggs, a scant 6 ounces of butter, 2–3 ounces of 2-day-old grated milk-bread [bread soaked in milk], ½ cup of sweet cream, 6 finely chopped shallots, salt, and a bit of nutmeg.

English warm meat pudding

(Recipe #37, pages 160 – 161)

Take 2 pounds of pure beef, remove all sinews, and chop it very fine together with a small onion. Then cream ¼ pound of butter and gradually stir in 8 whole eggs, a few spoonfuls of sour cream, lemon peel, a bit of pepper and allspice, an absolutely fresh herring cleaned and chopped very fine, 3 ounces of stale white bread (without the crust) moistened in cold water and squeezed, finely chopped mushrooms and morels, and the necessary salt.

Grape pudding (likewise highly recommended)

(Recipe #36, page 160)

Ingredients: ¼ pound of butter, 8 eggs, ¼ pound of finely ground almonds, ½ pound of sieved sugar [1-1/4 cups], cinnamon, a bit of lemon peel (optional), ¾ pound of sliced white bread, a soup-plateful of freshly picked grapes.

Fruit pudding (highly recommended)

(Recipe #35, page 160)

Ingredients: 2 pounds + 2 ounces of 2-day-old white bread, nearly 1 quart of milk, ¼ pound of butter, 10 eggs, depending on how acidic the fruit is 6–8 ounces of powdered sugar [1-1/2 to 2 cups], lemon peel, and cinnamon, and (optionally) ¼ pound of currants.