Dishes

200. Uova ai Tartufi (Eggs with Truffles).

201. Uova al Pomidoro (Eggs and Tomatoes).

202. Uova ripiene (Canapes of Egg).

203. Uova alla Fiorentina (Eggs).

204. Uova in fili (Egg Canapes).

205. Frittata di funghi (Mushroom Omelette).

206. Frittata eon Pomidoro (Tomato Omelette).

207. Frittata con Asparagi (Asparagus Omelette).

208. Frittata eon erbe (Omelette with Herbs).

209. Frittata Montata (Omelette Souffle').

210. Frittata di Proseiutto (Ham Omelette).

Sweets and Cakes

211. Bodino off Semolina.

212. Crema rappresa (Coffee Cream).

213. Crema Montata alle Fragole (Strawberry Cream).

214. Croccante di Mandorle (Cream Nougat).

215. Crema tartara alla Caramella (Caramel Cream).

216. Cremona Cake.

217. Cake alla Tolentina.

218. Riso all'Imperatrice.

219. Amaretti leggier (Almond Cakes).

220. Cakes alla Livornese.

221. Genoese Pastry.

222. Zabajone.

223. Iced Zabajone.

224. Panforte di Siena (Sienese Hardbake).

New Century Sauce

225. Fish Sauce.

226. Sauce Piquante (for Meat, Fowl, Game, Rabbit, &c.).

227. Sauce for Venison, Hare, &c.

228. Tomato Sauce Piquante.

229. Sauce for Roast Pork, Ham, &c.

230. For masking Cutlets, &c.

PART I. THE COOK'S DECAMERON

Prologue

The Marchesa di Sant'Andrea finished her early morning cup of tea, and
then took up the batch of correspondence which her maid had placed on
the tray. The world had a way of treating her in kindly fashion, and
hostile or troublesome letters rarely veiled their ugly faces under the
envelopes addressed to her; wherefore the perfection of that pleasant
half-hour lying between the last sip of tea and the first step to meet
the new day was seldom marred by the perusal of her morning budget. The
apartment which she graced with her seemly presence was a choice one in
the Mayfair Hotel, one which she had occupied for the past four or five
years during her spring visit to London; a visit undertaken to keep
alive a number of pleasant English friendships which had begun in Rome
or Malta. London had for her the peculiar attraction it has for so many
Italians, and the weeks she spent upon its stones were commonly the
happiest of the year.