Christianity and Patriotism
Consommé de volailles, petits pâtés.
Mousse de homard parisienne.
Noisette de bœuf à la béarnaise.
Faisans à la Périgord.
Casseroles de truffes au champagne.
Chaufroids de volailles à la Toulouse.
Salade russe.
Croûte de fruits Toulonaise.
Parfaits à l'ananas.
Desserts.
In the next number of the same paper it was stated:
From the culinary point of view also the dinner left nothing to be desired.
The menu was as follows:
Potage livonien et St. Germain.
Zéphirs Nantua.
Esturgeon braisé moldave.
Sella de daguet grand veneur; and so on.
In the following day's paper a fresh menu was described. To every menu was added a list of the beverages swallowed by the festive party: some special vodka, some Bourgogne vieux, grand Moët, and so on. In an English paper there was a list of all the intoxicating liquors swallowed during these celebrations. The amount consumed was so immense that all the drunkards of Russia and France could hardly have got through so much in so short a time.
The speeches pronounced at these banquets were reported too, but the menus were more
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