Excerpt from The Book of Entrées: Including Casserole and Planked DishesIN a consideration of the subject of entrées, the first question to be asked is, what is an entrée? There are certain Characteristics that pertain to an entrée, and these we will consider later on, but first of all we need to know something of the composition of a menu, or bill of fare, in which an entrée would be presented.A proper menu is not a haphazard collection of articles of food. In selecting the various dishes that are to be combined in a dinner, especially in a dinner of ceremony, aesthetical as well as physiological conditions are to be kept in mind, also variety in the articles of food and in the shape, color, texture and ¿avor Of the dishes is sought for, and at the same time the dishes as a Whole advance in impor tance from the simple appetizers to the grand climax of the roast, and then they gradually decline to the clear black coffee, which is the fitting close of the meal.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.