Sunday is website update time
I forgot to thank all of you for your answers to the poll. I don't promise I'll be able to add much knitting and crochet stuff soon, but I'll do my best. I must poke the HG for some OCR software that would make uploading the looooooong instructions quicker. There are tons of instructions for corchetted lace in the 1898 book... heileen we REALLY need to find one afternoon so that I show you some knitting tricks and you show me some crochetting ones, because I'm dying to try those out (and the crochetted Cthulhu from the last Anticraft issue as well).
I have uploaded the page for the Petit Echo de la Mode, April 15th, 1923, minus the crochetted baby shirt.
This week I also tried a recipe from one of my Mode Illustrée books, a baked fish, and even though I did not follow it exactly due to the lack of eggs, both the HG and I agreed it was a very yummy one, and one we should do more often. I'm not sure I'll ever try the weird noodle tart (or should I say noodle pizza ?) I've found. *shudders*
The fish, right out of the oven, under the bread crumbs and herbs crust :
Sadly, it didn't look that good anymore once served. I guess next time I won't take an entire fish and will use filets instead.
The recipe in it's original form, which could translate, with some modern techniques and instructions, as follows :
Take a fish filet for the number of guests you want to serve, let's say 4.
In a food processor, grate dry bread into very small crumbs (we used up about one half of a baguette that we had left to dry on the kitchen table, but could have done with less). Reserve. In same food processor, mix one handful of parsley, one onion, one fennel bulb, some garlic. Add those to the bread crumb. Add one or two eggs, or some milk until you have a moldable mixture.
Place the fish into a dish, with some butter and two tablespoons of water. Spread the bread and herbs mixture over it, 3/8 inch thick. Bake in oven, 200°C (392°F), for 30 to 40 minutes.
Next time, I'd like to serve it with some salad, something light, maybe with fennel.
And to make this post even more like a list of unrelated notes, I'll conclude saying I was a moron and did not buy enough lacing cord for the Kitty. And the one I have that's the right size is positively unpretty, which annoys me. Thus, it's likely that I won't finish the Kitty's underwear tonight but will instead move on to the 20's bra. Or to my brother's justeaucorps. He'll be there next week and eeep ! I still haven't worked ont he toile ! I'm a bad baaaaad sister !
I have uploaded the page for the Petit Echo de la Mode, April 15th, 1923, minus the crochetted baby shirt.
This week I also tried a recipe from one of my Mode Illustrée books, a baked fish, and even though I did not follow it exactly due to the lack of eggs, both the HG and I agreed it was a very yummy one, and one we should do more often. I'm not sure I'll ever try the weird noodle tart (or should I say noodle pizza ?) I've found. *shudders*
The fish, right out of the oven, under the bread crumbs and herbs crust :
Sadly, it didn't look that good anymore once served. I guess next time I won't take an entire fish and will use filets instead.
The recipe in it's original form, which could translate, with some modern techniques and instructions, as follows :
Take a fish filet for the number of guests you want to serve, let's say 4.
In a food processor, grate dry bread into very small crumbs (we used up about one half of a baguette that we had left to dry on the kitchen table, but could have done with less). Reserve. In same food processor, mix one handful of parsley, one onion, one fennel bulb, some garlic. Add those to the bread crumb. Add one or two eggs, or some milk until you have a moldable mixture.
Place the fish into a dish, with some butter and two tablespoons of water. Spread the bread and herbs mixture over it, 3/8 inch thick. Bake in oven, 200°C (392°F), for 30 to 40 minutes.
Next time, I'd like to serve it with some salad, something light, maybe with fennel.
And to make this post even more like a list of unrelated notes, I'll conclude saying I was a moron and did not buy enough lacing cord for the Kitty. And the one I have that's the right size is positively unpretty, which annoys me. Thus, it's likely that I won't finish the Kitty's underwear tonight but will instead move on to the 20's bra. Or to my brother's justeaucorps. He'll be there next week and eeep ! I still haven't worked ont he toile ! I'm a bad baaaaad sister !