Larousse is loose

[chickenfeet]

owlfish recently conducted a poll to find out what "basic cookbooks" people used. I answered Larousse Pratique which she "interpreted" as Larousse Gastronomique. I shall now demonstrate why Larousse Gastronomique is not one I consult often for practical advice.

RHINOCEROS - Large, herbivorous, African and S. Asiatic pachyderm, very savage, whose flesh (mostly that of young animals) is edible. It is preferred to that of elephant by natives who consider hippopotamus meat to be even better.

WALEWSKA (A LA) - A method of preparing fish, particularly fillets of sole. Fish cooked in this way is poached in fish fumet, set on a fireproof dish, garnished with slices of spiny lobster and truffles and coated with a Mornay sauce with spiny lobster butter.

There is also a page of small print's worth of instructions on the proper way to prepare a wild boar's head.