Monte Carlo Casino and the Riviera Battle for Control
A featured portrait of Monte Carlo on the Riviera, its casino and luxury allure, the prince’s finances and reform push, and a growing revolutionary movement among Monagasques seeking constitutional government and an end to French syndicate control. The piece surveys gambling fortunes, political tension, and the impact on tourism along Nice and Mentone.
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Aeld Dowert
Thane
Monte Carlo ix
Trent Et Quarante
Monte Carlo
Wells
Huntley Walker
Colonel Powell
Mexico
M Hane
Caeino
Ho Dinek
Bian
Amatio
Crown
Casino
Chalua
Sar
Prince Nini
Stonaco
Fet
Cinna
Mentone
Riviera
Riviera Ranorta
Nice
Canent
Planking Shad How-To From Historic Home Cookery
In this old guide a housewife learns to prepare shad for several meals. It covers planked, naked, and broiled shad with methods for timing, butter, olive oil, and seasonings. Recipes include butter sauces, matre d Hotel flavoring, and tomato pepper bake for varied servings.
Veal and Oyster Pie Instructions for Cooking
Prepare the dish by cutting one pound of veal into small pieces and simmering in water for an hour. Add two ounces pork, a chopped onion, a spoonful of thickening, and milk with salt and pepper. Cook twenty minutes, then top with oysters and bake under pie crust for about thirty minutes. Serve hot or cold.
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Nickory
Epicures
Maitre D'Hotel
Ginger Snap Recipe From Old Page
A recipe describes making ginger snaps by creaming shortening and sugar with a pint of malasies. It adds cinnamon and ginger, dissolves soda in vinegar, folds in flour to form a stiff dough, and refrigerates overnight. Rolling uses granulated sugar on the board.
Potato Dishes and Dishwashing Tips
Step by step directions for mashed potatoes with milk onion butter and seasoning, a serving suggestion using browned crackers with meat, and a simple woolen cloth dishcloth method to ease dishwashing. The note recommends using worn underwear wool as a reusable scrubber to speed cleaning.
Batter for Little Cakes from a Vintage Recipe
A historical cake recipe outlines creaming butter and sugar, folding in yolk and beaten egg whites, then splitting batter into four parts for nut spiced, orange, vanilla, and plain chocolate frostings. Decor includes candied cherry and orange peel, with a final chocolate frosting twist.
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Ce & Hut
Arign
Eltron
Donigna
Leaving much to chance in old time cook book recipes
Old quotations echo vague kitchen directions from a grandmother’s Baltimore cookbook. The text outlines improvised methods for making puff bread from rice, breakfast breads, a mayonnaise dressing, and a gelatin cucumber mold with bay leaf and mace, suggesting cautious culinary experimentation.
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Baltimore
Snow Pudding and Custard Mix From Fridge Notes
A fragment describes making snow pudding using cornstarch, water, sugar, and salt, then beating egg whites and folding into the mixture. It mentions cooking briefly and serving with custard. A hot milk base with yolks and sugar is suggested, aimed at a delicious result.
Fried Brains and Sour Sauce
Clean two nets of calves brains in cold water keeping them intact. Fry in butter until brown. Prepare sauce by heating butter then adding boiling water, stock, garlic, and vinegar to taste. Pour sauce over brains, garnish with parsley and lemon slices.
Tomato Soup Recipe From A Historic Clip
A recipe instructs making tomato soup using one quart can tomatoes and one pint hot water. Melt one tablespoon batter, blend with two tablespoons flour, stir into boiling mixture, add seasoning, and boil ten minutes before straining.
Pork Chops With Apples Frying Method
A brief cooking note describes placing pork chops and tart apple slices in hot fat, seasoning with salt and pepper, and frying until brown, if the pork is not fatty.
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Casino Imelt
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Tacino
Caxino
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