Mayonnaise of Chicken in Shells

Mrs. A.B. Marshall's cookery book · A. B. Marshall · 1894

Source: Mrs. A.B. Marshall's cookery book
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Ingredients (6)

base

thick mayonnaise sauce ↝ Mayonnaise, regular [Mayonnaise]

filling

remains of cold chicken and cut it in little neat pieces about the size of a halfpenny piece ↝ Chicken, ground, raw [Poultry Products]
little crisp pieces of lettuce ↝ Lettuce, raw [Lettuce and lettuce salads]
slices of hard boiled egg ↝ Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg whole [Dairy and Egg Products]
fillets of boned anchovies
stoned olives ↝ Olives, NFS [Olives, pickles, pickled vegetables]

Instructions (6)

Have china or plated scallop shells for these.
Place about one teaspoonful of thick mayonnaise sauce in the centre of each shell.
Take the remains of cold chicken and cut it in little neat pieces about the size of a halfpenny piece.
Add little crisp pieces of lettuce and slices of hard boiled egg, fillets of boned anchovies, and stoned olives.
Arrange these alternately on the sauce, forming a nice pile.
Cover all.

Original Text

Mayonnaise of Chicken in Shells.
(Mayonnaise de Volaille en Coquilles.)
Have china or plated scallop shells for these; place about one teaspoonful of thick mayonnaise sauce in the centre of each shell; take the remains of cold chicken and cut it in little neat pieces about the size of a halfpenny piece, also little crisp pieces of lettuce and slices of hard boiled egg, fillets of boned anchovies, and stoned olives. Arrange these alternately on the sauce, forming a nice pile, then cover all

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