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On the other hand, a chapon is used with the curly endive; it consists of a crust of bread over which a clove of garlic has been rubbed.
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This invariably forms the garniture of any lettuce salad, whether cabbage or cos, and also of the Batavian endive, though, as we have already seen, the curly endive is best suited with the chapon — i.e., the crust of bread rubbed over with a garlic clove.
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This invariably forms the garniture of any lettuce salad, whether cabbage or cos, and also of the Batavian endive, though, as we have already seen, the curly endive is best suited with the chapon -- i.e., the crust of bread rubbed over with a garlic clove.
The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken Philip E. Muskett
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On the other hand, a chapon is used with the curly endive; it consists of a crust of bread over which a clove of garlic has been rubbed.
The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken Philip E. Muskett
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To be precise, you take a langouste, three rascas (an edible but second-rate fish), a slice of conger, a fine 'chapon,' or red rascas, and one or two 'poissons blancs' (our grey mullet, I take it, would be an equivalent).
From a Cornish Window A New Edition Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903
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The salad-bowl may be rubbed with the cut surface of a clove of garlic, or a _chapon_ may be used.
Salads, Sandwiches and Chafing-Dish Dainties With Fifty Illustrations of Original Dishes Janet McKenzie Hill 1892
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A _chapon_, according to gastronomic usage, is a thin piece of bread rubbed on all sides with the cut surface of a clove of garlic and put into the salad-bowl before the seasonings.
Salads, Sandwiches and Chafing-Dish Dainties With Fifty Illustrations of Original Dishes Janet McKenzie Hill 1892
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In 1846, at the time of my visit, in vain would you have sought in the farm yard for a live seigniorial capon (_un chapon vif et en plumes_) though possibly in the larder, at Christmas, you might have discovered some fat, tender turkeys, or a juicy haunch of venison.
Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present 1868
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Within twenty or thirty coss to the south, Amber chapon, an _Abashed_, [236] who was general of the army of the king of Deccan, lay encamped at the head of 10,000 of his own cast, all brave soldiers, and about 40,000
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 Robert Kerr 1784
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Boorhanpoor, had not the prince Sultan Parvis with Rajah Mausing come down with great forces; as Amber chapon had sent to demand the surrender of Boorhanpoor, deeming that Khan-Khana was unable to hold it against him.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 Robert Kerr 1784
hernesheir commented on the word chapon
A bread crust rubbed with garlic and used to garnish a salad or a thin soup or to rub inside a bowl to impart a slight garlic flavor to its contents.
September 29, 2009