Chapter XVI · Poultry (Volaille) · No. 1916
1916—Cailles à la Vendangeuse
Roast the quails; let them cool, and set them, each in a little dosser of dry paste, resting against a cushion lying on a round dish. On top of the cushion plant a leafy vine-shoot bearing grapes. Surround the quails with white and black grapes (peeled and pipped) and cover with a slightly gelatinous aspic jelly, prepared with liqueur brandy.
Escoffier, A. (1907). A Guide to Modern Cookery, No. 1916, p. 601. London: William Heinemann. Translation of Le Guide Culinaire (1903).
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