Chapter XX · Entremets (Sweets) · No. 2637
Built upon: No. 2352Pralin
2637—Charlotte Russe
Make a rosette on the bottom of the mould with some heart-shaped lady’s-finger biscuits, and line the sides with the same biscuits trimmed, set upright and close together.
This Charlotte may be garnished with a vanilla-, No. 2352, Pralin-, coffee-, orange- or chocolate-flavoured cream Bavarois preparation; or a Bavarois preparation made from a purée of such fruits as apricots, pine-apple, bananas, peaches, strawberries, etc.
The flavour or product which determines the character of the Charlotte should always be referred to on the menu, thus: Charlotte Russe à l’Orange or Charlotte Russe aux Fraises, etc.
Escoffier, A. (1907). A Guide to Modern Cookery, No. 2637, p. 762. London: William Heinemann. Translation of Le Guide Culinaire (1903).
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