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petite marmite

[French]

Strong beef consommé made with lean and brisket of beef, a marrow bone cooked in water, regularly skimmed and to which the necks, pinions and gizzards of fowls, carrots, turnips, white of leeks and celery hearts are added. The whole is cooked very slowly to maintain the clarity of the broth. The marrow bone is usually served separately with toast, sometimes with grated cheese. The resulting consommé is sometimes used as the base for other consommés, with a range of different garnishes.

petite marmite béarnaise

[French]

Strong beef consommé made with lean and brisket of beef, a marrow bone cooked in water, regularly skimmed and to which the necks, pinions and gizzards of fowls, carrots, turnips, white of leeks and celery hearts, rice and julienne of potatoes are added. The whole is cooked very slowly to maintain the clarity of the broth. The marrow bone is usually served separately with toast, sometimes with grated cheese. The resulting consommé is sometimes used as the base for other consommés, with a range of different garnishes.

petite morue

[French]

Tomcod. A small version of a cod, close to a codling in appearance but with a rounder tail, this fish is found from Labrador to West Virginia along the American Atlantic coast. They are good either fried, poached or baked.

petit epautre/petit epeautre

/leu p-TEE EH-paut-ruh/
[French]

Einkorn. Einkorn is thought to have originated in the upper area of the fertile crescent between the Tigris and the Euphrates. Einkorn, emmer and spelt are often referred to as "the covered wheats", since the kernels do not thresh free of the glumes or the lemma and palea when harvested. It was one of the first cereals cultivated for food.

petit epeautre

/leu p-TEE EH-paut-ruh/
[French]

Einkorn. Einkorn is thought to have originated in the upper area of the fertile crescent between the Tigris and the Euphrates. Einkorn, emmer and spelt are often referred to as "the covered wheats", since the kernels do not thresh free of the glumes or the lemma and palea when harvested. It was one of the first cereals cultivated for food.

petite praire

[French] plural petites praires

Striped Venus clam. A small variety of clam.

petit rosé

[French] plural petits rosés

Large white field mushroom, with a cap anything from 5 (2") to 15 cm (6") in diameter.

petite roussette

[French] plural petites roussettes

Dogfish, also known as the rough hound (US: small cat). Slightly better eating than the nurse-hound.

petite saucisse

[French] plural petites saucisses

Cocktail sausage

petit escargot des jardins

[French] plural petits escargots des jardins

A name for the smaller banded snail.