The wisdom of following the canapé with the simplest soup possible
will be quite apparent, if I mistake not, some time before the dinner
is a thing of the past. Why not, therefore, prepare it in this way?
Take a chicken, cut it in pieces and put it into a saucepan with two
quarts of water to simmer gently until the scum begins to rise, skim
until every particle is removed, then add salt, a carrot, an onion,
two slices of turnip and three celery stalks. Boil gently for two
hours, strain and serve, and your family and guests will have reason
to bless the hour when you set before them a chicken consommé.