Sour apples should be selected: Pippins, Northern Spies, etc. First fry
some thin slices of pork, then the slices (without peeling them) of
apples in the same hot fat.
A RICE DISH (_Risotto à la Milanaise_).
Put one ounce of butter (size of a pigeon’s egg) into a stew-pan, and
when hot mix in a quarter of an onion (half an ounce), minced, and cook
until it assumes a pale-yellow color; put in the washed rice (uncooked),
and stir it over the fire until it has a yellow color also; then add a
pint of stock. White stock is preferable, as it preserves the light
color of the rice, yet any stock may be used. Boil slowly until the rice
is tender (about half an hour), when the stock will be mostly absorbed.
When about to serve, add one ounce of grated cheese, stirring for a few
moments over the fire, without letting it boil; sprinkle a little grated
cheese over the top.
This dish can be served alone as an _entremêt_ or as a vegetable, with
any kind of meat. A brown sauce may or may not be served around it.