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OP A word I haven't seen for quite a while, and never took the trouble to look up.
"Danglars felt his own not to be very well supplied just
then, and gradually the man appeared less ugly, the bread
less black, and the cheese more fresh, while those dreadful
vulgar onions recalled to his mind certain sauces and
side-dishes, which his cook prepared in a very superior
manner whenever he said, "Monsieur Deniseau, let me have a
nice little fricassee to-day."
fricassee
n.
5Fr fricass=e, fem. pp. of fricasser, to cut up and fry < frire, FRY1 + casser, to break: see CASHIER26 a dish consisting of meat cut into pieces, stewed or fried, and served in a sauce of its own gravy
vt.
3seed$, 3see4ing to prepare (meat) by this method
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted fricassée wwh 09/12/03 03:53 PM Re: fricassée Buffalo Shrdlu 09/12/03 08:56 PM
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