Crêpes Suzette

Dinner for Clare’s birthday (extending the celebration) at Raymond & Jeanne’s. Dessert was Crêpes Suzette. From Joy of Cooking (©1997, p. 805): “Henri Charpentier, a young chef at the Hôtel de Paris in Monte Carlo in the late nineteenth century, is said to have invented this dessert by accident. One day when he was composing a complicated crêpe sauce for his patron, Albert, Prince of Wales, the cordials accidentally caught fire, and the poor boy thought both he and his sauce were ruined. Quickly he plunged the crêpes into the boiling liquid, added more of the cordials and let the sauce flame again. The dish was a triumph. Below is an approximation of Henri’s crepe batter and sauce. …”
» The origin story is in dispute; see Crêpes Suzette at Wikipedia

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[Mags]

Looks so yummy!

[Jane Pittenger]

Yum

[Kathy]

Wow. Hope they were tasty.