SC - Au Gratin (a semi-retraction)

[Stefan li Rous]

Balthazar of Blackmoor said:
>     Immediately after posting my message in which I claimed that the term "au 
> gratin" does not necessarily imply the use of cheese, I got an uneasy feeling 
> that I may have been wrong.  After a little research into the subject, this 
> is what I came up with:
> 
> The term "au gratin" does not necessarily imply the use of cheese.  This is 
> true.  However, in the vast majority of "au gratin" dishes I have examined, 
> the use of Mornay sauce (which is redolent with Gruyere) is in fact used as a 
> topping, prior to the addition of buttered bread crumb (or, in fact, more 
> cheese).  "au Fromage", however, does imply the use of cheese as a topping 
> prior to browning in the oven.  I won't pick nits if you won't....

I've ignored most of this thread as it didn't seem period. However, I
guess I will ask now. Is this stuff period? Are these names just non-period?
Or are the names period?

I'm not objecting to the conversation, just curious about whether these
dishes might be period.
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