Julienning Julienning Julienne, allumette, or french cut, is a culinary knife cut in which the food item is cut into long thin strips, similar to matchsticks. Common items to be julienned are carrots for "carrots julienne", celery for "céléris remoulade" or potatoes for "Julienne Fries". Trimming the ends of the vegetable and the edges to make four straight sides makes it easier to produce a uniform cut. Trimmings can be used for stocks, soups, purees, etc. The measurement for "julienne" is 12 mm × 12 mm × 45 cm (0.040.08 in × 0.040.08 in × 1.62 in). "Julienne" usually applies to
Cut steel jewellery Birmingham became common latter in the century with Matthew Boulton being a prominent producer. One of the major production items of 18th century cut steel was the Shoe buckle and it is possible that the decline in the fashion for wearing buckles towards the end of the century drove the diversification of cut steel jewellery. France served as a major export market but this was interrupted when war broke out 1793. The popularity of cut steel in France may in part have been due to Sumptuary laws which limited who could wear precious metals and diamonds. Manufacture of cut steel