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Myra's cookery book

1883

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Presented as published in 1883. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Choose about 2 ribs of beef, not too fat ; have the bones taken out and the meat rolled into a good shape. 2... Fat bacon ... i lb. ... I aid the heef, BEEF. 67 ROLLED RIBBS OF BEEF, braised — {continued). Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. 3" Salt and pepper Sprinkle over both sides. 4... ... Tie a string round the beef to keep it in shape. 5- Fat bacon ... Jib. ... Cut into thin slices and put at the bottom of a stewpan (enamelled if possible). 6... ... ... Put the beef on top. 7... ... ... Cover with more slices of bacon. 8... Stock with the fat off I pint ... 1 9... Carrots 2 1 10... Parsley, thyme and chives In a bunch )-Add. II... Bay leaf I 12... Onions stuck with cloves 2, if liked 13... Brandy 2 tea- spoonsful Add or not, at will. 14... ... Put the stewpan on a quick fire, and let. it boil uncovered a few minutes. 15... Put the stewpan in a hot oven, and let it simmer gently, 3 hours at least. 16... ... Take the beef out and take the string off. 17... . ... Put the beef on a hot dish, pour a little of the sauce over it, and keep it warm near the fire. 18... 5.-TO Strain the rest of the sauce through a sieve ; put it on the fire again 2 or 3 minutes, then serve with the meat. BOIL BEEF. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. 1.. . 2.. . Joint of beef.. ... Put a quart of cold water to every pound of meat. ... Allow 20 minutes to the pound from the time the pot boils and the scum rises, F 2 68 MYRA’S COOKERY BOOK. TO BOIL BEEF — [continued). Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. 3-" ... Keep the pot boiling, but let it boil very slowly. 4... • •• ... Just before the pot boils, the scum rises. 5--- ••• • • • ... « • . Take care to skim it off carefully, or the scum will fall back and stick to the meat. 6... When you have well skimmed the pot, put in a little cold water, which will cause the scum to rise again. 7- The more carefully you skim, the cleaner and nicer will the boiled meat look. 6— AITCHBONE OF BEEF, boiled. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I .. Aitchbone of beef This is a good joint for a large family. 2... Salt f lb ) Pound together in a mortar, then Moist sugar ... I ounce ... I rub into the beef. 4... ... Turn the joint and rub in the pickle every day, for 4 or 5 days. 5-" ... Wash it well before you boil it. 6... Cold water ... 2-i gals, to 10 lbs. of beef Put it into a large boiling pot, so as to let the meat be well covered and surrounded. 7... ... Set the pot on one side of the fire to boil gently. 8... ... If it boils last at first, the meat will be hard and tough. g... • • • ... Boil it 20 minutes to the pound. 10... ••• Save the liquor in which this joint is boiled for pea-soup. BEEF. 69 7.-SILVERSIDE OF BEEF, boiled. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. j Method. I... Silverside of beef Put it in pickle (see above receipt) for 9 or 10 days. 2... Cold water ... • • • • » • Take it out and wash it ; skewer it in a round form and bind it with a piece of tape. 3--- 3 gals, to 10 lbs. of meat ... Put it into a large stewpan of water, and when it boils remove the scum very carefully, or it will sink and spoil the look of the meat. 4...