Pour the sauce over and serve hot.
4.— CALF’S BRAINS, « Mattre d'Hdtel.
Order.
Ingredients.
Quantities.
Method.
I-..
Brains
4
Dress and skin.
...
Put them in a dish.
3-"
Boiling water
... ...
Pour over the brains till covered.
4...
... ...
Let them steep 2 or 3 hours.
5**«
... . . .
Throw away the water.
6..,
Cold water ...
... ...
Pour over the brains.
7...
... » . .
... . . .
Let them steep 10 minutes.
8...
...
... . • .
Drain through a sieve.
g...
Butter
2 OZ.
Melt in a saucepan over a slow fire.
10...
Flour
I dessert
Sprinkle over the butter, stirring
spoonful
with a wooden spoon.
II..
Stock, or
] I pint ...
Pour over the butter, still stirring,
water, or
and see that the butler does not
12..
white wine..
(
brown.
When the sauce is well mixed, put in
the brains with a skimmer.
VEAL.
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CALF’S BRAINS, a la Maitre d'Hutcl — -{continued).
Order.
Ingredients.
Quantities.
Method.
13...
Salt and pepper
A good
deal
To season well.
14...
Nutmeg
)
15...
Musi) rooms ...
V Add if liked.
16...
Small onions
4 or 5 ...
j
17...
...
Let the whole simmer tV hour.
iS...
...
..
Put the brains on a dish and draw the
saucepan towards the edge of the
stove.
19...
Yolks of eggs
2
Beat up in a basin.
20...
Water
A few
Add.
drops
21...
Sweet herbs...
I pinch ...
Chop and add.
22...
Vinegar or
A few
Add; beat all up together and add to
lemon juice
drops
the sauce in the saucepan.
23...
...
...
Pour the sauce over the brains and
serve hot.
5-CALF'S BRAINS, au bcurre noir.
Order.
Ingredients.
Quantities.
Method.
I...
Brains
4
Skin and put in a dish.
2...
Salt
...
Sprinkle over.
3-
Boiling water
Pour over the brains till they are
covered.
4...
...
Let them steep 2 or 3 hours.
5...
...
Take off the remaining skin and
throw away the water.
6...
...
...
Pour cold water over.
)
7...
Vinegar ...
i wine-
glass
\ Add.
8...
Salt
I pinch
i
g...
Let them remain a few minutes.
10...
...
Put them on to another dish witli
the skimmer.
II...
...
Pour the vinegar and water into a
12...
Onions
2
saucepan.
Cut into slices^ and add.
13-
Cloves
a ...
Stick into the onions.
go
MYRA’S COOKERY BOOK.
CALF’S BRAINS, an bcurre noir — (continued).
Order. |
Ingredients.
Quantities,
Method.
14...
Parsley
1
15...
Chervil
16...
Chives
Tie into a bunch and add.
17...
Thyme
18...
Bay-leaf
ig...
... ...
Put the brains on the top, and let
them simmer i hour.
20...
Take the brains out with the skimmer
and place them on a dish.
21...
• • • • • •
... ...
Keep the dish hot over a saucepan of
boiling water.
22...
Butter
3 oz. ...
Melt in a frying-pan over a quick
fire till it becomes dark brown.
23...
Salt
...
Sprinkle over.
24.. .
25.. .
Parsley
Fry in the butter.
Pour the contents of the fiying-pan
on to the brains and ser\'c.
6.-CALF’S
BRAINS, fried.
Order.
Ingredients.
Quantities.
Method.
I...
Brains
4
Skim and soak three hours in vinegar
and water.
2...
Butter
2 OZ.
Melt in a saucepan over a slow fire.
3---
Flour
I dessert
V
1
spoonful
4...
I tea
Sprinkle over, stirring with a wooden
5.. .
C...
I--'
8.. .
1 Stock
1 Saltandpeppei
i Chopped herb:-
cupful
1 spoon.
j
Put in the brains.
When nearly done, take the brains
1 out and let them cool.
..
, Cut them into slices.
.
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Pour the sauce over and serve hot.
4.— CALF’S BRAINS, « Mattre d'Hdtel.
Order.
Ingredients.
Quantities.
Method.
I-..
Brains
4
Dress and skin.
...
Put them in a dish.
3-"
Boiling water
... ...
Pour over the brains till covered.
4...
... ...
Let them steep 2 or 3 hours.
5**«
... . . .
Throw away the water.
6..,
Cold water ...
... ...
Pour over the brains.
7...
... » . .
... . . .
Let them steep 10 minutes.
8...
...
... . • .
Drain through a sieve.
g...
Butter
2 OZ.
Melt in a saucepan over a slow fire.
10...
Flour
I dessert
Sprinkle over the butter, stirring
spoonful
with a wooden spoon.
II..
Stock, or
] I pint ...
Pour over the butter, still stirring,
water, or
and see that the butler does not
12..
white wine..
(
brown.
When the sauce is well mixed, put in
the brains with a skimmer.
VEAL.
89
CALF’S BRAINS, a la Maitre d'Hutcl — -{continued).
Order.
Ingredients.
Quantities.
Method.
13...
Salt and pepper
A good
deal
To season well.
14...
Nutmeg
)
15...
Musi) rooms ...
V Add if liked.
16...
Small onions
4 or 5 ...
j
17...
...
Let the whole simmer tV hour.
iS...
...
..
Put the brains on a dish and draw the
saucepan towards the edge of the
stove.
19...
Yolks of eggs
2
Beat up in a basin.
20...
Water
A few
Add.
drops
21...
Sweet herbs...
I pinch ...
Chop and add.
22...
Vinegar or
A few
Add; beat all up together and add to
lemon juice
drops
the sauce in the saucepan.
23...
...
...
Pour the sauce over the brains and
serve hot.
5-CALF'S BRAINS, au bcurre noir.
Order.
Ingredients.
Quantities.
Method.
I...
Brains
4
Skin and put in a dish.
2...
Salt
...
Sprinkle over.
3-
Boiling water
Pour over the brains till they are
covered.
4...
...
Let them steep 2 or 3 hours.
5...
...
Take off the remaining skin and
throw away the water.
6...
...
...
Pour cold water over.
)
7...
Vinegar ...
i wine-
glass
\ Add.
8...
Salt
I pinch
i
g...
Let them remain a few minutes.
10...
...
Put them on to another dish witli
the skimmer.
II...
...
Pour the vinegar and water into a
12...
Onions
2
saucepan.
Cut into slices^ and add.
13-
Cloves
a ...
Stick into the onions.
go
MYRA’S COOKERY BOOK.
CALF’S BRAINS, an bcurre noir — (continued).
Order. |
Ingredients.
Quantities,
Method.
14...
Parsley
1
15...
Chervil
16...
Chives
Tie into a bunch and add.
17...
Thyme
18...
Bay-leaf
ig...
... ...
Put the brains on the top, and let
them simmer i hour.
20...
Take the brains out with the skimmer
and place them on a dish.
21...
• • • • • •
... ...
Keep the dish hot over a saucepan of
boiling water.
22...
Butter
3 oz. ...
Melt in a frying-pan over a quick
fire till it becomes dark brown.
23...
Salt
...
Sprinkle over.
24.. .
25.. .
Parsley
Fry in the butter.
Pour the contents of the fiying-pan
on to the brains and ser\'c.
6.-CALF’S
BRAINS, fried.
Order.
Ingredients.
Quantities.
Method.
I...
Brains
4
Skim and soak three hours in vinegar
and water.
2...
Butter
2 OZ.
Melt in a saucepan over a slow fire.
3---
Flour
I dessert
V
1
spoonful
4...
I tea
Sprinkle over, stirring with a wooden
5.. .
C...
I--'
8.. .
1 Stock
1 Saltandpeppei
i Chopped herb:-
cupful
1 spoon.
j
Put in the brains.
When nearly done, take the brains
1 out and let them cool.
..
, Cut them into slices.
.