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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.
Put the meat on a hot dish. 15... • •• • • • • • • Skim the fat off the sauce, and put it on to the fire again for 2 or 3 minutes. 16... ••• ••• ••• Pour it over the meat, and place the carrots and onions round the dish. 5-SADDLE OF MUTTON, roasted. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... Saddle of mutton Take off the skin, cover the fat with buttered paper, and roast it as directed for leg of mutton. 2... Salt and flour Dredge over just before it is done. 3--- Warmed butter 2 OZ. Drop over it just before it is done. 4... Serve with good gravy, or empty the contents of the dripping pan into a basin, remove the fat, add a little warm water, and use as gravy. 5... Red currant jelly ••• ••• Serve separately. 6-SHOULDER OP MUTTON, roasted. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... Shoulder of mutton Flour the joint well, and put it down to a clear bright fire. 2... Butter 2 OZ. Do not baste while roasting, but rub with a little butter. 3... Onion sauce... Serve separately. MUTTON. Ill 7— SHOULDER OF MUTTON, braised. Order. Ingredients, I... 1 Shoulder 2... Chopped herbs 3-- Fat bacon ... 4... Garlic 5- Salt, pepper... 6... ... ... 7... Butter 8... ... 9... ... 10... Carrots II... Bunch of parsley I ’... Chervil 13... Onions 14... Stock or water, with a little salt Quantities. Method. Minced If liked i'ib. 3 or 4 2 or 3 ij pint ... Bone, by chopping the bone. ■■■ I Mix and sprinkle over the meat. ... Roll up the meat and tie it with tape. ... Put at the bottom of a large stewpan. ... Put in the joint. ... Brown both sides. ■" I Slice the onions and carrots and put I all in the stewpan. ... Pour over till all is covered. Let it stew 4 hours and serve. 8.-LOIN OF MUTTON, roasted. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... Loin of mutton This joint is not economical on account of being so fat. 2... Flour and salt Roast at a bright fire, and baste every 15 minutes. 3" Dredge over just before removing from the fire. 9.-LOIN OF MUTTON, stuffed. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. 1.. . 2.. . Loin of mutton Salt Bone it and cut off some of the fat. ) 3" Pepper j- Sprinkle over for seasoning. 4... Veal stuffing ... Put a layer on the meat. 5- ••• ••• ... Roll the loin with the stuffing inside and fasten it securely with skewers. 6... ••• ... ••• Roast before a brisk fire, and before serving remove the skewers. II2 MYRA'S COOKERY BOOK. lO.-LOIN OP MUTTON, stewed like venison. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... Loin of mutton Skin and bone it. 2... ... ... Put it in a stewpan. 3--- Water I pint ... Pour over. 4... Onion stuck with cloves I large one Add. 5-" Port wine i pint ... Add. 6... Vinegar I spoonful Add. 7... Bunch ofherbs ... Let it come to the boil. 8... ... Thyme and parsley are best. 9... Pepper ... Add. 10... Salt ... ... Add. II... ... ... ... Let it stew 3 hours, turning it often. 12... Bones and trimmings Boil down to make stock, and add to the mutton as required. 13... ... ... Strain the sauce and pour it over the mutton in the dish. 14... Red currant jelly ... ... Serve with the mutton. ll.-NECK OP MUTTON, roasted. Order, Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... Neck of mutton 4 lbs.