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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.
3-" ... ... Put the pieces of mutton in, brown Flour them, and take them out again. 4... I dessert Add to the butter and mix well. Salt and pepper spoonful 5- To taste Add. 6... Onions 2, stuck Add. with cloves 7... Sweet herbs... I bunch... Add. 8... Stock i pint ... j Add. 9... Peas, P’rench J beans or other vege- tables |> At will... 1 Add. 10... ••• Put in the meat, and put the cover on the stewpan. 12... ... ... Let it simmer gently till tender. Take out the herbs. 13... ... . » . • . • ' Serve the meat with the vegetables, ii8 MYRA’S COOKERY BOOK. 22-HARICOT MUTTON. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... Breast or shoulder of mutton Have it cut up by the butcher into 10 or 12 small pieces. 2... Flour and butter 2 OZ. Fry them brown in butter and a little flour. 3--- ... ... ... ... Let them fry about 15 minutes. 4... Warm water 2 dessert spoonsful Add, stirring. 5... Salt, pepper... ... Sprinkle over. 6... Parsley, thyme, cher- vil, bay leaf Tied in a bunch Add. 7... Let all simmer J hour. 8... Turnips and potatoes 4 of each Peel and slice. 9... Butter ilb. ... Fry the turnips in another stewpan and let them brown. 10... ... Add the vegetables to the meat J hour before the meat is done. II... ... Put the meat and vegetables on a dish. 12... 23.-IRI' Skim the fat off the sauce, pour it over the meat, and sert'e. 3H STEW. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... Neck of mutton lbs. ... Divide into cutlets and trim off part of the fat. 2... Potatoes 4J lbs. ... Pare and cut them in thick slices. 3- Put some of the potatoes in a stew- pan. 4... Pepper and salt Sprinkle over the meat. 5-" Put a layer of cutlets on the layer of potatoes. 6... ... ... Add another layer of potatoes and meat, and put a thick layer of potatoes on top. 7... Onions 2 or 3 if liked Cut in shreds and strew over. MUTTON. iig IRISH STEW— Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. 8... Cold water ... I pint ... I'oz. Add. g... Salt Add when the stew begins to boil. 10... ... ... Let it simmer gently 2^ hours. II... ... ... Serve very hot. Note. — Irish stew can also be baked in the oven. The meat and potatoes are arranged in layers in a brown earthen jar, with a layer of whole potatoes at the top, and the jar is put in the oven. 24.-SHEEFS KIDNEYS. Order. Ingredients. 1 Quantities. Method. I... Sheep’s kid- neys Put into a dish. 2... Cold water ... ... Pour over. Let them soak a few minutes. 3- ... Skin them, cut them open, but do not quite separate them. 4... Fat bacon ... i lb. ... Lard with very fine strips. 5... ... ... Skewer them flat. 6... Salt, pepper... Sprinkle over. 7... Butter I lb. ... Melt in a frying pan. 8... Dip each kidney in melted butter. 9... Bread crumbs 3 oz. ... Then into bread crumbs. 10... ... ... ... Place them on the gridiron. II... ... ... ... ... Put the gridiron on a quick fire and turn the kidneys once or twice. 25.-SHEEPS KIDNEYS, byoiled. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... Kidneys Split them but do not divide them, and take off the skin and fat. 2... ••• ... Run skewers through them to keep them open and flat. 3-" Broil over a clear fire on the cut side first. 120 MYRA’S COOKERY BOOK.