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Myra's cookery book

1883

Page 64

Presented as published in 1883. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
G ravy i pint ... Add. 7... ... ... Brown the cutlets and glaze them. 8... ... Arrange them round the edge of a hot dish. g... Mashed .*• ... potatoes, or celery, or > Put in the middle of the dish. other vegetable 12.-HAM, boiled. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... Ham or piece Clean well, and let it soak 12 hours of ham in water. 2... ... ... Dry in a cloth. 3-- ... ... ... Tie a string round and put it in a large pot. 4... Bunch of herbs 5- Onion stuck ... with a clove 6... Pepper ... 7... Water Pour over till all is covered. 8... ... Let it boil gently 6 or 7 hours. g... Prick with a fork to see if it is done. 10... ... ... When done, draw the pot off the fire, and let the ham cool in the water. II... . . . ... ... Dry in a cloth. 12... Chopped ... Sprinkle over a large dish. parsley i^... . . . ... . . . Place the ham on it. 14... Brandy I table Pour over the ham. spoonful 15... Grated toast... ... ... Sprinkle over. PORK. I3Q 13.-PIG’S CHEEK, « la bonrgcoise. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... Pig’s cheek ... t Singe over a clear fire. 2... Place in a pan. 3... Boiling water ... ... Pour over and well clean the inside. 4... ... ... ... ... Dry in a cloth. 5 — Place in a pot or large saucepan. 6... Carrots 2 7... Onions 2 ... 8... Cloves stuck 2 into onions g... Salt, pepper ... l>Add. 10... Bunch of A few . parsley, sprigs of thyme, cher- each vil, bay-leaf II... Water Pour over till all is covered. 12... ... Let it boil gently 4 or 5 hours. 14.-PIG’S CHEEK, English fashion. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... Pig’s cheek ... Boil like a ham. 2... Glaze it well or grate toast over it. 15.-PIG’S CHEEK, stuffed. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... Pig’s cheek ... Singe, steep in boiling water and dry in a cloth. 2... ... ... Put it in a pot or large saucepan. 3" Onions stuck 2 with cloves 4... Bunch of A few thyme, pars- sprigs ^ Add. ley, bay-leaf. of each chervil, and chives - 140 MYRA'S COOKERY BOOK. PIG’S CHEEK, stuffed — {continued). Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. S'" Water Pour over till all is covered. 6... ... ... ... ... Let it boil 2 hours. 7... Remains of ] roast fowl or veal Ulb. of ( each )■ Mince. 8... Salt pork ) g... Bread crumbs 3 oz- soaked in cream / Add to the mince. 10... Cream 5 pint II... Salt, pepper ... ... Sprinkle over. 12... ... . . ... Take out the cheek, drain and stuff with the preceding ingredients. 13... ... Tie up with string, put it in the oven and bake for 2 hours. 16. — PIG^S FEET prebayation, French receipt. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... Pig’s feet 4 Singe over a clear fire. 2... ... ... ... ... Put them into a pan. 3-" Boiling water ... ... Pour over. 4... ... ... ... ... Clean them well, then wipe them in a cloth, and tie them up with string. 5-" ... ... Put them into a stewpan. 6... Slices of 301-4 ... bacon 7... Carrots 2 ... 8... Onions 2 g... Cloves stuck 2 ... in onions Add. 10... Bunch of A few parsley, sprigs thyme, bay- of each leaf, cheiA'il, and chives PORK. 14 1 PIG’S FEET, prcparalion, French receipt— {continued). Order. Ingredients. Quanlitics, II... White wine 1 12...