Eint and a half of stock or water, and let them simmer gently for an
our. Put in a bunch of parsley and a sprig of thyme, half an inch
of lemon-rind, and half a small blade of mace, and simmer again till
the gravy is considerably reduced. Strain it and free it from fat.
Stir into it a tea-spoonful of corn-flour mixed smoothly with water,
and boil it, stirring it all the time, for two or three minutes till
thick. Add a little sugar browning and two table-spoonfuls of
cream✪ Neck of Veal, Rolled and Roasted, if it is to be had, with pepper and salt to taste. Put the
meat in a tin before the fire, and baste it with its gravy for about ten
minutes. Put it on a hot dish, strain the gravy over it, and garnish
with sliced lemon. Spinach (May 10th); New Potatoes (April 12th);
Custard (August 10th) ; Cheese (June 8th).
Things that must not be Forgotten.
1. Reserve a little of the gravy made from the bones for Veal
Cake to be made to-morrow. To make it, cut the veal into neat
slices, and take an equal number of slices of lean ham. Arrange
the meat in layers in a mould, and put hard-boiled eggs cut in
slices, with a sprinkling of chopped parsley, pepper, and salt between
each layer. Mil the mould with the gravy, bake in the oven for
about half an hour, and turn the shape out when cold. Garnish the
cake with parsley, and serve.
2: Wash a pound of prunes, and put them to soak in cold water
all night.
3. Make hydropathic pudding of the bottled raspberries, for dinner
to-morrow (June 16th).
4. Turn and rub the beef in the brine.
May 29th.
Breakfast.
Luncheon.
Dinner.
Boiled Eggs.
Boiled Ham.
Hot Buttered Toast.
Dry Toast.
Brown and White Bread and
Butter.
Milk Toast.
Australian Meat, Cold.
Baked Potatoes.
Pickle.
Stewed Prunes.
Fried Plaice.
Calf’s Liver and Bacon.
Mutton Chops, Stewed is
their own Gravy. *
New Potatoes.
Spring Cabbages.
Hydropathic Pudding.
Cheese.
Marketing.
For the Day.— A thick Plaice (April 21st and January 3rd); a pound and a
half of Calf’s Liver; half a pound of Streaky Bacon, cut into rashers. As it
is possible that the liver will be too much for the digestion of some of the
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diners, it will be well to have also a dish of Mutton Chops stewed in their own
gravy. The chops, as many as may he required, will he best taken from the
loin. New Potatoes; Spring Cabbages; one-pennyworth of fresh German
Yeast.
For To-morrow.— Two-pennyworth of Watercress.
Breakfast. — Boiled Eggs (January 5th) ; Boiled Ham (Note 4,
May 27th) ; Milk Toast (June 17th).
Luncheon. — Australian Meat, Cold (February 4th) ; Baked Pota¬
toes (May 4th) ; Stewed Prunes (February 27th). ✪ Veal Cake
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
Pint and a half of stock or water, and let them simmer gently for an our. Put in a bunch of parsley and a sprig of thyme, half an inch of lemon-rind, and half a small blade of mace, and simmer again till the gravy is considerably reduced. Strain it and free it from fat. Stir into it a tea-spoonful of corn-flour mixed smoothly with water, and boil it, stirring it all the time, for two or three minutes till thick. Add a little sugar browning and two table-spoonfuls of cream, if it is to be had, with pepper and salt to taste. Put the meat in a tin before the fire, and baste it with its gravy for about ten minutes. Put it on a hot dish, strain the gravy over it, and garnish with sliced lemon. Spinach (May 10th); New Potatoes (April 12th); Custard (August 10th) ; Cheese (June 8th).
Things that must not be Forgotten.
1. Reserve a little of the gravy made from the bones for Veal Cake to be made to-morrow. To make it, cut the veal into neat slices, and take an equal number of slices of lean ham. Arrange the meat in layers in a mould, and put hard-boiled eggs cut in slices, with a sprinkling of chopped parsley, pepper, and salt between each layer. Mil the mould with the gravy, bake in the oven for about half an hour, and turn the shape out when cold. Garnish the cake with parsley, and serve.
2. Wash a pound of prunes, and put them to soak in cold water all night.
3. Make hydropathic pudding of the bottled raspberries, for dinner to-morrow (June 16th).
4. Turn and rub the beef in the brine.
May 29th.
Breakfast.
Luncheon.
Dinner.
Boiled Eggs.
Boiled Ham.
Hot Buttered Toast.
Dry Toast.
Brown and White Bread and Butter.
Milk Toast.
Australian Meat, Cold.
Baked Potatoes.
Pickle.
Stewed Prunes.
Fried Plaice.
Calf’s Liver and Bacon. Mutton Chops, Stewed is their own Gravy. *
New Potatoes.
Spring Cabbages. Hydropathic Pudding. Cheese.
Marketing.
For the Day.— A thick Plaice (April 21st and January 3rd); a pound and a half of Calf’s Liver; half a pound of Streaky Bacon, cut into rashers. As it is possible that the liver will be too much for the digestion of some of the
diners, it will be well to have also a dish of Mutton Chops stewed in their own gravy. The chops, as many as may he required, will he best taken from the loin. New Potatoes; Spring Cabbages; one-pennyworth of fresh German Yeast.
For To-morrow.— Two-pennyworth of Watercress.
Breakfast. — Boiled Eggs (January 5th) ; Boiled Ham (Note 4, May 27th) ; Milk Toast (June 17th).
Luncheon. — Australian Meat, Cold (February 4th) ; Baked Pota¬ toes (May 4th) ; Stewed Prunes (February 27th).
Records on this page
Neck of Veal, Rolled and RoastedVeal CakeHydropathic PuddingMutton Chops Stewed in Their Own Gravy