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Cassell's dictionary of cookery

1892

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Presented as published in 1892. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
paper over the joint. Hang it close to a clear tire, and at the end of twenty minutes draw it back and let it roast slowly till done enough. Baste with good dripping every quarter of an houi'. Twenty minutes before it is taken up remove the paper, dredge a Little fiour over the joint, and baste with fresh butter melted for the jDurpose in a spoon. Sprinkle a little salt over it five minutes before serving. Those joints which are not stuffed shoidd have forcemeat balls sent to table with them. Ham, bacon, tongue, or pickled pork should accompany roast veal. A little brown gravy should be poured over the joint, and a little more served in the tureen. Veal, Roast (a la Langucdociennc) . — Roast a joint of vealVeal, Roast in the usual way, and baste liberally with good dripping. Half an hour before taking it uji, baste with a mixture of oil and ^-inegar in which two anchovies and five or six peppercorns have been infused. When the veal is to be served, skim the gra\y, and pour it round the veal in the dish. Veal, Roast, Sauce for.— Brown sauce is generally ser\'ed with roast veal {see Veal, Gravy for), and clear brown gravy, melted butter coloured with ketchup, tomato, sorrel sauce, and bechamel are also served with it. Or a sauce may be prepared as follows : — Mince an anchovy, and boil it with a minced shallot in good stock till the anchovy is dissolved. Strain it, stir into it a dessert-spoonful of lemon-juice and a glassful of port, let it boil, then mix it with the gravy in the dish. Time, about twenty minutes to simmer the gravy. Veal Roll, Baked. — Mince finely from two to three pounds of undressed lean veal and one pound of good streaky bacon. Add to the mince a salt- spoonful of white pepper, the grated rind of a small lemon, half a tea-spoon- ful of minced thyme, a minced shallot, an ounce of finely-grated bread-criunbs, and a little saltVeal Roll, Baked — the quantity to be regulated by the quality of the bacon. Form the mince into a roll, cover with oiled paper, and wrap it in coarse paste made of flovu- and water. Bake in a moderate oven. Turn it out, and serve with good brown sauce poured round it {see Veal Forcemeat, EoU of). Time to bake the roU, about two hours. Veal Rolls, Eried. — Take the remains of cold roast veal. Cut from it half a dozen slices of lean meat half an inch thick. Brush these over with egg, cover with a thin slice of fat bacon, ^2^^ again, spread forcemeat upon them, and roll tightly. Skewer securety, ^^^ and bread-crumb the rolls, and fry till they are brightly browned. Serve on a hot dish, and pour mushroom sauce or brown gravy over them. Garnish -with sliced lemoVeal Rolls, Friedn and parsley. Time to fry the roUs, ten to fifteen minutes. Probable cost, 8d., exclusive of the cold meat. Sufficient for thi-ee or four persons. Veal Sausages. — Take equal quantities of lean veal and fat bacon. Mince finely, and to every pound of meat add a tea-spoonful of minced sage and a little pepper and salt. Mix these ingredients thoroughly. Bind the mixture together with yolk of egg, aad form^ it into VEA ( 1063 ) VEA rolls or flat cakes, and fry or bake these in the usual way. Two or three anchovies may ho added to the mince if approved. Veal Sausages with Pork.— Take