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If the meat is not in a solid piece, skewer or tie it into shape, wipe it with a damp cloth and roll it in flour. Heat the fat in a frying-pan or Dutch oven. Put in the meat and brown on all sides. If the frying-pan is used, transfer the meat, after it is brown, to a kettle deep enough to hold the beef and vegetables when the cover is on. Cover tightly and let simmer slowly for from four to five hours, turning twice. Add the vegetables at the end of four hours' cooking. After removing the meat and vegetables, thicken the gravy by adding one to two tablespoons of flour mixed with cold water for each cup of broth. BEEFSTEAK PIE 2 pounds rump, flank or chuck Sliced potatoes steak Butter Pie paste Flour Chopped onion Egg Salt and pepper Cut the meat into strips two inches long by one inch wide. Put them with the bone, just cover them with water and simmer until partly done. Line a baking-dish with pie paste, put in a layer of meat with a little finely sliced onion, salt and pepper, next a layer of sliced potatoes, \with a bit of butter on each slice. Alternate the steak and potato layers until the dish is full. Thicken the gravy with browned flour and pour in, put on a top crust, brush it with beaten egg and bake until quite brown. BEEFSTEAK WITH OYSTERS I steak I tablespoon sifted flour I quart oysters 3 tablespoons butter Set the oysters, with a very little of their juice, over the fire; when they come to a boil, remove any scum and stir in the butter, in which the sifted flour has been rubbed. Boil one minute, pour over the steak and serve at once. PLANKED STEAK I steak 2 inches thick Butter Duchess potatoes Chopped parsley Various kinds of cooked vege- Salt tables Paprika Trim the fat and make outline of the steak even. Sear it on both sides on a hot griddle or pan, using no fat. Cook fifteen minutes, turning frequently. Oil a heated plank, place the steak on the plank, and arrange border of Duchess potatoes around it. Arrange other cooked vegetables, such as stuffed tomatoes or green peppers, small boiled onions, peas, string beans and cubes of carrot or turnip, around the steak, also, so that the board is entirely concealed. Place the plank in the oven until the potato border is browned and all the vegetables are heated through. After removing it from the oven, spread the steak with butter into which has been rubbed finely chopped parsley, salt and paprika. Send to table upon the plank. BAKED HAMBURG STEAK 1 3^ pounds beef round 4 hard-cooked eggs 2 cups bread soaked in milk i cup tomatoes i small onion Yz cup sliced onion 1 tablespoon butter Salt, pepper, ginger 2 eggs Chop the meat fine. Add the bread, one minced onion, seasonings to taste and the two uncooked eggs, well beaten. Arrange the hard-cooked eggs end to end across the middle of the meat and roll the meat mixture around them. Place the roll in a baking-pan, pour over it a sauce composed of the tomatoes, sliced onions, butter and water, and bake, basting frequently with sauce. In serving, slice the roll crosswise. The hard-cooked eggs may be omitted. BEEF LOAF i^ pounds round steak 2 tablespoons chopped parsley 2 eggs Yz teaspoon pepper i>^ cups bread-crums 2 teaspoons salt