FoodNet

The official handbook for the National Training School for Cookery

1891

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Presented as published in 1891. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
20. We now strain the soup into another stewpan. 21. We take the calf's head out of the cloth, and cut it up in small and neat pieces. 22. We add the pieces of calf s head to the soup, also two wine glasses of sherry, the dozen forcemeat balls, and squeeze in through a strainer the juice of half a le7noMock Turtle Soupn. 23. We let the soup just come to the boil, and then pour it in a hot soup tureen for serving. 1 88 National Training School for Cookery. SOUPS. Lesson No. 8. POT-AU-FEU OR SOUP. And use of Meat from which the Soup has been made. Average cost of " Pot-au-feu" consisting of about five quarts of soup, and a dish of meat with vegetables. INGREDIENTS. s. d. 4 lbs. of beef, or 4 lbs. of the meat off the ox cheek 2 o Sago or tapioca for soup o o| J oz. salt, 2 turnips o 1 2 carrots o 1 2 leeks o 2 1 parsnip o 1 1 small head of celery o 3 2 or 3 sprigs of parsley o o| 1 cabbage o 1 1 bay-leaf, thyme and marjoram, and 1 onion, stuck with 3 cloves o 1 Time required, about four hours. Now we will show you how to make Pot-au-feu. 1. We put six quarts of water in a large pot. 2. We take four pounds of the sticking of beef, or four pounds of the meat off the ox cheek, without any bone, tie it up firmly into a shape with a piece of string, and put it into the pot. 3. We put the pot on the fire to boil. 4. When the water is quite boiling we put in half an ounce of saltPot-au-feu or Soup) and then move the pot to the side of the fire to simmer. 5. We take two carrots, two leeks, two turnips % one parsnip, one small head of celery, and wash them well in cold water. 6. We scrape the carrots and the parsnip, and cut them in quarters with a knife. Lessons on Making Soup, — Pot-atL-Feu or Soup. 189 7. We take the leeks and cut off the long green leaves, as only the white pa7't is required. 8. We take the head of celery and cut off the green tops of the leaves. 9. We tie the leeks, the celery, and the parsnip and carrot together with a piece of string. 10. We take a cabbage, cut it in two, and wash it thoroughly in cold water, and tie it firmly together with string. 11. We should skim the Pot-au-feu occasionally with a spoon. 12. When the Pot-au-feu has boiled very gently for one hour, we add to it all the vegetables, except the cabbage. 13. We take one bay-leaf, a sprig of parsley, a sprig of thyme, a sprig of marjoram, and tie them together with a piece of string. 14. We put these herbs into the pot. 15. We take one onion, peel it, and stick three cloves in it. 16. We put the onion into the pot. 17. When the vegetables have been two hours in the pot we put in the cabbage. 18. When the contents of the pot have simmered gently for four hours, we take out the meat and put it on a hot dish. 19. We garnish the meat with the carrots, turnips, and parsnips, and pour over it about half a pint of the liquor for gravy. 20. We take out the cabbage and serve it in a hot vege- table dish. 21. We strain the liquor through a colander or cloth into a basin, and put it by to cool. 22. We do not remove the fat until the liquor is required for use ; it keeps the air from it. To make a soup of the liquor. 23. We put two quarts of the liquor in a saucepan, and put it on the fire to boil. 19° National Training School for Cookery.