Beef a la Mode

Ingredients

• ten pounds of the upper part of a round of beef
• three teaspoonfuls of salt
• one of pepper
• one of ginger
• one of mace
• one of cinnamon
• two of cloves
• a pint of fine bread crumbs
• half a pound of fat salt pork
• a teaspoonful of ground thyme or summer savory
• two teaspoonfuls sage
• half a teaspoonful of pepper
• one of nutmeg
• a little cloves
• an onion minced fine
• moisten with a little milk or water

Method

1. 1

   Mix salt, pepper, ginger, mace, cinnamon, and cloves.

2. 2

   Rub into the beef and let it sit overnight.

3. 3

   Prepare a stuffing with bread crumbs, diced pork, thyme, sage, pepper, nutmeg, cloves, and minced onion, moisten with milk or water.

4. 4

   Stuff the beef, skewer it, and bind with tape.

5. 5

   Roast slowly for 3-4 hours, adding water as needed.

6. 6

   If tough, stew first until tender.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 15 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Original White House Cookbook (1887) by Hugo Ziemann, F. L. Gillette, Hugo Zimmerman, mrs gillette, page 68. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

BEEF A LA MODE. Mix together three teaspoonfuls of salt, one of pepper, one of ginger, one of mace, one of cinnamon, and two of cloves. Rub this mixture into ten pounds of the upper part of a round of beef. Let this beef stand in this state over night. In the morning, make a dressing or stuffing of a pint of fine bread crumbs, half a pound of fat salt pork cut in dice, a tea- spoonful of ground thyme or summer savory, two teaspoonfuls sage, half a MEATS. 109 teaspoonful of pepper, one of nutmeg, a little cloves, an onion minced fine, moisten with a little milk or water

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