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Beef Essence
From The hearthstone; or, Life at home, 1883
Serves 1
This is given in extreme weakness, feeding a teaspoonful or more at a time, as ordered.
Presented as published in 1883. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record
Ingredients
- a pound of perfectly lean beef
- a saltspoonful of salt
Method
Cut the beef into small bits, ensuring no fat remains.
Place in a wide-mouthed bottle, cover tightly, and set in a kettle of cold water.
Boil for three hours and pour off the juice extracted from the meat.
Nutrition per serving
685Calories
98 gProtein
0 gCarbs
33 gFat
As published
This recipe was extracted from The hearthstone; or, Life at home (1883) by Laura C. Holloway, page 106. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
Beef Essence. — Cut a pound of perfectly lean beef into small bits. Do not allow any particle of fat to remain. Put in a wide-mouthed bottle, or a glass can, cork or cover tightly, and set in a kettle of cold water. Boil for three hours, and pour ofl"the juice which is now completely extracted from the meat. There will be about a small cupful. Season with a saltspoonful of salt
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