Beef or Mutton Cake

Name: Beef or Mutton Cake
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: two pounds of lean and very tender beef or mutton; three quarters of a pound of beef suet; a dessertspoonful of salt; nearly as much pounded cloves; a teaspoonful of pounded mace; half a teaspoonful of cayenne; thin slices of fat bacon; a plate on it with a weight

From Modern cookery, in all its branches, 1884

Serves 4

Onion, herbs, lemon peel, bacon, or mushrooms can be added for variation.

Presented as published in 1884. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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This recipe was extracted from Modern cookery, in all its branches (1884) by Eliza Acton, page 186. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

BEEF OR MUTTON CAKE. ( Very good.) Chop two pounds of lean and very tender beef or mutton, with three quarters of a pound of beef suet ; mix them well, and season them with a dessertspoonful of salt, nearly as much pounded cloves, a teaspoonful of pounded mace, and half a teaspoonful of cayenne. Line a round baking dish with thin slices of fat bacon, press the meat closely into it, smooth the top, and cover it with bacon, set a plate on it with a weight

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