Boiled Leg of Lamb

Ingredients

• Boil gently a leg of lamb
• salt
• a scant tablespoon each of whole cloves
• a scant tablespoon each of pepper corns
• a stick or two of cinnamon
• make a dressing of one egg
• a small piece of butter
• sifted cracker crumbs

Method

1. 1

   Boil the leg of lamb in barely enough water to cover with salt and spices.

2. 2

   Once cooked, make a dressing with egg, cracker crumbs, and butter, spread over the meat, and brown in the oven.

3. 3

   Serve with caper or brown sauce.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Council cook book (1908), page 19. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Boiled Leg of Lamb. Boil gently a leg of lamb in barely enough water to cover, salt, a scant tablespoon each of whole cloves and pepper corns, and a stick or two of cinnamon. When well cooked, make a dressing of one egg, sifted cracker crumbs, and a small piece of butter

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