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Boiled Mutton

From The easiest way in housekeeping and cooking, 1881

Boiling in a cloth makes it whiter and more delicate.

Presented as published in 1881. 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 The easiest way in housekeeping and cooking (1881) by Helen Stuart Campbell, page 75. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Boiled Mutton. A sJioidder, or fore-quarter, of mutton, weighing five or six pounds, will boil in an hour, as it is so thin. The leg, or hind-quarter, requires twenty minutes to the pound

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.