Boiled Tongue
From The hearthstone; or, Life at home, 1883
Serves 4
Cook a large smoked tongue from four to four and a half hours; a small one two and a half to three hours.
Presented as published in 1883. 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 hearthstone; or, Life at home (1883) by Laura C. Holloway, page 276. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
Boiled Tongue. — In choosing a tongue, ascertain how long it has been dried or pickled, and select one with a smooth skin, which denotes its being young and tender. If'a dried one, and rather hard, soak it at least for twelve hours previous to cooking it : if, however, it is fresh from the pickle, two or three hours arc sufficient for it to 434 THE hearthstone; or, life at home. remain in soak. Put the tongue into a stew-pan with plenty of cold water and a bunch of savory herbs
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