Brain Cakes

Ingredients

• Calf’s Brains
• One Yolk of Egg
• Chopped Parsley
• Nutmeg
• Grated Lemon Peel
• Salt

Method

1. 1

   Take the brains of a calf and wash them; then cook them in water with a little salt.

2. 2

   Beat the brains up well with the yolk of an egg, a little chopped parsley, salt, grated nutmeg, and lemon peel.

3. 3

   Fry them like small pancakes, in butter, till a golden brown.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Artizan recipes (1896) by Clarke, Charles Mrs. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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