Brain Cakes
From Modern cookery, in all its branches, 1884
Serves 1
If broth or gravy is unavailable, boil the brains in water.
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 164. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
fry them in butter a fine light brown : two yolks of eggs will make the cakes more delicate than the white and yolk of one. A teaspoonful of flour and a little lemon-grate are sometimes added. NO. 14. ANOTHER RECEIPT FOR BRAIN CAKES. Boil the brains in a little good veal -gravy very gently for ten minutes ; drain them on a sieve, and when cold cut them into thick dice ; dip them into beaten yolk of egg, and then into very fine bread- crumbs, mixed with salt, pounded spices, and fine herbs minced extremely small
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