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Calf's Brains, Au Beurre Noir

From The chafing-dish supper, 1894
Presented as published in 1894. 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 chafing-dish supper (1894) by Christine Terhune Herrick, page 15. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

calf's brains, au beurre noir. Boil the calf s brains with a bay leaf, two sprigs of thyme, and a little salt in the lower pan of the chafing-dish. When they are done take them out, cut the brains in thick slices, and pour over them a sauce made by cooking in the blazer until brown two tablespoonfuls of butter

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