Cervelles, or Brains (To prepare)

Ingredients

• the brains
• a little salt
• a carrot
• a turnip
• an onion
• 2 cloves
• pepper
• a tablespoonful of vinegar
• sufficient milk

Method

1. 1

   Soak brains in warm water to remove skin and blood.

2. 2

   Place in cold salted water for 1-2 hours.

3. 3

   Simmer in milk with carrot, turnip, onion, cloves, pepper, and vinegar for about 45 minutes.

4. 4

   Use the stock for vegetable soup.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Wholesome cookery (1887) by Marie de Joncourt, page 35. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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