Cradle of Sweetbreads

Ingredients

• bread
• sweetbreads
• egg
• bread-crumb
• boiling fat

Method

1. 1

   Cut a piece of bread, mark it, egg, bread-crumb, and fry in boiling fat pale brown.

2. 2

   Take out lid and scoop out all the soft bread with a fork.

3. 3

   Prepare sweetbreads.

4. 4

   Bring to boil.

5. 5

   Wash.

6. 6

   Put on in fresh water, boil 30 minutes.

7. 7

   Turn into cold water.

8. 8

   Remove all fat and break into small pieces.

9. 9

   Cook till tender.

10. 10

    Egg, bread-crumb, and fry till crisp.

11. 11

    Fill bread cases with them and serve.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Tried favourites cookery book (1909) by Kirk, E. W. Mrs, page 58. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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