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Crust Patties

From Miss Parloa's new cook book and marketing guide, 1880

Serves 2

Any kind of cold meat can be served in this manner.

Presented as published in 1880. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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Method

As published

This recipe was extracted from Miss Parloa's new cook book and marketing guide (1880) by Maria Parloa, page 97. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Crust Patties. Cut a loaf of stale bread in slices an inch thick. With the patty cutter, press out as many pieces as you wish patties, and with a smaller cutter, press half through each piece. Place this second cutter as near the centre as possible when using. Put the pieces in the frying basket and plunge into boiling fat for half a minute. Take out and drain, and with a knife, remove the centre crusts and take out the soft bread ; then fill, and put on the centre pieces. Filling for crusts : Put two table-spoonfuls of butter in the frying-pan, and when hot, add one of flour. Stir until smooth and brown. Add one cupful of stock. Boil one minute, and stir in one pint of cooked veal
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