Hare Soup; Mock

Ingredients

• Take a bullock's heart. Wash and clean it
• pour over it three quarts of water
• a large onion stuck with six cloves
• a small lump of sugar
• half a dozen peppercorns
• a bunch of savoury herbs
• a piece of bread toasted till it is brown and hard
• two ounces of butter, rolled in flour

Method

1. 1

   Soak the heart in vinegar and water for 12 hours.

2. 2

   Cut into slices, place in a jar with water, onion, sugar, peppercorns, herbs, toasted bread, and butter.

3. 3

   Cover and place in boiling water for 5-6 hours, replenishing water as needed.

4. 4

   Pound meat, mix with gravy, season, and serve.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cassell's dictionary of cookery (1892) by Cassell & Company, page 703. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Hare Soup; Mock. — Takeji bullock's heart. "Wash and clean it, cut away the fat, pipes, &c., and soak it in vinegar and water for twelve houra. Drain the water from it, and cut it into slices, place these in a deep jar which has a closely-fitting lid belonging to it, and jpour over it three quarts of water. Add a large onion stuck with six cloves, a small limip of sugar, half a dozen peppercorns, a bunch of savoury herbs, a piece of bread toasted till it is brown and hard, and two ounces of butter, rolled in flour

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