Ordinary Beef Tea

Ingredients

• 1 pint cold water
• 1 lb. lean beef
• ½ lb. beef
• 1 gill water

Method

1. 1

   Remove all skin and fat, cut the meat into very small pieces, put it into a jar, basin, or jug; pour the cold water over it, stir, cover it tightly with a lid or with paper, let it stand half an hour.

2. 2

   Place it (still covered) in a pan of boiling water (to come half-way up the jar).

3. 3

   Boil this for one hour, then pour the beef-tea off.

4. 4

   Remove any fat floating on it by passing small pieces of kitchen paper or blotting paper lightly over it.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from The school cookery book (1881), page 67. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Ordinary Beef Tea. — Proportions: 1 pint cold water to 1 lb. lean beef. Required for a small quantity, % lb. beef ; 1 gill water

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