Sheep's Head

Ingredients

• a nice sheep's head
• a little soda
• in a cloth
• sauce
• a few small bits of parsley

Method

1. 1

   Singed and sawed sheep's head is soaked overnight in water with soda.

2. 2

   Boil for three hours.

3. 3

   Boil brains in cloth for 15 minutes, mince, and mix with white sauce.

4. 4

   Pour over head and decorate with parsley.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Allied cookery (1916) by Harrison, Grace Clergue Mrs., page 16. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

SHEEP'S HEAD (Scotch) Choose a nice sheep's head, get it slightly singed, then have it sawn up the middle, steep it all night ' The vinegar is quite optional. 50 Allied CooKery with a little soda in the water, then clean it thor- oughly, take out the brains, put on with cold water, slowly bring to boil, and boil slowly for three hours. Boil the brains in a cloth for a quarter of an hour, then mince small, make a white sauce, stir in the minced brains, lay the head flat on a dish and pour sauce over. Decorate with a few small bits of parsley

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