Strong Broth

Ingredients

• three pounds of gravy beef
• one calf’s foot
• three quarts of water
• one onion
• one carrot
• one young turnip
• three spoonfuls of washed rice or pearl barley
• a very little browning of sugar and water

Method

1. 1

   Put the gravy beef and calf’s foot into three quarts of water.

2. 2

   Just let it boil up to skim it clean.

3. 3

   When skimmed, add one onion, one carrot, one young turnip, and three spoonfuls of washed rice or pearl barley.

4. 4

   Add a little browning of sugar and water.

5. 5

   Let the broth simmer for five hours.

6. 6

   The strength of the broth is judged when cold; if right, it will be quite a jelly.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Mrs. Roundell's Practical cookery book (1898) by Roundell, Charles Mrs, page 31. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Strong1 Broth. — ( Family Recipe .) — Put three pounds of gravy beef and one calf’s foot into three quarts of water. Just let it boil up so as to skim it clean. When skimmed add one onion, one carrot, and one young turnip, also three spoonfuls of washed rice or pearl barley. Put in also a very little browning of sugar and water

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