To Make a Brawn

Ingredients

• a pig’s head which has been pickled
• a pig’s shoulder
• black pepper
• a little mace
• a little all-spice
• a plate
• a weight

Method

1. 1

   Put the pickled pig's head and shoulder in a pan covered with cold water.

2. 2

   Boil, skimming off the scum, until tender.

3. 3

   Remove bones and sinews, add seasoning, and place in a brawn mould.

4. 4

   Press down with a plate and weight.

5. 5

   When cold, turn out and serve with a napkin.

6. 6

   A sharp sauce or Cumberland sauce can be served with it.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Dudley book of cookery and household recipes (1909) by Dudley, Georgiana Elizabeth Ward Countess of, page 36. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

TO MAKE A BRAWN rilAKE a pig’s head which has been pickled, also a -L pig’s shoulder. Put these in a pan large enough to cover the whole of them with cold water. Let it come to the boil, take off the scum which rises, and allow the meat to boil until it is tender. Take it out on to a 111 THE DUDLEY RECIPES dish and free it from all bone and sinews, then add seasoning, black pepper, a little mace, and a little all- spice. See that it is well seasoned, then place it into a brawn mould or a kind of cullender. Place a plate on the top of the brawn with a weight

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