Veal or White Stock

Ingredients

• 4 pounds of knuckle of veal
• 1 gallon of cold water
• 1 stalk of celery
• 1 onion
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tablespoon salt

Method

1. 1

   Wipe the veal, break the bones, put it into cold water, heat slowly, and simmer for 4 hours, skimming well.

2. 2

   Then add celery, onion, bay leaf, and salt, and simmer for 1 hour longer.

3. 3

   It should jelly when cold.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Blue Ribbon cook book (1905) by Blue Ribbon Limited, page 9. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Veal or White Stock—Wipe 4 pounds of knuckle of veal, break the bones, put it into 1 gallon of cold water, heat slowly, and simmer 4 hours, skimming well; then add 1 stalk of celery, 1 onion, 1 bay leaf and 1 table- spoon salt, and simmer 1 hour longer. It should jelly when cold, and the fat can easily be taken off. It can be melted for use and strained through cheesecloth or flannel, or clarified with egg if necessary and is wanted very clear. If soups have too much fat, remove by means of a piece of blotting paper or a piece of unglazed paper dipped in cold water and drawn across the top, Bouillon—This is clear, brown stock, served as soup—usually in cups. Consomme—2 pounds of lean beef, 2 pounds of veal, 1 onion, 1 bay leaf, stalk of celery, sprig of parsley, small-sized carrot, 3 quarts of cold water, 2 tablespoons of fat, tablespoon of salt. - The under part of the round of beef and the knuckle of veal are the best for this soup. Cut all the meat into pieces about 1 inch square, Put the fat in the soup kettle, add to it the meat, and stir over the fire about 5 minutes, or until the meat is nicely browned. Now add the water and let simmer for 4 hours. Add the vegetables and bay leaf and simmer 1 hour longer; strain through a sieve, and cool. When cold, remove the fat and it is ready for use. . Scotch Mutton Broth—Take 6 pounds of the neck of mutton, 44 cup of rice, 1 onion, 1 bay leaf, 5 quarts of cold water, 1 tablespoon salt

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