Choose about 2 ribs of beef, not too
fat ; have the bones taken out and
the meat rolled into a good shape.
2...
Fat bacon ...
i lb. ...
I aid the heef,
BEEF.
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ROLLED RIBBS OF BEEF, braised — {continued).
Order.
Ingredients.
Quantities.
Method.
3"
Salt and pepper
Sprinkle over both sides.
4...
...
Tie a string round the beef to keep it
in shape.
5-
Fat bacon ...
Jib. ...
Cut into thin slices and put at the
bottom of a stewpan (enamelled if
possible).
6...
... ...
Put the beef on top.
7...
... ...
Cover with more slices of bacon.
8...
Stock with the
fat off
I pint ...
1
9...
Carrots
2
1
10...
Parsley, thyme
and chives
In a bunch
)-Add.
II...
Bay leaf
I
12...
Onions stuck
with cloves
2, if liked
13...
Brandy
2 tea-
spoonsful
Add or not, at will.
14...
...
Put the stewpan on a quick fire, and
let. it boil uncovered a few minutes.
15...
Put the stewpan in a hot oven, and
let it simmer gently, 3 hours at
least.
16...
...
Take the beef out and take the string
off.
17...
. ...
Put the beef on a hot dish, pour a
little of the sauce over it, and keep
it warm near the fire.
18...
5.-TO
Strain the rest of the sauce through a
sieve ; put it on the fire again 2 or
3 minutes, then serve with the meat.
BOIL BEEF.
Order.
Ingredients.
Quantities.
Method.
1.. .
2.. .
Joint of beef..
... Put a quart of cold water to every
pound of meat.
... Allow 20 minutes to the pound from
the time the pot boils and the
scum rises,
F 2
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MYRA’S COOKERY BOOK.
TO BOIL BEEF — [continued).
Order.
Ingredients.
Quantities.
Method.
3-"
...
Keep the pot boiling, but let it boil
very slowly.
4...
• ••
...
Just before the pot boils, the scum
rises.
5---
••• • • •
... « • .
Take care to skim it off carefully, or
the scum will fall back and stick to
the meat.
6...
When you have well skimmed the
pot, put in a little cold water,
which will cause the scum to rise
again.
7-
The more carefully you skim, the
cleaner and nicer will the boiled
meat look.
6— AITCHBONE OF BEEF, boiled.
Order.
Ingredients.
Quantities.
Method.
I ..
Aitchbone of
beef
This is a good joint for a large
family.
2...
Salt
f lb
) Pound together in a mortar, then
Moist sugar ...
I ounce ...
I rub into the beef.
4...
...
Turn the joint and rub in the pickle
every day, for 4 or 5 days.
5-"
...
Wash it well before you boil it.
6...
Cold water ...
2-i gals, to
10 lbs. of
beef
Put it into a large boiling pot, so as
to let the meat be well covered and
surrounded.
7...
...
Set the pot on one side of the fire to
boil gently.
8...
...
If it boils last at first, the meat will
be hard and tough.
g...
• • • ...
Boil it 20 minutes to the pound.
10...
•••
Save the liquor in which this joint is
boiled for pea-soup.
BEEF.
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7.-SILVERSIDE OF BEEF, boiled.
Order.
Ingredients.
Quantities.
j Method.
I...
Silverside of
beef
Put it in pickle (see above receipt) for
9 or 10 days.
2...
Cold water ...
• • • • » •
Take it out and wash it ; skewer it in
a round form and bind it with
a piece of tape.
3---
3 gals, to
10 lbs. of
meat ...
Put it into a large stewpan of water,
and when it boils remove the scum
very carefully, or it will sink and
spoil the look of the meat.
4...
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Choose about 2 ribs of beef, not too
fat ; have the bones taken out and
the meat rolled into a good shape.
2...
Fat bacon ...
i lb. ...
I aid the heef,
BEEF.
67
ROLLED RIBBS OF BEEF, braised — {continued).
Order.
Ingredients.
Quantities.
Method.
3"
Salt and pepper
Sprinkle over both sides.
4...
...
Tie a string round the beef to keep it
in shape.
5-
Fat bacon ...
Jib. ...
Cut into thin slices and put at the
bottom of a stewpan (enamelled if
possible).
6...
... ...
Put the beef on top.
7...
... ...
Cover with more slices of bacon.
8...
Stock with the
fat off
I pint ...
1
9...
Carrots
2
1
10...
Parsley, thyme
and chives
In a bunch
)-Add.
II...
Bay leaf
I
12...
Onions stuck
with cloves
2, if liked
13...
Brandy
2 tea-
spoonsful
Add or not, at will.
14...
...
Put the stewpan on a quick fire, and
let. it boil uncovered a few minutes.
15...
Put the stewpan in a hot oven, and
let it simmer gently, 3 hours at
least.
16...
...
Take the beef out and take the string
off.
17...
. ...
Put the beef on a hot dish, pour a
little of the sauce over it, and keep
it warm near the fire.
18...
5.-TO
Strain the rest of the sauce through a
sieve ; put it on the fire again 2 or
3 minutes, then serve with the meat.
BOIL BEEF.
Order.
Ingredients.
Quantities.
Method.
1.. .
2.. .
Joint of beef..
... Put a quart of cold water to every
pound of meat.
... Allow 20 minutes to the pound from
the time the pot boils and the
scum rises,
F 2
68
MYRA’S COOKERY BOOK.
TO BOIL BEEF — [continued).
Order.
Ingredients.
Quantities.
Method.
3-"
...
Keep the pot boiling, but let it boil
very slowly.
4...
• ••
...
Just before the pot boils, the scum
rises.
5---
••• • • •
... « • .
Take care to skim it off carefully, or
the scum will fall back and stick to
the meat.
6...
When you have well skimmed the
pot, put in a little cold water,
which will cause the scum to rise
again.
7-
The more carefully you skim, the
cleaner and nicer will the boiled
meat look.
6— AITCHBONE OF BEEF, boiled.
Order.
Ingredients.
Quantities.
Method.
I ..
Aitchbone of
beef
This is a good joint for a large
family.
2...
Salt
f lb
) Pound together in a mortar, then
Moist sugar ...
I ounce ...
I rub into the beef.
4...
...
Turn the joint and rub in the pickle
every day, for 4 or 5 days.
5-"
...
Wash it well before you boil it.
6...
Cold water ...
2-i gals, to
10 lbs. of
beef
Put it into a large boiling pot, so as
to let the meat be well covered and
surrounded.
7...
...
Set the pot on one side of the fire to
boil gently.
8...
...
If it boils last at first, the meat will
be hard and tough.
g...
• • • ...
Boil it 20 minutes to the pound.
10...
•••
Save the liquor in which this joint is
boiled for pea-soup.
BEEF.
69
7.-SILVERSIDE OF BEEF, boiled.
Order.
Ingredients.
Quantities.
j Method.
I...
Silverside of
beef
Put it in pickle (see above receipt) for
9 or 10 days.
2...
Cold water ...
• • • • » •
Take it out and wash it ; skewer it in
a round form and bind it with
a piece of tape.
3---
3 gals, to
10 lbs. of
meat ...
Put it into a large stewpan of water,
and when it boils remove the scum
very carefully, or it will sink and
spoil the look of the meat.
4...