Myra's cookery book

Pour the sauce over and serve hot. 4.— CALF’S BRAINS, « Mattre d'Hdtel. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I-.. Brains 4 Dress and skin. ... Put them in a dish. 3-" Boiling water ... ... Pour over the brains till covered. 4... ... ... Let them steep 2 or 3 hours. 5**« ... . . . Throw away the water. 6.., Cold water ... ... ... Pour over the brains. 7... ... » . . ... . . . Let them steep 10 minutes. 8... ... ... . • . Drain through a sieve. g... Butter 2 OZ. Melt in a saucepan over a slow fire. 10... Flour I dessert Sprinkle over the butter, stirring spoonful with a wooden spoon. II.. Stock, or ] I pint ... Pour over the butter, still stirring, water, or and see that the butler does not 12.. white wine.. ( brown. When the sauce is well mixed, put in the brains with a skimmer. VEAL. 89 CALF’S BRAINS, a la Maitre d'Hutcl — -{continued). Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. 13... Salt and pepper A good deal To season well. 14... Nutmeg ) 15... Musi) rooms ... V Add if liked. 16... Small onions 4 or 5 ... j 17... ... Let the whole simmer tV hour. iS... ... .. Put the brains on a dish and draw the saucepan towards the edge of the stove. 19... Yolks of eggs 2 Beat up in a basin. 20... Water A few Add. drops 21... Sweet herbs... I pinch ... Chop and add. 22... Vinegar or A few Add; beat all up together and add to lemon juice drops the sauce in the saucepan. 23... ... ... Pour the sauce over the brains and serve hot. 5-CALF'S BRAINS, au bcurre noir. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... Brains 4 Skin and put in a dish. 2... Salt ... Sprinkle over. 3- Boiling water Pour over the brains till they are covered. 4... ... Let them steep 2 or 3 hours. 5... ... Take off the remaining skin and throw away the water. 6... ... ... Pour cold water over. ) 7... Vinegar ... i wine- glass \ Add. 8... Salt I pinch i g... Let them remain a few minutes. 10... ... Put them on to another dish witli the skimmer. II... ... Pour the vinegar and water into a 12... Onions 2 saucepan. Cut into slices^ and add. 13- Cloves a ... Stick into the onions. go MYRA’S COOKERY BOOK. CALF’S BRAINS, an bcurre noir — (continued). Order. | Ingredients. Quantities, Method. 14... Parsley 1 15... Chervil 16... Chives Tie into a bunch and add. 17... Thyme 18... Bay-leaf ig... ... ... Put the brains on the top, and let them simmer i hour. 20... Take the brains out with the skimmer and place them on a dish. 21... • • • • • • ... ... Keep the dish hot over a saucepan of boiling water. 22... Butter 3 oz. ... Melt in a frying-pan over a quick fire till it becomes dark brown. 23... Salt ... Sprinkle over. 24.. . 25.. . Parsley Fry in the butter. Pour the contents of the fiying-pan on to the brains and ser\'c. 6.-CALF’S BRAINS, fried. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... Brains 4 Skim and soak three hours in vinegar and water. 2... Butter 2 OZ. Melt in a saucepan over a slow fire. 3--- Flour I dessert V 1 spoonful 4... I tea Sprinkle over, stirring with a wooden 5.. . C... I--' 8.. . 1 Stock 1 Saltandpeppei i Chopped herb:- cupful 1 spoon. j Put in the brains. When nearly done, take the brains 1 out and let them cool. .. , Cut them into slices. .