5...
...
Let it boil gradually and skim as the
scum rises.
6...
It may be boiled in a cloth dredged
over with flour, which makes it
look well, but in that case the
water cannot be used for soup.
7-
Turnips and
parsnips
Garnish the dish and serve
separately.
4.-SPARERIB
OF PORK, roasted.
Order.
Ingredients.
Quantities.
Method.
I...
Sparerib
Score the skin as for leg of pork.
2...
Flour
...
Dredge over.
3-"
* • * ♦ • *
...
Put it down to a bright fire and roast
20 minutes to the pound.
4...
...
Baste well.
5-"
Chopped sage
I table
spoonful
Strew over 10 minutes before it is
done.
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5-LOIN OF PORK, roasted.
Cooked in the same way as a leg of pork.
6.— CHINE OF PORK, roasted.
Order.
Ingredients.
Quantities.
Method.
I...
Chine
Stuff with sage and onions,
2...
* . . • * .
. • . « . .
Roast 20 minutes to the lb.
3--
Apple sauce...
Serve separately.
7.-CHINE OF PORK, hoUed.
Order.
Ingredients.
Quantities.
Method.
1...
Chine
Let it lie in brine 9 or 10 days, turn-
ing it every day.
2...
... ...
... ...
Put it into a saucepan.
3-"
Water
... ...
Pour over till it swims.
4...
...
...
Let it boil slowly, skimming well.
8.— ROAST PORK, French receipt.
Order.
Ingredients.
Quantities.
Method.
I...
Joint of pork
3 orq lbs.
Trim, leaving only ^ inch of fat.
2...
... ...
... .V
Put it into a pan.
3”‘
Olive oil
I quart ...
Pour over.
4...
Salt, pepper...
Sprinkle over.
5-
Bunch ofherbs
Add.
6...
Sliced onions
3 or 4 ...
7...
...
Let it soak 24 hours.
8...
...
Take out the meat, score the fat
for crackling.
g...
...
... ...
Put it to roast before a quick fire.
JO...
...
A piece of 4 lbs. will take 2 hours,
2 lbs. will take hours.
II...
...
Strain the oil the pork has been soak-
ing in, and baste the meat with it.
12...
Salt
Sprinkle over J hour before the meat
is done.
13...
Tomato sauce
or sauce
piquante
... ...
Serve separately in a sauce-boat.
PORK.
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9.-PIG’S HEAD, roasted.
Order.
Ingredients.
Quantities.
Method.
I...
Pig’s head ...
Boil tender enough to take the bones
out.
2...
Sage
Chop fine.
3-
Pepper, salt...
...
Mix with the sage.
4...
Rub the sage over the head.
5...
...
Roast before a good fire.
6...
...
Baste well.
7...
Good gravy ...
Make and pour over the head.
8...
Apple sauce...
Serve with it.
10. — PORK CHOPS, French receipt.
Order.
Ingredients.
Quantities.
Method.
I...
Pork chops ...
Cut off most of the fat, trim an
beat them flat.
2...
... ...
...
Put them into a dish.
3-"
Olive oil
... ...
Pour over.
4...
Salt, pepper...
... ...
5-
Bunch of
parsley
1-Add.
6...
Bay leaf
I
1
7...
Cloves
J
8...
...
Let them soak i or 2 days.
9...
...
Warm a gridiron.
10...
Salt, pepper ...
Broil the chops on both sides.
II...
Sprinkle over.
12...
Tomato sauce
or sauce
piquante
Serve separately at will.
11. PORK CUTLETS, with vegetables.
Order.
Ingredients.
Quantities.
Method.
I...
Small cutlets
6 free
from
bone
Take off all skin and gristle and
beat a little.
2...
•••
Trim them into the shape of pear.s.
3**'
...
Soak them in oil for 24 hours'.
MYRA'S COOKERY BOOK.
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PORK CUTLETS, with vegetables — [continued).
Order.
Ingredients.
Quantities.
Method.
4...
Butter
2 OZ.
Melt in a stewpan.
5-
...
Put in the cutlets.
6...
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5...
...
Let it boil gradually and skim as the
scum rises.
6...
It may be boiled in a cloth dredged
over with flour, which makes it
look well, but in that case the
water cannot be used for soup.
7-
Turnips and
parsnips
Garnish the dish and serve
separately.
4.-SPARERIB
OF PORK, roasted.
Order.
Ingredients.
Quantities.
Method.
I...
Sparerib
Score the skin as for leg of pork.
2...
Flour
...
Dredge over.
3-"
* • * ♦ • *
...
Put it down to a bright fire and roast
20 minutes to the pound.
4...
...
Baste well.
5-"
Chopped sage
I table
spoonful
Strew over 10 minutes before it is
done.
136
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5-LOIN OF PORK, roasted.
Cooked in the same way as a leg of pork.
6.— CHINE OF PORK, roasted.
Order.
Ingredients.
Quantities.
Method.
I...
Chine
Stuff with sage and onions,
2...
* . . • * .
. • . « . .
Roast 20 minutes to the lb.
3--
Apple sauce...
Serve separately.
7.-CHINE OF PORK, hoUed.
Order.
Ingredients.
Quantities.
Method.
1...
Chine
Let it lie in brine 9 or 10 days, turn-
ing it every day.
2...
... ...
... ...
Put it into a saucepan.
3-"
Water
... ...
Pour over till it swims.
4...
...
...
Let it boil slowly, skimming well.
8.— ROAST PORK, French receipt.
Order.
Ingredients.
Quantities.
Method.
I...
Joint of pork
3 orq lbs.
Trim, leaving only ^ inch of fat.
2...
... ...
... .V
Put it into a pan.
3”‘
Olive oil
I quart ...
Pour over.
4...
Salt, pepper...
Sprinkle over.
5-
Bunch ofherbs
Add.
6...
Sliced onions
3 or 4 ...
7...
...
Let it soak 24 hours.
8...
...
Take out the meat, score the fat
for crackling.
g...
...
... ...
Put it to roast before a quick fire.
JO...
...
A piece of 4 lbs. will take 2 hours,
2 lbs. will take hours.
II...
...
Strain the oil the pork has been soak-
ing in, and baste the meat with it.
12...
Salt
Sprinkle over J hour before the meat
is done.
13...
Tomato sauce
or sauce
piquante
... ...
Serve separately in a sauce-boat.
PORK.
137
9.-PIG’S HEAD, roasted.
Order.
Ingredients.
Quantities.
Method.
I...
Pig’s head ...
Boil tender enough to take the bones
out.
2...
Sage
Chop fine.
3-
Pepper, salt...
...
Mix with the sage.
4...
Rub the sage over the head.
5...
...
Roast before a good fire.
6...
...
Baste well.
7...
Good gravy ...
Make and pour over the head.
8...
Apple sauce...
Serve with it.
10. — PORK CHOPS, French receipt.
Order.
Ingredients.
Quantities.
Method.
I...
Pork chops ...
Cut off most of the fat, trim an
beat them flat.
2...
... ...
...
Put them into a dish.
3-"
Olive oil
... ...
Pour over.
4...
Salt, pepper...
... ...
5-
Bunch of
parsley
1-Add.
6...
Bay leaf
I
1
7...
Cloves
J
8...
...
Let them soak i or 2 days.
9...
...
Warm a gridiron.
10...
Salt, pepper ...
Broil the chops on both sides.
II...
Sprinkle over.
12...
Tomato sauce
or sauce
piquante
Serve separately at will.
11. PORK CUTLETS, with vegetables.
Order.
Ingredients.
Quantities.
Method.
I...
Small cutlets
6 free
from
bone
Take off all skin and gristle and
beat a little.
2...
•••
Trim them into the shape of pear.s.
3**'
...
Soak them in oil for 24 hours'.
MYRA'S COOKERY BOOK.
138
PORK CUTLETS, with vegetables — [continued).
Order.
Ingredients.
Quantities.
Method.
4...
Butter
2 OZ.
Melt in a stewpan.
5-
...
Put in the cutlets.
6...