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Presented as published in 1892. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
(5) Boil lib. of rice, together with lqt. of water, 2 good table-spoonfuls of curry-powder, 1 table-spoonful of saltCurried Cold Meat, 2 table-spoonfuls of sugar, two good-sized finely-chopped onions, and two sour baking apples, peeled, cored, and also chopped fine. Mince about lib. of cold Meat, and mix with it chopped parsley to taste. When the rice is cooked, and while still hot, stir in the chopped Meat and parsley, mix in a beaten egg, and form into balls ; roll these in flour, and fry in hot dripping, or bake in a well- greased baking-tin in a moderate oven. (6) Peel an onion, cut it into slices, fry in butter till a light brown colour, then add 1 table-spoonful of curry powder, J pint of good gravy, £ pint of water, a little salt, the juice of a lemon, and 1 saltspoonful of salt, and let all this simmer together. Cut lib. of cold Meat into slices ; put any trimmings or loose pieces of Meat into the saucepan until the curry and gravy, and let them stew in it ; they will make the gravy richer. Ten minutes or so before the curry is served, add the slices of Meat, and let them get hot. (7) Indian. — Cut some cold Meat into middling-sized pieces, dredge with flour, and put them in a stewpan with two sliced onions and a lump of butter. Fry the meat and onions till browned, then put them in a stewpan, with 1 table-spoonful each of curry powder and mushroom ketchup, one large chopped potato, one chopped apple, the strained juice of a small lemon, and about 2oz. of butter. Stir the above ingredients over the fire till well mixed, then add gradually 1 pint of rich beef gravy. When boiling, move the stewpan to the side of the fire, and let the contents simmer for twenty minutes. When cooked, turn the curry out on to a hot dish, and garnish with crofitons or a rice border ; or serve with rice in a separate dish. Curried Cold Meat with. Vegetables. — Cut up any remains of cold cooked Meat and vegetables into small pieces, and roll them in curry powder. Peel two moderate-sized onions, and thinly slice them ; put them into a flat stewpan with a lump of butter, fry for a few minutes, then put in the pieces of Meat and vegetables, and fiy the whole until nicely browned. Next pour in sufficient water to cover the ingredients, season to taste with salt and pepper, and keep simmering gently at the side' of the fire until tender. Squeeze a few drops of lemon-juice in with the curry, turn it on to a hot dish, garnish with sippets of toast or crofitons of fried bread, and serve with a separate dish of plain boiled riceCurried Cold Meat with Vegetables. Meat — continued. Devilled Cold Meat. — (1) Mix together \ saltspoonful of cayenne, 1 teaspoonful of made mustard, a little piece of butter, 1 teaspoonful each of good salad-oil, lemon-juice, and chilli vinegar, 2 teaspoonfuls each of ketchup and Wor- cestershire sauce, and 1 wineglassful of claret. Cut slices of any cold Meat, lay them in a dish, and pour the above mixture over. Put it in a hot oven for a-quarter-of-an- hour, stirring occasionally. Serve mashed potatoes with it.