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Twentieth century home cook book

1905

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Presented as published in 1905. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Get a piece of the rump, from twelve to thirteen pounds ; let the butcher take outthe bone and have an onion inserted ; rub it all over with different spices ; let it stand for a couple of days to become tender. Remove the onion when 5'ou put it over to boil ; skim carefulty all grease that will rise to the top. It must boil slowly for three or four hours. Add about six or eight cloves, two blades of mace, a few celerj^ tops ; in about two hours before dinner add two carrots, cut in thin, round slices, one onion, some allspice, whole peppersBouilli Beef. Short time before serving, take out about a pint of the grav)' — add to it the same quantity of claret wine ; thicken with some browned flour, adding a few capers ; pour over the beef and serve. — Afrs. C. Uamilton. SPICED BEEF. Four to six pounds from the middle cut of the shin. Wash the meat on the outside and cut off any part of the skin which is not sweet and clean. Pick off all the fine fragmeuts of bone. Cut the meat into several pieces ; cover with boiling water. Skim carefully as it boils and then simmer until the meat falls to pieces and the liquor is reduced to half a pint. Re- MEATS. 99 move the meat ; season the hquor highly with salt,Spiced Beef pepper, sage and thyme, add it to the meat, and mix with the fork until the meat is all broken. Pack in a pan. When cold, cut in thin slices. BRAISED BEEF. Take six or eight pounds of round or a piece of the rump. Lard with salt pork. Put a few slices of pork in the braising pan ; when the pork begins to fr}^, add two onions, two slices carrot, half a turnip, all minced or chopped fine. As soon as they begin to brown nicely, draw to one side of the pan, and put in your beef. Dredge well with pepper, salt and flour. Brown the meat well on all sides, then add one quart of boiling water and a small bunch of sweet herbsBraised Beef. Cover the pan and cook slowly three and a half hours. Baste often ; take up and add to the gravy half can of tomatoes and cook ten minutes. Strain, pour around beef and serve RIB ROAST OF BEEF. Procure a second cut of rib roast of beef, remove the bones with a sharp knife, roll and skewer it. Before roasting takeout the butcher's skewers, unroll, season highly with salt and pepper and a few herbs, if liked ; roll again tightly, fastening securely with skewer pins. Place in a pan on a little iron griddle, made for the purpose to keep it just over the water in the pan. Pepper and salt freely, also dredge with flour, and baste every ten or fifteen minutes. Just before the beef is done pour over it haif a teacup of vineo-aRib Roast of Beefr. To the gra\y put parsley, thyme and minced onion, which should be browned. TO COLLAR A FLANK OF BEEF. Procure a well corned flank of beef. After washing it, remove the inner and outer skin with the gristle. Make a seasoning of parsley, thyme, pep- per and cloves. Place the meat upon a board, and after rubbing with a little pepper, spread the mixture over the inside. Roll the beef very tight, fasten it with small skewers, place a bandage around the beef and tie with a strong tape ; place in a pot, and cover with water to the depth of an inch ; boil slowly 100 TWENTIETH CENTURY PIOME COOK BOOK. six hours. When done remove without undoing it; lay a board on top of the beef, place a very heavy Vi^eight on top of the board, and let it remain twent}^-four hours. Remove bandage, garnish with curled parsley, and serve with tomato sauce, TO SPICE A ROUND OF BEEF. To a round of beef mix together four tablespoon fuls brown sugar, three tablespoonfuls saltpetre ; with this rub your beef well. Two teacups of salt, one teacup of cloves, one teacup of allspiceTo Spice a Round of Beef (the spice must be ground fine).