FoodNetArchive

The national course in home economics

1917

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Presented as published in 1917. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
" B: Rump-steaks and corned beef. ** C: Aitch-bone, used for boiHng and pot roasts. " D: Buttock, used for round steaks and boiling. " E: Round, used for corned beef and stewing. " F: Shin, used for soups and croquettes. " G: Flank, fine for boiling or drying. '* H and I : Used for corned beef and for pressed meats. FORE-QUARTER. J: The fore-ribs, considered the best piece for roasting; also makes the finest steaks. K: Middle ribs, four in number, used for rib roasting. L: Chuck ribs, second quality of roasts and steaks. M: Brisket, used for corned beef, mince-meat, soups and spiced beef. N and O: Shoulder-piece, used for stews, soups and hashes. P: Neck, used for consommes, soups, mince-meat, sausages, etc. Q: Cheek, good roasted; head and all. CARVING 47 MUTTON. Of the head the tongue only is used. The finest mutton for table use ts what is known as the South Down. The South Down wether is the choices! meat found in the city markets. Lamb born in the fall, well sheltered, and fed mostly upon milk, when killed in the Spring, is considered a great delicacy. Like all young ani- mals, lamb should be thoroughly cooked. Mutton is generally split down the back and each half is cut into two parts, called the hind and fore-quarters. A saddle of mutton is the middle portion before the quartering is done. Section A: Leg, used for chops and roasts. " B: Shoulder, used for baking and stews. " C: Loin, used for roasts and chops. " D: Loin, from which are taken the second-best cliops. " E: Rib chops, used either for frying or boiling. " F: Breast, used for roasting or boiling. ** G: Neck, used for cutlets, broths and meat-pies. 48 VEALo In cutting up veal, the hind-quarter is divided into loin and leg, and the fore-quarter into breast, neck and shoulder. Section A: «( B: ^f C: it D (t E t; F (« G ** H » I: HIND-QUARTER. Loin, the finest cut for roasts and chops. Fillet, for roasts and cutlets. Rump-end, used for roasts and cutlets. , Knuckle, used for stews, soups, mince-meat. FORE-QUARTER. Neck, used for stock, stews and hashes. Breast, used for roasting and chops. : Blade-bone, used for pot-roasts and stews. : Fore-knuckle, used for soups and pot-pies. Used for roasts. J; Same as D in hind-quarter. HOW TO MAKE THEM. A GREAT French authority on cooking says that soup bears the same relation to the dinner that a doorway bears to a house, and, it is safe to say, too, that no other dish is capable of such variation, and none has received so much attention from the cooks of all ages and all nation- alities. There are at present about two hundred and ninety different kinds. When made of good material and in a proper manner, they are more nourishing than almost any other kind of food. KINDS OF SOUP. Soups are divided into two kinds — meat and vegetable. As the latter properly belong to Part II., only soups with meats will be found under this heading. In the making of meat soups, it is a matter of taste as to what portion of the beef shall be selected for making them. Some housekeepers prefer the shin bone, as it contains the marrow, which adds strength and thickness to the soup, while others like the neck, as that makes a more nutritious soup.