Directions for Cookery, in its Various BranchesLeslie, Eliza
General
Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches
Leslie, Eliza
Cooking, American
Take a good piece of a round of beef, and cut off all the fat. Rub the
lean well with salt, and let it lie two days. Then put it into a jar,
and add to it a little water in the proportion of half a pint to three
pounds of meat. Cover the jar as closely as possible, (the best cover
will be a coarse paste or dough) and set it in a slow oven, or in a
vessel of boiling water for about four hours. Then drain off all the
gravy and set the meat before the fire that all the moisture may be
drawn out. Pull or cut it to pieces and pound it for a long time in a
mortar with pepper, allspice, cloves, mace, nutmeg, and oiled fresh
butter, adding these ingredients gradually, and moistening it with a
little of the gravy. You must pound it to a fine paste, or till it
becomes of the consistence of cream, cheese.
Put it into potting cans, and cover it an inch thick with fresh butter
that has been melted, skimmed, and strained. Tie a leather over each
pot, and keep them closely covered. Set them in a dry place.
Game and poultry may be potted in this manner
VEAL.
GENERAL REMARKS.
The fore-quarter of a calf comprises the neck, breast, and shoulder:
the hind-quarter consists of the loin, fillet, and knuckle. Separate
dishes are made of the head, heart, liver, and sweet-bread. The flesh
of good veal is firm and dry, and the joints stiff. The lean is of a
very light delicate red, and the fat quite white. In buying the head
see that the eyes look full, plump, and lively; if they are dull and
sunk the calf has been killed too long. In buying calves’ feet for
jelly or soup, endeavour to get those that have been singed only and
not skinned; as a great deal of gelatinous substance is contained in
the skin. Veal should always be thoroughly cooked, and never brought to
table rare or under-done, like beef or mutton. The least redness in the
meat or gravy is disgusting.
Veal suet may be used as a substitute for that of beef; also
veal-dripping.
TO ROAST A LOIN OF VEAL.
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