=Vealettes.=--Purchase veal cuts from the leg in slices as large as
one's hand and about half an inch thick. On each slice lay a large
tablespoonful of dressing made from seasoned bread crumbs, a beaten egg
and a tablespoonful of melted butter. Roll up the slices, pinning with
toothpicks to keep the dressing in. Put in a well-greased bag, seal and
bake about three-quarters of an hour. When done, thicken the gravy, pour
over the veal and serve on a hot platter.
A variation in vealettes is made by getting from the butcher two slices
of veal and a slice of ham the same size. Put together like a sandwich
with the ham in the center and skewer together. Trim the edges evenly
and bake in a bag. When the veal is done take up on a hot platter,
thicken the drippings remaining in the bag, adding enough hot water to
make a good consistency.
=Veal Loaf.=--Mince three pounds raw lean veal and a quarter pound of
fine fat pork, salt or fresh. Season with half an onion, grated fine, a
tablespoonful of salt, a half teaspoonful of pepper, a half teaspoonful
powdered thyme, quarter of a spoonful sweet marjoram, the same amount
Summer savory and a saltspoonful celery salt. Next mix in two-thirds of
a cup of rolled cracker crumbs, a scant cupful veal gravy or hot milk,
the yolk of one egg and the whites of two beaten together until light.
Mix thoroughly and form into a compact loaf. Roll it until coated in
yolks of the two eggs left over, then in sifted cracker or bread crumbs,
and put in buttered bag and bake in a moderate oven. Roast two hours and
serve cold, cut in very thin slices.
=Shoulder of Veal Stuffed and Braised.=--Buy a shoulder of veal and ask
the butcher to bone it and send the bones with the meat. Cover the bones
with cold water and when it comes to a boil, skim, then add a little
onion and carrot, a few seasoning herbs and any spices desired. Simmer
gently for an hour or so until you have a pint of stock. To make the
stuffing, take a stale loaf, cut off the crust and soak in a little cold
water until soft. Rub the crumb of the loaf as fine as possible in the
hands, then add to the soaked and softened crust. Chop a half cupful of
suet fine, put into a frying pan a tablespoonful of the suet, and when
hot add an onion chopped fine. Cook until brown, then add to the bread
with regular poultry seasoning or else salt, pepper and a bit of thyme.
Mix well and stuff the cavity in the shoulder, then pull the flaps of
the meat over and sew up. Put the rest of the suet in the frying pan,
and having dusted the meat with flour, salt, pepper and a sprinkling of
sugar, brown on all sides in the fat. Into the bottom of the bag put a
layer of thin sliced onion and carrot, a bit of bay leaf and sprigs of
parsley, and on this lay the meat. Add two or three cloves, pour the hot
stock around it, cover closely and braise in a hot oven for two and a
half hours.
CHAPTER XIV.
SAUCES AND GRAVIES.
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