A Neck (No. 29)

The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's ... · Kitchiner, William · 1817
Source
The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual
Status
success · extracted 12 days ago
Not a recipe
No
Ingredients (3)
main
for suet pudding
Instructions (4)
  1. It must be carefully jointed, or it is very difficult to carve.
  2. The neck and breast are, in small families, commonly roasted together; the cook will then crack the bones across the middle before they are put down to roast: if this is not done carefully, they are very troublesome to carve.
  3. Tell the cook, when she takes it from the spit, to separate them before she sends them to table.
N.B.
  1. The best way to spit this is to run iron skewers across it, and put the spit between them.
Original Text
A Neck,—(No. 29.) About the same time as a loin. It must be carefully jointed, or it is very difficult to carve. The neck and breast are, in small families, commonly roasted together; the cook will then crack the bones across the middle before they are put down to roast: if this is not done carefully, they are very troublesome to carve. Tell the cook, when she takes it from the spit, to separate them before she sends them to table. Obs.—If there is more fat than you think will be eaten with the lean, cut it off, and it will make an excellent suet pudding (No. 551, or No. 554). N.B. The best way to spit this is to run iron skewers across it, and put the spit between them.
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