314. Haunch of Mutton

The Modern Housewife · Soyer, Alexis · 1849

Source: The Modern Housewife
Time: Cook: 150 min Total: 150 min
Status: success · extracted 12 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (6)

three inches from the knuckle-bone ↝ Mutton, cooked, roasted (Navajo) [American Indian/Alaska Native Foods]
three sheets of buttered paper ↝ Rice paper [Crackers, excludes saltines]
a little butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
a pint of hot gravy ↝ Gravy, NFS [Dips, gravies, other sauces]
French beans ↝ Beans, french, mature seeds, raw [Legumes and Legume Products]
mashed potatoes ↝ Potatoes, raw, skin [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]

Instructions (10)

Saw or break three inches from the knuckle-bone.
Remove all skin from the loin.
Put it on a spit, commencing at the knuckle, and bringing it out at the flap, avoiding the fillet of the loin.
Cover it with three sheets of buttered paper.
Place it about eighteen inches from the fire.
If a large one it will take two hours and a half.
Half an hour before being done, remove the paper, baste it with a little butter, and dredge it slightly.
When done, dish it up with a frill round the knuckle, and pour a pint of hot gravy over.
In summer time, French beans should be served with it.
Always serve with mashed potatoes.

Original Text

314. Haunch of Mutton.—Saw or break three inches from the knuckle-bone, remove all skin from the loin, put it on a spit, commencing at the knuckle, and bringing it out at the flap, avoiding the fillet of the loin; then cover it with three sheets of buttered paper, place it about eighteen inches from the fire, if a large one it will take two hours and a half; half an hour before being done, remove the paper, baste it with a little butter, and dredge it slightly; when done, dish it up with a frill round the knuckle, and pour a pint of hot gravy over. In summer time, French beans should be served with it, but always mashed potatoes.

Notes

—