To dress a Calf's Head, one Half boiled, and the other baked

The housekeeper's instructor; or, uni... · William Augustus Henderson · 1791

Source: The housekeeper's instructor; or, universal family cook
Status: success · extracted 12 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (22)

For the baked half of the head

one Half boiled, and the other baked
the yolk of an egg ↝ Egg, yolk only, raw [Eggs and omelets]
a seasoning of pepper, salt, thyme, parsley chopped small, shred lemon-peel, grated bread, and a little nutmeg ↝ Spices, pepper, black [Spices and Herbs]
a seasoning of pepper, salt, thyme, parsley chopped small, shred lemon-peel, grated bread, and a little nutmeg ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
a seasoning of pepper, salt, thyme, parsley chopped small, shred lemon-peel, grated bread, and a little nutmeg ↝ Thyme, fresh [Spices and Herbs]
a seasoning of pepper, salt, thyme, parsley chopped small, shred lemon-peel, grated bread, and a little nutmeg ↝ Parsley, raw [Not included in a food category]
a seasoning of pepper, salt, thyme, parsley chopped small, shred lemon-peel, grated bread, and a little nutmeg ↝ Lemon peel, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]
a seasoning of pepper, salt, thyme, parsley chopped small, shred lemon-peel, grated bread, and a little nutmeg ↝ Bread, vegetable [Yeast breads]
a seasoning of pepper, salt, thyme, parsley chopped small, shred lemon-peel, grated bread, and a little nutmeg ↝ Oil, nutmeg butter [Fats and Oils]
bits of butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]

For the boiled half of the head

the other half

For the brains

The brains ↝ Brains [Liver and organ meats]
a very little parsley, and a leaf or two of sage ↝ Parsley, raw [Not included in a food category]
a very little parsley, and a leaf or two of sage ↝ Spices, sage, ground [Spices and Herbs]
a bit of butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
a little pepper and salt ↝ Spices, pepper, black [Spices and Herbs]
a little pepper and salt ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]

For serving

the tongue, boiled and peeled ↝ Tongue [Liver and organ meats]
bacon or pickled pork ↝ Beef, bacon, cooked [Bacon]
bacon or pickled pork ↝ Pork, pickled pork hocks [Pork Products]
greens and carrots ↝ Green beans, raw [String beans]
greens and carrots ↝ Carrots, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]

Instructions (9)

After having well cleansed the head, parboil one half.
Beat up the yolk of an egg, and rub it over the head with a feather.
Then strew over it a seasoning of pepper, salt, thyme, parsley chopped small, shred lemon-peel, grated bread, and a little nutmeg.
Stick bits of butter over it, and send it to the oven.
Boil the other half white in a cloth, and put them both into a dish.
Boil the brains in a piece of clean cloth, with a very little parsley, and a leaf or two of sage.
When they are boiled chop them small, and warm them up in a saucepan, with a bit of butter, and a little pepper and salt.
Lay the tongue, boiled and peeled, in the middle of a small dish, and the brains round it.
Have in another dish, bacon or pickled pork; and in a third, greens and carrots.

Original Text

To dress a Calf's Head, one Half boiled, and the other baked.
AFTER having well cleansed the head, parboil one half, beat up the yolk of an egg, and rub it over the head with a feather; then strew over it a seasoning of pepper, salt, thyme, parsley chopped small, shred lemon-peel, grated bread, and a little nutmeg; stick bits of butter over it, and send it to the oven. Boil the other half white in a cloth, and put them both into a dish. Boil the brains in a piece of clean cloth, with a very little parsley, and a leaf or two of sage. When they are boiled chop them small, and warm them up in a saucepan, with a bit of butter, and a little pepper and salt. Lay the tongue, boiled and peeled, in the middle of a small dish, and the brains round it; have in another dish, bacon or pickled pork; and in a third, greens and carrots.

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