Veal Cake

The Book of Household Management · Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary) · 1861

Source: The Book of Household Management
Time: Cook: 30 min Total: 30 min
Status: success · extracted 13 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (7)

A few slices of cold roast veal
a few slices of cold ham
2 hard-boiled eggs ↝ Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg whole [Dairy and Egg Products]
2 tablespoonfuls of minced parsley ↝ Parsley, raw [Not included in a food category]
a little pepper ↝ Spices, pepper, black [Spices and Herbs]
good gravy ↝ Gravy, NFS [Dips, gravies, other sauces]
strong stock

Instructions (7)

Cut off all the brown outside from the veal.
Cut the eggs into slices.
Procure a pretty mould.
Lay veal, ham, eggs, and parsley in layers, with a little pepper between each.
When the mould is full, get some strong stock, and fill up the shape.
Bake for 1/2 hour.
When cold, turn it out.

Original Text

VEAL CAKE (a Convenient Dish for a Picnic).

859. INGREDIENTS.—A few slices of cold roast veal, a few slices of cold ham, 2 hard-boiled eggs, 2 tablespoonfuls of minced parsley, a little pepper, good gravy.

Mode.—Cut off all the brown outside from the veal, and cut the eggs into slices. Procure a pretty mould; lay veal, ham, eggs, and parsley in layers, with a little pepper between each, and when the mould is full, get some strong stock, and fill up the shape. Bake for 1/2 hour, and when cold, turn it out.

Time.—1/2 hour.

Seasonable at any time.

Notes

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