Minced Chicken or Veal

The Art Of Cookery · Hannah Glasse · 1747
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The Art Of Cookery
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Instructions (9)
  1. Mince two chickens; either boiled or roasted, very fine, or veal, if you please.
  2. Mince the yolks of hard eggs very small.
  3. Mince the whites very small by themselves.
  4. Shred the pulp of two or three lemons very small.
  5. Lay at your dish a layer of minced meat, and a layer of yolks of eggs, a layer of whites of eggs, of anchovies, a layer of your shred lemon-pulp, a layer of pickles, a layer of sorrel, a layer of spinach, and shallots shred small.
  6. When you have filled the dish with the ingredients, let an orange or lemon on the top.
  7. Garnish with horse-raddish scraped, barberries, and sliced lemon.
  8. Beat up some oil, with the juice of lemon, salt, and mustard thick.
  9. Serve it up for a second course, side-dish, or middle-dish for supper.
Original Text
Mince two chickens; either boiled or roasted, very fine, or veal, if you please; also mince the yolks of hard eggs very small, and mince the whites very small by themselves; shred the pulp of two or three lemons very small, then lay at your dish a layer of minced meat, and a layer of yolks of eggs, a layer of whites of eggs, of anchovies, a layer of your shred lemon-pulp, a layer of pickles, a layer of sorrel, a layer of spinach, and shallots shred small. When you have filled the dish with the ingredients, let an orange or lemon on the top; then garnish with horse-raddish scraped, barberries, and sliced lemon. Beat up some oil, with the juice of lemon, salt, and mustard thick; and serve it up for a second course, side-dish, or middle-dish for supper.
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