Fore-quarter of Lamb to Roast

The "Queen" cookery books. No.6. Swee... · S. Beaty-Pownall · 1902
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The "Queen" cookery books. No.6. Sweets "part 1"
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  1. Wrap the joint in the caul or filmy substance any good butcher always sends with lamb for roasting.
  2. Cook it at a clear, sharp fire, basting it generously all the time it is cooking (this is a point that needs special attention if the joint is necessarily baked in the oven).
  3. Roast it quickly, but be careful the fat does not catch, from the close proximity of the fire if roasted at an open fire, or from an over-sharp oven if baked; lamb's fat is peculiarly liable to catch or burn.
  4. When cooked and nicely browned it is often considered a good plan to lift off the shoulder with a sharp knife, so as to separate it from the ribs.
  5. Insert a little pat of maître d'hotel butter, or a little butter rubbed up with cayenne and lemon juice, between the shoulder, or target as it is sometimes called, and the ribs, and allow to melt there.
  6. It is a matter of taste whether this jointing and flavouring be performed after or before it is placed on the table.
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Fore-quarter of Lamb to Roast.—Wrap the joint in the caul or filmy substance any good butcher always sends with lamb for roasting, and cook it at a clear, sharp fire, basting it generously all the time it is cooking (this is a point that needs special attention if the joint is necessarily baked in the oven); roast it quickly, but be careful the fat does not catch, from the close proximity of the fire if roasted at an open fire, or from an over-sharp oven if baked; lamb's fat is peculiarly liable to catch or burn. When cooked and nicely browned it is often considered a good plan to lift off the shoulder with a sharp knife, so as to separate it from the ribs; a little pat of maître d'hotel butter, or a little butter rubbed up with cayenne and lemon juice, is by many persons then inserted between the shoulder, or target as it is sometimes called, and the ribs, and allowed to melt there. It is a matter of taste whether this jointing and flavouring be performed after or before it is placed on the table. Whichever
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