Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 6 of 8 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Nutmeg | 1 tsp ground (2.2g) | 12 |
| Clove | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 7 |
| Allspice | 1 tsp ground (1.9g) | 5 |
| Thyme | 1 tsp dried (1.4g) | 4 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Mace | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- a gallon of water
- a teaspoon of cloves
- one large calf's head well cleaned
- four pig's feet
- five hard boiled eggs to a paste in a wedgewood mortar
- two eggs beaten very light
- five min- utes before taking it from the fire
- salt
- thyme
- cloves
- mace
- allspice
- nutmeg
Directions
Mrs. H. B. S.
One large calf's head well cleaned and washed,, four pig's feet ; lay head and feet in bottom of a large pot and cover with a gallon of water ; boil three hours, or until flesh will slip from bones ; take out head, leaving the feet to be boiled steadily while the meat is cut from the head ; select with care enough of the fatty portions in the top of the head and the cheeks to fill a teacup, and set aside to cool ; remove brains to a saucer, and also set aside ; chop the rest of the meat with the tongue very fine, season with salt, pep- per, powdered marjoram and thyme, a teaspoon of cloves, one of mace, half as much allspice and a grated nutmeg. When the flesh falls from the bones of the feet, take out bones, leaving the gelatinous meat ; boil all together slowly, without removing the cover, for two hours more, take the soup from the fire and set it away until the next day. An hour before din ner set the stock over the fire and when it boils strain carefully and drop in the meat you have reserved, which when cold, should be cut 'into small squares. Have these all ready as well as the force meat-balls ; to prepare these rub the yolks of five hard boiled eggs to a paste in a wedgewood mortar, or in a bowl
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with the back of a silver spoon, adding gradually the brains to moisten them, also a little butter and salt. Mix with these two eggs beaten very light, flour the hands and make this paste into balls about the size of a pigeon's egg ; throw them into the soup five min- utes before taking it from the fire ; ■ stir in a large tablespoon browned flour rubbed smooth in a little cold water, and finish the seasoning by the addition of a glass and a half of sherry or madeira wine and the juice of a lemon. It should not boil more than half an hour on the second day. Serve with sliced lemons.