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TO PICKLE AND DRESS A TONGUE TO EAT COLD

4 ingredients 5 steps gutenberg
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

12
Calories
0g
Protein
0g
Fat
3g
Carbs

Counts 2 of 3 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 2 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Allspice 1 tsp ground (1.9g) 5
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 piece of board by running a fork through the root
  • cloves
  • mace
  • allspice

Directions

1

676. INGREDIENTS.--6 oz. of salt, 2 oz. of bay-salt, 1 oz. of saltpetre, 3 oz. of coarse sugar; cloves, mace, and allspice to taste; butter, common crust of flour and water.

2

_Mode_.--Lay the tongue for a fortnight in the above pickle, turn it every day, and be particular that the spices are well pounded; put it into a small pan just large enough to hold it, place some pieces of butter on it, and cover with a common crust. Bake in a slow oven until so tender that a straw would penetrate it; take off the skin, fasten it down to a piece of board by running a fork through the root and another through the tip, at the same time straightening it and putting it into shape. When cold, glaze it, put a paper ruche round the root, which is generally very unsightly, and garnish with tufts of parsley.

3

_Time_.--From 3 or 4 hours in a slow oven, according to size.

4

_Average cost_, for a medium-sized uncured tongue, 2s. 6d.

5

_Seasonable_ at any time.

By Isabella Beeton · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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