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BAKED OR STEWED CALF'S FOOT
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BAKED OR STEWED CALF'S FOOT

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

167
Calories
9g
Protein
8g
Fat
17g
Carbs

Counts 4 of 6 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 4 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
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

  • 1 pint of milk
  • 1 pint of water
  • 1 calf's foot
  • 1 blade of mace
  • 1/4 lemon
  • 1 person
  • mace
  • pepper
  • salt

Directions

1

1861. INGREDIENTS.--1 calf's foot, 1 pint of milk, 1 pint of water, 1 blade of mace, the rind of 1/4 lemon, pepper and salt to taste.

2

_Mode_.--Well clean the foot, and either stew or bake it in the milk-and-water with the other ingredients from 3 to 4 hours. To enhance the flavour, an onion and a small quantity of celery may be added, if approved; 1/2 a teacupful of cream, stirred in just before serving, is also a great improvement to this dish.

3

_Time_.--3 to 4 hours. _Average cost_, in full season, 9d. each.

4

_Sufficient_ for 1 person. _Seasonable_ from March to October.

By Isabella Beeton · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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