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Then let it cool in the liquor in which it is boiled. Pour it into a flat
shallow dish and press with a slab. Take the fat from the liquor and save the
latter, but do not let it stand in an iron kettle or tin pan. Boil 2 to 3 beets
the day before and cover them with vinegar, the next day take a small cabbage, a
couple of small carrots, a small white turnip, 6 to 8 potatoes and a small
crooked-neck squash. Wash all of the vegetables, scrape the carrots and quarter
the cabbage; the squash and turnips should be pared and then cut into slices
three-quarters of an inch long; the potatoes should also be pared. About 2 hours
before dinner time put the meat liquor on to boil; as soon as it boils throw in
the carrots, then the cabbage and turnips and one-half hour before dinner add
the squash and potatoes . When tender take the vegetables up carefully and drain
the cabbage by pressing it in a colander. Slice the carrots. Put the cold meat
into the center of a large dish and serve the carrots, potatoes , and turnips
around the edge with the other vegetables in separate dishes. Or else put each
vegetable into a separate dish by itself. If the meat is put on to boil quite
early,and the fat taken off with the vegetables added to the boiling liquor,
putting in those that take the longest time to cook, this may all be done the
same day. The beets must always be boiled alone, takeout the meat and fat before
putting in the vegetables, sending each to the table as whole and daintily as
possible.
MEATS.
1. Beef Roll. Remove the tough skin from 5 pounds of beef. Sprinkle 1/2
teaspoonful of pepper, a little ground cloves, salt to taste, 1 tablespoonful of
sugar, 3 tablespoonfuls of vinegar and 1 teaspoonful of Summer savory over the
meat and then roll up and tie with a narrow piece of muslin. Put into a stewpan,
cover with cold water and stew for 3 1/2 hours. Thicken the gravy and then cook
for 1/2 hour longer. Cornstarch can be used instead of flour, adding it a few
minutes before taking it from the fire. This is very good when cold.
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