Recipes

Mock Turtle Soup

• veal
• cayenne pepper
• salt
• a few anchovies
• onions
• calf's head in pieces
• marjoram
• sherry

 

Cut a knuckle of veal in pieces, season with cayenne and salt. Put into a stew pan with a little veal gravy, a few anchovies & onions & stew them well, then put in some pieces of calfs head seasoned as before put all into your receptacle with a fresh anchovy, an onion or two put a little sweet marjoram in the middle and pour over some sherry, then put in the oven baking it a nice brown afterwards taking out the onions and herbs put in some force meat & yellow balls. Slice a lemon put it in the middle and serve.