Grandma-approved old fashioned recipes
“Mustard’s no good without roast beef.” – Chico Marx
“The feeling of friendship is like that of being comfortably filled with roast beef; love, like being enlivened with champagne.” – Samuel Johnson
“Talk of joy: there may be things better than beef stew and baked potatoes and home-made bread – there may be.” – David Gayson
Two pounds of beef,
half pound of suet,
half pound of butter,
five pounds of apples,
two pounds of raisins,
two pounds of seedless raisins,
one-half pound citron,
three tablespoonfuls of cinnamon,
two tablespoonfuls each of mace and allspice,
one grated nutmeg,
three pounds brown sugar,
half gallon boiled sweet cider.
Chop the beef, apples, suet, and citron together (after cooking the beef), then mix everything well together and… Continue reading
Three pounds of beef weighed after boiling,
three pounds of suet chopped fine,
eight pounds of apples,
six pounds of raisins weighed after seeding,
three pounds of currants,
five pounds of sugar,
one and one-half pounds of citron,
two tablespoonfuls each of cinnamon, nutmeg, mace, allspice, salt;
one quart of good boiled cider,
one pint unfermented grape juice,
a little candied orange peel and lemon peel.
Mix and pack… Continue reading
Wipe three pounds of beef cut from the rump, then place it in a kettle in which is some hot suet drippings, browning well.
Add a medium sized onion cut in slices,
a large carrot scraped and cut into slices an inch thick, a level tablespoonful of salt, and cover with boiling water. Place on the lid and simmer until the meat is tender. It may be left whole, but… Continue reading