This section is from the book "Mrs. Fryer's Loose-Leaf Cook Book", by Jane Eayre Fryer. Also available from Amazon: Mrs. Fryer's Loose-Leaf Cook Book.
1 cup bread crumbs
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon chopped parsley 1 egg
Juice of one lemon 1 teaspoon salt 1 saltspoon pepper Shoulder of mutton
Have the blade removed from the shoulder and fill the space with a stuffing made in the usual way. Sew up the opening and roast the shoulder, putting a little water in the pan and basting frequently. Allow from fifteen to eighteen minutes to the pound, and when done make a brown sauce in the pan.
The stuffing may be varied by the addition of chopped meat, celery, onion, oysters, mushrooms, etc.
2 tablespoons chopped onion 2 tablespoons butter or drippings Salt and pepper
2 cups water
1 1/2 pounds mutton or lamb
Cooked lima beans
Select lean meat and cut it into two-inch pieces. Fry the onions in the butter; add the meat; season and brown; cover with water; cook until tender and serve in a border of lima beans, well cooked and seasoned with salt, pepper, butter and chopped parsley.
 
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