This section is from the book "The Old And New Cook Book", by Martha Pritchard Stanford. Also available from Amazon: The old and new cook book.
1 calf's head.
1 onion.
1 doz. cloves.
1 pt. stock from calf's head
2 tablespoons butter.
1 tablespoon browned flour.
1 glass sherry.
2 tablespoons vinegar. 6 bay leaves. .1 teaspoon salt.
1 lemon.
2 pods pepper.
Soak calf's head about 3 hours in cold salt water, remove brains (boil 5 minutes and set aside). Put head on to boil with onion, cloves, bay leaves, salt, pepper and vinegar, boil until thoroughly cooked. Make a sauce by boiling stock, browned flour, butter and lemon about 15 minutes, then put pieces of head that has been cut into small pieces into sauce with the boiled brains, cut in slices, cook a few minutes; before serving, add wine. Serve in shells.
1 calf's head.
1 cup mushrooms.
6 sliced truffles.
1 cup white wine.
2 tablespoons browned flour. 1/2 cup butter.
1 pt. stock from calf head.
8 cloves. 6 bay leaves. 2 pods pepper. 1 whole onion. 1 tablespoon salt. 1 pod garlic.
Boil calf's head with bay leaves, garlic, cloves, onion, salt and pepper until tender, remove and cut into pieces 1 inch square. Melt butter in sauce pan and add flour, stock, mushrooms and truffles; cook about 1/2 hour and then add calf's head and wine, cook a little longer. Put in shells and bake.
1 1/2 doz. chicken livers.
1 wine glass sherry.
1/2 teaspoon salt.
1/2 teaspoon minced parsley.
1/4 teaspoon minced onion.
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper.
1 1/2 tablespoons browned flour.
1 pr. veal brains. 6 cloves.
2 prs. sweet bread. 6 sliced truffles.
1 cup mushrooms.
2 tablespoons butter, 1 pt. stock.
Boil brains, livers and sweet breads with salt, onion, pepper and cloves until tender. Make a sauce of browned flour, butter, parsley and stock, add the brains, livers and sweet breads cut in pieces, also the truffles, mushrooms and wine. Serve in cases or shells.
2 prs. sweet breads.
2 prs. veal brains.
1 cup mushrooms.
1/2 doz. truffles.
1 cup white wine.
1/2 cup butter.
1 cup cream.
1 teaspoon minced parsley.
1 /2 cup bread crumbs.
1 1/4 cup milk.
1 tablespoon flour.
1/2 teaspoon minced onion.
1 lemon.
1 pod pepper.
2 teaspoons salt.
Clean brains and sweet breads; boil with salt, pepper, lemon juice and onion. When cooked throw into ice water and cut in small pieces, removing all fibers.
Make a sauce by boiling milk, cream, butter, flour and parsley, add mushrooms and truffles and cook 1/2 hour, then add sweet breads, brains and wine. Put into shells, dust with bread crumbs and bits of butter, bake 5 minutes.
2 prs. veal brains.
3 prs. sweet breads. 1 wine glass sherry. 1 cup cream.
1 cup chicken stock.
1/2 teaspoon minced onion.
2 tablespoons butter.
1 teaspoon minced parsley.
1 tablespoon flour.
1 pod red pepper.
1 lemon.
Boil brains and sweet breads with onion, pepper, salt and lemon juice. Make a sauce of cream, stock, flour, butter and parsley, add brains, truffles, sweet breads and wine. Serve in shells.
 
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