This section is from the book "Soyer's Standard Cookery", by Nicolas Soyer. Also available from Amazon: Soyer's Standard Cookery.
Put one pound of beef steak in a paper bag, seal it and put on grid in a moderate oven for twelve minutes. Take the parcel and place on a dish. Open the bag and you will find the natural gravy on the dish. Cut the steak and squeeze the juice from it, strain into a hot cup, and serve at once. Season to taste.
Chicken Tea. Cut up half a fresh fowl. Break up the bones with a chopper. Place in paper bag. Add two tablespoonfuls of water, seal up, and place on the grid. Allow forty-five minutes in a slow oven. Strain as in the foregoing recipe and serve.
 
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