This section is from the book "Facts Worth Knowing", by Robert Kemp Philip. Also available from Amazon: Inquire Within for Anything You Want to Know.
Beef Brisket may be baked, the bones being removed, and the holes being filled with oysters, fat bacon, parsley, or all three in separate holes, these stuffings being chopped and seasoned to taste. Dredge it well with flour, pour upon it half a pint of broth, bake three hours, skim off the fat, strain the gravy over the meat, and garnish with cut pickles.
 
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