Mrs Beetons Meat Recipes Revisited
Potted Ham
(That will keep good for some time)
To 1.8kg (4lb) Lean Ham allow 450g (1lb) Fat
2 tsp Ground Mace
½ Nutmeg Grated
½ tsp Cayenne rather more than
Clarified Lard
Mince the ham, fat and lean together well.
Pound it well in a mortar, seasoning with cayenne pepper, ground mace and nutmeg.
Put the mixture into a deep baking dish and bake for 30 minutes.
Then press it well into a stone jar, fill the jar with clarified lard.
Cover it closely and paste over it a piece of thick paper.
If well seasoned, it will keep a long time in winter and will be found very convenient for sandwiches, etc.
Time: 30 minutes.
Seasonable at any time.
POTTED HAM, that will keep Good for some time
814. INGREDIENTS - To 4 lbs. of lean ham allow 1 lb. of fat, 2 teaspoonfuls of pounded mace, 1/2 nutmeg grated, rather more than 1/2 teaspoonful of cayenne, clarified lard.
Mode - Mince the ham, fat and lean together in the above proportion, and pound it well in a mortar, seasoning it with cayenne pepper, pounded mace, and nutmeg; put the mixture into a deep baking-dish, and bake for 1/2 hour; then press it well into a stone jar, fill up the jar with clarified lard, cover it closely, and paste over it a piece of thick paper. If well seasoned, it will keep a long time in winter, and will be found very convenient for sandwiches, &c.
Time - 1/2 hour.
Seasonable at any time.
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