Scrag of Mutton

• Scrag end of neck of mutton
• 2 onions
• 2 carrots
• ½ turnip

Wash the meat in warm salt water. Slice the onions, carrots and turnip and put in a saucepan. Lay the meat on top, cover with slices of bacon. Add the bouquet garni, peppercorns and enough stock or water nearly to cover the vegetables. Cover with a close-fitting lid and cook gently for 2½ hr. Remove the meat, brush with beaten egg and coat with breadcrumbs. Put in a tin with the hot dripping an