Potted Beef

• 2 lb. lean shin of beef
• good pinch powdered cloves
• good pinch powdered allspice

Trim the meat well, chop finely and put into a stone jar or casserole with 2 tablespoons water, the spices and seasoning. Cover the jar with 2 thicknesses of greasproof paper tied down, and a lid or weighted saucer, and place in a saucepan of boiling water, or in the oven in a roasting tin of boilin