Florence White

To Make Calf’s Head Brawn

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      2 hr

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By Florence White

Published 1932

  • About

‘Eliza Powell her Book, 23rd January, 1753.’ This manuscript book of recipes is just an ordinary school exercise book on the outside cover of which is a wood engraving of the great Earl of Montrose. It was lent by Miss A. H. Carter, of Haywards Heath.

Ingredients

  • A calf’s head
  • sweet herbs
  • anchovies
  • lemon peel
  • salt

Method

  1. Take a calf’s head with the skin on.
  2. Scald the hair off with boiling soft water.
  3. Boil it sufficiently in enough water to cover it, long enough to take out the bones (about 2 hours).
  4. When boned, boil it about ¼ of an hour.
  5. Then lay it flat on a board.
  6. Then take chopped sweet herbs, boned and chopped anchov