Basic Aspic

• ½ pound beef bones
• duck’s carcass
• 1 calf’s foot (or 4 cleaned chicken feet)

Combine first ten ingredients in a large stock-pot; bring slowly to the boil and simmer gently for about 4 hours, skimming from time to time. Strain and cool before skimming off the fat.

To clarify the stock, beat egg white lightly, combine with chopped raw lean beef and add to the stock; bring very slowly to the boil, stirring constantly. After the stock has boiled up a few times, it w