Fat Brose

• ox head
• cow heel or hough (shin of beef)
• oatmeal
• salt
• water

Put half an ox head or heel or a good piece of hough into a goblet¹ with water to cover amply. Boil until an almost pure oil floats on the top. Put a handful of lightly toasted oatmeal into a bowl with a pinch of salt, dash upon it a ladleful of the fat broth, and stir it up quickly so as to form knots. Return to the pot for a minute or two to r