Potted Head

• ox head
• ox foot
• salt
• pepper
• cayenne
• mustard

Soak half an ox head and a foot for a few hours. Break them up into several pieces. Remove from the foot as much of the fat and marrow as possible. Scald head and foot with boiling water and, when cool enough, scrape and clean them thoroughly. Put them into a large saucepan, plentifully covered with cold water, and add two tablespoonfuls of salt. Bring this very slowly to the boil, skim careful