th into a stewpan, with as much
water or gravy as will cover the meat; stir it without ceasing till
the water begins to boil; then set the stewpan aside, where the
collops can simmer, not boil, for three-quarters of an hour. Just
before serving, stir in a tablespoonful of flour, a little pepper and
salt, and boil it up once. Serve with mashed potatoes round the dish.
The above quantity will be enough for four persons.

1219. Forcemeat Balls.

(For turtle, mock turtle, or made dishes.)--Pound some veal in a
marble mortar, rub it through a sieve with as much of the udder as you
have veal, or about n third of the quantity of butter: put some
bread-crumbs into a stewpan, moisten them with milk, add a little
chopped parsley and shalot, rub them well together in a mortar, till
they form a smooth paste; put it through a sieve, and when cold,
pound, and mix all together, with the yolks of three eggs boiled hard;
season the mixture with salt, pepper, and curry powder, or cayenne;
add to it the yolks of two raw eggs, rub it well together, and make it
into small balls which should be put into the soup or hash, as the
case may be, ten minutes before it is ready.

[THERE IS SOMETHING TO BE LEARNED FROM THE MEREST TRIFLE.]

1220. Beef Extract.

(AS RECOMMENDED BY BARON LIEBIG).--Take a pound of good juicy beef
from which all the skin and fat has been cut away, chop it up like
sausage meat; mix it thoroughly with a pint of cold water, place it on
the side of the stove to heat very slowly, and give it an occasional
stir. It may stand two or three hours before it is allowed to simmer,
and will then require but fifteen minutes of gentle boiling. Salt
should be added when the boiling commences, and this for invalids in
general, is the only seasoning required. When the extract is thus far
prepared, it may be poured from the meat into a basin, and allowed to
stand until any particles of fat on the surface can he skimmed off,
and the sediment has subsided and left the soup quite clear, when it
may be poured off gently, heated in a clean saucepan, and served. The
scum should be well cleared as it accumulates.

1221. Potted Beef.

Take three or four pounds, or any smaller quantity, of lean beef, free
from sinews, and rub it well with a mixture made of a handful of salt,
one ounce of saltpetre, and one ounce of coarse sugar; let the meat
lie in the