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CHAPTER SEVEN -- ROASTING


Note the Rules for Roasting used in this Section:

  1. Have a good bright fire, or hot oven at first.
  2. Weigh meat before roasting.
  3. Allow 15 minutes to the 1 lb. and 15 minutes over for beef.
  4. Allow 20 minutes to the 1 lb. and 20 minutes over for mutton.
  5. Allow 25 minutes to the 1 lb. and 25 minutes over for stuffed meats.
  6. Use only the best joints for roasting.
  7. Have a hot oven for the first ten minutes, to form a coating on the meat, then cook gently.
  8. Baste frequently.
  9. Serve with gravy.


ROAST DUCK

Ingredient

  • 1 fowl, duck
  • Onions
  • Pepper
  • 1 oz. butter
  • Salt
  • Lard or fat for basting
  • 2 thick slices of yam
Method

Pluck, singe and truss the bird for roasting.
Boil the yam and mash while still hot. Parboil and chop the onions, add to the mashed yam.

Add the butter, pepper and salt. Mix well. Stuff the fowl, put in roasting tin with lard or dripping on top. Cover with a greased paper.

Place in a hot oven for the first 10 minutes. Lower the heat and cook slowly. Baste frequently. Cook for 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 hours according to the size. --
Serve with brown gravy.



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