Beef à la Mode
A historical recipe from Housekeeping in Old Virginia, by Marion Cabell Tyree (1878).
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A historical recipe
Housekeeping in Old Virginia, by Marion Cabell Tyree (1878).
Project Gutenberg eBook #42450.
From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.
United States
Known as an American recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.
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Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.
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- To 10 pounds of beef, 4 onions chopped up.
- 1 tablespoonful allspice, 1 teaspoonful mace.
- Red pepper and salt to the taste.
- 1 pint strong vinegar.
- Rub the beef in the mixture for three or four days, then cook, with all these ingredients.
- The H piece is generally the part taken for this purpose.--Mrs.
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