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Beef Croquettes

A historical recipe from My Pet Recipes, Tried and True Contributed by the Ladies and Friends of St. Andrew's Church, Quebec, by Various.

A historical recipe

My Pet Recipes, Tried and True Contributed by the Ladies and Friends of St. Andrew's Church, Quebec, by Various. Project Gutenberg eBook #21826.

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From My Pet Recipes, Tried and True Contributed by the Ladies and Friends of St. Andrew's Church, Quebec, by Various. Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #21826 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21826). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

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Ingredients

Method

  1. MISS FRANCIS FRY.
  2. Two cups beef (minced fine), one cup stock, two pounds flour, one pound butter, one teaspoon lemon juice or vinegar, ditto of onion and salt, one half teaspoon pepper, two eggs, bread or biscuit crumbs.
  3. Make a thick sauce by cooking flour and butter;
  4. add gradually stock and lemon juice, season;
  5. add chopped meat with the onion and one egg.
  6. Cook five minutes and turn out to cool.
  7. Form into shape roll in beaten egg and crumbs, and fry in boiling lard.