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Chinese Mutton

A historical recipe from Foods that will win the war and how to cook them (1918), by Goudiss, C. Houston (Charles Houston), Goudiss, Alberta M. (Alberta Moorhouse) (1918).

A historical recipe

Foods that will win the war and how to cook them (1918), by Goudiss, C. Houston (Charles Houston), Goudiss, Alberta M. (Alberta Moorhouse) (1918). Project Gutenberg eBook #15464.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

Source and licence

From Foods that will win the war and how to cook them (1918), by Goudiss, C. Houston (Charles Houston), Goudiss, Alberta M. (Alberta Moorhouse) (1918). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #15464 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15464). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

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What was changed: As printed, from the book's text; Project Gutenberg's header and licence removed. Ingredient lines were read out of the text by a program. A historical recipe, not current advice.

China. Associated with China by a demonym leading its title: Chinese (confidence 0.55). "Associated with" means only that the evidence named here links this recipe to that place. A recipe isn't labelled as representing an entire country because a source associates it with one, and regional origins are kept where the source gives them.

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Method

  1. 1 pint chopped cooked mutton 1 head shredded lettuce 1 can cooked peas 1/8 teaspoon pepper 1 tablespoon fat 1-1/2 cups broth 1 teaspoon of salt Cook 15 minutes.
  2. Serve as a border around rice.