Known as a British recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.
From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards. Printed in United Kingdom: that says where the book was made, not where the dish comes from.
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Ingredients.
— £ a Ib.
of lean mutton, £ a pint of water, £ of a teaspoonful of salt.
Method.
— Mutton tea is less generally employed than beef tea, but it is a useful means of varying the diet, and it is both light and easily digested.
For invalids it should be prepared as directed for Beef Tea for Invalids (No.
3161) ;
but a more savoury and palatable preparation for convalescents may be made by gently stewing the meat for 2 or 3 hours (see Beef Tea for Convalescents, No.