iling water, add a little vinegar
and salt, and put in the brains. When they are quite firm, take them out
and put them into very cold water. Place 2 or 3 slices of bacon in a
stewpan, put in the brains, the onion stuck with 2 cloves, the parsley,
and a good seasoning of pepper and salt; cover with stock, or weak
broth, and boil them gently for about 25 minutes. Have ready some
croutons; arrange these in the dish alternately with the brains, and
cover with a matelote sauce, No. 512, to which has been added the above
proportion of lemon-juice.

_Time_.--25 minutes. _Average cost_, 1s. 6d.

_Sufficient_ for 6 persons.

_Seasonable_ at any time.

SHEEP'S FEET or TROTTERS (Soyer's Recipe).

741. INGREDIENTS.--12 feet, 1/4 lb. of beef or mutton suet, 2 onions, 1
carrot, 2 bay-leaves, 2 sprigs of thyme, 1 oz. of salt, 1/4 oz. of
pepper, 2 tablespoonfuls of flour, 2-1/2 quarts of water, 1/4 lb. of
fresh butter, 1 teaspoonful of salt, 1 teaspoonful of flour, 3/4
teaspoonful of pepper, a little grated nutmeg, the juice of 1 lemon, 1
gill of milk, the yolks of 2 eggs.

_Mode_.--Have the feet cleaned, and the long bone extracted from them.
Put the suet into a stewpan, with the onions and carrot sliced, the
bay-leaves, thyme, salt, and pepper, and let these simmer for 5 minutes.
Add 2 tablespoonfuls of flour and the water, and keep stirring till it
boils; then put in the feet. Let these simmer for 3 hours, or until
perfectly tender, and take them and lay them on a sieve. Mix together,
on a plate, with the back of a spoon, butter, salt, flour (1
teaspoonful), pepper, nutmeg, and lemon-juice as above, and put the
feet, with a gill of milk, into a stewpan. When very hot, add the
butter, &c., and stir continually till melted. Now mix the yolks of 2
eggs with 5 tablespoonfuls of milk; stir this to the other ingredients,
keep moving the pan over the fire continually for a minute or two, but
do not allow it to boil after the eggs are added. Serve in a very hot
dish, and garnish with croutons, or sippets of toasted bread.

_Time_.--3 hours. _Average cost_, 1s. 6d.

_Sufficient_ for 4 persons.

_Seasonable_ at any time.

TO DRESS A SHEEP'S HEAD.

742. INGREDIENTS.--1 sheep's head, sufficient water to cover it, 3
carrots, 3 turnips, 2 or 3 parsnips, 3 onions, a small bunch of parsley,
1 teaspoonful of pepper, 3 teaspoonfuls of salt, 1/4 lb. of Scotch
oatmeal.

_Mode_.--Clean the head well, and let it soak in warm water for