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This recipe calls for animal brains or related nervous-system tissue. Cattle brain and spinal tissue can transmit bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), the cause of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans, which is fatal and has no treatment.
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Calf'S Head Soup
Prepare a calf's head, take out the brains. To this add one gallon of water. Boil until it comes to pieces, take out all the bones, return this to the vessel, adding one tablespoonful of butter, one small teacup of browned flour, one teacup of tomato catsup, one tablespoonful of allspice, one nutmeg grated. Season with salt and pepper to the taste. When soup is nearly ready for the table, fry and add the brains. A few minutes before serving add one teacup of wine, one small teaspoonful of cloves and same of mace. When placed in tureen, slice lemon thin and lay on top of soup, or hard-boiled eggs are an addition.