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Beef Dripping

This should be removed from the pan as it drips from the meat, taking care to keep sufficient to baste with. When dripping remains in the pan during the whole process of cooking a joint it not only becomes discoloured and unfit for use, but it is wasteful in the highest degree to expose it to the action of a hot fire. Dripping should be placed in a basin and cleared from all impurities by means of boiling water poured upon it. When cold make a hole, pour out the water, and turn the dripping down side uppermost on a dish; remove the dirt which will be found adhering to the bottom, and put the dripping by for use. If necessary, it may be returned to the basin to get another cleansing with boiling water. Clarify into jars for general use. It will be found good enough for any frying or stewing purpose to which butter is applied.