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CHAPTER XLIV: Parboil
Parboil the sweetbreads; when cold, dip them in beaten egg and cracker crumbs, sprinkle salt over them, and fry in hot fat. Stir together the butter and flour, then set the pan back a MRS. CURTIS'S COOKBOOK little and add gradually the milk; stir until smooth. Season with salt and pepper, finely chopped celery, and cook about two minutes. Strain the sauce over the sweetbreads.
Sweetbread Croquettes. 2 sweetbreads, 1 can mushrooms, 1 tablespoonful flour, 1 tablespoonful butter, cupful cream, 2 yolks eggs.
Parboil the sweetbreads and cut them in small pieces; also cut the mushrooms. Put into a saucepan the flour and butter, and when made smooth, add the cream; heat, then add the sweetbreads and mushrooms.
Sweetbreads à la Newburg. 1 cupful cream, 1½ cupfuls sweetbreads, Yolks 3 eggs, ½ teaspoonful salt, Few grains cayenne.
Heat the cream; add the sweetbreads parboiled and cut in cubes. Beat the yolks of the eggs; add the salt and cayenne, and stir into the cream. Stir until thickened slightly; serve at once.
Sweetbread Fritters.
Parboil sweetbreads, cut in small pieces, season with salt, pepper, and chopped parsley; dip in fritter batter and fry in deep fat. over.