Beef-Tea, Baked
INGREDIENTS for 1 pint.-1 lb. of fleshy beef, 1 pint of water, 1/2 saltspoonful of salt. AVERAGE COST, 8d.
Cut the beef into small square pieces, after trimming off all the fat, and put it into a baking-jar (these jars are sold expressly for the purpose of making soups, gravies, &c., in the oven, and are arranged with tightly-fitting lids) with the above proportion of water and salt; close the jar well, place it in a warm but not hot oven, and bake for 3 or 4 hours. When the oven is very fierce in the daytime, it is a good plan to put the jar in at night, and let it remain until next morning, when the tea will be done. It should be strained, and put by in a cool place until wanted.
It may also be flavoured with an onion, a clove, and a few sweet herbs, &c., when the stomach is sufficiently strong to take these.
TIME.-3 or 4 hours, or to be left in the oven all night.
Note. A good substitute for beef-tea may be made by using Liebig's Extract of Beef.