China Chilo
INGREDIENTS for dish for 4 persons.-1½ lb. of leg, loin or neck of mutton, 2 onions, 2 lettuces, 1 pint of green peas, 1 teaspoonful of salt, 1 teaspoonful of pepper, pint of water, lb. of CHOCOLATE CREAM. clarified butter, when liked, a little cayenne.
AVERAGE COST, 2s.
Mince the above quantity of undressed leg, loin or neck of mutton, adding a little of the fat, also minced; put it into a stewpan with the remaining ingredients, previously shredding the lettuce and onion rather fine; closely cover the stewpan, after the ingredients have been well stirred, and simmer gently for rather more than 2 hours. Serve in a dish, with a border of rice round, the same as for curry.
TIME. Rather more than 2 hours.
SEASONABLE from June to August.
Chocolate Almonds. INGREDI- ENTS. -Almonds, chocolate.
Blanch the almonds: putting them in hot water, then rubbing off the skin. Melt some chocolate, take up each almond on a long pin, dip in the chocolate and lay on a buttered slab to cool.