Roast Mutton
Get a leg of eight pounds, which has hung about a week, weather allowing During hot weather this joint gets quickly tainted. Rub it lightly with salt and put it at once before a brisk, sharp fire. Place it close to the fire for five minutes, then place it in the oven and let it roast slowly until done. Baste continually with good dripping until that from the joint begins to flow. When within twenty minutes of being done, sprinkle it with barley flour, and baste with butter or dripping; and when the froth rises, serve on a hot dish. Make a gravy, throw off the fat, when any gravy, if the dripping pan has been floured, will adhere to it. Add a little stock and a little boiling water, pepper and salt. Pour the gravy around the meat, not over it.