A committee of ladies collected the receipts; the editor of the Manual of Domestic Economy arranged them — British cookery and household management, c.1864.

The Haunch of Mutton or Venison

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The Haunch of Mutton or Venison

1271. Is carved very differently by different people. The usual plan is to cut through the flesh between the leg and loin, and then to is…

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