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Ragout of Mutton, Fermiere

Cut four pounds of mutton, from the neck part, into pieces one and a half inches square. Heat three tablespoons lard in a saucepan, add the mutton, season with one and a half teaspoons salt and half teaspoon white pepper, and cook to a light brown. Remove all the fat from the pan and sprinkle three tablespoons flour over the meat; stir with a wooden spoon while cooking for two minutes. Moisten with a half pint water and a pint pure tomato juice; lightly mix and briskly boil for three minutes. Pick up the pieces of mutton with a fork and place in another saucepan. Strain in the gravy and set the pan on the fire. Season with half teaspoon salt, add two finely minced carrots, six very small onions lightly browned in butter, the two ounces of cooked pork left over from yesterday, cutting it in small quarter-inch square pieces; two medium, peeled, raw potatoes cut in large olive forms. Tie together two branches of parsley, two branches of chervil, one bay leaf, two cloves and one bean sound, peeled garlic and add to the ragout; gently mix. Cover the pan, boil for five minutes, then set in the oven for one hour. Remove, skim the fat from the surface, take out the tied herbs, add three tablespoons of cooked green peas, mix a little, pour into a deep, hot dish and send to the table.