Beef Stew à la Mode
- 10 lbs. beef brisket
- Flour
- 1 cup rendered fat
- 11⁄2 cups sliced onion
- 1⁄3 cup salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 teaspoon grated nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon whole cloves
- 1 lemon, sliced
- Water to cover
Buy twenty-five or thirty pounds of brisket to get ten pounds of clear, lean meat. Cook it as directed on [page 97].
Serves forty or fifty persons.