Ragoût of Mutton.
Slice even, rather thick slices, without skin or fat, from your boiled mutton, and lay in a deep dish. Pour a good glass of claret wine over them, and cover for an hour. Make a gravy of the bones and refuse portions with a quart of cold water. When this has boiled down to a pint, strain it off. Let it cool, and take off the fat. Put into a saucepan with a little minced onion, pepper, salt, and a tablespoonful of tomato catsup, and boil down to a large cupful. Then stir in a tablespoonful of browned flour, wet up in cold water; simmer three minutes; add the sliced meat and wine, with a little grated lemon-peel and a teaspoonful of currant jelly. Let all get hot slowly, but the meat must not boil, or it will be tough. Set at one side of the range to heat, until you are ready to pour it into a deep dish.