In carving, cut off the head first; then split down the back; take off hams and shoulders, and separate the ribs.
Mashed Potatoes.
Prepare and serve as usual.
Stewed Celery.
See Wednesday, Third Week in December.
Mince Pie.
2 lbs. lean fresh beef, boiled, and, when cold, chopped fine; 1 lb. beef suet, powdered; 5 lbs. of apples, pared, cored, and chopped; 2 lbs. of raisins, seeded and chopped; 1 lb. sultana raisins, washed, and picked over; 2 lbs. of currants, washed, and carefully picked over; ¾ lb. of citron, cut up fine; 2 tablespoonfuls of cinnamon; 1 powdered nutmeg; 2 tablespoonfuls of mace; 1 tablespoonful of cloves, and the same, each, of allspice and fine salt; 2½ lbs. of brown sugar; 1 quart brown sherry; 1 pint best brandy.
Mix all these thoroughly, putting in the liquor last. Make it, at least, twenty-four hours before it is needed. Keep in a stone jar, with a tight cover, and a piece of bladder tied over the top. When ready to bake your pies, line greased pie-dishes with good paste, put in the mince-meat, and lay strips of pastry, notched with a jagging-iron in a lattice pattern, over the top.
This mince-meat will keep all winter—if not used up.
