Name: To Bake a Calf'S Head
Cuisine: American Southern
Ingredients: undefined bread raspings, sifted; undefined pepper, powdered; undefined salt; undefined nutmeg, powdered; undefined mace, powdered; undefined calf brains, cut in pieces; undefined butter; undefined white wine; undefined water; undefined gravy; undefined lemon, sliced; undefined red beet root, pickled; undefined oysters, fried; undefined bread, fried

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Divide the calf's head, wash it clean, and having the yelks of two eggs well beaten, wash the outside of the head all over with them, and on that strew raspings of bread sifted, pepper, salt, nutmeg and mace powdered; also, the brains cut in pieces and dipped in thick butter, then cover the head with bits of butter, pour into the pan some white wine and water, with as much gravy, and cover it close.
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Let it be baked in a quick oven, and when it is served up, pour on some strong gravy, and garnish with slices of lemon, red beet root pickled, fried oysters and fried bread.

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