An Excellent Method of Dressing Beef

Origin: Tidewater Virginia

Source: Mary Randolph, 1824

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Take a rib roasting piece that has been hanging ten days or a fortnight.
  2. Bone it neatly, rub some salt over it, and roll it tight, binding it around with twine.
  3. Put the spit through the inner fold without sticking it in the flesh, skewer it well, and roast it nicely.
  4. When nearly done, dredge and froth it.
  5. Garnish with scraped horse-radish.

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