To Dress a Sheep's Head

Ingredients

• 1 sheep's head
• sufficient water to cover it
• 3 carrots
• 3 turnips
• 2-3 parsnips
• 3 onions
• a small bunch of parsley
• 1 teaspoonful pepper
• 3 teaspoonful salt
• 1/4 lb Scotch oatmeal

Instructions

1. Clean the head well, and let it soak in warm water for 2 hours, to get rid of the blood;
2. put it into a saucepan, with sufficient cold water to cover it, and when it boils, add the vegetables, peeled and sliced, and the remaining ingredients; before adding the oatmeal, mix it to a smooth batter with a little of the liquor.
3. Keep stirring till it boils up;
4. then shut the saucepan closely, and let it stew gently for 1-1/2 or 2 hours.
5. It may be thickened with rice or barley, but oatmeal is preferable.