Boiled Marrow-Bones

Ingredients

• Bones
• a small piece of common paste
• a floured cloth

Instructions

1. Have the bones neatly sawed into convenient sizes, and cover the ends with a small piece of common crust, made with flour and water.
2. Over this tie a floured cloth, and place them upright in a saucepan of boiling water, taking care there is sufficient to cover the bones.
3. Boil them for 2 hours, remove the cloth and paste, and serve them upright on a napkin with dry toast.
4. Many persons clear the marrow from the bones after they are cooked, spread it over a slice of toast and add a seasoning of pepper;
5. when served in this manner, it must be very expeditiously sent to table, as it so soon gets cold.