1798 - American Cookery

To Alamode a Round of Beef

DDV CULINARY

To a 14 or 16 pound round of beef, put one once salt-petre.
48 hours after stuff it with the following:
one and half pound of beef,
one pound salt pork,
two pound grated bread,
chop all fine and rub in
half pound butter,
salt,
pepper and cayenne,
summer savory,
thyme;
lay it on scewers in a large pot, over three pints hot water
(which it must occasionally be supplied with),
the steam of which in 4 or 5 hours will render the round tender if over a moderate fire;
when tender, take away the gravy and thicken with flour and butter, and boil,
brown the round with butter and flour, adding ketchup and wine to your taste.