Cold Roast Beef Stewed

Cut the remains of a cold roast into pieces, flour the pieces and fry
in butter until brown. Then put them into a saucepan with a cup of
stock, a glass of port, salt, pepper and cayenne. Simmer five minutes
and add one tablespoonful of lime juice before serving.

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Lobscouse

Soak four thick slices of corned beef in fresh water for two hours.
Fry four slices of salt pork or bacon. In the fat fry four sliced
onions a light brown. Place in a stewpan the beef, onions and pork or
bacon. Add a dozen sliced potatoes, cover with water and season highly
with pepper. Cover and stew gently until the meat is tender. Then
break into the stewpan four sea biscuits, cook for five minutes
longer. The liquor may be thickened a little more with a tablespoonful
of flour mixed with a little cold water.

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Perchero

Place five pounds of beef in a large pot half filled with water. Boil
for three hours, having seasoned well with salt and pepper. Then add a
large piece of pumpkin cut in pieces, a pint of string beans, a cup
of corn, a large onion sliced, a carrot and a turnip diced, and a bell
pepper minced. Simmer for half an hour. Then add half a cup of rice
and one teaspoonful of saffron. Cook for half an hour longer. In