The Book of Household Management by Mrs. Beeton

706. INGREDIENTS.--A small leg of mutton, weighing 6 or 7 lbs.,

forcemeat, No. 417, 2 shalots finely minced. _Mode_.--Make a forcemeat by recipe No. 417, to which add 2 finely-minced shalots. Bone the leg of mutton, without spoiling the skin, and cut off a great deal of the fat. Fill the hole up whence the bone was taken, with the forcemeat, and sew it up underneath, to prevent its falling out. Bind and tie it up compactly, and roast it before a nice clear fire for about 2-1/2 hours or rather longer; remove the tape and send it to table with a good gravy. It may be glazed or not, as preferred. _Time_.--2-1/2 hours, or rather longer. _Average cost_, 4s. 8d. _Sufficient_ for 6 or 7 persons. _Seasonable_ at any time. BRAISED FILLET OF MUTTON, with French Beans.