The Book of Household Management by Mrs. Beeton

907. INGREDIENTS.--3 sweetbreads, egg and bread crumbs, 1/4 lb. of

butter, salt and pepper to taste, rather more than 1/2 pint of Maître d'hôtel sauce No. 466. _Mode_.--Soak the sweetbreads in warm water for an hour; then boil them for 10 minutes; cut them in slices, egg and bread crumb them, season with pepper and salt, and put them into a frying-pan, with the above proportion of butter. Keep turning them until done, which will be in about 10 minutes; dish them, and pour over them a Maître d'hôtel sauce, made by recipe No. 466. The dish may be garnished with slices of cut lemon. _Time_.--To soak 1 hour, to be broiled 10 minutes, to be fried about 10 minutes. _Average cost_, 1s. to 5s., according to the season. _Sufficient_ for an entrée. _Seasonable_.--In full season from May to August. _Note_.--The egg and bread crumb may be omitted, and the slices of sweetbread dredged with a little flour instead, and a good gravy may be substituted for the _maitre d'hôtel_ sauce. This is a very simple method of dressing them. STEWED SWEETBREADS (an Entree).