Period Irish Stew

Cheswick

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Jul 14, 2017
Happy Day after St. Patrick's Day! Earlier in the week, I decided to experiment with this recipe for Irish Stew from Mr. Charles Francatelli (A Plain Cookery Book for the Working Classes, 1852) I feel like this follows very nicely after the really fascinating thread on barbeques and how simple inexpensive food often becomes embellished as time goes on.
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My mother used to make something similar to that we called stewed beef. We ate that quite often when I was growing up. Sometimes she would leave the Irish potatoes out and serve it with rice. I haven't had any stewed beef in years and now, thanks to you, I have a sudden urge to make some in the not too distant future.
 
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