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Keeping food under a layer of fat

Ready-made food such as meatballs and sausages is put boiling hot into jars, covered with stock and a layer of melted lard and tallow, and kept cold. From Erken's Stor kokebok (1949), p. 772.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 772 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

The fat layer was meant to keep air from the food. It was a traditional way of storing prepared food before refrigerators.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Fill the jars

    Put the boiling hot food into clean, dry, warm jars.

  2. 2

    Add stock

    Pour boiling stock over until it stands above the meat. Hold the meat down in the stock with a small saucer or wooden sticks.

  3. 3

    Add fat

    Pour melted fat over, equal parts lard and tallow.

  4. 4

    Store

    Store covered and labelled in a cold but frost-free place.

  5. 5

    Note

    Note: a layer of fat does not seal sterile. Keep in the fridge and use within a short time.

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Which fat?
Equal parts lard and tallow, melted.
Where are the jars kept?
Covered and labelled, in a cold but frost-free place.

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