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Baked Marrow Bores

Baked marrow bores are bones covered in batter and baked until cooked.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Baked Marrow Bores

Oven, in the book's wordsA moderate oven

Ingredients

Directions

The book says “a moderate oven”. The 350°F (175°C) in the steps is the modern equivalent, not the book's own figure.

Prepare

  1. Wash and dry the bones.

  2. Place the bones in a deep pie dish.

Bake and serve

  1. Cover the bones entirely with batter.

  2. Bake in a moderate oven at 350°F (175°C) for at least 1 hour.

  3. Serve the bones in the batter.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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What each ingredient does

Bones
Hold the marrow, which softens and melts as the bones heat, enriching the dish.
Batter
Forms a coating that sets as it bakes around the bones.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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