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Meat Broth

Bala, Gwynedd

A pig's flead. Mrs May Edwards, Abercywarch, Merioneth.

On the farms the meat, potatoes and vegetables were served for the mid-day meal, but it was general custom to keep the broth for breakfast on the following day.  It was re-heated and poured over small pieces of bread or crushed oatcake to make a dish known as brwes.

Parc, Bala, Merioneth.

The Recipe

You will need

  • one joint each of salted beef and bacon
  • carrots
  • cabbage
  • swede
  • potatoes
  • water

Method

  1. Put the meat and the vegetables, finely chopped, in a large saucepan, cover with water and boil until the meat is fairly tender. 
  2. Then add the potatoes, cut in halves, and boil for a further twenty minutes.
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