Enquire within upon everything: The great Victorian-era domestic standby — Page 14
Veal will not keep so long as an older meat, especially in hot or damp weather: when going, the fat becomes soft and moist, the meat flabby and spotted, and somewhat porous like sponge.
La ternera no se conserva tanto tiempo como una carne más vieja, especialmente en tiempo caluroso o húmedo: cuando empieza a deteriorarse, la grasa se vuelve blanda y húmeda, la carne flácida y manchada, y algo porosa como una esponja.
Large, overgrown veal is inferior to small, delicate, yet fat veal.
La ternera grande y excesivamente desarrollada es inferior a la ternera pequeña, delicada y aun así gorda.
The fillet of a cow-calf is known by the udder attached to it, and by the softness of the skin; it is preferable to the veal of a bull-calf.
El filete de una ternera hembra se reconoce por la ubre unida a él y por la suavidad de la piel; es preferible a la carne de un ternero macho.
14. Mutton.
14. Carnero.
The meat should be firm and close in grain, and red in colour, the fat white and firm.
La carne debe ser firme y de grano compacto, y de color rojo, la grasa blanca y firme.
Mutton is in its prime when the sheep is about five years old, though it is often killed much younger.
El carnero está en su punto óptimo cuando la oveja tiene unos cinco años, aunque a menudo se sacrifica mucho antes.
If too young, the flesh feels tender when pinched; if too old, on being pinched it wrinkles up, and so remains.
Si es demasiado joven, la carne se siente tierna al pellizcarla; si es demasiado vieja, al pellizcarla se arruga y así permanece.
In young mutton, the fat readily separates; in old, it is held together by strings of skin.
En el carnero joven, la grasa se separa fácilmente; en el viejo, está unida por fibras de piel.
In sheep diseased of the rot, the flesh is very pale-coloured, the fat inclining to yellow; the meat appears loose from the bone, and, if squeezed, drops of water ooze out from the grains; after cooking, the meat drops clean away from the bones.
En las ovejas enfermas de podredumbre, la carne es de color muy pálido, la grasa tiende al amarillo; la carne parece suelta del hueso y, si se aprieta, gotitas de agua rezuman de los granos; tras la cocción, la carne se desprende limpiamente de los huesos.
Wether mutton is preferred to that of the ewe; it may be known by the lump of fat on the inside of the thigh.
Se prefiere la carne del carnero castrado a la de la oveja; puede reconocerse por el bulto de grasa en la parte interior del muslo.
15. Lamb.
15. Cordero.
This meat will not keep long after it is killed.
Esta carne no se conserva mucho tiempo después de ser sacrificada.
Vocabulary
- la
- the (feminine singular article)
- ternera
- veal; meat from a young calf
- no
- no; not (negation)
- se
- reflexive pronoun; oneself
- conserva
- preserves; keeps in good condition
- tanto
- so much; as much; such a lot
- tiempo
- time; period; weather conditions
- como
- like; as; how (conjunction/preposition)
- una
- one; a (feminine singular article)
- carne
- meat; flesh of an animal
- más
- more; plus; additional quantity
- vieja
- old; aged (feminine form)
- especialmente
- especially; particularly; in particular
- en
- in; on; at (preposition)
- húmedo
- humid; damp; wet conditions
- cuando
- when; at the time that
- empieza
- begins; starts; commences
- deteriorarse
- deteriorate; decay; worsen in condition
- grasa
- fat; grease; fatty tissue
- vuelve
- becomes; turns into; returns
- blanda
- soft; tender; not firm
- manchada
- stained; spotted; marked
- algo
- something; somewhat; a little
- esponja
- sponge; absorbent material
- grande
- big; large; great in size
- excesivamente
- excessively; too much; overly
- desarrollada
- developed; grown; well-formed
- es
- is; being; state or condition
- inferior
- inferior; lower; of lower quality
- pequeña
- small; little; tiny (feminine)
- delicada
- delicate; tender; refined
- aun
- even; still; yet despite
- así
- thus; this way; like this
- gorda
- fat; obese; stout (feminine)
- filete
- fillet; thin slice of meat
- hembra
- female; female animal
- reconoce
- recognizes; identifies; acknowledges
- por
- by; through; for (preposition)
- unida
- united; joined; connected together
- él
- he; him (masculine pronoun)
- suavidad
- softness; smoothness; gentleness
- piel
- skin; hide; outer covering
- preferible
- preferable; more desirable; better
- un
- one; a (masculine singular article)
- ternero
- male calf; young male cattle
- macho
- male; masculine (animal)
- carnero
- ram; male sheep
- debe
- should; must; ought to
- ser
- to be; existence; nature
- firme
- firm; solid; steady; strong
- grano
- grain; texture; small particle
- compacto
- compact; dense; firmly packed together
- color
- color; hue; shade
- rojo
- red; red color
- blanca
- white; light colored (feminine)
- está
- is; located; present condition
- su
- his; her; its; your (possessive)
- punto
- point; dot; degree; stage
- óptimo
- optimal; best possible; ideal
- oveja
- sheep; female sheep
- tiene
- has; possesses; owns
- unos
- some; approximately; about
- cinco
- five; number five
- años
- years; age; period of time
- aunque
- although; even though; however
- menudo
- often; frequently; in small pieces
- sacrifica
- sacrifices; kills for food
- mucho
- much; a lot; very
- antes
- before; earlier; previously
- si
- if; whether; conditional
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