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.
Le veau ne se conserve pas aussi longtemps qu'une viande plus âgée, surtout par temps chaud ou humide : lorsqu'il commence à se gâter, la graisse devient molle et humide, la viande flasque et tachetée, et quelque peu poreuse comme une éponge.
Large, overgrown veal is inferior to small, delicate, yet fat veal.
Le veau de grande taille, trop développé, est inférieur au veau petit, délicat, mais bien gras.
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.
Le filet d'une génisse se reconnaît à la mamelle qui y est attachée, et à la douceur de la peau ; il est préférable au veau d'un veau mâle.
14. Mutton.
14. Mouton.
The meat should be firm and close in grain, and red in colour, the fat white and firm.
La viande doit être ferme et à grain serré, et rouge en couleur, la graisse blanche et ferme.
Mutton is in its prime when the sheep is about five years old, though it is often killed much younger.
Le mouton est à son meilleur lorsque la brebis a environ cinq ans, bien qu'on l'abatte souvent bien plus jeune.
If too young, the flesh feels tender when pinched; if too old, on being pinched it wrinkles up, and so remains.
Si elle est trop jeune, la chair paraît tendre lorsqu'on la pince ; si elle est trop vieille, en étant pincée elle se ride et reste ainsi.
In young mutton, the fat readily separates; in old, it is held together by strings of skin.
Dans le jeune mouton, la graisse se détache facilement ; dans le vieux, elle est maintenue ensemble par des fibres de peau.
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.
Dans les moutons atteints de la cachexie, la chair est de couleur très pâle, la graisse tirant sur le jaune ; la viande paraît détachée de l'os, et, si on la presse, des gouttes d'eau suintent des fibres ; après la cuisson, la viande se détache complètement des os.
Wether mutton is preferred to that of the ewe; it may be known by the lump of fat on the inside of the thigh.
Le mouton castré est préféré à celui de la brebis ; on peut le reconnaître à la masse de graisse à l'intérieur de la cuisse.
15. Lamb.
15. Agneau.
This meat will not keep long after it is killed.
Cette viande ne se conserve pas longtemps après l'abattage.
Vocabulary
- veau
- Young cow; veal meat from a calf.
- ne
- Negative particle used with 'pas' to negate verbs.
- se
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'itself' or 'oneself'.
- conserve
- To preserve or keep something in good condition.
- pas
- Negative particle meaning 'not' in French.
- aussi
- Also or as; used for comparison or addition.
- longtemps
- For a long time; refers to duration.
- qu'
- Contraction of 'que' meaning 'that' or 'than'.
- viande
- Meat; flesh of an animal used as food.
- plus
- More; used for comparisons or negation.
- âgée
- Aged or older; feminine form of 'âgé'.
- surtout
- Especially or above all; emphasizes a point.
- par
- Preposition meaning 'by,' 'through,' or 'during'.
- temps
- Time or weather; context-dependent French noun.
- chaud
- Hot or warm; describing temperature.
- ou
- Conjunction meaning 'or'; connects alternatives.
- humide
- Humid or damp; describing moist conditions.
- lorsqu'
- Contraction of 'lorsque' meaning 'when'.
- commence
- To begin or start; third-person singular present.
- à
- Preposition meaning 'to,' 'at,' or 'in'.
- gâter
- To spoil or go bad; deteriorate in quality.
- graisse
- Fat or grease; fatty tissue in meat.
- devient
- To become; third-person singular of 'devenir'.
- molle
- Soft or flabby; feminine form of 'mou'.
- flasque
- Flabby or limp; lacking firmness or tone.
- tachetée
- Spotted or speckled; marked with patches.
- quelque
- Some or a few; indefinite quantity.
- peu
- A little or slightly; small amount.
- poreuse
- Porous; full of small holes allowing passage.
- comme
- Like or as; used for comparisons.
- éponge
- Sponge; absorbent object with porous structure.
- grande
- Large or great; feminine form of 'grand'.
- taille
- Size or stature; dimensions of a person or object.
- trop
- Too much or too; excess beyond what is needed.
- développé
- Developed or grown; fully formed past participle.
- inférieur
- Inferior or lower in quality or rank.
- au
- Contraction of 'à le' meaning 'to the'.
- petit
- Small or little; describing size.
- délicat
- Delicate or tender; refined in quality.
- mais
- Conjunction meaning 'but'; introduces contrast.
- bien
- Well or very; adverb emphasizing quality.
- gras
- Fat or fatty; rich in fat content.
- filet
- Fillet; boneless cut of tender meat or fish.
- génisse
- Heifer; young female cow that has not calved.
- reconnaît
- To recognize; third-person singular of 'reconnaître'.
- mamelle
- Udder or mammary gland of a female animal.
- qui
- Relative pronoun meaning 'who' or 'which'.
- y
- Pronoun meaning 'there' or 'to it'.
- attachée
- Attached or connected; fastened to something.
- douceur
- Softness or gentleness; smooth pleasant quality.
- peau
- Skin or hide; outer covering of an animal.
- préférable
- Preferable; better or more desirable option.
- mâle
- Male; masculine animal as opposed to female.
- Mouton
- Sheep or mutton; common livestock animal.
- doit
- Must or should; third-person singular of 'devoir'.
- être
- To be; fundamental linking verb in French.
- ferme
- Firm or solid; not soft or yielding.
- grain
- Grain or texture; fine structure of meat.
- serré
- Tight or close-grained; compact in texture.
- rouge
- Red; describing the color of fresh meat.
- en
- Preposition meaning 'in,' 'on,' or 'as'.
- couleur
- Color; visual appearance of an object.
- blanche
- White; feminine form of 'blanc' describing color.
- mouton
- Sheep or mutton; meat from an adult sheep.
- son
- His, her, or its; possessive adjective.
- meilleur
- Best or better; superlative of 'bon'.
- lorsque
- When; conjunction introducing a time clause.
- brebis
- Ewe; adult female sheep.
- environ
- About or approximately; indicating rough estimate.
- cinq
- Five; the cardinal number 5.
- ans
- Years; unit of time for measuring age.
- on
- One or we; impersonal pronoun in French.
- abatte
- To slaughter; subjunctive form of 'abattre'.
- souvent
- Often or frequently; describes habitual action.
- jeune
- Young; describing an animal of early age.
- Si
- If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothesis.
- chair
- Flesh or meat; the edible muscular tissue.
- paraît
- To appear or seem; third-person singular present.
- tendre
- Tender or soft; easy to cut and chew.
- pince
- To pinch; squeeze skin between fingers to test.
- si
- If or so; conditional or emphatic particle.
- vieille
- Old; feminine form of 'vieux'.
- étant
- Being; present participle of 'être'.
- pincée
- Pinched; past participle of 'pincer'.
- ride
- Wrinkle; fold or crease in skin.
- reste
- Remains or stays; third-person singular present.
- ainsi
- Thus or so; in this way.
- Dans
- In or inside; preposition indicating location.
- détache
- To detach or separate; come apart from something.
- facilement
- Easily; without difficulty or effort.
- dans
- In or inside; preposition of location.
- vieux
- Old; describing aged animals or things.
- maintenue
- Held together or maintained; feminine past participle.
- ensemble
- Together; in a group or combined.
- fibres
- Fibers; thread-like structures in muscle tissue.
- moutons
- Sheep; plural of 'mouton'.
- atteints
- Affected or stricken; past participle of 'atteindre'.
- cachexie
- Cachexia; severe wasting disease condition in animals.
- très
- Very; intensifying adverb.
- pâle
- Pale; lacking color or abnormally light.
- tirant
- Pulling toward; present participle of 'tirer'.
- sur
- On or upon; preposition of position.
- jaune
- Yellow; color indicating poor or diseased meat.
- détachée
- Detached or removed; feminine past participle.
- os
- Bone; hard tissue forming animal skeleton.
- presse
- To press or squeeze; apply pressure to something.
- gouttes
- Drops; small amounts of liquid.
- eau
- Water; transparent liquid essential for life.
- suintent
- To ooze or seep; liquid escaping slowly.
- après
- After; following in time or order.
- cuisson
- Cooking; process of preparing food with heat.
- complètement
- Completely or entirely; to the fullest degree.
- castré
- Castrated; neutered male animal.
- préféré
- Preferred or favorite; past participle of 'préférer'.
- celui
- That one or the one; demonstrative pronoun.
- peut
- Can or may; third-person singular of 'pouvoir'.
- reconnaître
- To recognize or identify; detect by characteristics.
- masse
- Mass or bulk; large quantity of tissue.
- intérieur
- Interior or inside; inner part of something.
- cuisse
- Thigh; upper leg of an animal or person.
- Agneau
- Lamb; young sheep used as food.
- Cette
- This; feminine demonstrative adjective.
- abattage
- Slaughter; killing of animals for food.
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