water, salt and pepper to taste, 4 lbs. of potatoes, 4 large onions.
_Mode_.--Put the mutton into a stewpan with the water and a little salt,
and let it stew gently for an hour; cut the meat into small pieces, skim
the fat from the gravy, and pare and slice the potatoes and onions. Put
all the ingredients into the stewpan in layers, first a layer of
vegetables, then one of meat, and sprinkle seasoning of pepper and salt
between each layer; cover closely, and let the whole stew very gently
for 1 hour of rather more, shaking it frequently to prevent its burning.
_Time_.--Rather more than 2 hours. _Average cost_, 1s, 6d.
_Sufficient_ for 5 or 6 persons.
_Seasonable_.--Suitable for a winter dish.
_Note_.--Irish stew may be prepared in the same manner as above, but
baked in a jar instead of boiled. About 2 hours or rather more in a
moderate oven will be sufficient time to bake it.
ITALIAN MUTTON CUTLETS.