The Epicure's Almanac or Diary of Good Living
October 11th : CURRY OF COW HEEL
It is a common mistake to devote dry meats to the purpose of a dish of curry. Rabbit, chicken, veal, are all out of place. Lobster is passable, but the best material that can be used is the homely but excellent article cow-heel. Its mucilaginous nature absorbs the flavour of the Indian condiment; and the meat, being cut into small pieces, no one detects to what source they are indebted for so capital a dish.