An Ox Boiled Whole.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 219, 10 September 1887, Page 4

An Ox Boiled Whole.

An experiment, rare, if r.ot unprecedented,, was tried on Jubilee Pay at Liss, a village on the London and South- Weetein Railway, in Hampshire. It consisted in boil' ing a bullock whole, in addition to one roasted the e^ening before. A hole, duff in the ground, wa 4 - builo ovei with hi iek.s. Into the latter was built a tank, and into the tank wa-. loweiedthe carcase, placed with a case formed by iion bar& to which chains were attached. Pulley*, from » -»ea Holding hr mediately abo\e raised andhnu>ied the ox, of which the head and carea*«e were jcwii up supaiately in .strong cam a-. C'anots weio boiled with it, and potatoes enclosed iv bag", waking gallons of lich soup. The fat \va< roino\ed from the carcase before boiling. At half-pa-t h"\c o'clock in the afternoon the caiea«e, which had been boiled about seven hums, wa*- laised fiom the tank; two bands? placing "Godwue the Queen "' and " Rule, Biilannia,' 5 on the scaflolding abo\e. It was placed on a large bier-like \ chicle and cairied on the shoulders of twehe men to th.c booth where it was to be cut up, the bands playing in front. A beautiful wreath and flags were placed o\cr the o.x, and the gentleman who gave the bullock.*-, the butcher, and an assistant, were borne along with it over the heads of the ciowd. The meat was pronounced excellent, and was certainly well cooked. The huge knife and foik used on this occasion were especially manufactmedforthepurpobe in the -village.