Original Receipt in 'The Book of Household Management', 1861, edited by Isabella Beeton (See Mrs.B)BRILLA SOUP.
166. INGREDIENTS: 4 lbs. of shin of beef, 3 carrots, 2 turnips, a large sprig of thyme, 2 onions, 1 head of celery, salt and pepper to taste, 4 quarts water.
Mode: Take the beef, cut off all the meat from the bone, in nice square pieces, and boil the bone for 4 hours. Strain the liquor, let it cool, and take off the fat; then put the pieces of meat in the cold liquor; cut small the carrots, turnips, and celery; chop the onions, add them with the thyme and seasoning, and simmer till the meat is tender. If not brown enough, colour it with browning.
Time: 6 hours. Average cost: 5d. per quart.
Seasonable: all the year.
Sufficient: for 10 persons.