Lord and Lady Braybrooke like traditional mincemeat, so I’m adding an ox tongue. You could add left over Sunday roast or any meat that your budget allows.
That's not something most people imagine enjoying today, but American families would cook the beef tongue in a casserole with vegetables to increase the family's protein consumption.
" No coffee, " I said regretfully, passing her buttered sea-biscuits and a slice of canned tongue. " And there will be no tea, no soups, nothing hot, till we have made land somewhere, somehow" .
" Oh, dear, no! We must have cold tongue and chicken, French chocolate and ice cream, besides. The girls are used to such things, and I want my lunch to be proper and elegant, though I do work for my living."