ragoust

Updated: June 27, 2025

I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed, is, at a year old, a most delicious nourishing and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricasie, or a ragoust.

Jonathan Swift - A Modest Proposal

Put this in a Pan, and heat it over the Fire with a little Parsley, an Onion and some Spice; when it is hot, serve it up with Butter and Mustard, and it will eat like Tripe: or else you may serve it like a Ragoust, with the following Sauce; viz. Sauce for the Artificial Tripe in Ragoust. From the same.

Richard Bradley - The Country Housewife and Lady's Director in the Management of a House, and the Delights and Profits of a Farm