Jellied veal (or veal brawn, sv, kalvsylta) is a cold cut dish made from

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, sometimes pork,

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, onion and spices such as

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and white pepper. It is eaten cold from the fridge. Often with

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and pickled

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or sliced on crisp bread. It is a traditional dish for Christmas in

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. Jellied veal is considered one of the few remaining dishes from the original Swedish Christmas smorgasbord.http://www.popularhistoria.se/o.o.i.s?id=43&vid=1043

Preparation

The meat is cooked in salted water until it falls off the bone and then cut into fine pieces. The cut meat is then mixed with the stock and left to cool in a vessel until it is

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