casserole do not, alas, constitute a
cassoulet.
Bear in mind, also, that a
cassoulet is heavy and filling food,
and should be kept for cold winter
days, preferably for luncheons
when none of the party has
anything very active to do
afterwards.
The ingredients for say 6 people
are 1½ lb of good quality medium-
sized white haricot beans (butter
beans will not do, they are too
floury), 1 lb of belly of pork, 1 lb
of breast of mutton, ¼ lb of fresh
rind of pork, or failing that of ham
or bacon, 1 lb of fresh, coarse