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James's Sweet Sour Tongue

1 x Fresh beef tongue
1 lrg Onion, sliced
3 x Tomatoes, sliced
1 x Lemon, juice of
2 tbl Honey
2 tbl Sugar
    Salt to taste
2 x Allspice
1 x Clove
1 sm Bay leaf
1 sm Garlic clove
1 dsh Cinnamon
3/4 cup Raisins, or dried apricots, or other dried fruit

 Method :
Cover the tongue with boilong water and parboil 10 minutes. Remove from water and scrape off tough skin. Put the onion and tomatoes in a heavy large saucepan along with the tongue, salt, and 3 cups of water. Add lemon juice and honey. Cook for an hour, then add sugar, garlic and spices. Cook till tender. Remove the tongue from the sauce and let cool. Strain the sauce, pressing through the onion and tomatoes. Cook the raisins in the sauce till soft. Peel any remaining skin off the tongue, slice and return to the sauce. Add more sugar or salt if necessary. Heat before serving.