1173. BROAD-BEANS, A LA CREME

The modern cook · Charles Elmé Francatelli · 1846
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Ingredients (12)
For this purpose the beans must be young. Boil them in water, with a faggot of parsley and some salt; when done, drain them in a colander, put them into a stewpan with four ounces of fresh butter, some chopped parsley, and as much chopped winter-savory as will cover the tip of a spoon, with pepper, salt, and nutmeg; toss the beans over the fire for five minutes, and then incorporate with them a leason of four yolks of eggs and the juice of half a lemon; when the leason has become set in the beans, dish them up with fleurons round them, and serve.
Instructions (6)
  1. Boil the broad-beans in water, with a faggot of parsley and some salt.
  2. When done, drain them in a colander.
  3. Put them into a stewpan with four ounces of fresh butter, some chopped parsley, and as much chopped winter-savory as will cover the tip of a spoon, with pepper, salt, and nutmeg.
  4. Toss the beans over the fire for five minutes.
  5. Incorporate with them a leason of four yolks of eggs and the juice of half a lemon.
  6. When the leason has become set in the beans, dish them up with fleurons round them, and serve.
Original Text
1173. BROAD-BEANS, A LA CREME. For this purpose the beans must be young. Boil them in water, with a faggot of parsley and some salt; when done, drain them in a colander, put them into a stewpan with four ounces of fresh butter, some chopped parsley, and as much chopped winter-savory as will cover the tip of a spoon, with pepper, salt, and nutmeg; toss the beans over the fire for five minutes, and then incorporate with them a leason of four yolks of eggs and the juice of half a lemon; when the leason has become set in the beans, dish them up with fleurons round them, and serve.
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