The Queen’s Morning “Bouillon de Santé,” (No. 196)

The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's ... · Kitchiner, William · 1817

Source: The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual
Yield: 1.0 porringerful
Status: success · extracted 13 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (11)

a brawny hen, or young cock ↝ Guinea hen, meat only, raw [Poultry Products]
a handful of parsley ↝ Parsley, raw [Not included in a food category]
one sprig of thyme ↝ Thyme, fresh [Spices and Herbs]
three of spearmint ↝ Spearmint, fresh [Spices and Herbs]
a little balm
half a great onion ↝ Onions, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
a little pepper ↝ Spices, pepper, black [Spices and Herbs]
salt ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
a clove ↝ Garlic, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
as much water as will cover them ↝ Water, tap [Tap water]
No. 196.

Instructions (2)

Boil the ingredients until the liquid is reduced to less than a pint.
This quantity is sufficient for one good porringerful.

Original Text

The Queen’s Morning “Bouillon de Santé,”—(No. 196.)

Sir Kenelm Digby, in his “Closet of Cookery,” p. 149, London, 1669, informs us, was made with “a brawny hen, or young cock, a handful of parsley, one sprig of thyme, three of spearmint, a little balm, half a great onion, a little pepper and salt, and a clove, with as much water as will cover them; and this boiled to less than a pint for one good porringerful.”

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