Stew Cucumbers

New system of domestic cookery, forme... · Rundell, Maria Eliza Ketelby · 1806

Source: New system of domestic cookery, formed upon principles of economy, and adapted to the use of private families
Status: success · extracted 13 days ago
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Ingredients (9)

cucumbers ↝ Cucumber, raw [Other vegetables and combinations]
salt ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
pepper ↝ Spices, pepper, black [Spices and Herbs]
onions ↝ Onions, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
a little broth ↝ Soup, broth [Soups, broth-based]
a bit of butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
a little flour ↝ Flour, 00 [Cereal Grains and Pasta]
flour ↝ Flour, 00 [Cereal Grains and Pasta]

Instructions (7)

Slice the cucumbers thick, or halve and divide them in two lengths.
Strew some salt and pepper.
Slice onions.
Add a little broth, or a bit of butter.
Simmer very slowly.
Before serving, if no butter was in before, put some butter and a little flour.
Or if butter was in, only add a little flour, unless it wants richness.

Original Text

To stew Cucumbers.

Slice them thick, or halve, and divide them in two lengths: strew some salt and pepper, and slice onions; add a little broth, or a bit of butter. Simmer very slowly; and, before serving, if no butter was in before, put some, and a little flour; or if it was in, only a little flour, unless it wants richness.

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