642. Sprue-grass

The Modern Housewife · Soyer, Alexis · 1849
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The Modern Housewife
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Ingredients (10)
optional additions
Instructions (13)
  1. Take each piece of sprue-grass and gently bend it; it will break off at the part required, beyond which it is too hard and cannot be eaten.
  2. Cut the required pieces into lengths of a quarter of an inch.
  3. Wash the cut sprue-grass.
  4. Boil one gallon of water with one ounce of salt.
  5. Add the sprue-grass to the boiling water and boil for ten minutes, or until tender.
  6. Drain the sprue-grass on a sieve.
  7. Place the drained sprue-grass in a stewpan.
  8. Add two ounces of fresh butter, half a teaspoonful of flour, the same of salt, and two pinches of pepper to the stewpan.
  9. Place the stewpan on the fire and stir well together.
  10. Serve hot.
Optional additions
  1. Beat the yolk of an egg with two spoonfuls of cream.
  2. Add the beaten egg yolk and cream mixture to the sprue-grass when serving.
  3. Also add two spoonfuls of white sauce or melted butter when serving.
Original Text · last edited 13 days ago
642. Sprue-grass.—The longer the green part the better the sprue; take each piece and gently bend it, and it will break off at that part which you require, beyond it is too hard, and cannot be eaten; when you thus have the pieces, cut them into lengths of a quarter of an inch, which well wash; have one gallon of water, into which put one ounce of salt, and boil, then put in the sprue and boil for ten minutes, or till tender, then drain on a sieve, put them in a stewpan, with two ounces of fresh butter, half a teaspoonful of flour, the same of salt, two pinches of pepper, and place on the fire, stir well together, and serve hot. The yolk of an egg, well beaten with two spoonfuls of cream, may be added to it; and when serving, also two spoonfuls of white sauce or melted butter,—but I always do it as the first.
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