657. Spinach

The Modern Housewife · Soyer, Alexis · 1849

Source: The Modern Housewife
Time: Cook: 10 min Total: 10 min
Status: success · extracted 13 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (7)

for cooking spinach

a quarter of a sieve of spinach ↝ Spinach, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
a gallon of water ↝ Water, tap [Tap water]
three ounces of salt ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
a quarter of a pound of butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
a teaspoonful of salt ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
half ditto of pepper ↝ Spices, pepper, black [Spices and Herbs]
a drop of warm broth ↝ Soup, broth [Soups, broth-based]

Instructions (9)

Wash the spinach in several waters after having been well picked.
Put a quarter of a sieve of spinach to a gallon of water and three ounces of salt.
Boil for ten minutes till tender.
Drain on sieve.
Press a little with your hands to extract part of the water.
Chop it up fine.
Put in a stewpan with a quarter of a pound of butter, a teaspoonful of salt, and half a teaspoonful of pepper.
Put on a fire with a drop of warm broth for a few minutes.
Serve.

Original Text · last edited 13 days ago

657. Spinach.—This vegetable is very light and very good for invalids. It must be washed in several waters, after having been well picked; then put a quarter of a sieve of spinach to a gallon of water and three ounces of salt, boil for ten minutes till tender, drain on sieve, press a little with your hands to extract part of the water, chop it up fine, put in a stewpan, with a quarter of a pound of butter, a teaspoonful of salt, half ditto of pepper, put on a fire with a drop of warm broth for a few minutes, and serve.

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