Browning for Soups

High-class cookery made easy · Hart, J., Mrs. · 1880

Source: High-class cookery made easy
Time: Cook: 10 min Total: 10 min
Status: success · extracted 11 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (4)

one ounce of brown sugar ↝ Sugars, brown [Sweets]
one spoonful of water ↝ Water, tap [Tap water]
a tiny piece of butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
a tea-cupful of cold water ↝ Water, tap [Tap water]

Instructions (4)

Put one ounce of brown sugar in an iron sauce-pan, and with one spoonful of water a tiny piece of butter.
Stir with an iron spoon till browned a dark colour.
Add a tea-cupful of cold water, and boil for ten minutes; strain and bottle for colouring soups and sauces.
Use a tea-spoonful to colour your soups and sauces, if not already brown enough.

Original Text

TO MAKE BROWNING FOR SOUPS.

Put one ounce of brown sugar in an iron sauce-pan, and with one spoonful of water a tiny piece of butter. Stir with an iron spoon till browned a dark colour. Add a tea-cupful of cold water, and boil for ten minutes; strain and bottle for colouring soups and sauces. Use a tea-spoonful to colour your soups and sauces, if not already brown enough.

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