STEWED CUCUMBERS

The Book of Household Management · Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary) · 1861

Source: The Book of Household Management
Time: Total: 20 min
Yield: 3.0 – 4.0 persons
Status: success · extracted 13 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (6)

Stewed Cucumbers

3 large cucumbers ↝ Cucumber, raw [Other vegetables and combinations]
flour ↝ Flour, 00 [Cereal Grains and Pasta]
butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
rather more than 1/2 pint of good brown gravy ↝ Gravy, brown, dry [Soups, Sauces, and Gravies]
a little salt ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
a lump of sugar ↝ Sugar, NFS [Sugars and honey]

Instructions (4)

Cut the cucumbers lengthwise the size of the dish they are intended to be served in; empty them of the seeds, and put them into boiling water with a little salt, and let them simmer for 5 minutes;
then take them out, place them in another stewpan, with the gravy, and let them boil over a brisk fire until the cucumbers are tender.
Should these be bitter, add a lump of sugar;
carefully dish them, skim the sauce, pour over the cucumbers, and serve.

Original Text

STEWED CUCUMBERS.

1114. INGREDIENTS.—3 large cucumbers, flour, butter, rather more than 1/2 pint of good brown gravy.

Mode.—Cut the cucumbers lengthwise the size of the dish they are intended to be served in; empty them of the seeds, and put them into boiling water with a little salt, and let them simmer for 5 minutes; then take them out, place them in another stewpan, with the gravy, and let them boil over a brisk fire until the cucumbers are tender. Should these be bitter, add a lump of sugar; carefully dish them, skim the sauce, pour over the cucumbers, and serve.

Time.—Altogether, 20 minutes.

Average cost, when cheapest, 1d. each.

Sufficient for 3 or 4 persons.

Seasonable in June, July, and August; but may be had, forced, from the beginning of March.

THE CHATE.—This cucumber is a native of Egypt and Arabia, and produces a fruit of almost the same substance as that of the Melon. In Egypt it is esteemed by the upper class natives, as well as by Europeans, as the most pleasant fruit they have.

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