Anchovy Butter or Paste

The Book of Household Management · Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary) · 1861
Source
The Book of Household Management
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Ingredients (2)
Instructions (3)
  1. Wash the anchovies thoroughly; bone and dry them, and pound them in a mortar to a paste.
  2. Mix the butter gradually with them, and rub the whole through a sieve.
  3. Put it by in small pots for use, and carefully exclude the air with a bladder, as it soon changes the colour of anchovies, besides spoiling them.
Original Text
ANCHOVY BUTTER OR PASTE. 227. INGREDIENTS.—2 dozen anchovies, 1/2 lb. of fresh butter. Mode.—Wash the anchovies thoroughly; bone and dry them, and pound them in a mortar to a paste. Mix the butter gradually with them, and rub the whole through a sieve. Put it by in small pots for use, and carefully exclude the air with a bladder, as it soon changes the colour of anchovies, besides spoiling them. Average cost for this quantity, 2s. POTTED ANCHOVIES. POTTED ANCHOVIES are made in the same way, by adding pounded mace, cayenne, and nutmeg to taste.
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