Boiled Greens

The Experienced English Housekeeper · Elizabeth Raffald · 1784

Source: The Experienced English Housekeeper
Status: success · extracted 12 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (4)

Greens ↝ Green beans, raw [String beans]
plenty of salt ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
very rich melted butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
cold butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]

Instructions (8)

Cut off the outside leaves.
Cut it in quarters.
Pick it well.
Wash it clean.
Boil it in a large quantity of water, with plenty of salt in it.
When it is tender, and a fine light green, lay it on a sieve to drain, but don't squeeze it, if you do, it will take off the flavour.
Have ready some very rich melted butter, or chop it with cold butter.
Greens must be boiled the same way.

Original Text

CUT off the outside leaves, and cut it in quarters, pick it well, and wash it clean, boil it in a large quantity of water, with plenty of salt in it; when it is tender, and a fine light green, lay it on a sieve to drain, but don't squeeze it, if you do, it will take off the flavour; have ready some very rich melted butter, or chop it with cold butter.—Greens must be boiled the same way.

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