Fricaffee Mushrooms

The Experienced English Housekeeper · Elizabeth Raffald · 1784
Source
The Experienced English Housekeeper
Status
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Not a recipe
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Ingredients (7)
mushrooms
seasoning and thickening
Instructions (9)
  1. Peel and scrape the inside of the mushrooms.
  2. Throw them into salt and water.
  3. If buttons, rub them with flannel.
  4. Take them out and boil them with fresh salt and water.
  5. When they are tender put in a little shred parsley, an onion stuck with cloves.
  6. Toss them up with a good lump of butter rolled in a little flour.
  7. You may put in three spoonfuls of thick cream, and a little nutmeg cut in pieces.
  8. Take care to take out the nutmeg and onion before you serve it to table.
  9. You may leave out the parsley, and stew in a glass of wine if you like it.
Original Text
To fricaffee Mushrooms. PEEL and scrape the inside of the mush- rooms, throw them into salt and water, if but- tons, rub them with flannel, take them out, and boil them with fresh salt and water, when they are tender put in a little shred parsley, an onion stuck with cloves, toss them up with a good lump of butter rolled in a little flour; you may put in three spoonfuls of thick cream, and a lit- tle nutmeg cut in pieces, but take care to take out the nutmeg and onion before you serve it to table: you may leave out the parsley, and stew in a glass of wine if you like it.
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