Cucumbers, to stew

The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New ... · Bury, Charlotte Campbell, Lady · 1840

Source: The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory;: In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed.
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Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (10)

twelve cucumbers ↝ Cucumber, raw [Other vegetables and combinations]
butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
gravy ↝ Gravy, NFS [Dips, gravies, other sauces]
claret
pepper ↝ Spices, pepper, black [Spices and Herbs]
cloves ↝ Garlic, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
mace ↝ Spices, mace, ground [Spices and Herbs]
butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
flour ↝ Flour, 00 [Cereal Grains and Pasta]
onion ↝ Onions, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]

Instructions (6)

Pare twelve cucumbers, and slice them rather thicker than for eating; put them to drain, and lay them in a coarse cloth till dry.
Flour and fry them brown in butter.
Put to them some gravy, a little claret, some pepper, cloves, and mace.
Let them stew a little.
Roll a bit of butter in flour, and toss them up.
Slice a sufficient quantity of onion thin, and do it like the cucumbers.

Original Text

Cucumbers, to stew.

Pare twelve cucumbers, and slice them rather thicker than for eating; put them to drain, and lay them in a coarse cloth till dry. Flour and fry them brown in butter; then put to them some gravy, a little claret, some pepper, cloves, and mace; let them stew a little; then roll a bit of butter in flour, and toss them up. A sufficient quantity of onion should be sliced thin, and done like the cucumbers.

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