Mushrooms. No. 1.

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
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Ingredients (7)
Mushrooms
Pickle
Instructions (15)
  1. Gather mushrooms in August or September.
  2. Peel off the uppermost skin.
  3. Cut large mushrooms into quarters and throw them into clear water.
  4. Be careful not to use worm-eaten mushrooms.
  5. Put buttons whole into water.
  6. Take mushrooms out and wash them in another clear water.
  7. Put mushrooms into a dry skillet without water.
  8. Add a little salt and set on the fire to boil in their own liquor until half is consumed and they are as tender as you wish them.
  9. Remove scum as it rises.
  10. Remove from fire and pour into a colander to drain off all the water.
  11. Prepare pickle by boiling best white wine vinegar and letting it cool.
  12. Add mace, ginger, cloves, and whole pepper to the pickle.
  13. Boil the pickle.
  14. Put mushrooms into the cold pickle.
  15. Tie them up close.
Original Text
Mushrooms. No. 1. Gather your mushrooms in August or September, and peel off the uppermost skin; cut the large ones into quarters, and, as you do them, throw them into clear water, but be very careful not to have any worm-eaten ones. You may put the buttons in whole; the white are the best, and look better than the red. Take them out, and wash them in another clear water; then put them into a dry skillet without water; and with a little salt set them on the fire to boil in their own liquor, till half is consumed and they are as tender as you wish them; as the scum rises, take it off. Remove them from the fire: pour them into a colander, and drain off all the water. Have ready pickle, boiled and become cold again, made of the best white wine vinegar; then add a little mace, ginger, cloves, and whole pepper: boil it; put your mushrooms in the pickle when cold, and tie them up close.
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