Artichokes

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.
Status
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Not a recipe
No
Ingredients (10)
brine
for cooking artichokes
topping
for serving
Instructions (6)
  1. Lay artichokes about six hours in a very strong brine of salt and water.
  2. Put them into a pot of boiling water, and boil them till you can draw the leaves from the bottom.
  3. Cut the bottom leaves smooth and clean.
  4. Put them into a pot with whole black pepper, salt, cloves, mace, bay-leaves, and as much white wine vinegar as will cover them.
  5. Pour upon them melted butter an inch thick, and cover them down close.
  6. When you take out any for use, put them into boiling water, with a piece of butter to plump them.
Original Text
Artichokes. Artichokes should be laid about six hours in a very strong brine of salt and water. Then put them into a pot of boiling water, and boil them till you can draw the leaves from the bottom, which must be cut smooth and clean, and put into a pot, with whole black pepper, salt, cloves, mace, bay-leaves, and as much white wine vinegar as will cover them. Lastly, pour upon them melted butter an inch thick, and cover them down close. When you take out any for use, put them into boiling water, with a piece of butter to plump them, and you may use them for whatever you please.
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