Anchovy Butter or Paste
A historical recipe from The Book of Household Management, by Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary) (1861).
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A historical recipe
The Book of Household Management, by Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary) (1861). Project Gutenberg eBook #10136.
From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.
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- INGREDIENTS.--2 dozen anchovies, 1/2 lb.
- of fresh butter.
- Mode.--Wash the anchovies thoroughly;
- bone and dry them, and pound them in a mortar to a paste.
- Mix the butter gradually with them, and rub the whole through a sieve.
- Put it by in small pots for use, and carefully exclude the air with a bladder, as it soon changes the colour of anchovies, besides spoiling them.
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