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Beet-root

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United Kingdom

Known as a British recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Ingredients 4 ingredients

  1. Salt
  2. Must
  3. a pint of vinegar
  4. Water
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Cook safely

Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.

  • Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.

Method

  1. Beet-root must be boiled in strong salt and water, to which add a pint of vinegar and a little cochineal.
  2. When boiled enough, take it off the fire, and keep it in the liquor in which it has been boiled.
  3. It makes a pretty garnish for a dish of fish, and is not unpleasant to eat.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Saucepan