Boiled Spinach
A historical recipe from Mary at the farm, and book of recipes compiled during her visit among the "Pennsylvania Germans", by Thomas, Edith M. (Edith May) (1915).
A historical recipe
Mary at the farm, and book of recipes compiled during her visit among the "Pennsylvania Germans", by Thomas, Edith M. (Edith May) (1915). Project Gutenberg eBook #13545.
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Credit
From Mary at the farm, and book of recipes compiled during her visit among the "Pennsylvania Germans", by Thomas, Edith M. (Edith May) (1915). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #13545 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13545). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.
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Ingredients
Method
- Wash one-half peck of spinach thoroughly through a half dozen waters, until free from sand.
- Place in a stew-pan containing a small quantity of boiling water and one teaspoon of butter.
- Cook until tender, drain, chop fine.
- Place a large tablespoonful of butter in stew-pan and when hot add chopped spinach, season with salt and pepper;
- serve in a warmed dish, garnished with either chopped or sliced hard boiled eggs.
- A German cook, noted for the fine flavor of her cooked spinach and green peas, said her secret consisted in adding a teaspoon of butter to the vegetables while cooking.
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