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Cabbage in White Sauce

A historical recipe from Practical vegetarian cookery, by Kate Buffington Davis, Constance Wachtmeister (1897).

A historical recipe

Practical vegetarian cookery, by Kate Buffington Davis, Constance Wachtmeister (1897). Project Gutenberg eBook #69812.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

Source and licence

From Practical vegetarian cookery, by Kate Buffington Davis, Constance Wachtmeister (1897). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #69812 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69812). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

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What was changed: As printed, from the book's text; Project Gutenberg's header and licence removed. Ingredient lines were read out of the text by a program. A historical recipe, not current advice.

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Ingredients

Method

  1. Cut a head of white cabbage in pieces two or three inches large, put them into a covered saucepan with salt, one cupful of cold water, and flour mixed to a smooth thin paste with soft butter;
  2. boil until the cabbage is very tender.