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A historical recipe from One hundred & one Mexican dishes, by Southworth, May E. (May Elizabeth) (1906).

A historical recipe

One hundred & one Mexican dishes, by Southworth, May E. (May Elizabeth) (1906). Project Gutenberg eBook #68235.

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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From One hundred & one Mexican dishes, by Southworth, May E. (May Elizabeth) (1906). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #68235 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68235). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

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Ingredients

Method

  1. Put a teaspoonful of lard in a deep porcelain saucepan and when hot add a quarter of a pound of ham, chopped fine, an onion chopped, salt and chile powder.
  2. When these are well browned, add a pint of picked shrimps and stir until hot;
  3. then put in a half-pint of washed rice, a bay-leaf, thyme and parsley.
  4. Cover and simmer with sufficient water added to cook the rice until each grain stands out alone.