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Cucumber Sauce

From The household cook book (1902).

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A historical recipe

The household cook book, by Smiley, James B[ethuel], [from old catalog] ed (1902).

United States

Known as an American recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

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

Ingredients 1 ingredient

  1. one small onion

Cook safely

  • Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.

Method

  1. Peel and chop finely 2 or 3 cucumbers (they must be so young that the seeds are small);
  2. chop one small onion and add to the cucumbers.
  3. Season with salt, pepper, cayenne and vinegar;
  4. this is better liked by some people than the navy sauce.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Vegetable peeler
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Credit

From The household cook book (1902), printed page 101, digitised by the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/householdcookboo00smil

What was changed: Read by machine from the book's scanned text into ingredients and method. The title's capitals were tidied; spelling and scanning errors are left as they are.