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Curry Powder

A historical recipe from The Virginia Housewife, by Mary Randolph (1860).

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A historical recipe

The Virginia Housewife; Or, Methodical Cook, by Mary Randolph (1860). Project Gutenberg eBook #12519.

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

United States

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

Ingredients 1 ingredient

  1. One ounce turmeric

Method

  1. One ounce turmeric, one do.
  2. coriander seed, one do.
  3. cummin seed, one do.
  4. white ginger, one of nutmeg, one of mace, and one of Cayenne pepper;
  5. pound all together, and pass them through a line sieve;
  6. bottle and cork it well--one tea-spoonful is sufficient to season any made dish.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Sieve
Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From The Virginia Housewife, by Mary Randolph (1860). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #12519 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12519). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

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.