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French Stew

From White House cook book (1889).

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A historical recipe

White House cook book, by F. L. (Fanny Lemira) Gillette (1889).

France

Known as a French 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 2 ingredients

  1. a cupful of hot water
  2. two sliced onions

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. Grease the bottom of an iron pot, and place in it three or f oin: pounds of* beef;
  2. be very careful that it does not bimi, and turn it until it is nicely browned.
  3. Set a muflSn ring xmder the beef to prevent its sticking.
  4. Add a few sliced carrots, one or two sliced onions, and a cupful of hot water;
  5. keep covered, and stew slowly until the vegetables are done.
  6. Add pepper and salt.
  7. If you wish more gravy, add hot water, and thicken with flour.
  8. Serve on a dish with the vegetables.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Spatula
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Credit

From White House cook book (1889), printed page 103, digitised by the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/whitehousecookb00gillgoog

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.