Italian Spaghetti
From the congressional club cook book (1927).
A historical recipe
the congressional club cook book (1927).
Italy
Known as an Italian 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 5 ingredients
- 2 cans of tomatoes
- 1 pound dried mushrooms
- 1 pound salt
- 8 quarts of water
- 2 large onions
Possible health benefits
General information, not medical advice.
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Tomato
High in protein · 1.2 g per 100 g, 21% of the energy from protein
- Protein contributes to a growth in muscle mass.
- Protein contributes to the maintenance of muscle mass.
- Protein contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.
Source of vitamin C · 23 mg per 100 g, 29% of the reference intake per 100 g
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of blood vessels.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of bones.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of cartilage.
11 more authorised claims
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of gums.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of skin.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of teeth.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal psychological function.
- Vitamin C contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
- Vitamin C contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.
- Vitamin C contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
- Vitamin C contributes to the regeneration of the reduced form of vitamin E.
- Vitamin C increases iron absorption.
Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble nutrient found in some foods. In the body, it acts as an antioxidant, helping to protect cells from the damage caused by free radicals. NIH fact sheet
Nutrients per 100 g of “Tomatoes, green, raw”, USDA FoodData Central.
Claims: EU Register of health claims (Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, © European Union, CC BY 4.0), shown only where the ingredient meets the claim's conditions (Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). Nutrients: USDA FoodData Central (CC0). Facts: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (public domain).
Cook safely
Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.
- Oven and hot trays. Use dry oven gloves for trays and dishes: a hot tray looks just like a cold one. Open the oven door away from your face and let the first rush of heat out.
- 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
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- 1 five or six-pound chicken.
- 2 large onions.
- 2 cans of tomatoes.
- 1 pound dried mushrooms.
- 1 stalk of celery.
- Use dried red peppers and l ham bone or 1 pound salt to taste.
- smoked meat.
- To make sauce cut up chicken in pieces and put on to cook with 8 quarts of water.
- Add all other ingredients;
- cook slowly 5 or 6 hours;
- stir often to prevent burning.
- Mushrooms should be soaked overnight before using.
- Strain and put on to cook another 2 or 3 hours to thicken.
- Take a deep baking dish, fill with cooked spaghetti, use sauce generously and sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese;
- cover pan and bake slowly for about % hour or less.
- Will keep 2 or 3 days if kept in cool place.
Plating
Cookware for this recipe
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Baking dish
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Wooden spoon
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Sieve