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Maitre D’hotel Butter

A historical recipe from Molly Gavin's own cookbook, by Molly Gavin (1927).

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A historical recipe

Molly Gavin's own cookbook, by Molly Gavin (1927). Project Gutenberg eBook #77698.

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. 1 tbp chopped parsley

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. ¼ c butter or butter substitute, ½ tsp salt, ¼ tsp paprika, 1 tbp chopped parsley, ¾ tbp lemon juice.
  2. Cream the butter;
  3. add seasonings, then work in the lemon juice slowly.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From Molly Gavin's own cookbook, by Molly Gavin (1927). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #77698 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77698). 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.