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Navy 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. 3 large 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. Chop finely 2 or 3 large onions, and season highly with salt, pepper and vinegar.
  2. This is fine for those who like raw onions, and is served with oysters raw or cooked.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
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Credit

From The household cook book (1902), printed page 105, 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.