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From The homekeeper (1872).

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A historical recipe

The homekeeper, by S. D. [from old catalog] Farrar (1872).

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. a pinch of black pepper

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 fine a half-pound of fat salt pork, wet two dozen crackers, or the same amount of bread, in cold water, and chop with the pork ;
  2. add a pinch of black pepper, a large spoon of fine sage, and water enough to mix it.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
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Credit

From The homekeeper (1872), printed page 49, digitised by the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/homekeeper00farr

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.