Okra
A historical recipe from Housekeeping in Old Virginia, by Marion Cabell Tyree (1878).
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A historical recipe
Housekeeping in Old Virginia, by Marion Cabell Tyree (1878) .
Project Gutenberg eBook #42450.
From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.
Known as an American recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.
Ingredients
1
1 ingredient
a teacup of cream
Cook safely
Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.
Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.
Method
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Boil young okra till tender, in salt and water. Drain, add half a teacup of cream, and a heaping tablespoonful butter. Let it boil up, turn it out in a dish, sprinkle salt and pepper over it and serve hot.
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Music from United States
19 recordings, free to play here.
Hesitation blues - Al Bernard 1919
1919
Position in the track
3:44
Hesitation blues - Al Bernard 1919
1919 · 3:44
"Rags to Burn", by Frank X. McFadden (1899)
1899 · 5:40
Nightmare Blues - Daisy Martin (1921)
1921 · 3:07
Hop To It by George A. Hardwick (1920)
1920 · 3:13
Felix Arndt "From Soup to Nuts" (February 20, 1914) Victor 17558 = ragtime composer of "Nola" piano
1914 · 3:15
"Marching Through Georgia" by Henry C. Work – sung by Harlan & Stanley (1904)
1904 · 2:06
Boyle Woolfolk & Hampton Durand - That Kentucky Rag (1912)
2026 · 3:57
Shenandoah (2017) - Singing Sergeants - United States Air Force Band
2017 · 2:12
W. C. Powell - Funny Folks (1904)
2026 · 3:19
Some of These Days - Sophie Tucker (1911)
1911 · 4:24
"The Entertainer" (1902), by Scott Joplin
2018 · 5:06
"Leola (Two-Step)" (1905), by Scott Joplin
4:51
The Lone Star Blues by Paul Durst (1916, piano rendition)
1916 · 4:00
Keep on Going - Daisy Martin (1921)
1921 · 3:00
Tom Brown's Trilling Tune by Charles L. Cooke (1916)
1916 · 3:07
Marian Anderson - My Way's Cloudy
1923 · 2:51
"Grandfather's Clock" by Henry C. Work – sung by the Edison Quartet (1905)
1905 · 2:12
Shenandoah - Singing Sergeants - United States Air Force Band
2001 · 3:18
Victor Herbert - Dodge Brothers March (1920)
2026 · 5:51
“Hesitation blues - Al Bernard 1919”, via Wikimedia Commons (converted to MP3) · Public domain (recording published by 1925) Public domain (recording published by 1925) · Source
About it
Cuisine Virginian
Yield
Not stated
Cookware for this recipe
Saucepan
Spatula
Colander
United States
Saucepan
Spatula
Colander