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From Dainty meals for small households (1899).

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A historical recipe

Dainty meals for small households, by Marguerite Ninet (1899).

United Kingdom

Known as a British 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 tablespoonful of vinegar

Cook safely

Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.

  • Grill and open flame. Keep sleeves, hair and tea towels away from the flame, and stay with the grill while it's lit. Barbecue outdoors only, never in a closed space.
  • 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. When made with fresh butter, this goes very well with grilled dishes.
  2. Beat to a cream a lump of fresh butter, stir it over the fire, steadily adding the while finely-chopped parsley and chives, and finish off with a tablespoonful of vinegar.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Grill or grill pan
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Wooden spoon
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Credit

From Dainty meals for small households (1899), printed page 67, digitised by the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/b20386217

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.