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Sweetbreads En Coquille

A historical recipe from Favorite Dishes, by Carrie V. Shuman (1893).

A historical recipe

Favorite Dishes : a Columbian Autograph Souvenir Cookery Book, by Carrie V. Shuman (1893). Project Gutenberg eBook #6703.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

Source and licence

From Favorite Dishes, by Carrie V. Shuman (1893). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #6703 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6703). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

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Ingredients

Method

  1. From MISS JENNIE TORREYSON, of Nevada, Alternate Lady Manager.
  2. One pound sweetbreads.
  3. Soak them one hour in salt water;
  4. boil till tender in salt water in which an onion has been put.
  5. One can mushrooms ("champignons") cut into small pieces, stew a bit till tender and mix with sweetbreads after they are boiled till tender and cut into small pieces.
  6. One pint cream, one tablespoonful butter, one tablespoonful flour.
  7. Cream the butter, mixing with the flour till smooth;
  8. stir with the cream, add one tablespoonful of Worcestershire sauce and stir together over the fire until it boils, then pour it over the sweetbreads and mushrooms.
  9. Serve in shells or cases.
  10. Can be used also without mushrooms if desired.