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Tripe

A historical recipe from Allied Cookery, by Grace Clergue Harrison, Gertrude Clergue (1916).

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A historical recipe

Allied Cookery: British, French, Italian, Belgian, Russian, by Grace Clergue Harrison, Gertrude Clergue (1916). Project Gutenberg eBook #44947.

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

Italy

Known as an Italian recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Ingredients 2 ingredients

  1. Two pounds of tripe
  2. a tumblerful of good gravy

Method

  1. Two pounds of tripe well cooked;
  2. cut in thin strips, put them in a stew-pan with 2 ozs.
  3. of butter, 3 ozs.
  4. of chopped mushrooms, salt, pepper, half a tumblerful of good gravy or stock;
  5. cover, and let all cook until the liquid is entirely reduced.
  6. Spread upon a fireproof dish that has been well buttered, a layer of tripe, a layer of tomato sauce rather thick;
  7. sprinkle each layer with grated cheese;
  8. finish with the tomato.
  9. Sprinkle the top with grated cheese and bread-crumbs, then pour over a little butter melted to oil.
  10. Put the dish in the oven for fifteen minutes.

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Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From Allied Cookery, by Grace Clergue Harrison, Gertrude Clergue (1916). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #44947 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44947). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

What was changed: As printed, from the book's text; Project Gutenberg's header and licence removed. Ingredient lines were read out of the text by a program. A historical recipe, not current advice.