The Thorough Good Cook
by George Augustus Sala
recipes from 1896

A digital version of a rare antique cookbook originally published in 1896 for those who want to kick it Olde Skool !

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RECIPE

 

 
23. To Boil a Capon Larded With Lemons.

Truss a fairly good capon ; boil it by itself in water, with
a little oatmeal. Then take mutton broth and half a pint
of white wine, a bundle of herbs, whole mace ; season with
verjuice ; put in arrow and dates ; season with sugar. Cut up
preserved lemons ; with a larding-pin lard them in ; put the
capon in a deep dish ; thicken your broth with almonds, and
pour it on the bird.

 

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