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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The free companion book to Eat Dangerously is The Thorough Good Cook by George Augustus Sala. The recipes are original and unadulterated, of course!

RECIPE

 

 
10. Autumn Soup.

  Cut, as for a Julienne (No. 8), the white parts of four
leeks, the same of two heads of celery, and a lettuce; wash,
and throw them into boiling broth; add a pint of. young
peas, a little sugar and pepper, two large spoonfuls of
flour, mixed thinly and smooth, with some cold stock- ; stir
the broth with a tablespoon to render it smooth, and after
boiling it an hour and a half, pour it into the tureen with
crusts dried as usual (see No.12).
 

 
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