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

 

 
  32. Cucumber and Pea Soup.

  Prepare the broth as usual, and pour it quite boiling
into a tureen containing a pint of pens dressed -, la
Francaise (that is to say, stewed in broth, butter, and sugar),
also two cucumbers cut in scallops, as for an entree, and
dressed in a demi-glaze with a pinch more sugar.
 
 

 
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