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 Thorough Good Cook by George Augustus Sala is now in the public domain. The recipes are original and unadulterated, of course!

RECIPE

 

 
  14. Soup of Brussels sprouts.

  Sort out about fifty Brussels sprouts nearly of a size
and as small as you can get them ; boil them perfectly tender
and green in salt and water, drain them thoroughly on a
napkin, and -when you serve the dinner, boil them for five
minutes in two quarts of clear consomme (No. 2) ; add a small
lump of sugar and salt, if required ; fried crusts of French
roll may be added.

 
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