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

 

  
 
18. Ragout of Cucumbers.
  Gut a number of cucumbers in half, taking out the
seeds, slice them very thin, and soak them in vinegar, salt,
pepper, and sliced onions. When they have lain in this
n, sufficient time, take them out and press them dry in a,
cloth ; put them into a saucepan with butter, smooth sauce
(p. 347), and stock, if your ragout is to be white, with Spanish
sauce (p. 347) without butter and nutmeg if brown ; add a
bunch of sweet herbs. When done, thicken with yolks of
eggs; put in a little lemon juice, and serve.
 
 

 
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