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Fried Parsnips

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Fried Parsnips

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Scrape the parsnips and boil gently until tender, usually an hour; drain, and when cold cut them into long thin slices about one-third inch in thickness; season each slice with salt and pepper; dip in melted butter and flour and fry in hot fat until both sides are thor- oughly browned; drain well, and serve.

  2. ASPARAGUS.

  3. Wash thoroughly; scrape off the outer skin; tie into bundles; cover with boiling, slightlv salted water, and boil for fifteen

  4. minutes, or until the asparagus is tender; drain; season with pepper, salt and butter, or pour a white sauce over it and serve on toast. Asparagus may be served cold with a mayonnaise dressing-. The water in which the asparagus is boiled can be used for soup.

  5. Remove the strings; cut into inch pieces; wash and cook in boiling- salted water for two or three hours, or until the beans are tender; drain; season with butter, pepper and salt; when very young they will cook in much shorter time.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

6Calories
0 gProtein
0 gFat
2 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 2 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By Tracy, Suzanne. [from old catalog]. Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures. See the original page.

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