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To Brush and Peel Truffles

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 5 ingredients
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To Brush and Peel Truffles

Oven, in the book's wordsA very hot oven

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Wash the truffles in cold water, changing the water frequently.

  2. Rub the surfaces of the truffles with a hard brush.

  3. Transfer the cleaned truffles to a bowl of clean water.

  4. Drain the truffles and remove any remaining dirt with a small knife.

  5. Wipe the truffles with a cloth and carefully cut away the skin as thinly as possible.

  6. Place the cleaned truffles in a saucepan with a well-fitting lid.

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.

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