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Salt Brandy

A simple infusion of old brandy with finely powdered table salt.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Salt Brandy

Ingredients

Directions

Make and store

  1. Add the salt to the brandy and shake well.

  2. Store the bottle in a cool, dark place.

Use

  1. Use 1 to 3 teaspoons as needed.

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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What each ingredient does

Old brandy
Acts as the liquid base that carries the dissolved salt.
Table salt
Provides the salt that flavours the brandy.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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