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Bean Stew
From The new practical housekeeping, 1890
Serves 6
Pork or other fats can be used instead of butter.
Presented as published in 1890. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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This recipe was extracted from The new practical housekeeping (1890) by Estelle Woods Wilcox, page 531. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
two quarts water ; when done, take out, add twelve raw potatoes and two onions sliced, or if very small, leave potatoes whole ; cook three-quiirters of an hour, and add tablespoon butter and cup milk mixed with a beaten egg ; boil a moment or two and serve ; or if not wished with as much liquid, prepare the dressing of butter, milk and egg in saucepan, skim out potatoes and onions, add, and boil up once m it. Score the meat and brown in oven and serve. If quite salt, soak a little while before cooking. Vegetable Stews. — These are of German or Swiss origin, and if well prepared are excellent. For a Cabbage Stew, take as much as needed, quarter, core and boil till fairly done, but not tender ; then skim out into a large pan of clear cold water. Let it cool and drain ; press in colander or with the hands, then cut it f ne or coarse, just as liked ; meantime put on stove a kettle or saucepan — a deep fry- ing pan will do — with butter and drippings, half and half, rather more than for frying same amount potatoes, and add a minced onion or two. When it is slightly browned dredge with a table- spoon of flour to a quart of cabbage ; it should oe rather moist. Pepper and salt to taste, stir frequently and cook slowly from half to three-quarters of an hour. Never put a cover on any of these vegetable stews while cooking as it would cause the thickening to settle to the bottom and burn, while the evaporating process that ^ives it flavor would be checked. If to guard against flies, a cover 18 necessary, use a wire one. For Bean Stew, put a teacup picked and washed white beans
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