Boiled Oyster Plant

Ingredients

• a bunch of tender oyster plant
• a tablespoon butter
• cream enough to cover
• salt
• pepper

Method

1. 1

   Scrape a bunch of tender oyster plant, putting the roots soon as scraped in cold water, to which a little vinegar has been added.

2. 2

   Cut them in pieces, put them in a saucepan of boiling water over the fire and boil until tender; then drain.

3. 3

   Add a tablespoon butter, cream enough to cover, seasoning of salt and pepper.

4. 4

   Serve as soon as cream is hot.

5. 5

   The cream may be omitted, a little flour added for thickening.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Landmarks club cook book (1903) by The Landmarks club, Los Angeles, Calif., page 64. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

BOILED OYSTER PLANT. Scrape a bunch of tender oyster plant, putting the roots soon as scraped in cold water, to which a little vinegar has been added. Cut them in pieces, put them in a saucepan of boiling water over the fire and boil until tender; then drain. Add a tablespoon butter, cream enough to cover, seasoning of salt and pepper

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