Broiled Tomatoes

Ingredients

• Put as many tomatoes as are needed
• put in a large lump of butter
• sprinkle the tomatoes thickly with flour
• a little pepper
• a little salt
• Put them in skillet with 1 pint of brown sugar

Method

1. 1

   Put tomatoes in boiling water to remove skin, cut into slices.

2. 2

   Heat a skillet, add butter, sprinkle tomatoes with flour, pepper, and salt.

3. 3

   Cook in skillet with brown sugar, turning while cooking.

4. 4

   Serve very hot.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Kentucky receipt book (1903) by Mary Harris Frazer, page 83. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Broiled Tomatoes. Put as many tomatoes as are needed in boiling water; remove the skin, cut into slices, have a skillet quite hot and put in a large lump of butter; sprinkle the tomatoes thickly with flour, a little pepper and salt. Put them in skillet with 1 pint of brown sugar; turn while cooking. Serve very hot. Stuffed Tomatoes. Take 6 tomatoes and 12 mushrooms, 1 tablespoon of chopped parsley, 1 tablespoon of melted butter, 2 tablespoons of bread crumbs, % cup of finely chopped chicken, salt and pepper. Select nice firm tomatoes. Remove a small circular piece from each and take out seed. Cut mushrooms in pieces and mix with chicken ; add other ingredients and fill tomatoes. Set in oven to brown. Baked Apples. Peel apples, then core them; put in baking dish; if not juicy enough add a little water and 1 pint granulated sugar, 1 kitchen spoon of butter; cook a light brown. An acid apple is best for cooking. Stewed Com. Cut from cob twice, then put in skillet with a little water and a few slices of bacon; stir often and cook until done. Snap Beans. String beans and break in pieces; put in kettle ^4 pound of KENTUCKY RECEIPT BOOK. 141 pork with enough cold water to cover well. Let it cook 1 hour, then add the beans and cook 1 hour longer and they are ready to serve. Tomatoes. Take ripe tomatoes and remove part of the pulp, then drain them and put in some onion juice, chopped parsley and grated bread crumbs. Break an egg in each tomato and set in oven to cook. Serve for tea. Shelled Beans. Wash beans and put on with cold water to cover. Lima or white beans are improved by cooking with %^ pound fat pork or bacon and a little salt

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