Carrots with Ham or Bacon

Ingredients

• three ounces of butter
• one ounce of flour
• a gill of boiling stock or water
• half a pound of ham or bacon
• a bouquet garni
• a clove of garlic, or a large onion

Method

1. 1

   Melt butter in a stewpan and mix with flour, stirring for five minutes.

2. 2

   Add boiling stock or water, then ham or bacon, pepper, salt, bouquet garni, and garlic or onion.

3. 3

   Cut carrots into slices and add to the stewpan.

4. 4

   Boil until tender, then remove the onion and bouquet garni, and serve.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Buckmaster's cookery (1887) by J. C. Buckmaster, page 103. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

CARROTS WITH HAM OR BACON. Ingredients. Carrots. Ham. Bouquet garni 1. Melt in a stewpan three ounces of butter, and (2) mix with it one ounce of flour ; stir for five minutes. 3. Add a gill of boiling stock or water, stirring with a wooden spoon. 4. Add half a pound of ham or bacon, cut into half-inch dice, with a little pepper (and, perhaps, a little salt, but this will depend on the saltness of the ham or bacon), a bouquet garni , with a clove of garlic, or a large onion

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