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Corn with Acid

From The household (of the Detroit free press), 1886

Serves 4

Beans and peas can be prepared in the same way.

Presented as published in 1886. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record

Ingredients

Method

As published

This recipe was extracted from The household (of the Detroit free press) (1886) by Goff, May Perrin,, page 414. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

CORN WITH ACID. Dissolve one ounce and a quarter of tartaric acid in half a pint of water, cut the corn from the cob and add sufficient water to cook it properly. When cooked add two tablespoonfuls of the acid solution

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.