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Crayfish-Broth for Purifying the Blood

From La cuisine creole, 1885

Should be taken fasting for best effect.

Presented as published in 1885. 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 La cuisine creole (1885) by Lafcadio Hearn, page 4. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

CBAYFISH-BBOTH FOR PUBIFYING THE BLOOD. Take two pounds of the lean part of very white veal, chop it very fine; add to ît three dozen crayfish and a handful of green chervil; pound them together to thoroughly bruise the crayfish ; then put the whole înto a stewpan, and pour upon it three pints of cold spring water; add a little sait

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