Cucumbers in Brown Gravy

Ingredients

• half a dozen medium-sized cucumbers
• one tablespoon of browned flour
• one tablespoon of butter
• one teaspoon of kitchen bouquet
• one-third teaspoon of onion juice
• pepper to taste
• salt to taste

Method

1. 1

   Pare cucumbers and cut into thick slices.

2. 2

   Place in iced water for half an hour, then drain.

3. 3

   Simmer in unseasoned beef stock until tender.

4. 4

   Skim out cucumbers and lay in a hot vegetable dish.

5. 5

   Cook browned flour in butter, add stock, stir until thick and smooth, season, and pour sauce over cucumbers before serving.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Toronto Cook Book (1915) by Powell, E. J. Mrs.,d.b. 1853, page 136. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Cucumbers in Brown Gravy Pare half a dozen medium-sized cucumbers and cut them into thick slices, place them in iced water, let stand half an hour, drain, simmer in unseasoned beef stock until tender, then skim out the cucumbers and lay them in a hot vegetable dish. Cook one tablespoon of browned flour in one tablespoon of butter, add the stock, stir until thick and smooth, season with one teaspoon of kitchen bouquet, one-third teaspoon of onion juice and pepper and salt to taste. Pour the sauce over the cucumbers before serving. French Potatoes Cut boiled potatoes in quarters. If potatoes are large cut into eighths. Pour over melted'butter, flavored with lemon juice. Season with salt and paprika and cook about ten minutes in the oven; then sprinkle with parsley, one and one-half cups of pota- toes to two tablespoons butter, one-half teaspoon lemon juice. Vegetables 265 Hashed Brown Potatoes Chop coarsely some cold boiled potatoes. Put in a bowl, add one-quarter cup cream or milk, pepper, salt and one table- spoon of melted butter and mix well. Have a large spider ready with enough melted butter in it to thoroughly grease it. Put in the potatoes, smoothing it level with a large spoon. Cook over a slow fire until a golden brown on the under side. Lay over it a plate that just covers it and invert. Then slide the potatoes back into the pan, browned side up, and brown the other side. Steamed Cabbage Cut cabbage same as for sauerkraut. Add three slices fat bacon cut up in small pieces. Fry out until brown. Put cab- bage and bacon in frying pan, add one-quarter cup vinegar, cover with water, season with salt and pepper to taste

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