FoodNet

Essence of Capsicum

From The encyclopædia of practical cookery, 1890

Serves 4

It is then ready for use.

Presented as published in 1890. 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 encyclopædia of practical cookery (1890) by Theodore Francis Garrett, page 123. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Essence of Capsicum.— (1) Put 2oz. of dried Capsicums in the sun for an hour or so, pound them in a mortar, put them into a glass bottle, add 1 teaspoonful of salt, and pour over only sufficient vinegar

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