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Fowl (Poulet aux Cressons)

From Cassell's dictionary of cookery, 1892

Serves 4

Time, from half to one hour, according to size.

Presented as published in 1892. 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 Cassell's dictionary of cookery (1892) by Cassell & Company, page 543. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Fowl (Poulet aux Cressons) . — Place a layer of fresh watercresses on a dish ; let them be quite free from moisture ; arrange evenly, and sprinkle salt lightly over them. If vine- gar be approved, pour a small quantity over the cresses. A roast fowl may now be laid upon them

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