Garnish of Cucumber

Ingredients

• two or three cucumbers
• a tablespoonful of salt
• half an ounce of butter
• half a pint of good broth
• a piece of sugar

Method

1. 1

   Peel and slice cucumbers, sprinkle with salt, and moisten with vinegar.

2. 2

   Let sit for two hours, then strain and sauté with butter, broth, and sugar.

3. 3

   Simmer for half an hour, then boil quickly to a glaze, adding sauce as needed.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Practical household cookery (1891) by E. Duret, page 57. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

GARNISH OF CUCUMBER. Peel two or three cucumbei's ; cut them in slices of the thickness of half a crown ; put them in a large dish, sprinkle over a tablespoonful of salt, and moisten with vinegar; let them remain in this pickle for about two hours; after which, strain on a sieve and place in a saut6-pan with half an ounce of butter, half a pint of good broth, and a piece of sugar

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