Green Peas au Beurre

Ingredients

• a pint measure of freshly-shelled green peas
• half an ounce of green mint
• a saltspoonful of salt
• the same quantity of sugar
• the best butter

Method

1. 1

   Boil water with salt, sugar, and mint.

2. 2

   Add peas and boil without a lid.

3. 3

   Drain and season with salt and sugar, then stir in butter before serving.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Mrs. Roundell's Practical cookery book (1898) by Roundell, Charles Mrs, page 169. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Green Peas au beurre put a quaint of water on the fire in an earthenware casserole. Never use a tinned pan for green vegetables. Stir into the water a saltspoonful of salt, the same quantity of sugar, and half an ounce of green mint. When the water boils pour in a pint measure of freshly-shelled green peas, boil with no lid on the pan, drain and pick out the hunch of mint. Then dust the Peas over with the finest dusting of salt and castor sugar blended together in equal parts, stir in at the last moment just enough of the best butter

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