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Maccaroni

From Cookery, 1897

Use good quality maccaroni.

Presented as published in 1897. 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 Cookery (1897) by Marguerite Ninet, page 30. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Maccaroni. This also provides a pleasant change, and goes very well with all kinds of stews, or can be eaten separately as an entree. The maccaroni must be of good quality. Lately an excellent make hailing from Rolle in Switzerland, where it is prepared and dried in patent hot-air ovens, has been imported into Lngland, and can now be procured in London at M. Paul Schiller’s, 29, New Oxford Street, W. It is strongly to be recommended as going further than poorer qualities, and giving better results. There is a secret about the proper preparation of this particular article, namely, rapidity. Boil it in plenty of water over a fierce fire, so that the process may take place almost violently ; as soon as it is tender pour it into a colander, and shake out all the liquid promptly ; have ready some butter heated in a suitable saucepan, with or without crushed tomatoes, put in the 74 COOKERY, maocaroni, stir, and season plentifully ; then serve quickly on a very hot dish, and send in grated cheese
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