Mussels

Ingredients

• one quart of mussels
• one onion
• one oz. of butter
• one oz. of flour
• one or two eggs
• vinegar
• chopped parsley may be added

Method

1. 1

   Clean mussels and put in a pan with water and vinegar.

2. 2

   Set over a small fire; as soon as shells open, they are done.

3. 3

   Melt butter in another pan, add flour and strained liquor, then yolks of eggs.

4. 4

   Pour over mussels and serve at once.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The century cook book (1894) by Jennie A. Hansey, page 21. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Mussels. Take one quart of mussels, one onion, parsley, one oz. of butter, one oz. of flour, one or two eggs, vinegar. Clean the shell and put the mussels in a pan with a little water and Shell Fish and How to Prepare It 27 vinegar, mix parsley, pepper and salt. Set them over a small fire; as soon as the shells open they are done. Melt the butter in another pan, add the flour and the strained liquojr, then the yolks of eggs. Pour over the mussels, and serve at once. Chopped parsley may be added

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