Okra with Salt Pork
From Miss Parloa's kitchen companion, 1887
Serves 4
For a vegetarian option, cook okra in clear water and season with salt and butter.
Presented as published in 1887. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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Ingredients
Method
As published
This recipe was extracted from Miss Parloa's kitchen companion (1887) by Maria Parloa, page 274. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
each quart of okra put in about three ounces of lean salt pork. Boil for an hour, or even longer, unless it be tender by that time. When it is cooked, pour off the water and season with salt
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