Peas a la Bonne Femme

Name: Peas a la Bonne Femme
Ingredients: Shell and cook in salted water 1 quart of green peas; half a small onion; 1 oz. of butter; 2 oz. of cooked lean ham; a teaspoonful of flour; a pinch of castor sugar; grated nutmeg; salt; pepper; 2 tablespoonsful of good stock

From How to cook vegetables, 1911

Presented as published in 1911. 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 How to cook vegetables (1911) by Charles Herman Senn, page 66. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Peas a la Bonne Femme. Shell and cook in salted water 1 quart of green peas and drain them. Peel and mince finely half a small onion, fry it to a pale golden colour in 1 oz. of butter ; to this add 2 oz. of cooked lean ham cut into small dice ; dredge with a teaspoonful of flour, stir over the fire for a few seconds, and add the cooked peas. Season with a pinch of castor sugar, grated nutmeg, salt and pepper ; moisten with 2 tablespoonsful of good stock

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