Salsify

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoonful of flour
• 1 quart cold water
• 4 oz. salt
• Juice of half a lemon
• 1 or 2 oz. chopped suet
• white sauce (see p. 41)
• Yorkshire pudding

Method

1. 1

   Wash and scrape the salsify.

2. 2

   Place the flour in a saucepan and stir while adding the water.

3. 3

   Add the suet and season with salt and lemon juice.

4. 4

   Boil this mixture while stirring over the fire.

5. 5

   As soon as a piece of salsify is scraped it should be washed piece by piece in a basin of water, and then dropped into the boiling liquid.

6. 6

   When all is done boil freely till tender, drain, and serve with white sauce or gravy.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from The victory cookery book (1918) by Peel, C. S. Mrs, page 41. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Salsify Materials.—Salsify, 1 tablespoonful of flour, 1 quart cold water, 4 oz. salt, Juice of half a lemon, 1 or 2 0z. chopped suet, white sauce (see p. 41), Yorkshire pudding

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