The Devil
From The cult of the chafing dish, 1904
Presented as published in 1904. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record
Ingredients
Method
Nutrition per serving
13Calories
1 gProtein
2 gCarbs
0 gFat
Full nutrition (34 nutrients)
Calories13 kcal
Protein0.7 g
Carbohydrates2.2 g
Fiber0.6 g
Sugars1 g
Total Fat0.3 g
Saturated Fat1.4 g
Monounsaturated Fat6.4 g
Polyunsaturated Fat1 g
Omega-30.1 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Sodium645 mg
Potassium99 mg
Calcium15 mg
Iron0.7 mg
Magnesium17 mg
Phosphorus13 mg
Zinc0.1 mg
Copper0 mg
Manganese0.1 mg
Vitamin D0 mcg
Vitamin C0.8 mg
Vitamin A29 mcg
Vitamin E0.4 mg
Vitamin K1 mcg
Vitamin B60.1 mg
Vitamin B120 mcg
Thiamin (B1)0 mg
Riboflavin (B2)0 mg
Niacin (B3)0.3 mg
Folate4.7 mcg
Choline1.6 mg
Caffeine0 mg
Water14 g
As published
This recipe was extracted from The cult of the chafing dish (1904) by Frank Schloesser, page 42. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
the same of anchovy sauce, and half a dozen capers, chopped up. When very hot spread this upon rounds of buttered toast. Devilled Chestnuts. Boil half a pound of chestnuts and remove the shells and skins. Break them in handy little lumps. When cold and hard return them to the Chafing Dish and fry them in a tablespoon of butter, half a teaspoon of Paprika, and plenty of salt, until they are well cooked through. Drain and dry them on blotting-paper, and put a drop of Tabasco on each lump. Salted Almonds. Melt one and a half tablespoons of butter. Drop into it a quarter of a pound of blanched almonds, and hot up till the almonds are 154 THE CHAFING DISH well burned, brown but not black. Drain them on blotting-paper and sprinkle them with plenty of salt and a little Paprika. The Devil. One can devil bones, biscuits, meat and fish in a Chafing Dish very nearly as well as on the grill. Care must be taken always to score the flesh across with deep incisions, so that the devil mixture penetrates well into the meat. This is the best devil mixture for Chafing-Dish purposes that I know. There may be better, but I have not come across them. Mix well upon a plate a teaspoon of mustard, the same of Worcester sauce and anchovy sauce, two teaspoons of olive oil and half a teaspoon of Paprika
Read the full page as publishedCollapse the page
Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.