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To Boil Salmon
From Virginia Cookery-book, 1884
Serves 6
Serve with shrimp sauce and garnish with parsley.
Presented as published in 1884. 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
6Calories
1 gProtein
0 gCarbs
0 gFat
Full nutrition (33 nutrients)
Calories5.9 kcal
Protein0.8 g
Carbohydrates0 g
Fiber0 g
Sugars0 g
Total Fat0.3 g
Saturated Fat0 g
Monounsaturated Fat0.1 g
Polyunsaturated Fat0.1 g
Cholesterol2.3 mg
Sodium1619 mg
Potassium21 mg
Calcium1.5 mg
Iron0 mg
Magnesium1.3 mg
Phosphorus8.3 mg
Zinc0 mg
Copper0 mg
Manganese0 mg
Vitamin D0 mcg
Vitamin C0 mg
Vitamin A0.5 mcg
Vitamin E0 mg
Vitamin K0 mcg
Vitamin B60 mg
Vitamin B120.1 mcg
Thiamin (B1)0 mg
Riboflavin (B2)0 mg
Niacin (B3)0.3 mg
Folate1 mcg
Choline0 mg
Caffeine0 mg
Water2.9 g
Estimated from matched ingredients across 6 servings.
As published
This recipe was extracted from Virginia Cookery-book (1884) by Mary Stuart Smith, page 36. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
To Boil Salmon. This is only to be done in salmon regions. Let it be scaled and cleaned; cut off the head and tail, and cut the body through at once into slices an inch and a half thick; have a large pan of cool water by you; as the slices are cut throw them in; then strew a handful of salt over the surface of the water; stir it about, and take out the fish. Set on a large, deep stewpan; boil the head and tail, but do not split the head ; put in some salt, but no vinegar ; and when these have boiled ten minutes skim the water very clean, and put in the slices ; when they have boiled enough take them out, and while they are draining make some shrimp sauce to send up with them. The head and tail are to lie in the middle of the dish, the slices to be placed regularly round them, and the whole to be gar- nished with whole leaves of parsle
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