West Indian Pepperpot

Ingredients

• Take a good-sized duck, divide it into neat pieces
• two ounces of ham
• a teacupful of cassareepe
• salt
• red pepper

Method

1. 1

   Place duck and ham in a stone jar, cover with water, add cassareepe and sugar, and stew.

2. 2

   When boiling, add salt and red pepper to taste.

3. 3

   Boil daily, adding water and seasoning as needed.

As published

This recipe was extracted from National viands à la mode (1895) by Harriet Anne de Salis, page 40. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

West Indian Pepperpot Take a good-sized duck, divide it into neat pieces, also two ounces of ham ; put this into a large stone jar which has a lid, cover with water, add a teacupful of cassareepe and moist sugar, and set on the stove to stew. When it begins to boil add salt and red pepper

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