American Medium Mrs. F.L. Gillette

Frogs Stewed

Original Recipe

Wash and skin the quarters, parboil them about three minutes, drain them. Now put into a stewpan two ounces of butter. When it is melted, lay in the frogs, and fry about two minutes, stirring them to prevent burning; shake over them a tablespoonful of sifted flour and stir it into them; add a sprig of parsley, a pinch of powdered summer savory, a bay leaf, three slices of onion, salt and pepper, a cup of hot water and one of cream. Boil gently until done; remove the legs, strain and mix into the gravy the yolks of two eggs, well beaten to a cream; put the legs in a suitable dish, pour over the gravy and serve.

Ingredients

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  • 3 minutes
  • 1 stewpan two ounces of butter
  • 1 tablespoonful of sifted flour and stir it into them
  • 1 sprig of parsley
  • 1 pinch of powdered summer savory
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 3 slices of onion
  • 1 cup of hot water and one of cream
  • 2 eggs
  • 10 to a cream
  • 1 suitable dish

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Wash and skin the quarters, parboil them about three minutes, drain them.

  2. 2

    Now put into a stewpan two ounces of butter.

  3. 3

    When it is melted, lay in the frogs, and fry about two minutes, stirring them to prevent burning; shake over them a tablespoonful of sifted flour and stir it into them; add a sprig of parsley, a pinch of powdered summer savory, a bay leaf, three slices of onion, salt and pepper, a cup of hot water and one of cream.

  4. 4

    Boil gently until done; remove the legs, strain and mix into the gravy the yolks of two eggs, well beaten to a cream; put the legs in a suitable dish, pour over the gravy and serve.

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