Truffles Au Naturel

Original Recipe

Select some fine truffles; cleanse them by washing them in several waters with a brush until not a particle of sand or grit remains on them; wrap each truffle in buttered paper and bake in a hot oven for quite an hour; take off the paper; wipe the truffles and serve them in a hot napkin.

Ingredients

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  • 1 brush until not a particle of sand or grit remains on them
  • 1 hot oven for quite an hour
  • 1 hot napkin

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Instructions

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    Select some fine truffles; cleanse them by washing them in several waters with a brush until not a particle of sand or grit remains on them; wrap each truffle in buttered paper and bake in a hot oven for quite an hour; take off the paper; wipe the truffles and serve them in a hot napkin.

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Recipe by Mrs. F.L. Gillette from The White House Cook Book (1887)