Salsify

Scrape and wash the roots, put them into boiling water with salt; when done, drain them, and place them in the dish without cutting them up.

Original Recipe

Scrape and wash the roots, put them into boiling water with salt; when done, drain them, and place them in the dish without cutting them up. They are a very excellent vegetable, but require nicety in cooking; exposure to the air, either in scraping, or after boiling, will make them black.

Ingredients

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  • salsify roots
  • salt
  • boiling water

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Scrape and wash the roots, put them into boiling water with salt; when done, drain them, and place them in the dish without cutting them up.

  2. 2

    They are a very excellent vegetable, but require nicety in cooking; exposure to the air, either in scraping, or after boiling, will make them black.

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Recipe by mary-randolph from The Virginia Housewife; Or, Methodical Cook (1824)