Mrs Beetons Vegetables Revisited
Asparagus Peas
(Entremets, or to be served as a Side-dish with the Second Course)
100 Asparagus Heads
50g (2oz) Butter
2-3 Green Onions
2 Egg Yolks
1 small bunch Parsley
4 tbsp Cream
1 lump Sugar
Flour
Salt
Carefully scrape the asparagus, cut it into pieces of an equal size, put into cold water.
Boil the asparagus in salt and water until three parts done.
Remove, drain and place on a cloth to dry the moisture.
Put into a saucepan with the butter, parsley and onions and shake over a medium to high heat for 10 minutes.
Dredge in a little flour, add the sugar and moisten with boiling water.
When boiled a short time and reduced, remove the parsley and onions, thicken with the yolks of 2 eggs beaten with the cream.
Add a seasoning of salt and when at the point of simmering, serve.
Make the sauce thickly enough to adhere to the vegetables.
Time: Altogether, 1/2 hour.
Seasonable in May, June and July.
ASPARAGUS PEAS
(Entremets, or to be served as a Side-dish with the Second Course.)
1088. INGREDIENTS - 100 heads of asparagus, 2 oz. of butter, a small bunch of parsley, 2 or 3 green onions, flour, 1 lump of sugar, the yolks of 2 eggs, 4 tablespoonfuls of cream, salt.
Mode - Carefully scrape the asparagus, cut it into pieces of an equal size, avoiding that which is in the least hard or tough, and throw them into cold water. Then boil the asparagus in salt and water until three-parts done; take it out, drain, and place it on a cloth to dry the moisture away from it. Put it into a stewpan with the butter, parsley, and onions, and shake over a brisk fire for 10 minutes. Dredge in a little flour, add the sugar, and moisten with boiling water. When boiled a short time and reduced, take out the parsley and onions, thicken with the yolks of 2 eggs beaten with the cream; add a seasoning of salt, and, when the whole is on the point of simmering, serve. Make the sauce sufficiently thick to adhere to the vegetable.
Time - Altogether, 1/2 hour.
Average cost, 1s. 6d. a pint.
Seasonable in May, June, and July.
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