publication context
Good Housekeeping
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 39
Good Housekeeping 1900-07: Vol 31 Iss 1 · Page n40 · View context source ↗
Source evidence: GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 39
Editorial context
A late 19th-century preparation for broiling fresh or canned asparagus, served over buttered toast with drawn butter, parsley, lettuce leaves, and lemon slices. It appears on page 39 of Good Housekeeping alongside an illustrated plate captioned 'BROILED ASPARAGUS.'
Original
Broiled Asparagus
Two or three bunches of fresh (or one can) asparagus, six slices of toast, one-half cup butter, two tablespoonfuls of chopped parsley, one lemon, sliced, four or five brittle leaves of lettuce, salt and pepper to taste. If the asparagus be fresh, it should be slightly boiled. if canned, allow it to drain for an hour before using; toast the bread a light brown and butter well. Place the asparagus in the old-fashioned toaster, or the charcoal pan, and broil a deep brown (it must be watched carefully); when browned, place on the toast, cover with drawn butter, garnish with the lettuce and lemon.
At the source
- Publication
- Good Housekeeping 1900-07: Vol 31 Iss 1
- Issue date
- Volume
- 31
- Issue
- 1
- Page / locator
- n40
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Public rights statementThis material was originally published in the United States in 1900 and is believed to be in the public domain in the United States. Source: Good Housekeeping 1900-07: Vol 31 Iss 1, 1900-07-01, page n40, via https://archive.org/details/sim_good-housekeeping_good-housekeeping_1900-07_31_1. Repastory is not affiliated with or endorsed by Good Housekeeping 1900-07: Vol 31 Iss 1 or its current owner. Rights may vary outside the United States.
Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 or 3 bunches asparagus
- 6 slices toast
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
- 1 lemon, sliced
- 4 or 5 leaves lettuce
- salt
- pepper
Directions
If the asparagus is fresh, boil slightly; if canned, drain for an hour before using. Toast bread to a light brown and butter well. Place the asparagus in a toaster oven or charcoal pan and broil to a deep brown, watching carefully. Place the browned asparagus on the toast, cover with drawn butter, and garnish with lettuce leaves and sliced lemon.
- Item type
- recipe
- Yield
- Not stated
- Timing
- Not stated
- Temperature
- Not stated
- Equipment
- old-fashioned toaster, or charcoal pan
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