Spinach

Spinach must be thrown into boiling water, and when sufficiently cooked drained in a colander or cheesecloth, and chopped fine on a very clean board with a perfectly clean knife, then warmed in a saucepan; add salt, butter and sugar to taste, and serve very hot and quickly.

It should be trimmed with small pieces of fried bread around the dish.

From page 45 of the 1904 edition.