Hot Weather Dishes

Philadelphia, 1888: what to eat when it is too hot to cook, from the cooking-school teacher who taught the city.

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Boiled Leeks

Wash the leeks and tie into bunches of three or four. Trim the tops perfectly even. Have ready a kettle of boiling salted water, put in the leeks and boil rapidly twenty minutes. Drain carefully without breaking. Serve on toast with Drawn Butter the same as asparagus.

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