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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Collops of Beef

I nice rump steak I small onion I tablespoonful of butter I teaspoonful of salt I small cucumber 1/2 pint of stock or water I I tablespoonful of flour 1/4 teaspoonful of pepper I tablespoonful of capers Cut the steak into small round or square pieces, suitable for one person. Put the butter into a frying pan, and when hot, brown the steak quickly, first on one side and then on the other; sprinkle over and around them the flour, add the stock or water, the cucumber cut into thin slices, and the onion chopped. Cover the pan, and stew slowly ten minutes, add the other ingredients, and serve.

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