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Vegetables: Boil

To Boil Spinach.

To clean spinach, cut off the roots, break the leaves apart and drop in a pan of water, rinsing them well. Continue washing in clean water until there is no sand left in the bottom of the pan. Drain and blanch. For peck spinach have 3 quarts boiling water and 1 tablespoonful salt. Let it cook ten minutes, counting from the time it begins to boil. Put the spinach in a colander, and pour cold water over it. Drain well, and chop.

Spinach with Cream. 2 cupfuls boiled spinach, 2 tablespoonfuls butter, 1 tablespoonful flour, 1 teaspoonful salt, teaspoonful pepper, 1 cupful scalded cream.

Mince the spinach. Put the butter in a saucepan on the fire. When hot, 2 cupfuls boiled spinach, 3 tablespoonfuls butter, teaspoonful pepper, 2 eggs, 3 teaspoonfuls salt.