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Boiled Okra

Take one quart of young okra, wash well with cold water; put it into a porcelain or granite kettle, as iron always discolors the okra. Put in a half pint of water and a teaspoonful of salt; cover the kettle and simmer gently thirty minutes. Then add one tablespoonful of butter, one tablespoonful of vinegar and a dash of pepper. Serve as an accompaniment to roasted or boiled chicken.

I quart of okra,

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