A committee of ladies collected the receipts; the editor of the Manual of Domestic Economy arranged them — British cookery and household management, c.1864.

Fowl with Spinach

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Fowl with Spinach

501. Poach nicely in the gravy, five or six small eggs, Dress them on flattened balls of spinach round the dish, and serve the fowl in the…

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