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Cream Dressing II, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Picnic

Cream Dressing II

A portable historic recipe using mustard, drawn directly from Farmer’s public-domain cookbook.

PicnicLunchVegetarianStovetopPublic domainHistoric recipeSource transcription
Est. prep20 min
Est. cook10 min
Est. serves6
Total30 min
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  • 1 teaspoon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons flour
  • 1½ teaspoons powdered sugar
  • Few grains cayenne
  • 1 teaspoon melted butter
  • Yolk 1 egg
  • ⅓ cup hot vinegar
  • ½ cup thick cream

Historical transcription

Source method

  1. 1

    Mix dry ingredients, add butter, egg, and vinegar slowly. Cook over boiling water, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens; cool, and add to heavy cream, beaten until stiff.

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