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Cauliflower with tomato sauce

Cauliflower with tomato sauce, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including boil a whole cauliflower for ten minutes in fresh water.

DinnerVegetarianStovetopPublic domainHistoric recipeSource transcription
Est. prep10 min
Est. cook10 min
Est. serves4
Total20 min
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  • Boil a whole cauliflower for ten minutes in fresh water;
  • drain and boil until tender in salted water.
  • Put into a vegetable dish, flower side up, rub thoroughly with butter, then sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  • Last of all, pour over the cauliflower a pint of tomato sauce.

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    Boil a whole cauliflower for ten minutes in fresh water; drain and boil until tender in salted water. Put into a vegetable dish, flower side up, rub thoroughly with butter, then sprinkle with salt and pepper. Last of all, pour over the cauliflower a pint of tomato sauce.

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