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Breakfast

Sardine toast

Sardine toast, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including butter rounds of toast and set in the oven to brown.

BreakfastBrunchPescatarianOvenStovetopPublic domainHistoric recipeSource transcription
Est. prep10 min
Est. cook35 min
Est. serves4
Total45 min
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Source ingredient cues

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  • Butter rounds of toast and set in the oven to brown.
  • Put into a saucepan one tablespoonful of butter, one teaspoonful of lemon juice and one-half teaspoonful of onion juice.

Historical transcription

Source method

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    Butter rounds of toast and set in the oven to brown. Drain the oil from a box of sardines and flake with a silver fork. Put into a saucepan one tablespoonful of butter, one teaspoonful of lemon juice and one-half teaspoonful of onion juice. Stir until hot and then add the flaked sardines. Stir until the fish is hot. Spread on the hot rounds of bread and serve at once.

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