Ingredients
- 1 teaspoonful of sugar -- castor sugar helps to preserve the colour
- 76 home recipe book if the proper cooking utensil is not at hand a jam pot
Directions
Green peas ought to be cooked immediately after they are shelled if the full flavour is to be preserved. They ought to be put into the double saucepan with 1 oz. butter to each pint of peas, and enough water to reach to the top of the peas, 1 teaspoonful of sugar— castor sugar helps to preserve the colour. A little mint or thyme may be added. Boil for If or 2 hours.
HOME RECIPE BOOK
If the proper cooking utensil is not at hand a jam pot, or strong earthenware pot, or even a smaller saucepan, without a handle, can be used as a makeshift, inside a large saucepan. Some small saucepan lids fit large jam-pots, and the lid is a very important point.