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SCOTCH WOODCOCK
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SCOTCH WOODCOCK

4 ingredients 4 steps gutenberg
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

339
Calories
36g
Protein
21g
Fat
1g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 3 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Anchovy 100g 210
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1/4 pint of cream
  • 1/2 slice to each person
  • 1 anchovy to each slice
  • 3 eggs

Directions

1

1653. INGREDIENTS.--A few slices of hot buttered toast; allow 1 anchovy to each slice. For the sauce,--1/4 pint of cream, the yolks of 3 eggs.

2

_Mode_.--Separate the yolks from the whites of the eggs; beat the former, stir to them the cream, and bring the sauce to the boiling-point, but do not allow it to boil, or it will curdle. Have ready some hot buttered toast, spread with anchovies pounded to a paste; pour a little of the hot sauce on the top, and serve very hot and very quickly.

3

_Time_.--5 minutes to make the sauce hot.

4

_Sufficient_.--Allow 1/2 slice to each person. _Seasonable_ at any time.

By Isabella Beeton · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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