Mrs Beetons Vegetables Revisited
Stewed Tomatoes
8 Tomatoes
50g (2oz) Butter
2 tbsp Vinegar
Salt and Pepper, to taste
Slice the tomatoes into a saucepan.
Season with salt, pepper and place small pieces of butter on them.
Cover with a lid, stew for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the tomatoes are tender.
Add the vinegar, stir two or three times.
Serve with any kind of roast meat, with which they will be found a delicious accompaniment.
Time: 20 to 25 minutes.
Sufficient: for 4 or 5 persons.
Seasonable from August to October, but may be had, forced, much earlier.
STEWED TOMATOES
1159. INGREDIENTS - 8 tomatoes, pepper and salt to taste, 2 oz. of butter, 2 tablespoonfuls of vinegar.
Mode - Slice the tomatoes into a lined saucepan; season them with pepper and salt, and place small pieces of butter on them. Cover the lid down closely, and stew from 20 to 25 minutes, or until the tomatoes are perfectly tender; add the vinegar, stir two or three times, and serve with any kind of roast meat, with which they will be found a delicious accompaniment.
Time - 20 to 25 minutes.
Average cost, in full season, 9d. per basket.
Sufficient for 4 or 5 persons.
Seasonable from August to October; but may be had, forced, much earlier.
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