{"id":7121,"slug":"pea-puree","title":"PEA PURÉE","description":"From The International Jewish Cook Book by Florence Kreisler Greenbaum.","ingredients_raw":["two cups of dried peas","three pints of fresh, cold water","a little boiling water or soup stock","one and one-half teaspoons of salt","one-half teaspoon of sugar","a speck of white pepper","hard brisket fat","about one-eighth of a pound","one large onion"],"ingredients_norm":["dried pea","fresh cold water","little boiling water or soup stock","and half teaspoons of salt","sugar","speck of white pepper","hard brisket fat","eighth of pound","onion"],"steps":["Pick over and wash two cups of dried peas.","Soak them over night or for several hours in cold water.","Put them on to boil in three pints of fresh, cold water and let them simmer until dissolved.","Keep well scraped from the sides of the kettle.","When soft, nib through a strainer, add a little boiling water or soup stock, add one and one-half teaspoons of salt, one-half teaspoon of sugar and a speck of white pepper, and beat the mixture well.","Put hard brisket fat chopped in small pieces, about one-eighth of a pound will be sufficient, into a spider and cook until a light yellow, add a large onion, cut in dice and continue cooking with the fat until brown.","Serve the purée like mashed potatoes.","Pour the onion and fat over it before serving.","Serve hot."],"categories":[],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":null,"source_name":"gutenberg","source_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12350","source_ref":"pg:12350:w40:5","authors_url":null,"license":"Public domain (US)","license_url":null,"extraction_confidence":0.9,"content_hash":"e4f2a716081c8a0ddfcf8eaff16fd9b724b70feed6d4d5a7d55688e73119ab2b","created_at":"2026-08-02T16:58:06Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:32Z","notice":"Historical recipe, reproduced as published: it may reflect its era's ingredients, language, and food-safety practices. Apply modern judgment on cooking temperatures and preservation.","url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/pea-puree"}