{"id":5304,"slug":"puree-of-cucumbers","title":"Purée of cucumbers.","description":"From The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book (1919) by Victor Hirtzler.","ingredients_raw":["four cucumbers","two quarts of cold water","salt","three ounces of butter","three spoonfuls of flour","one quart of boiling milk","one quart of chicken broth","pepper","a pinch of sugar","two ounces of sweet butter","a cupful of heated cream","some bread","butter"],"ingredients_norm":["cucumber","cold water","salt","butter","flour","boiling milk","chicken broth","pepper","sugar","sweet butter","cupful of heated cream","bread"],"steps":["Peel four cucumbers, and cut in slices.","Put them in a casserole with two quarts of cold water, season with salt, and bring to a boil.","Then drain off the water, cool in cold fresh water, and drain again.","Put three ounces of butter in a casserole, add the cucumbers, cover, and simmer in the oven for thirty minutes.","Then remove from oven, set on top of range, add three spoonfuls of flour, simmer.","Then add one quart of boiling milk and one quart of chicken broth, and boil for twenty minutes.","Strain through a fine sieve, put back in casserole.","Season with salt, pepper and a pinch of sugar.","Add two ounces of sweet butter and a cupful of heated cream.","When butter is melted add some bread that has been cut in small squares and fried in butter, and serve."],"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/39550","source_ref":"pg:39550:w67:6","authors_url":null,"license":"Public domain (US)","license_url":null,"extraction_confidence":0.96,"content_hash":"37974e8824686f54fd08a1c9b819120ffc6964990e69ad14e263c7a3f7624ce3","created_at":"2026-08-02T16:42:55Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:32Z","notice":"Historical recipe (1919), 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/puree-of-cucumbers"}