{"id":4950,"slug":"stuffed-cucumbers","title":"Stuffed cucumbers.","description":"From The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book (1919) by Victor Hirtzler.","ingredients_raw":["Two cucumbers","A quart of water","A pinch of salt","A cup of bread crumbs","A cup of purée of fresh mushrooms","Salt and pepper","Yolks of two raw eggs","Some fresh-chopped parsley","Butter (for sauté pan and paper)","Buttered manilla paper","A cup of bouillon"],"ingredients_norm":["cucumber","water","salt","bread crumb","puree of fresh mushroom","salt and pepper","yolks of raw egg","fresh chopped parsley","butter","buttered manilla paper","bouillon"],"steps":["Peel two cucumbers and cut in pieces one and one-half inches thick.","Put in casserole and cover with a quart of water, season with a pinch of salt, bring to a boil, and cool off.","With a round cutter remove the inside from the cucumbers, leaving firm rings.","Place these on a buttered sauté pan and fill with the following stuffing: Mix a cup of bread crumbs with a cup of purée of fresh mushrooms; season with salt and pepper, add the yolks of two raw eggs, and some fresh-chopped parsley. Mix well, and fill the cucumbers.","Cover with buttered manilla paper, put a cup of bouillon in the bottom of the pan, and bake in oven for twenty minutes.","Serve as a garnishing for entrées, or fish; or as a vegetable course, on a platter, with tomato sauce or meat gravy."],"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:w44:5","authors_url":null,"license":"Public domain (US)","license_url":null,"extraction_confidence":0.95,"content_hash":"5b9e50429ea82f037e393a62c17ea337b06c61423c54df37720fb44609f5029a","created_at":"2026-08-02T16:40:36Z","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/stuffed-cucumbers"}