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  • Boiled Spinach | 1/2 peck spinach
    1/2 peck spinach 3 quarts boiling water 1 Tbsp salt
  • Spinach Soup
    2 quarts spinach 6 cups cold water bit of bay leaf 1 tsp. salt 3 tbsps. butter 2 cups milk 1 clove of garlic or 2 tbsps. chopped onion cayenne pepper and celery salt 3 tbsps. flour 1/2
  • Spinach Croquettes | 1 cup spinach
    1 cup spinach 1 cup cold, cooked fish, flaked 1 Tbsp milk 1 Tbsp watercress, finely chopped 1/2 cup breadcrumbs 1 1/2 Tbsps lemon juice Pepper Salt Egg, beaten
  • Creamed Spinach in Carrot Cups
    Cold, cooked spinach, very finely chopped Cream or white sauce (see White Sauce for Creamed Meats, Fish, Vegetables & Toast recipe) Medium sized carrots Salt
  • Timbale of Spinach
    2 pounds fresh spinach Salt, pepper, nutmeg 1/4 pound butter 9 tablespoons flour Cream of moistening 3 eggs, well-beaten
  • Georgia Style Spinach
    2 pounds Spinach 6 slices bacon salt and pepper 2 hard-cooked eggs
  • Berlin Spinach with Matjes Herring
    3 pounds Spinach 2 tablespoons flour 1/2 cup cream Chopped parsley, chervil, leek and dill (1 teaspoon each) 5 tablespoons butter Matjes Herring 3 Hard boiled eggs Bread croutons
  • Boiled Spinach
    Spinach Salts Butter Pepper Salt Cream sauce Hard boiled egg
  • Spinach Soup | spinach
    spinach 2 quarts of very clear stock
  • Spinach Soup | 4 cups White Stock II or III
    4 cups White Stock II or III 2 quarts spinach 3 cups boiling water 2 cups milk 1/4 cup butter 1/3 cup flour Salt Pepper

About Spinach

  • Spinach is extremely healthy for our bones because it contains magnesium, manganese, and silicon
  • Fresh spinach (not in bag) should be washed in a basin of cold water, left to sit for a few minutes, then drained
  • Most bagged spinach has been washed (and labeled accordingly) and experts advise against washing at home
  • One lb of fresh spinach will reduce to approximately one cup after being cooked
  • Spinach is healthy for the heart because it contains a rare enzyme (Co-enzyme Q10) that strengthens muscle tissue
  • Spinach is helpful in preventing age-related loss of memory
  • Spinach is packed with vitamin A and vitamin K and has more of these vitamins than almost all vegetables
  • Spinach is high in protein having 12% of the recommended daily intake in one cup
  • Raw spinach has a very high vitamin C content
  • Spinach is high in lutein which helps to prevent macular degeneration
  • Spinach is more filling than most greens because it has about twice the fiber
  • Raw spinach should be consumed in moderate amounts by people with rheumatoid arthritis, gout, or thyroid disease
  • Raw spinach is high in oxalates which can cause kidney stones in people who are prone to the condition
  • The scientific name for spinach is "Spinacia Oleracea"
  • Spinach was not a part of European cooking until the 14th century but was used in China long before that
  • Having origins in Persia, spinach was once known as "The Persian Vegetable"
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