Spinach Recipes
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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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