Posted by: hearttohearthcookery | March 31, 2026

Asparagus, Endive and Lettuce-A Taste of Hearth Cooking

Pictured are the main ingredients for this 18th century receipt (recipe) A Ragoo of Asparagus - asparagus referred to as grass in the receipt, onion, a young lettuce, and endive.  Endive in the 18th century was what is now referred to as escarole.  Belgium endive was not cultivated until the early 19th century.

Pictured are the main ingredients for this 18th century receipt (recipe) A Ragoo of Asparagus – asparagus referred to as grass in the receipt, onion, a young lettuce, and endive.  Endive in the 18th century was what is now referred to as escarole.  Belgium endive was not cultivated until the early 19th century.

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