What is purslane (pourpier)?

Purslane is a leafy vegetable with thick, succulent leaves. In "Stor kokebok" (1914, p. 385), the leaves are used either raw as a salad or boiled.

How do I prepare the purslane leaves?

Either raw as a salad, or boiled and treated the same way as spinach. The recipe is intended for 4 servings and takes around 20 minutes.

What is meant by "treated like spinach"?

That the leaves are boiled tender and then used as creamed spinach — that is, finely chopped and folded into a butter-and-flour-based sauce, the way spinach is prepared in the book.

Purslane (pourpier)

Name: Purslane (pourpier)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Norwegian
Ingredients: purslane leaves; salt (for the cooking water)

Purslane (pourpier) can be prepared either raw as a salad or boiled and treated like spinach.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 385 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

Purslane was an old garden plant that Erken mentions briefly among the less common vegetables. It could be used both raw in salad and boiled like spinach.

How to make it

1
As a salad
Clean and wash the purslane leaves and prepare them as a salad.
2
As a boiled vegetable
Or boil the leaves in lightly salted water and treat them further like spinach.

Changes from the original

The original has no quantities; the ingredient list is therefore without measurements. The method is rendered in two steps in modern language.

Tidsmaskin – hva endret seg?

Velg to utgaver og se hva Henriette Schønberg Erken la til, fjernet eller endret mellom dem.

Fra1914 1949 Modernisert

Til1914 1949 Modernisert

1914 (korrekturlest, s. 385) → 1949 (korrekturlest, s. 738)~98% av teksten endretfjernetlagt til

~~portulakblade Portulakblade tillages som salat, eller~~ 1 kg. portulakkstilker, 1 kg. sukker, ½ l. eddik, 1 lite stykke hel kanel, 4 å 5 hele nelliken. Bladene og de ~~kokes~~ tynne stilker tas vekk; de tykke vaskes, skjæres like lange og ~~behandles som spinat.~~ buntes sammen, legges i kokende vann og koker til de er så vidt møre, legges op i et klæde, forat vannet kan trekke godt av. Legges i krukke med nellik og kanel. Sukkeret og eddiken koker til det er klart, avkjøles og helles over portulakken. Når dette har stått nogen dager, tas stilkene op; sausen får igjen et opkok, avkjøles og helles atter over stilkene.

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What is purslane (pourpier)?: Purslane is a leafy vegetable with thick, succulent leaves. In "Stor kokebok" (1914, p. 385), the leaves are used either raw as a salad or boiled.
How do I prepare the purslane leaves?: Either raw as a salad, or boiled and treated the same way as spinach. The recipe is intended for 4 servings and takes around 20 minutes.
What is meant by "treated like spinach"?: That the leaves are boiled tender and then used as creamed spinach — that is, finely chopped and folded into a butter-and-flour-based sauce, the way spinach is prepared in the book.

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