Original 1914 recipe
Verbatim from the first edition of the Big Cookbook.

Erken's salad of cucumber and "Spanish pepper" (bell pepper) from 1914: the cucumber is peeled and cut in a spiral into curved strips, the peppers are charred in a pan and skinned, and everything is tossed with a dressing of 3 tbsp oil, 1 tbsp vinegar, salt, pepper, and 1 tsp parsley.
Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 423 (falt i det fri)
One of several cold salads in the chapter "Salads, omelets, and side dishes." "Spanish pepper" is Erken's name for bell pepper, which in 1914 was a fairly new and exclusive ingredient in Norwegian kitchens.
Char the peppers
Cook the peppers in a dry pan over medium-high heat until the skin is dry enough to peel off easily. Let them cool a little and remove the skin.
Cut the cucumber
Peel the cucumber and cut it into pieces 4–5 cm long. Cut each piece in a spiral from the outer edge inward, then divide the spiral so you get curved strips.
Cut the peppers
Cut the peeled peppers into strips, both red and green.
Mix the dressing
Stir together the oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, and finely chopped parsley into a single dressing.
Arrange
Combine the cucumber and pepper strips, arrange them in a bowl or on a platter, and pour the mixed dressing over.
"Spanish pepper" is modernized to bell pepper, "cooking oil" to neutral oil (e.g. olive oil). The amounts of cucumber and pepper are estimated, as the original gives no quantities. Units are given in modern tablespoons/teaspoons.
Original 1914 recipe
Verbatim from the first edition of the Big Cookbook.

Note til Modernisert
«Spansk pepper» er modernisert til paprika, «matolje» til nøytral olje (f.eks. olivenolje). Mengder på agurk og paprika er anslått, da originalen ikke oppgir antall. Enheter er oppgitt i moderne spiseskje/teskje.
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