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Mustard butter

Butter beaten pale with 1 tbsp boiling water, then mustard and lemon juice. From Erken’s Stor kokebok (1949), p. 10.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 10 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

Mustard butter is one of the butters the book uses for open sandwiches and sandwiches.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Beat the butter

    Beat the butter until pale and add 1 tablespoon of boiling water while beating.

  2. 2

    Add flavour

    Finally stir in the mustard and lemon juice.

Changes from the original

The amount of lemon juice («¾») has no unit in the text, so no measure is given.

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Modernised → 1949 (proofread, p. 10)~80% of the text changedremovedadded
200 g smør. 1 ts sennep. gr. smør 1 ss kokende vann. sitronsaft («¾» i originalen, enhet ikke angitt). Rør smøret teskje sennep ¾ sitronsaft. Smøret røres hvitt og tilsett tilsettes under røringen 1 ss spiseskje kokende vann under røringen.. Rør vann; til slutt inn sist irøres sennep og sitronsaft.

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Mengden sitronsaft («¾») er uten enhet i teksten, så den står uten mål.

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Frequently asked questions

Why boiling water in the butter?
The text calls for 1 tbsp boiling water while beating, before the mustard and lemon juice.
How much lemon juice?
The original gives «¾» without a unit, so no amount is stated.

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