table-butter

Updated: June 18, 2025

"Poppa," said I, ignoring the self-risers, "if you were as particular about the quality of your fiction as you are about the quality of your table-butter, you would know that the best heroines never have recourse to such measures now. They are simply obsolete. Except for my literary intention, I should be ashamed to go to Europe at all under the circumstances.

Sara Jeannette Duncan - A Voyage of Consolation: (being in the nature of a sequel to the experiences of 'An: American girl in London')

Boil and strain the macaroni as before, and pour over it the sauce from the meat. This dish can be made with veal or mutton instead of the beef. Boil and drain the macaroni. Take four tablespoons of table-butter, three tablespoons of grated Parmesan cheese, add to the macaroni in the saucepan, mix well over the fire, and serve.

[pseud.] Antonia Isola - Simple Italian Cookery