Buttered Onions

Vegetable, 17th century, English
Based on To Butter Onions Show original recipe
Alternate reconstructions:
Reconstructed 01/01/1990 by Johanna Dudley
Serves 8

Ingredients

1 Onion (Large (or 2 small))
3 Apples (Large (or 6 small) -- peeled, cored, chopped)
1 Tbl Butter (or 1 Tbl oil in Lent)
1 Tbl Cinnamon Sugar
1/8 cup Currants

Steps

  • Melt butter (or oil) in large skillet or pot.
  • Sauté onions and apples until tender, stirring often.
  • Top with cinnamon sugar and currants.
  • Serve on Sippets (toasted bread) (if desired).

Notes

You can do these in the oven in a casserole, on the stove top or in the microwave.
Use sweet Vidalia onions, if available
Costs: cheap
EASY. This goes over will at feasts & would be great for camping events. I even like it cold...
I served in Spring 1990 (Much Ado about Nothing Event)

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