Treacle and vinegar, with a little black pepper, "eat the sauce with lettuces shred small" (Acton 1845) See: Ploughboys Original Receipt from 'Modern Cookery for Private Families' by Eliza Acton (Acton 1845); YORKSHIRE PLOUGHMAN'S SALAD. Mix treacle and vinegar, in the proportion of one tablespoonful of the first to two of the latter: add a little black pepper, and eat the sauce with lettuces shred small (with an intermixture of young onions when they are liked). Some ploughmen having lunch Source: Unknown |
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