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Practical gastronomy and culinary dictionary

1892

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Presented as published in 1892. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
213. Sauce Tartare. — Put two yolks of eggs in a basin, place it in a shallow pan containing some crushed ice, add a teaspoonful of salt, a good pinch of white pepper, a pinch of cayenne, and a teasj)oonful of mustard ; stir well together, and add gradually a pint of salad oil, and about a quarter of a gill of tarragon vinegar ; when the sauce is smooth and creamy stir in a good tablespoonful of cold bechamel or Veloute sauce, two teaspoonfuls of chopped gherkins, one of chopped capers, one of chopped parsley, and about half a teaspoonful of finely chopped tarragon and chervil. Do not mix the gherkins, capers, &c., until the sauce is finished, as it is likely to cause the sauce to turn if put in too soon. A few drops of lemon juice may be added if the sauce is found too thick. 214. Sauce Suedoise, froide (a cold Sauce suitable for Roast, Game, &c.). — 1 gill mayonnaise, ^ gill cream, 1 teaspoonful of French mustard, 2 tablespoonfuls finely grated horseradish. Whip the cream, stir in gradually the mayonnaise, grated horseradish, and mustard ; add a pinch of castor sugar, and a little salt if needed. 215. Sauce Mousseline verte (a cold Sauce suitable 438 EECHERCHE COOKERY. for Fish, &c.). — 1 gill mayonnaise, J gill cold bechamel sauce, 1 tablespoonful of picked parsley leaves, a few sprigs each of tarragon, chervil, and burnet, 2 table- spoonfuls of cooked spinach, 2 hard-boiled yolks of eggs, 2 anchovy fillets, ^ gill of cream. ^Yash and pick the green herbs, steep them in boil- ing water for a few minutes, drain well, pound in a mortar with the spinach, and rub through a fine sieve. Pound the yolks of eggs and anchovy fillets, mix -^ith the green puree, add the cream, and rub the whole through a sieve. Dilute with mayonnaise and bechamel sauce, add a little seasoning and a teaspoonful of mixed mus- tard. 216. Sauce Valentine. — This sauce is prepared in the same way as " Sauce Suedoise," adding a teaspoonful of tarragon vinegar, and substituting the French mustard with half that quantity of English mustard. 217. Sauce aux Concombres, froide (Cold Cucumber Sauce). — J cucumber, h gill bechamel sauce, -^ gill cream, 1 gill mayonnaise sauce, salt, pepper, spinach greening. Peel thinly the cucumber and cut into small pieces, boil in salted water till tender, and rub through a hair sieve. Return the pulp to the stewpan, add the bechamel sauce ; let it reduce to about half the ori- ginal quantity, and let it cool. Whip the cream until stiff ; work in the mayonnaise sauce, and mix slowly with the reduced cold sauce, add a little salt and pepper if needed, also a few drops of spinach greening ; the sauce is then ready for use. 218. Sauce Remoulade. — Blanch a few leaves of tarragon, parsley, burnet, and chives ; drain the herbs and chop finely. Put in a basin the yolk of an egg with salt and pepper to taste, stir well with a wooden spoon ; work in gradually half a pint of salad oil, and at inter- vals a few drops of tarragon vinegar. About two table- spoonfuls of vinegar is required to half a pint of oil. When the sauce is finished add a teaspoonful of made mustard, a pinch of castor sugar, and the chopped herbs. SAUCES AND FORCEMEATS. 439