FoodNet
Presented as published in 1909. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
Frenchside

Hollandaise Sauce

From A guide to modern cookery, 1909

Serves 8

Yolk quantity can be adjusted for thickness.

A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record

Ingredients

  • One and one-half Ibs. of butter
  • the yolks of six eggs
  • one pinch of mignonette pepper
  • one-quarter oz. of salt
  • three tablespoonfuls of good vinegar

Method

  1. Reduce salt, mignonette, vinegar, and water in a saucepan.

  2. Move to a bain-marie, add water and yolks, whisk until thickened.

  3. Gradually add butter while stirring.

  4. Adjust consistency with water if needed, finish with lemon juice and strain through a tammy.

As published

This recipe was extracted from A guide to modern cookery (1909) by A. Escoffier, page 19. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

HOLLANDAISE SAUCE Quantities Required for One Quart.—One and one-half Ibs. of butter, the yolks of six eggs, one pinch of mignonette pepper - and one-quarter oz. of salt, three tablespoonfuls of good vinegar

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.