477. The Same, a plainer way

The Modern Housewife · Soyer, Alexis · 1849
Source
The Modern Housewife
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Ingredients (10)
Instructions (9)
  1. When prepared and cooked as above, instead of the sauce, which may not be handy, add a spoonful of flour, which dredge over till it is well mixed
  2. then add half a pint of boiling water, a few drops of coloring or some mushroom-catsup, two teaspoonfuls of salt and a half of pepper, add a bouquet of parsley
  3. let it simmer for twenty minutes
  4. skim
  5. taste if your sauce is well seasoned
  6. dish your fowl
  7. reduce your sauce until adhering to the back of the spoon
  8. add the juice of half a lemon, and serve
  9. A few mushrooms or English truffles may be added to it, which is a great improvement; the color of the sauce ought to be brownish; take out the bouquet which you have previously squeezed.
Original Text
477. The Same, a plainer way.—When prepared and cooked as above, instead of the sauce, which may not be handy, add a spoonful of flour, which dredge over till it is well mixed, then add half a pint of boiling water, a few drops of coloring or some mushroom-catsup, two teaspoonfuls of salt and a half of pepper, add a bouquet of parsley, let it simmer for twenty minutes, skim, taste if your sauce is well seasoned, dish your fowl, reduce your sauce until adhering to the back of the spoon, add the juice of half a lemon, and serve. A few mushrooms or English truffles may be added to it, which is a great improvement; the color of the sauce ought to be brownish; take out the bouquet which you have previously squeezed.
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