165. White Mushroom Sauce

The Modern Housewife · Soyer, Alexis · 1849

Source: The Modern Housewife
Status: success · extracted 12 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (9)

small white ones ↝ Mushrooms, white, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
a little butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
salt ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
pepper ↝ Spices, pepper, black [Spices and Herbs]
juice of lemon ↝ Lemon juice, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]
a gill of white sauce ↝ Sauce, homemade, white, medium [Soups, Sauces, and Gravies]
four table-spoonfuls of broth, milk, or water ↝ Soup, broth [Soups, broth-based]
four table-spoonfuls of broth, milk, or water ↝ Milk, NFS [Milk, reduced fat]
four table-spoonfuls of broth, milk, or water ↝ Water, tap [Tap water]

Instructions (6)

Cut the dark part out of the mushrooms and remove the tail.
Wash the mushrooms in several waters.
Put the mushrooms in a stewpan with a little butter, salt, pepper, and juice of lemon.
Sauté the mushrooms for a few minutes.
Add a gill of white sauce, four tablespoonfuls of broth, milk, or water.
Boil and serve under any white meat.

Original Text

165. White Mushroom Sauce.—Use small white ones; cut the dark part out and remove the tail, wash in several waters, put in a stewpan with a little butter, salt, pepper, juice of lemon, sauté it for a few minutes, add a gill of white sauce, four table-spoonfuls of broth, milk, or water; boil and serve under any white meat.

Notes

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