Sauce for Scolloped Oysters

Mrs. A.B. Marshall's cookery book · A. B. Marshall · 1894
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Mrs. A.B. Marshall's cookery book
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Ingredients (12)
base
liquid
seasoning
enrichment
finishing
Instructions (6)
  1. Fry lightly together two ounces of butter and four ounces of fine flour
  2. add a quarter of a pint of milk, quarter of a pint of liquor from the oysters, a saltspoonful of essence of anchovy, two tablespoonsfuls of white wine, a dust of cayenne pepper, and stir together till it boils
  3. add two raw yolks of eggs, a tablespoonful of thick cream, a few drops of lemon juice, and stir over the fire until it thickens, but do not let it re-boil
  4. tammy it
  5. add a pinch of finely chopped parsley and a very small piece of eschalot chopped very fine
  6. use as directed
Original Text
Sauce for Scolloped Oysters.—Fry lightly together two ounces of butter and four ounces of fine flour, then add a quarter of a pint of milk, quarter of a pint of liquor from the oysters, a saltspoonful of essence of anchovy, two tablespoonsfuls of white wine, a dust of cayenne pepper, and stir together till it boils, then add two raw yolks of eggs, a tablespoonful of thick cream, a few drops of lemon juice, and stir over the fire until it thickens, but do not let it re-boil, tammy it, add a pinch of finely chopped parsley and a very small piece of eschalot chopped very fine, and use as directed.
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