A very good general Sauce

The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New ... · Bury, Charlotte Campbell, Lady · 1840
Source
The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory;: In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed.
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Ingredients (14)
Instructions (8)
  1. Pick the mint, balm, basil, thyme, parsley, and sage from the stalks and cut them very fine.
  2. Slice two large onions very thin.
  3. Put all the herbs and onions into a marble mortar and beat them till they are quite mixed.
  4. Add some cayenne pepper and salt, and beat all these well together.
  5. Mix them by degrees in some good cullis, till it is of the thickness of cream.
  6. Put them in a stewpan and boil them up.
  7. Strain the gravy from the herbs, pressing it from them very hard with the back of a spoon.
  8. Add to the gravy half a glass of wine, half a spoonful of salad oil, the squeeze of a lemon, and a pinch of sugar.
Original Text
A very good general Sauce. Take some mint, balm, basil, thyme, parsley, and sage; pick them from the stalks, cut them very fine, slice two large onions very thin; then put all the ingredients into a marble mortar, and beat them till they are quite mixed; add some cayenne pepper and salt; beat all these well together, and mix them by degrees in some good cullis, till it is of the thickness of cream. Put them in a stewpan, boil them up; strain the gravy from the herbs, pressing it from them very hard with the back of a spoon; add to the gravy half a glass of wine, half a spoonful of salad oil, the squeeze of a lemon, and a pinch of sugar. This sauce is excellent for most dishes.
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