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a tablespoonful of flour rubbed smooth in a little cold water. Strain through a sieve and serve hot.
ANCHOVY SAUCE--III
Add a tablespoonful of anchovy paste to a cupful of Drawn-Butter Sauce and season with lemon-juice and paprika.
AURORA SAUCE
Add one half cupful of mushroom liquor to one cupful of Béchamel Sauce. Add also three tablespoonfuls of stewed and strained tomatoes, and one tablespoonful of butter. Reheat, add a few cooked mushrooms cut into dice, and serve.
[Page 16]?AVIGNONNAISE SAUCE
Chop together four shallots and two beans of garlic. Fry in olive-oil, add two cupfuls of Béchamel Sauce, bring to the boil, add the yolks of three eggs, two tablespoonfuls of grated Parmesan cheese, and a little minced parsley. Heat, but do not boil, and use as soon as it thickens.
BEARNAISE SAUCE--I
Bring to the boil two tablespoonfuls each of vinegar and water. Simmer in it for ten minutes a slice of onion. Take out the onion and add the yolks of three eggs beaten very light. Take from the fire, add salt and pepper to season, and four tablespoonfuls of butter beaten to a cream. The butter should be added in small bits.
BEARNAISE SAUCE--II
Beat the yolks of five eggs, add a pinch of salt and one tablespoonful of butter. Heat in a double-boiler until it begins to thicken, then take from the fire and add two more tablespoonfuls of butter. Season with minced fine herbs and parsley and add a teaspoonful of tarragon vinegar.
BEARNAISE SAUCE--III
Beat the yolks of two eggs very light?[Page 17]?and put into a double-boiler. Add gradually three tablespoonfuls of olive-oil, then the same quantity of boiling water, then one tablespoonful of lemon-juice. Season with salt and cayenne and serve immediately.
QUICK BEARNAISE SAUCE
Beat the yolks of four eggs with four tablespoonfuls of oil and four of water. Add a cupful of boiling water and cook slowly until thick and smooth. Take from the fire, and add minced onion, capers, olives, pickles, and parsley and a little tarragon vinegar.
BéCHAMEL SAUCE
Cook together two tablespoonfuls each of butter and flour, add two cupfuls of white stock and cook until thick, stirring constantly. Season with salt, pepper, and grated nutmeg.
BOMBAY SAUCE
Season Drawn-Butter Sauce highly with chopped pickle, curry powder, and tarragon vinegar.
BORDELAISE SAUCE
Fry in butter a tablespoonful of chopped shallots and two minced beans of garlic. Add?[Page 18]?half a cupful of Claret, a pinch of red pepper, and a pint of Espagnole Sauce. Boil until thick, take from the fire and add lemon-juice and minced parsley to season. Add also a quarter of a pound of beef marrow cut in small pieces and parboiled in salted water. Serve at once.
WHITE BORDELAISE SAUCE
Fry a tablespoonful of chopped onions in butter, add a wineglassful of white wine and a cupful of Veloute Sauce. Season to taste, boil for five minutes, take from the fire, add one tablespoonful each of minced parsley, lemon-juice, and butter.
BROWN SAUCE--I
Brown two tablespoonfuls of flour in butter. Add two cupfuls of milk or cream and cook until thick, stirring constantly.
BROWN SAUCE--II
Fry in pork fat two slices of onion, a slice of carrot, a bay-leaf, and a sprig of parsley. Add a heaping teaspoonful of flour and, when brown, a cupful of stock. Cook until thick, stirring constantly. Take from the fire, strain, add the juice of half a lemon, and salt and pepper to season.
[Page 19]?BROWN BUTTER SAUCE
Melt butter in a frying-pan and cook until brown, taking care not to burn. Take from the fire and add lemon-juice or vinegar and salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot.
BUTTER SAUCE
Mix chopped hard-boiled eggs with a liberal amount of melted butter. Season with salt, pepper, and minced parsley.
CAPER SAUCE--I
Add half a cupful of capers to two cupfuls of Drawn-Butter Sauce.
CAPER SAUCE--II
Prepare a pint of Drawn-Butter Sauce and add to it two tablespoonfuls of capers, a tablespoonful of anchovy essence, and salt and pepper to season.
CLARET SAUCE
Reheat one cupful of Brown Sauce, season with grated onion, add half a cupful of Claret, bring to the boil, and serve.
COLBERT SAUCE
Put into a saucepan one cupful of Espagnole?[Page 20]?Sauce, two tablespoonfuls of beef extract, the juice of a lemon, red and white pepper and minced parsley to season, and half a cupful of butter in small bits. Heat, but do not boil, and serve at once.
CREAM SAUCE
Cook together one tablespoonful of butter and two of flour. Add two cupfuls of cream or milk and cook until thick, stirring constantly Season with salt and pepper.
CUCUMBER SAUCE--I
Chop two cucumbers, drain, and add one tablespoonful of grated onion and half of a minced bean of garlic. Season with salt, pepper, and vinegar, and add enough olive-oil to make a smooth paste. Serve immediately.
CUCUMBER SAUCE--II
Grate four large cucumbers and drain. Season the pulp with salt, pepper, grated onion, and tarragon vinegar. Add enough whipped cream to make a smooth mixture and serve at once.
CUCUMBER