Roll a piece of butter as large as an egg into one heaping teaspoonful
sifted flour; stir in two tablespoonfuls warm water; let it simmer.
Pour in one teacup cream, and stir; throw in one pint young mushrooms,
washed, picked, and skinned; add pepper, salt, another small piece of
butter.
Let it boil up once, shaking the pan well, and serve.--_Mrs. S. T._
ONION SAUCE.
Boil four or five large white onions in salt and water; change the
water, then drain them. Chop fine and boil with one teacup new milk,
salt, pepper, and one tablespoonful pepper sauce.
Add drawn butter and serve.--_Mrs. S. T._
NASTURTIUM SAUCE.
This is made by stirring into one teacup drawn butter, three
tablespoonfuls pickled nasturtiums, adding a little salt and pepper.
Simmer gently and serve.--_Mrs. S. T._
APPLE SAUCE.
Pare and slice some tart apples; stew until tender in a very little
water, then reduce to a smooth pulp. Stir in sugar and butter to the
taste, a squeeze of lemon juice, and a little nutmeg.--_Mrs. S. T._
MINT SAUCE.
3 tablespoonfuls vinegar.
2 tablespoonfuls mint.
1 tablespoonful powdered sugar.
1 saltspoonful salt.
Mix ten minutes before using.--_Mrs. S. T._
_Sauces especially suitable for Fowls, though they may be used for any
kind of Meats._
WHITE SAUCE FOR FOWLS.
Take the neck, gizzard, liver, and feet of fowls, with a piece of
mutton or veal, if you have any, and boil in one quart water with a
few whole peppers, and salt, till reduced to one pint; then thicken
with a quarter pound butter mixed with flour and boil it five or six
minutes.
Mix the yolks of two eggs with one teacup good cream; put it in the
saucepan, shaking over the fire till done.--_Mrs. Dr. S._
SAUCE FOR BOILED POULTRY.
One stick of white, blanched celery, chopped very small; put it in a
saucepan with one quart milk and a few black peppercorns; let it boil
gently, till reduced to one pint. Keep stirring the celery up with the
milk until it is in a pulp. Thicken the whole with the yolk of one
fresh egg well beaten, and half a teacup of fresh cream.--_Mrs. S._
CELERY SAUCE.
Chop celery into pieces half an inch long, enough to fill one pint
measure, and stew in a small quantity of water till tender. Add one
tablespoonful pepper vinegar, a little salt and pepper; pour in one
teacup cream or milk, then add a sufficient quantity of drawn
butter.--_Mrs. S. T._
EGG SAUCE.
Cut up six hard-boiled eggs, with salt and pepper to taste.
Stir in a sufficient quantity of drawn butter, adding, just as you
serve, minced onion, parsley, and thyme.--_Mrs. S. T._
ASPARAGUS SAUCE.
Parboil one bunch of asparagus, first scraping. When nearly done,
drain and cut in small pieces. Stew in a teacup of milk, with pepper
and salt. When done pour into drawn butter, and serve.--_Mrs. S. T._
OYSTER SAUCE.
Scald one pint large fresh oysters, just enough to plump them; adding
one tablespoonful pepper vinegar, a little black pepper and salt.
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