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Horseradish Sauce

A historical recipe from Housekeeping in Old Virginia, by Marion Cabell Tyree (1878).

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A historical recipe

Housekeeping in Old Virginia, by Marion Cabell Tyree (1878). Project Gutenberg eBook #42450.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

United States

Known as an American recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Ingredients 5 ingredients

  1. one teacupful horseradish
  2. 1 tablespoonful ground mustard
  3. 1 tablespoonful sugar
  4. 4 tablespoonfuls vinegar
  5. 1 teaspoonful turmeric

Method

  1. Grate one teacupful horseradish.
  2. 1 tablespoonful ground mustard.
  3. 1 tablespoonful sugar.
  4. 4 tablespoonfuls vinegar, or olive oil if preferred.
  5. Pepper and salt.
  6. 1 teaspoonful turmeric.--Mrs.
  7. J.
  8. H.
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  10. Celery sauce is good made in the same way, by adding butter instead of oil, and celery instead of horseradish.--Mrs.
  11. P.
  12. W.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Grater
Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From Housekeeping in Old Virginia, by Marion Cabell Tyree (1878). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #42450 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42450). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

What was changed: As printed, from the book's text; Project Gutenberg's header and licence removed. Ingredient lines were read out of the text by a program. A historical recipe, not current advice.