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Salad Dressing Without Oil

A historical recipe from Joe Tilden's Recipes for Epicures, by Joe Tilden (1907).

A historical recipe

Joe Tilden's Recipes for Epicures, by Joe Tilden (1907). Project Gutenberg eBook #12069.

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

Source and licence

From Joe Tilden's Recipes for Epicures, by Joe Tilden (1907). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #12069 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12069). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

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Ingredients

Method

  1. Put in a double saucepan the yolks of three eggs, one teaspoonful of salt, pepper, cayenne, and one tablespoonful of dry mustard.
  2. Mix well and sift in two tablespoonfuls of flour.
  3. Add three tablespoonfuls of vinegar and four of water.
  4. Stir until quite smooth.
  5. Place over the fire, stirring continually one way.
  6. As soon as it thickens remove from the fire and beat in three ounces of butter.
  7. Use when cool.