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SAUCE a la POULETTE

From Mrs. Rorer's diet for the sick (1914).

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A historical recipe

Mrs. Rorer's diet for the sick, by S. T. Rorer (1914).

United States

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

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

  • Raw egg. Raw or lightly cooked egg carries a risk, above all for children, older people, anyone pregnant or unwell.

Ingredients 1 ingredient

  1. a saltspoonful of salt

Method

  1. Beat the yolk of one tgg until creamy, add slowly one gill (a half cupful) of hot chicken stock or bouillon, and a saltspoonful of salt ;
  2. stir it over hot water for a minute until smooth like mayonnaise ;
  3. be careful not to curdle.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Whisk
  • Wooden spoon
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Credit

From Mrs. Rorer's diet for the sick (1914), printed page 236, digitised by the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/mrsrorersdietfor00rore

What was changed: Read by machine from the book's scanned text into ingredients and method. The title's capitals were tidied; spelling and scanning errors are left as they are.