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Sauce (italian) For Salads

From The wife's own book of cookery (1856).

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A historical recipe

The wife's own book of cookery, by Frederick Bishop and University of Leeds. Library (1856).

Italy

Known as an Italian 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.

Ingredients 1 ingredient

  1. a glass of tarragon vinegar

Method

  1. Mix together three table-spoonfuls of sauce tournee, one of mustard, some tarragon and chervil shred small, with three table-spoonfuls of Florence oil ;
  2. putting in, however, a little at a time ;
  3. when perfectly smooth, add also, by degrees, a glass of tarragon vinegar, and a little salt.
  4. This sauce cannot be too much mixed.

Plating

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From The wife's own book of cookery (1856), printed page 106, digitised by the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/b21535292

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.