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Black Butter

From Cookery and housekeeping, 1882

Serves 6

This is the special sauce for skate.

Presented as published in 1882. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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This recipe was extracted from Cookery and housekeeping (1882) by Reeve, Henry Mrs., page 112. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Black Butter. This is the special sauce for skate. Take \ lb. of butter and let it melt in the sauce- SAUCES. 275 pan gradually ; then allow it to get quite hot and to become of a rich brown ; in another saucepan put three tablespoonsful of French vinegar, a pinch of salt

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.