Mussels a la Mariniere

Ingredients

• 2 to 3 doz. mussels
• 1 small onion
• 1 oz. butter
• 1 table-sp. flour
• 1 gill mussel liquor
• 1 gill white wine or milk
• 1 tea-sp. chopped parsley
• Pepper and salt

Method

1. 1

   Prepare and cook the mussels as above.

2. 2

   Melt the butter in a saucepan, add the onion very finely chopped, and cook it slowly for a few minutes.

3. 3

   Stir in the flour and allow it to cook, then add the mussel liquor and white wine or milk, and stir until boiling.

4. 4

   Allow this sauce to simmer slowly for at least 5 minutes, add the parsley and seasoning, and pour over the mussels.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cookery for every household (1914) by Florence B. Jack, page 175. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Mussels a la Mariniere 2 to 3 doz. mussels. 1 small onion. 1 oz. butter. 1 table-sp. flour. 1 gill mussel liquor. 1 gill white wine or milk. 1 tea-sp. chopped parsley Pepper and salt

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