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Sharp Sauce (Sauce Piquante)

From The thorough good cook, 1895

Serves 1

Presented as published in 1895. 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 The thorough good cook (1895) by George Augustus Sala, page 188. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Sharp Sauce (Sauce Piquante). t^hop up some shallots and boil them for ten minutes with two or three teaspoonfuls of vinegar, a little water or broth, a good pinch of pepper and salt. Pour in some thick sauce. Just before serving, add a gherkin chopped up very fine

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