Standard Sauce for Fish

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoonful of butter
• 1 tablespoonful of finely chopped parsley
• 1 teaspoonful of lemon juice
• a little pepper
• and salt

Method

1. 1

   Mix together, cold, 1 tablespoonful each of butter and finely chopped parsley; add 1 teaspoonful of lemon juice and a little pepper and salt.

2. 2

   Work well together, and when ready to serve the fish, spread it generously with the butter and set the dish in the mouth of the oven for a minute or two.

3. 3

   The parsley must be as fine as powder.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The white ribbon cook book (1894) by Kathryn Armstrong, page 41. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Standard Sauce for Fish — Maitre d'hotej butter is prepared by mixing together, cold, 1 tablespoonful each of butter and finely chopped parsley; add 1 teaspoonful of lemon juice and a little pepper and salt

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