Maitre D'Hotel Sauce

Original Recipe

Make a teacupful of drawn butter; add to it the juice of a lemon, two tablespoonfuls of minced onion, three tablespoonfuls of chopped parsley, a teaspoonful of powdered thyme or summer savory, a pinch of cayenne and salt. Simmer over the fire and stir well. Excellent with all kinds of fish.

Ingredients

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  • 1 teacupful of drawn butter
  • 1 lemon
  • 2 tablespoonfuls of minced onion
  • 3 tablespoonfuls of chopped parsley
  • 1 teaspoonful of powdered thyme or summer savory
  • 1 pinch of cayenne and salt

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Make a teacupful of drawn butter; add to it the juice of a lemon, two tablespoonfuls of minced onion, three tablespoonfuls of chopped parsley, a teaspoonful of powdered thyme or summer savory, a pinch of cayenne and salt.

  2. 2

    Simmer over the fire and stir well.

  3. 3

    Excellent with all kinds of fish.

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Recipe by Mrs. F.L. Gillette from The White House Cook Book (1887)