Cucumber Sauce, White
Origin: London, England
Source: Isabella Beeton, 1861
Ingredients
- 3 or four cucumbers
- 1/2 pint white stock, No. 107
- cayenne and salt to taste
- the yolks of 3 eggs
Instructions
- Cut the cucumbers into small pieces, after peeling them and taking out the seeds.
- Put them in a stewpan with the white stock and seasoning;
- simmer gently till the cucumbers are tender, which will be in about 1/4 hour.
- Then add the yolks of the eggs well beaten;
- stir them to the sauce, but do not allow it to boil, and serve very hot.