Cucumber Sauce, White

Origin: London, England

Source: Isabella Beeton, 1861

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Cut the cucumbers into small pieces, after peeling them and taking out the seeds.
  2. Put them in a stewpan with the white stock and seasoning;
  3. simmer gently till the cucumbers are tender, which will be in about 1/4 hour.
  4. Then add the yolks of the eggs well beaten;
  5. stir them to the sauce, but do not allow it to boil, and serve very hot.

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