Cucumber Sauce

Origin: London, England

Source: Isabella Beeton, 1861

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Peel the cucumbers, quarter them, and take out the seeds;
  2. cut them into small pieces;
  3. put them in a cloth, and rub them well, to take out the water which hangs about them.
  4. Put the butter in a saucepan, add the cucumbers, and shake them over a sharp fire until they are of a good colour.
  5. Then pour over it the gravy, mix this with the cucumbers, and simmer gently for 10 minutes, when it will be ready to serve.

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