Endive a la Francaise

Ingredients

• 6 head endive
• 1 pint broth
• 3 oz fresh butter
• salt
• pepper, and grated nutmeg to taste

Instructions

1. Wash and boil the endive as in the preceding recipe;
2. chop it rather fine, and put into a stewpan with the broth;
3. boil over a brisk fire until the sauce is all reduced;
4. then put in the butter, pepper, salt, and grated nutmeg (the latter must be very sparingly used);
5. mix all well together, bring it to the boiling point, and serve very hot.