Fine Horseradish Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 heaped tablespoonsful horseradish root, young and tender, grated to pulp
• 1 moderate teaspoonful salt
• 4 tablespoonsful rich cream
• 3 dessertspoonsful good vinegar
• to taste garlic or shalot vinegar

Instructions

1. Wash, wipe, and scrape the horseradish root free from its outer skin.
2. Grate the root down on a very fine bright grater until quite reduced to a pulp.
3. Mingle the grated horseradish, salt, and cream together smoothly.
4. Stir the vinegar briskly into the mixture in very small portions.
5. If desired, add a few drops of garlic or shalot vinegar.