The Thorough Good Cook
by George Augustus Sala
recipes from 1896

A digital version of a rare antique cookbook originally published in 1896 for those who want to kick it Olde Skool !


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RECIPE

 


  30. Fillets of Soles an Gratin.

  Fillet two soles, egg-and-bread-crumb, and fry as above ;
dish them on a thin border of mashed potatoes, pour the
following sauce over them, and cover with bread-crumbs :-
Put twelve tablespoonfuls of brown sauce in a stew-pan,
and, when it boils, add a ; tablespoonful of chopped mush-
rooms, one ditto of Worcester sauce, and one of essence of
anchovies ; let it boil five minutes, season with a little sugar ;
add two yolks of eggs, put it in the oven for ten minutes,
pass the salamander over it, and serve very hot.
 

 

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