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

 

 
  16. Brown Gravy.

Put a piece of butter, about the size of a hen's egg, into a
saucepan, and when it is melted shake in a little flour, and
let it brown. '!'hen by degrees stir in the following in-
gredients:-Half a pint of water and the same quantity of
ale or small beer that is not bitter, an onion and a piece
of lemon-peel cut small, three cloves, a blade of mace, some
whole pepper, a dessertspoonful of mushroom pickle, the
some quantity of catsup, and an anchovy. Let the whole
boil together a quarter of an hour, then strain it off, and it
will be a good sauce for various purposes.
 
 

 

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