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Sole, Filleted, with White Sauce

Fillet a large sole, and season the fillets with a little pepper and salt, grated nutmeg, grated lemon-rind, and finely-minced shallot. Put them into a saucepan, pour over them four ounces of clarified butter, and let them simmer ten minutes. Add the strained juice of a lemon and a glass of light wine; simmer five minutes longer, and serve the fish with good white sauce poured over it. Time to simmer the fish, about a quarter of an hour. Probable cost, one large sole, 1s. 6d. Sufficient for four or five persons.

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