How to Cook in Casserole Dishes

The 1912 case for the casserole - sixteen kinds of recipes for cooking and serving in one dish.

Sauce Recipes

23 recipes in this part of How to Cook in Casserole Dishes.

Arrowroot Sauce

2 ozs. (2 heaping tablespoonfuls) arrowroot 2 tablespoonfuls sugar 1/2 pint (I cup) water 1/2 pint (I cup) milk 1 teaspoonful rose extract…

Bechamel Sauce

1 pint (2 cups) milk I small carrot I celery stalk I small onion 2 tablespoonfuls flour 2 tablespoonfuls butter I bay leaf 12 whole peppers…

Brown Gravy

1/2 pint (I cup) water I blade mace 1 tablespoonful mushroom ketchup I shallot or small onion 1/4 teaspoonful kitchen bousliced I heaping…

Chocolate Sauce

5 squares grated chocolate 1 gill (1/2 cup) milk 1/2 lb. (I cup) sugar 1 teaspoonful vanilla extract

Cucumber Sauce

4 large cucumbers 1 teaspoonful white pepper I grated onion 1 teaspoonful salt 3 tablespoonfuls tarragon vinegar 1/2 gills (3/4 cup)…

Custard Sauce

1 pint (2 cups) milk 1 tablespoonful cornstarch 1 tablespoonful sugar 1/2 teaspoonful vanilla extract Moisten the cornstarch with a little…

Currant Sauce

3 ozs. (3 tablespoonfuls) I oz. (I heaping tablespooncurrants ful) butter 1 tablespoonful fine bread 1 wineglassful port wine crumbs I…

Egg Sauce

I yolk hard cooked egg 2 raw egg yolks I oz. (I heaping tablespoonful) butter 1 tablespoonful lemon juice I oz. (1 heaping tablespoon- I…

Espagnole Sauce

2 ozs. (2 heaping tablespoonfuls) butter 2 tablespoonfuls flour 1 pint (2 cups) brown stock I carrot I shallot I small onion I small slice…

Hard Sauce

4 ozs. (4 heaping tablespoonfuls) butter 2 ozs. (2 heaping tablespoonfuls) sugar 2 heaping tablespoonfuls chopped almonds 1 tablespoonful…

Hollandaise Sauce

4 egg yolks 2 tablespoonfuls vinegar 4 ozs. (4 heaping tablespoonfuls) sweet 1 tablespoonful cold water Salt to taste butter Break the eggs…

Horseradish Sauce

6 tablespoonfuls grated horseradish 1 egg yolk 1/2 teaspoonful salt 1 tablespoonful vinegar 1 gill (1/2 cup) whipping cream Mix the…

Lemon Sauce

2 lemons 1 tablespoonful cornstarch I oz. (I heaping table- 1/2 pint (I cup) water spoonful) sugar

Mayonnaise Sauce

1/2 pint (I cup) olive oil 1 egg yolk 1 tablespoonful vinegar 1 tablespoonful lemon juice 1/2 teaspoonful powdered sugar 1/4 teaspoonful…

Mushroom Gravy

¼ lb. chopped mushrooms I heaping teaspoonful flour Salt and pepper 1 slice onion 1/2 pint (I cup) water 1 tablespoonful mushroom ketchup…

Onion Sauce

1 dessertspoonful vinegar I oz. (I heaping tablespoonful) butter I oz. (I heaping tablespoonful) flour 1/2 teaspoonful sugar 2…

Oyster Sauce

1 tablespoonful butter 1 tablespoonful flour Salt and pepper 1 gill (1/2 cup) milk 1 gill (1/2 cup) stock 1 gill (1/2 cup) cream A few…

Parsley Sauce

3 tablespoonfuls chopped parsley 1/2 pint (I cup) milk Pepper and salt to taste 2 ozs. (2 heaping tablespoonfuls) butter I oz. (I heaping…

Plum Sauce

1 pint (2 cups) stoned plums 1 gill (1/2 cup) water 4 ozs. (4 heaping tablespoonfuls) sugar 1 teaspoonful lemon extract Put the stoned…

Pistachio Sauce

2 ozs. (2 heaping tablespoonfuls) chopped pistachio nuts 1 tablespoonful cornstarch 1 gill (1/2 cup) water I oz. (I heaping tablespoonful)…

Sauce Tartare

1/2 pint (1 cup) mayonnaise sauce 1 tablespoonful chopped pickles 1 teaspoonful chopped chives 1 tablespoonful chopped 1 tablespoonful…

Tomato Sauce

1/2 lb. tomatoes or I can of I turnip tomatoes I onion A bunch sweet herbs 1/2 pint (I cup) stock or water 1/2 teaspoonful salt I turnip 2…

White Sauce

I oz. (I heaping tablespoonful) butter I oz. (I heaping tablespoonful) flour 1/2 pint (I cup) milk or water I bay leaf A few drops lemon…

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