Poivrade Sauce
INGREDIENTS for one dish of ordinary size. -6 oz. of ham, 1 oz. of butter, a clove of garlic, a bay-leaf, a sprig each of sweet thyme and basil, 2 or 3 cloves, 4 young onions, 1/2 stick of celery, a few sprigs of parsley, 1/4 pint of stock, a wineglassful of tarragon vinegar. AVER- AGE COST, 1s.
Mince the ham, and fry it in the butter with the onions and herbs and the cloves, over a quick fire, then add the celery, sliced, the vinegar, stock and pepper, and let all simmer for 1/2 an hour, when strain through a tammy.
TIME. hour to simmer.
SEASONABLE at any time.