The Cook Book by “Oscar” of the Waldorf

Three thousand recipes from the maitre d'hotel of the Waldorf — the hotel kitchen that taught Gilded Age America how to dine, from beef tea to watermelon with champagne.

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Baked Sardines

Skin a dozen sardines, put them on a dish in the oven, and heat them through. Put the oil from the sardines into a small saucepan, and when it boils mix in one breakfast cupful of water; stir it over the fire until thick, then add one teaspoonful of Worcestershire sauce, and season with salt and cayenne pepper; move the saucepan from the fire, and add the yolk of an egg that has been beaten together with one teaspoonful each of vinegar and mustard. Take the dish of sardines out of the oven, pour the sauce over them and serve while hot.

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