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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Currant Jelly Sauce

Prepare a breakfast cupful of brown sauce, strain it well, and add a teacupful of currant jelly made warm; put it in a pan on the fire, and stir until the jelly is quite hot and well mixed. It is then ready for use. Red Currant Jelly Sauce for Game Brown in a stewpan with three tablespoonfuls of butter a finely shaped onion; then add one tablespoonful of flour, a bay leaf and sprig of celery, and stir until these also begin to brown; add a pint of good stock and simmer on one side of the fire for twenty minutes. Pass the sauce through a strainer back into the pan, skim off the fat, add one teacupful of red currant jelly, and stir over the fire until it is melted. It is then ready for use.

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