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Hollandaise Sauce I

A historical side recipe from Fannie Merritt Farmer's 1910 Boston Cooking-School Cook Book.

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Gather

Ingredients

  • ½ cup Butter
  • 2 Egg Yolks
  • 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • Few grains Cayenne
  • ⅓ cup Boiling Water

Make it

Method

  1. 1

    Put butter in a bowl, cover with cold water, and wash, using a spoon.

  2. 2

    Divide in three pieces; put one piece in a saucepan with yolks of eggs and lemon juice, place saucepan in a larger one containing boiling water, and stir constantly with a wire whisk until butter is melted; then add second piece of butter, and, as it thickens, third piece.

  3. 3

    Add water, cook one minute, and season with salt and cayenne.

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Where this recipe comes from

Hollandaise Sauce I, from The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book by Fannie Merritt Farmer (1910).

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Historical measurements, equipment, temperatures and terminology may differ from modern kitchen practice.