Title

Hollandaise Sauce / Maitre d'Hotel Butter

Subject

butter

cayenne

egg yolks

salt

lemon juice

heavy cream

white sauce

boiling water

paprika

parsley

Description

Hollandaise Sauce

½ cup butter Yolks of 2 eggs
Few grains cayenne ¼ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon Sunkist lemon juice

Wash butter; divide in 3 pieces, and put
1 piece with egg yolks and lemon juice in a
saucepan. Work together until smooth, and
set saucepan over hot water, stirring con-
stantly until butter begins to melt. Then
add second piece of butter, and, as it thickens,
the third piece, lifting saucepan occasionally
from water, that sauce may not curdle.
Season with salt and cayenne, and serve
immediately. If sauce curdles, add 1 table-
spoon of heavy cream or 2 tablespoons white
sauce, and beat well. For a thinner sauce,
add ⅓ cup boiling water, and cook one
minute. Serve with fish, steak or vegetables.

Maitre d'Hotel Butter

Put ¼ cup butter in a bowl, and work with a
wooden spoon until it is soft and creamy; add ½
teaspoon salt, ⅛ teaspoon paprika, ½ tablespoon
finely chopped parsley, and ¾ tablespoon Sunkist
lemon juice, drop by drop. Serve with steak or
chops.

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# Hollandaise Sauce

## Ingredients

- 1/2 cup butter
- Few grains cayenne
- Yolks of 2 eggs
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 Tbsp Sunkist lemon juice

## Instructions

1. Wash butter; divide into 3 pieces.
2. Put 1 piece with egg yolks and lemon juice in a saucepan. Work together until smooth.
3. Set saucepan over hot water, stirring constantly until butter begins to melt.
4. Add second piece of butter, and as it thickens, add the third piece, lifting saucepan occasionally from water so that sauce may not curdle.
5. Season with salt and cayenne, and serve immediately.
6. If sauce curdles, add 1 Tbsp of heavy cream or 2 Tbsp white sauce, and beat well.
7. For a thinner sauce, add 1/3 cup boiling water and cook one minute.
8. Serve with fish, steak, or vegetables.

## Maitre d'Hotel Butter

### Ingredients

- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp paprika
- 1/2 Tbsp finely chopped parsley
- 3/4 Tbsp Sunkist lemon juice

### Instructions

1. Put butter in a bowl and work with a wooden spoon until soft and creamy.
2. Add salt, paprika, parsley, and lemon juice drop by drop. Mix well.
3. Serve with steak or chops.

Creator

Alice Yetka, Martha Yetka

Source

RCA0006 - The Yetka family collection that started the project (eBay)

Date

1950s

Rights

Personal/Family

Format

Printed pamphlet page

Identifier

RCA0006-20260609-0014

Coverage

Oregon, US