Ingredients:
4 dessertspoonfuls of chopped mint,
2 dessertspoonfuls of pounded white sugar,
1/4 pint of vinegar

Preparation:

1. Wash the mint, which should be young and fresh-gathered, free from grit.
2. Pick the leaves from the stalks, mince them very fine, and put them into a tureen; add the sugar and vinegar, and stir till the former is dissolved.
3. This sauce is better by being made 2 or 3 hours before wanted for table, as the vinegar then becomes impregnated with the flavour of the mint. By many persons, the above proportion of sugar would not be considered sufficient; but as tastes vary, we have given the quantity which we have found to suit the general palate. Sufficient: to serve with a middling-sized joint of lamb.

   *NOTE: Where green mint is scarce and not obtainable, mint vinegar may be substituted for it, and will be found very acceptable in early spring.

Like This Page? Bookmark it: