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“All men love to gain their ends; most men are contented with the shortest road to them, while others like by-paths. Some carry an innate love of triumph to a pitch of epicurism, and are not content unless the triumph be achieved in a certain way, making collateral passions accessories before or after the fact; and Murphy was one of the number. To him, a triumph without _fun_ was beef without mustard, lamb without salad, turbot without lobster sauce. Now, to entangle Furlong in their meshes was not sufficient for him; to detain him from his friends, every moment betraying something of their electioneering movements, though sufficiently ludicrous in itself, was not enough for Murtough!--he would make his captive a source of ridicule as well as profit, and while plenty of real amusements might have served his end, to divert the stranger for the day, this mock fishing-party was planned to brighten with fresh beams the halo of the ridiculous which already encircled the magnanimous Furlong.”
1 gill of hot milk. 1 large tablespoonful of butter. 1 teaspoonful of flour. 1 level teaspoonful of mustard. 1/4 teaspoonful of salt. A grain of cayenne. Beat the butter, flour, and mustard together until smooth and creamy. Pour the hot milk on this mixture, and place the saucepan on the range. Stir until the sauce boils. Add the salt and pepper, and serve. This sauce is nice to serve with broiled lobster, roasted or steamed clams, and other fish.
Recipe from Miss Parloa's Young Housekeeper of 1893.
Sources: Every passage above is quoted verbatim from Handy Andy: A Tale of Irish Life., free to read in full at Project Gutenberg. The recipes come from cookbooks of the period, also free in full. All are in the public domain in the United States. The binding is ours — forest cloth, ship stamp.