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White wine sauce

A dessert sauce of sugar, egg yolks and white wine, whisked over a water bath until frothy and four times its original volume. From Erken's Stor kokebok (1949), p. 528.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 528 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

The book also mentions this sauce as an accompaniment to favourite pudding served cold.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Whisk

    Whisk the sugar and egg yolks for half an hour. Pour in the white wine.

  2. 2

    Heat over a water bath

    Pour the mixture into an enamelled pan and set it in another pan of boiling water. Whisk until frothy and risen to four times its volume. A narrow pan works best.

  3. 3

    Note

    Note: The egg is only heated over a water bath. Whisk until it reaches about 70–72 °C (160 °F) if serving to pregnant women, the elderly or children.

Changes from the original

Measures are converted to g and dl. A food-safety note on heating egg has been added.

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From1949Modernised
To1949Modernised
1949 (proofread, p. 528) → Modernised~76% of the text changedremovedadded
250 gr. sukker g sukker. 6 eggeplommer ½ l. stk eggeplommer. 5 dl hvitvin. Sukker Visp sukker og eggeplommer vispes ½ time, ihelles hvitvinen. Has i en halv time. Hell i hvitvinen.. Hell blandingen i en emaljert gryte, som settes gryte og sett den i en annen gryte med kokende vann; vispes vann. Visp til det den er skummende og vokset har vokst til det firedobbelte. En trang eller trang, smal gryte er best å bruke. best.. Merk: Saucen inneholder egg som bare varmes over vannbad. Visp til den holder ca. 70–72 °C hvis den skal serveres til gravide, eldre eller barn.

Note on Modernised

Mål er omregnet til g og dl. Sikkerhetsmerknaden om oppvarming av egg er lagt til.

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Frequently asked questions

Which pan is best?
A narrow, tall pan.
How much should the sauce grow?
To four times its volume.
What does it go with?
The book mentions it with favourite pudding served cold.

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