This section is from the book "The Table: How To Buy Food, How to Cook It, and How to Serve It", by Alessandro Filippini. Also available from Amazon: The Table: How To Buy Food, How To Cook It And How To Serve It.
Chop up very fine two shallots and fry them lightly in a saucepan with half an ounce of butter ; add a tablespoonful of capers and three small chopped vinegar-pickles, also a teaspoonful of vinegar. Reduce the sauce for ten minutes ; then moisten with half a pint of Espagnole sauce (151), adding a tablespoonful of cooked fine herbs (No. 143). Cook again for ten minutes, and serve.
 
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