Description:

Perfect tradtional Mustard Sauce to serve with ham or any vegetable, cheese, or roasted meat.

Source:

S. Chokel

Serves/Makes:About 3 cups

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (125 ml) sugar
• 2 tbsp (30 ml) dry mustard
• 1 tsp (5 ml) salt
• 2 cups (475 ml) cream or half and half
• 6 beaten egg yolks
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) vinegar

Preparation

• In a double boiler, mix sugar, mustard, salt and cream.
• Add SLOWLY; 6 egg yolks and vinegar.
• Cook in double boiler until mixture thickens, stirring constantly.
• If needed, thin mixture by adding a little more vinegar, or thicken by adding corn starch.
• Serve sauce hot.
• Can be re-heated to use later with success!

Comments

For a wonderful after Easter or Christmas Ham luncheon, toast specialy breads, butter them, lay warm slices of ham and a thin slice or two of cheese, then drizzle hot mustard sauce over the top and sprinkle with paprika.