Creamy Mushroom Purée With Toast

Ingredients

• 1 pint mushrooms
• 1 small onion
• Cold water
• 1 large piece butter
• 1 spoonful flour
• 2 lumps sugar
• 2 egg yolks, beaten
• 1 spoonful cream or rich milk
• Thin slices fried bread or toast

Method

1. 1 Peel mushrooms, cut into pieces, and place in a pan with enough cold water to prevent burning. Add a small onion to test for spoilage; if the onion turns bluish-black, discard all mushrooms.
2. 2 Stew mushrooms slowly until they lose all shape and become an undistinguishable mass. Strain the mixture.
3. 3 In a stew-pan, melt butter (or cook flour) with sugar. Add the strained mushroom purée and stew for about five minutes.
4. 4 Remove from heat and stir in beaten egg yolks and cream or rich milk. Serve in the center of a dish surrounded by slices of fried bread or toast.