Article: Tartar sauce from hotel is good for the sole

Back when every restaurant had Friday fish dinners and you could stuff yourself for less than $2, the restaurant in the Palmer House Hotel was known for its lavish fillet of sole meal.

What people best remember is the tartar sauce - tangy, tart and rich. When readers were asked if they had the recipe, two versions, both originating from the hotel, emerged. Take your pick.

In answer to Donna Ruder's request for the Palmer House tartar sauce, I have the recipe, given to me by the chef.

I too, had this delicious fillet of sole luncheon at the Palmer House almost every Friday. As I recall I was served two generous pieces of sole, their delicious cole slaw, a hard roll and the tartar ...

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