Raspberry Beurre Blanc

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer (in 1985)
adapted from The Bon Appetit Dinner Party Cook Book
Good on salmon, swordfish, etc.
Makes about 1 cup
Ari Rapkin

1/2 cup raspberry vinegar
1/4 cup minced shallots
1/4 cup heavy cream
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into 16 pieces
2 Tsp seedless raspberry jam
Fresh raspberries for garnish

In a small saucepan, combine raspberry vinegar and shallots. Cook over medium-high heat until vinegar is reduced to 2 tablespoons. Add cream and continue cooking until liquid is reduced to 2 tablespoons. Remove from heat; whisk in 2 or 3 pieces of butter, one piece at a time. Place over low heat and cook, whisking in remaining butter [one piece at a time] until mixture is almost the consistency of mayonnaise. Whisk in jam. (Be careful not to over-cook, or you'll break the emulsion.)

From the Dinner Co-op