My mother used to make an artichoke and green peppercorn sauce, a homemade mayonnaise base as I recall. The green peppercorns are cracked in a mortar and pestle

My mother used to make an artichoke and green peppercorn sauce, a homemade mayonnaise base as I recall. The green peppercorns are cracked in a mortar and pestle, not ground. I'll have to ask her for the recipe and make it sometime, it was great.