Melted Butter Made With Milk

The Book of Household Management · Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary) · 1861
Source
The Book of Household Management
Time
Total: 10 min
Status
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Ingredients (4)
Instructions (5)
  1. Mix the butter and flour smoothly together on a plate.
  2. Put it into a lined saucepan, and pour in the milk.
  3. Keep stirring it one way over a sharp fire.
  4. Let it boil quickly for a minute or two, and it is ready to serve.
Notes
  1. This is a very good foundation for onion, lobster, or oyster sauce: using milk instead of water makes it look so much whiter and more delicate.
Original Text
MELTED BUTTER MADE WITH MILK. 380. INGREDIENTS.—1 teaspoonful of flour, 2 oz. butter, 1/3 pint of milk, a few grains of salt. Mode.—Mix the butter and flour smoothly together on a plate, put it into a lined saucepan, and pour in the milk. Keep stirring it one way over a sharp fire; let it boil quickly for a minute or two, and it is ready to serve. This is a very good foundation for onion, lobster, or oyster sauce: using milk instead of water makes it look so much whiter and more delicate. Time.—Altogether, 10 minutes. Average cost for this quantity, 3d.
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