Economical Sauce

The Book of Household Management · Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary) · 1861
Source
The Book of Household Management
Time
Cook: 2 min Total: 2 min
Status
success · extracted 13 days ago
Not a recipe
No
Ingredients (4)
Instructions (6)
Mode
  1. Mix the flour and water to a smooth batter.
  2. Put the batter into a saucepan.
  3. Add the butter and a seasoning of salt.
  4. Keep stirring one way till all the ingredients are melted and perfectly smooth.
  5. Let the whole boil for a minute or two.
  6. Serve.
Original Text
II. (More Economical.) 377. INGREDIENTS.—2 oz. of butter, 1 dessertspoonful of flour, salt to taste, 1/2 pint of water. Mode.—Mix the flour and water to a smooth batter, which put into a saucepan. Add the butter and a seasoning of salt, keep stirring one way till all the ingredients are melted and perfectly smooth; let the whole boil for a minute or two, and serve. Time.—2 minutes to simmer. Average cost for this quantity, 2d.
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