White Sauce. No. 2. (Mrs. Evans, Birk Hall.)
Put 1 oz. of butter in a stewpan to metlt; add a tablespoonfuls of flour and mix well, then add a pint of first stock, half a carrot, sliced, half a sliced shallot, a bunch of sweet herbs and some mushrooms, or their peel to flavour, 1 oz. of lean ham cut into little dice; boil all up and then let it simmer for 1 hour. Skim off all the fat, put the sauce through a tammy, and add a gill of cream and give it a good warmup, but not to boil. Season to your taste.