Cauliflower au Gratin

Ingredients

• one cauliflower
• one ounce of butter
• one ounce of flour
• one gill of cold water
• two tablespoonfuls of cream
• three ounces of grated Parmesan cheese
• one grain of cayenne
• one saltspoonful of white pepper
• one tablespoonful of salt

Method

1. 1

   Soak cauliflower in salted water for 20 minutes.

2. 2

   Boil in salted water for 15 minutes.

3. 3

   Prepare a sauce with melted butter, flour, and cold water, then add cream and cheese.

4. 4

   Pour sauce over cauliflower, sprinkle with cheese, and bake until browned.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The art of cooking (1880) by Matilda Lees Dods, page 44. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Cauliflower au Oratin. — Provide for this : one cauliflower, one ounce of butter, one ounce of flour, one gill of cold water, two tablespoonfuls of cream, three ounces of grated Parmesan cheese, one grain of cayenne, one saltspoonful of white pepper, one tablespoonful of salt

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