Celery Sauce for Turkey

Ingredients

• heat in a saucepan a tablespoonful of butter
• add a heaping tablespoonful of flour
• pour in a pint of milk
• season with a saltspoonful of salt
• a dash of pepper
• the juice of half a lemon
• stir in a cupful of chopped stewed celery

Method

1. 1

   Melt butter, add flour, and stir until blended.

2. 2

   Pour in milk and stir until smooth and thick.

3. 3

   Season and add chopped celery.

4. 4

   Boil once and serve.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Books and My Food: With Literary Quotations and Original Recipes for Every .. (1904) by Elisabeth Luther Cary, page 62. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

at in a saucepan a table- spoonful of butter, and as it melts slowly add a heaping tablespoonful of flour, stirring constantly. When thoroughly blended, pour in a pint of milk and keep steadily stirring until the sauce is smooth and thick ; season with a saltspoonful of salt and a dash of pepper and the juice of half a lemon; stir in a cupful of chopped stewed celery

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