Foundation Recipe for Sauces

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoonful of fat
• 1 of flour
• 1 pint liquid

Method

1. 1

   Melt the fat in a saucepan.

2. 2

   Pour in the flour, all at once, and stir until the mass thickens slightly.

3. 3

   Pour in all the liquid at once, cold.

4. 4

   Set the saucepan where the heat is moderate.

5. 5

   Stir steadily with a wooden spoon until the mixture thickens.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Foods and household management (1914) by Helen Kinne, page 86. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Foundation recipe for sauces. Proportions, (1) Thin sauce (for milk toast) 1 tablespoonful of fat, 1 of flour, J pint liquid

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