Melted Butter

Ingredients

• 1 oz. butter
• ½ oz. flour
• 1 gill of milk
• 1 gill of hot water
• 3 white peppercorns
• a little salt

Method

1. 1

   Melt the butter in a stewpan, then mix the flour smoothly in it, add the seasoning, and gradually stir in the gill of water and gill of milk.

2. 2

   Let it come to the boil, stirring all the time, and then let it simmer for ten minutes.

3. 3

   Strain and serve.

4. 4

   For a thicker sauce, add 0.5 oz. more flour.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The household gas cookery book (1900) by Helen Edden, page 117. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Melted Butter. — Ingredients : i oz. butter, £ oz. flour, i gill of milk, i gill of hot water, 3 white peppercorns, a little salt

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