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Onion Sauce

From Recipes for the million, 1891

Serves 4

Time, about one hour.

Presented as published in 1891. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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Ingredients

Method

As published

This recipe was extracted from Recipes for the million (1891), page 194. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

four large onions, put them into a stew- pan, cover with water, and boil till half done, then pour off the water and add fresh ; when boiled tender, strain off the second water, put the onions on a board, and chop finely. Melt in a saucepan one ounce of butter ; mix in half an ounce of flour, and stir it over the fire for one minute ; then pour in gradually half a pint of milk, stir until it boils and thickens, add the onions with a saltspoonful of salt

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