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Sauce Bechamel

From My best 250 recipes, 1907

Use at once for chicken, sweetbreads, or other white meats.

Presented as published in 1907. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record

Ingredients

Method

Nutrition per serving

551Calories
24 gProtein
35 gCarbs
48 gFat
Full nutrition (34 nutrients)
Calories551 kcal
Protein24 g
Carbohydrates35 g
Fiber6.3 g
Sugars8.3 g
Total Fat48 g
Saturated Fat18 g
Monounsaturated Fat9.7 g
Polyunsaturated Fat2.5 g
Omega-30.1 g
Cholesterol482 mg
Sodium1543 mg
Potassium848 mg
Calcium360 mg
Iron4.9 mg
Magnesium80 mg
Phosphorus437 mg
Zinc2.5 mg
Copper0.5 mg
Manganese3.3 mg
Vitamin D3.2 mcg
Vitamin C0.2 mg
Vitamin A207 mcg
Vitamin E1.4 mg
Vitamin K43 mcg
Vitamin B60.4 mg
Vitamin B121.5 mcg
Thiamin (B1)0.3 mg
Riboflavin (B2)0.8 mg
Niacin (B3)2.9 mg
Folate70 mcg
Choline329 mg
Caffeine0 mg
Water333 g

As published

This recipe was extracted from My best 250 recipes (1907) by Sarah Tyson Heston Rorer, page 13. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

SAUCE BECHAMEL Rub together a tablespoonful of butter and one of flour ; fill the cup half full of milk and the remaining half with chicken stock ; stir until boil- ing. Take from the fire; add half a teaspoonful of salt and a dash of pepper. Beat the yolks of two eggs with four tablespoonfuls of cream

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