Spinach a la Creme

Ingredients

• half a peck of thoroughly washed spinach
• put three tablespoons of butter in a saucepan
• add in this two tablespoons of flour
• add quarter of a cup of milk
• a little salt
• and pepper

Method

1. 1

   Simmer spinach in a small quantity of water with a little salt for about fifteen minutes, drain, press out water, and chop fine.

2. 2

   Melt butter, add flour, salt, pepper, milk, and spinach, and stir until it bubbles.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Toronto Cook Book (1915) by Powell, E. J. Mrs.,d.b. 1853, page 145. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Spinach a la Creme Simmer half a peck of thoroughly washed spinach in a small quantity of water, to which a little salt has been added, to aid in keeping the color. Drain after cooking about fifteen minutes, press out all the water, and chop very fine; put three tablespoons of butter in a saucepan, when melted add in this two tablespoons of flour, a little salt and pepper; then add quarter of a cup of milk

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