Tomato Cream Sauce

Ingredients

• half a can of tomatoes
• one stalk of celery
• a slice of onion
• a bit of bay leaf
• half a saltspoonful of soda
• one tablespoonful of butter
• a tablespoonful of flour
• a cupful of cream or milk

Method

1. 1

   Cook half a can of tomatoes with one stalk of celery, a slice of onion and a bit of bay leaf, for twenty minutes.

2. 2

   Add half a saltspoonful of soda and strain.

3. 3

   Make a cupful of cream sauce by melting a tablespoonful of butter and adding a tablespoonful of flour and a cupful of cream or milk, and just before serving combine with the tomato.

4. 4

   Season to taste.

5. 5

   The soda will make the sauce less liable to separate.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Physical culture cook book (1901) by Richardson, Mary Mrs., page 34. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Tomato Cream Sauce. — Cook half a can of tomatoes with one stalk of celery, a slice of onion and a bit of bay leaf, for twenty minutes. Add half a salt.'spoonfnl of soda and strain. Make a cupful of cream sauce by melting a tablespoonful of butter and adding a table- spoonful of flour and a cupful of cream or milk

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