Drawn-butter Sauce
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Drawn-butter Sauce

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoon flour
  • 2 tablespoon butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 cup water

Directions

  1. Mix flour with salt and pepper.
  2. Melt butter, stir in flour, then add water, 1/3 at a time.
  3. Boil sauce with every addition of water, beating each time until smooth.
  4. Parsley sauce variation: add 1 tablespoon chopped parsley to sauce.
  5. Egg sauce variation: add 1 hard-cooked egg, sliced, to sauce.

Other Information

Author: Margaret W Howard

Source: Practical Cookbook (1917-01-01)

Category: Sauce

Ingredients: flour, butter, salt, pepper, water

Equipment: bowl, stove, pot

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