Mrs Beetons Sauces Revisited
Economical Melted Butter
285ml (½ pint) Water
50g (2oz) Butter
½ tbsp Flour
Salt, to taste
Mix the flour and water to a smooth batter.
Put into a saucepan.
Add the butter and a seasoning of salt, keep stirring one way until all the ingredients are melted and smooth.
Allow to boil for a minute or two, and serve.
Time: 2 minutes to simmer.
MELTED BUTTER
(More Economical)
377. INGREDIENTS - 2 oz. of butter, 1 dessertspoonful of flour, salt to taste, 1/2 pint of water.
Mode - Mix the flour and water to a smooth batter, which put into a saucepan. Add the butter and a seasoning of salt, keep stirring one way till all the ingredients are melted and perfectly smooth; let the whole boil for a minute or two, and serve.
Time - 2 minutes to simmer.
Average cost, for this quantity, 2d.
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