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Bechamel Sauce

A historical recipe from Molly Gavin's own cookbook, by Molly Gavin (1927).

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A historical recipe

Molly Gavin's own cookbook, by Molly Gavin (1927). Project Gutenberg eBook #77698.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

Ingredients 2 ingredients

  1. 1 tbp butter
  2. 1 tbp flour

Method

  1. 1 tbp butter, 1 tbp flour, ½ c thin cream or milk, ½ c white stock, salt and pepper to taste.
  2. Melt butter in saucepan;
  3. stir in flour;
  4. reduce heat;
  5. add seasoning and liquid, stirring until smooth.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Saucepan
  • Wooden spoon
Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From Molly Gavin's own cookbook, by Molly Gavin (1927). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #77698 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77698). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

What was changed: As printed, from the book's text; Project Gutenberg's header and licence removed. Ingredient lines were read out of the text by a program. A historical recipe, not current advice.