Boiled Cauliflower with White Sauce

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Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.

Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.
Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.

Cut off the stem close to the bottom of the flower and pick off the outer leaves.
Wash well in cold water and let it lie in salt and water top downward for an hour to remove any insects which may be in the leaves.
Then tie in a cheese cloth or salt bag to prevent its going to pieces, and put, stem downward, in a kettle of boiling water with a teaspoonful of salt.
Cover and boil till tender, about half an hour.
Lift it out carefully, remove the cloth and arrange, stem downward, in a round, shallow dish.
Pour over it a cream sauce.